Sally and Jethro

We have been meeting at the foreshore - intrigued by muddy edges, by changing marine environments and human ways of relating to other natural beings. Sally’s work as a consultant looks at the archaeological heritage of the Severn Estuary - and area where Jethro has also been working as an artist to explore changing senses of place. Her doctoral research looks at whale bone records and human relationships with whale species. Jethro’s masters in geography is looking at the idea of matter as being alive - or rethinking the distinction between humans and the rest of nature.

We have been doing a series of sessions, exploring our different interests and how they come together. The text below is from our most recent session, playing with estuarine mud and with techniques from each others’ practices, at Severn beach and Aust Cliffs. Our next session will take a closer look at what lives in the mud - and maybe also delve into Sally’s bone research…

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