Material Literacy & Motherhood with Ellie Barrett

An EPIC conversation with Ellie Barrett. We delve into the philosophical and artistic histories of materials. We talk about Ellie’s art practice working with various materials and in collaboration with both her mum and daughter.. Ellie is a sculptor, practice-based researcher, writer, academic and artist-mother, who is invested in exploring sculpture as a collaborative discipline. Using material engagement as a means of activating different circumstances and experiences as sites for making. She is an advocate for artist-m*thers.

The PhD: https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/152305/1/2020BarrettPhD.pdf E.Barrett’s website: https://elliebarrett.com/ Put It To Work: https://putittowork.wordpress.com/ E.Barrett’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elliecbarrett/?hl=en-gb Links to sited texts and works (in order of mention) Aristotle’s Hylomorphism: https://metaphysicsjournal.com/articles/10.5334/met.2 New Materialism: https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo-9780190221911/obo-9780190221911-0016.xml Material Literacy, A.S.Lehmann: https://www.academia.edu/35213411/A_Lehmann_Material_Literacy_Bauhaus_Zeitschrift_Nr_9_2017_20_27 Glitter with R.Coleman and N.Seymour, The Mater Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-mater-podcast/id1749226924?i=1000670752060 O. Bax: https://www.oliviabax.co.uk/ R.Molloy: https://www.artthou.co.uk/editorial/12/rebecca-molloy J. Shannon The Disappearance of Objects: https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9780300137064/Disappearance-Objects-New-York-Art-0300137060/plp The Goat, R.Rauschenberg: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/article/rauschenberg-goat Dominique White: https://blackdominique.com/ E.Barrett Salt Dough Exhibition: https://elliebarrett.com/explain-things-to-me/ J.Bennett Vibrant Matter: https://www.dukeupress.edu/vibrant-matter C.Oldenburg, London Knees: https://www.moma.org/collection/works/77314 Object Oriented Feminism: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/j.ctt1g2knjg Object Oriented Onology: https://www.artspace.com/magazine/interviews_features/the_big_idea/a-guide-to-object-oriented-ontology-art-53690 Lion Salt Works: https://lionsaltworks.westcheshiremuseums.co.uk/about-us/ Art & Agency by A.Gell: https://monoskop.org/images/archive/4/4d/20150328075023%21Gell_Alfred_Art_and_Agency_An_Anthropological_Theory.pdf SPACE podcast: https://spacestudios.org.uk/events/out-of-space-episode-4-looking-after-the-art/ Bad Vibes Club - Ten Texts on Sculpture, Maintenance: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ten-texts-on-sculpture-10-maintenance/id1220925467?i=1000659524759 E.Thomas: https://www.herts.ac.uk/uhbow/students/meet-the-artist-elly-thomas E.Thomas, Play and the Artist’s Creative Process: https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/play-and-the-artists-creative-process-book-elly-thomas-9781032178370 E.Barrett’s, Processes and Forms for Artist-Motherhood, In Situ residency text: https://www.in-situ.org.uk/post/in-residence-ellie-barrett-and-nora-2-yrs K.Barad, Meeting the Universe Halfway: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv12101zq E.Barrett, The Sculpture Kit: https://elliebarrett.com/the-sculpture-kit/ R.Morris: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/robert-morris-62842/ B.Le Va: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/barry-le-va-dead-post-minimalist-sculptor-1234582161/ H.Judah, How not to exclude artist mothers and other parents: https://www.hettiejudah.co.uk/how-not-to-exclude-artist-mothers-and-other-parents E.Barrett’s w/ mum and daughter: https://putittowork.wordpress.com/2023/08/26/how-to-work-as-a-mum/ Hand-made Soft Play: https://elliebarrett.com/handmade-soft-play/ E.Barrett, Vibrancy and Natural Dyeing: https://putittowork.wordpress.com/2023/09/20/agency-and-natural-dyeing/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.