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This July, join us at the University of Huddersfield for a captivating lecture by artist and researcher Dr Claire Barber! Dive into a world where textiles come alive to tell stories of grief, ecology, and our changing planet. Claire’s interdisciplinary art practice blends fabric, sound, and immersive installations to explore how personal and planetary loss are deeply intertwined.
Discover an eye-opening presentation on projects like Liquid Notation, Tipping Point and the collaborative book Humanitarian Handicraft. Through these works, Claire uses textiles not just as materials but as powerful metaphors - unravelling environmental and social histories while offering fresh, embodied ways to respond to loss and hope.
Whether you’re into art, ecology, or just curious about how creativity connects us all, this lecture promises to inspire, engage, and maybe even make you see fabric in a whole new way.
Event Highlights
· Talk by Claire Barber: Hear directly from the artist about her fascinating work on grief, ecology, and textiles.
· Garments showcase: Get up close with captivating garments that tell powerful stories through fabric, color, and texture - art you can almost touch and feel!
· Q&A Session: Have your questions answered and join the conversation with Claire Barber.
Reserve your place today and be part of the conversation that's reshaping how we think about research, collaboration, and frontline expertise.
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Our Research in Conversation events is free and open to members of the public, students and staff, and a great opportunity to share our fantastic research and its relevance in the everyday world, featuring talks around various topics of interest, and hearing directly from our very own university experts and from those around the world.
Agenda
- 16:00 - Guest welcome and refreshments, networking and exhibition
- 16:30 - Welcome from host
- 16:35 - Presentation / talk from academic (40 mins)
- 17:15 - Q&A
- 17:30 - Event close
