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About the project
Lottie, Monika, and Sara forged a partnership between UCL PEARL, a life-sized environmental simulation laboratory that studies the senses, and the Tate Institute, a social and creative hub in Silvertown being redeveloped in consultation with the local community. The project, which involved local artists, creatives and Tate Institute members, aimed to explore how the Tate Institute could be redesigned to better serve neurodivergent users.
Meet the collaborators
Lottie McCarthy creates proudly mad, beautifully bonkers spaces, situations, and encounters, using discarded materials and broken things in new ways. She aims to unearth the joy in vulnerability, otherness, and uncertainty in her mental health disability and neurodivergence. Mediums include beanbags, hungry hippos, wonky textiles, prints, illustration, writing and sound.
Monika Gravagno is a social designer, interdisciplinary researcher, and performance maker. Her work explores contemporary issues surrounding climate governance, health, and the ethics of care. Through critical research, circular design, interactive computation, and bio-based materials, Monika's practice strives to challenge colonial legacies while fostering active audience participation in matters of social and climate justice.
Dr Sara Adhitya is a Senior Research Fellow and the Arts-Sciences Programme Director at UCL PEARL (Person-Environment-Activity Research Laboratory). She investigates the impact of urban environments on the physical and mental well-being of people of all capabilities, informing the design of healthier, more inclusive cities in the future.