The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations (TIHR) Visiting Artist in Residence 2021

Produced with financial support from Arts SA For Tavistock Institute of Human Relations, London, UK, to be included in the cultural exchange UK/AU, SEASON, a joint initiative between the British Council and the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade https://ukaustraliaseason.com/season-programme/

Residency Project: Pilgrimage to Imago Australia/UK

Incorporating 1-26 Psycho-Social Assets

Pilgrimage to Imago (Journey to the Mother/’Self’/Fly) is an open, ongoing project comprising 26 stages, 13 in Australia and 13 in the UK. Together, these stages extend a strong psychoanalytic framework toward the construction of a symbolic, idealized primordial mother figure, explored across a range of media. A residential program, both within and beyond the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations and its archival heritage, will foreground a series of embodied objects titled, Tools for Life (Psycho-Social Assets). These correspond to five primary sections of the figure: head, upper torso, lower torso, legs, and wings. The sum of these parts will reflect key distinctions and patterns of lived experience, drawing on the Institute’s layered history and its commitment to learning through deep engagement.

The culmination of the 26 preceding stages unfolds as a dual waltz, coming soon in 2027!

  • Waltz No. 2: Re-imagining lived experience with the daughter as fly
  • The Last Waltz: Re-imagining lived experience with the mother as fly