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We all know that monoculture is not a good thing. In a monoculture forest, every tree looks the same, grows at the same rate, and draws from the same narrow nutrient pool. It looks orderly and logical, but it’s brittle. A storm is likely to flatten the whole forest, a disease will affect every identical […]
Changing the visual design mid-way in a video project is quite unusual, but pivoting to a softer animation style with stick figures proved successful for both the client and us.
From Museum to Loom: Reconnecting with Rani Gaidinliu’s Woven Heritage Lanchamei Monica Golmei The project I was part of focused on digital repatriation and cultural revival through the lens of Rani Gaidinliu’s material heritage. Hailing from the Kabui/Rongmei Naga community, Gaidinliu was not only a leader of the anti-colonial movement but also preserved […]
This year I partnered with Fife Council, the Scottish Fisheries Museum, and the Anstruther Improvements Association to present two events for World Gaelic Week. Seachdain na Gàidhlig, or World Gaelic Week, is held every year to celebrate Scottish Gaelic language and culture. Fife Council’s Gaelic Community Development officer, Kirsty Strachan, worked tirelessly to prepare a […]
Recently, I’ve been working on the mobility of queens in medieval Europe, with a focus on the eleventh century. As I thought through the issues, I decided a quantitative angle might be valuable. To that end, I’ve made a list of 137 marriages through which a woman become a queen of a “different country”, 900-1150, […]
Edit Post Last week was a BIG week for me, as I was invited to give evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee as they were completing a short inquiry looking at Scotland’s current suicide prevention strategy ‘Creating Hope Together‘. I was really nervous about giving evidence as I’ve never […]
