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“A sure cure for seasickness is to sit under a tree.”   Spike Milligan Alma Tischlerwood studied with Günter Fruhtrunk at the Munich Academy and briefly Philosophy at Goldsmiths University of London. After graduating in Germany the artist received among other awards a prize for painting and a scholarship from the city [...]

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Anna-Marya is currently based in Dover.  She has an MA in Theory and Practice of Transnational Art from Camberwell, and likes to draw, perform, take pictures, use textiles and sometimes make art.  She has had residencies in Cyprus, Japan and Hungary, and has a long association with recycling and community [...]

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Dominic Pillai is a multidisciplinary artist working across moving image, sound, and the written word. He is also an experienced project leader and educator. Dominic's work has been showcased globally, most notably the Cannes Film Festival, Folkestone Triennial and Normal? Festival of the Brain. Trained as a visual anthropologist, Dominic [...]

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Dr Emily Peasgood (born 1981 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire) is an award-winning composer, sound artist and visual artist. She creates research-led and site specific interactive artworks for galleries and public spaces, ranging from large scale community events to intimate sound installations. Peasgood uses intricate sound and technology design to invite connection with people [...]

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Leah Thorn is a spoken word poet, who works in collaboration with film-makers, dancers and musicians. At the heart of her poetry is the autobiographical exploration of identity and of issues of liberation. She is published through performance, film and anthologies and magazines in England and the United States.

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Louise Webb is a Dover-based artist, curator and researcher who has worked throughout Kent, the UK and has shown internationally.  Louise has recently been investigating the importance of listening spaces in communities and is interested in alternative learning spaces. She is researching the importance of conversation, listening, arts administration and work ethics. Looking [...]

Steph O'Connor is a Dover based visual artist and teacher who promotes creativity and equality of opportunity. She uses art as a well-being tool for the children with whom she works and advises across schools on inclusion, creativity and open access.

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Uwe Derksen (UKD) was born and grew up in Emmerich (Germany), a small border town of the lower Rhine region, not far from where Joseph Beuys grew up and had his first studio. His first encounter with the arts was in the early 60s, through the local artist Hein Driessen, [...]