We where lucky enough to have a teams meeting with the London-based artist Ruth Beale. Ruth is an artist who works collectively and collaboratively, exploring the way culture, governance and social discourse create society.
Her practice includes socially-engaged processes, as well as drawing, performance, film and installations. She took us through her 2 year commission with Mansions of the Future where she explored The Community, the 'Library as Memorial', and remembering COVID-19 victims.
Ruth also works collaboratively with Amy Feneck at The Alternative School of Economics, whose current projects include True Currency: About Feminist Economics, a podcast series commissioned by Gasworks London, and The End of the Present, a residency with Arts Catalyst in London & Sheffield.
It's the sense of community that inspired us, working collaboratively with others to understand or learn. We decided to work collaboratively to push ourselves and have structure to what we wanted to achieve, pushing us to be a team and work together. This sense of community is evident in all of our workshops and practices.