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Dear Moira

I telephoned you earlier today.

As I said I am currently undertaking a PhD at Plymouth University, which is examining how art practice can engender pro-evironmental behaviour. I will copy in below my PhD proposal, so you can understand it’s extent.

As this research crosses over into other disciplines, I wanted to explore how these effect and interconnect with eachother and could impact on my art practice. Sociology: in terms of gathering and analysing data (Olya Mairoboda); Eco-pyschology: in terms of asking or provoking people to change behaviour and the difficulties involved in that (Moira Lake); and Community Art’s engagement with people and issues

like social inclusion, race and feminism (Jan O’Highway). I have written an ethical statement for my practice within the context of my research and the effect of this is another aspect I wish to explore.

I would like to know if you would be interested in participating. Initially I would be asking for a half-day ‘Conversation’. At the moment the date I have agreed with the other participants is Friday 18th May am 10-12. The other participants are offering their time for free, with the possibility of publishing a paper from the material.  I can offer lunch which will follow the ‘conversation’.

Please let me know if you are interested in participating.

Janey

Janey Hunt
Artist and Researcher
PhD student Dartington College of Arts, Devon, England
‘Conversations: The socially engaged artist as change agent’
T: 01803 865 006

Collaborative Conversations
Meeting Wednesday 6th June 10 – 12.30 plus lunch if you wish.

The people taking part in this conversation are:
Olya Maiboroda        environmental sociology
Moira Lake        eco-psychology
Jan O’Highway        community artist
Janey Hunt        artist and PhD researcher
Stormsmith Nomi         sound and video recording

The specific questions that I would like to address during this meeting which draw on your collective experience are:

•    How to encourage or engineer effective conversations?
•    What is the responsibility of the artist to participants given that the conversations
a.    involve issues that provoke behaviour change?
b.    may be recorded and re-used in succeeding artworks?

Question 1, Engineering conversations

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Collaborative Conversation 1 Transcript: Engineering Conversations

Question 2, Responsibility to participants

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