I will open my studio up to the public daily and will live stream inside the studio on Youtube from 11am – 2pm each day on weekdays.

Vicki’s research residency, titled “Out of the Darkness, There Comes Light,” aims to confront and process personal trauma through performance art and painting. This project is an introspective exploration of using the body to release traumatic echoes resulting from undiagnosed dyslexia. She will use mixed media elements, such as a battle rope, black wool, and a chain, to represent the inner struggle of living with a weak auditory memory and slow processing speed, incorporating them into expressionist paintings. The filmed process will form the basis for a new expanded cinema piece.

After a year earning her MA in Film and Television Production at Ulster University Belfast, with a focus on Immersive Storytelling and Documentary Filmmaking, Vicki will reconnect with her art practice. She intends to blend her new production skills with her background in performance art and experimental film to write a performance and film score.