Conclusions

A posthuman relationship with water needs to be performed - not explained. It is also a practice too removed from our habits to transfer quickly. It is complex, and perhaps demands multiple partial performances. If the performance begins by a relationship between humans, there is a danger that we will remain on the centre stage. I am going to try and perform it architecturally - I need to know if this can be done. 

Day 2

Inspired by Heather and Ivan Morrisons book ‘Falling into Place' I told Tom story of a watery posthuman future, in a watery place. We tried to make a structure together, as if this was a reality. The story worked, in a way it was the best bit, but how to translate this to materials and structure was not easy to grasp.It all felt a bit contrived. I think that first an object must exist to communicate and inspire a material manifestation of posthumanism. The look and feel of the charcoal was compelling though.

Day 1

I made some full scale experiments of spaces, trying to work with materials and water towards some post -human expression. The frilly hydrophillic was a bit too hydrophillic. The cotton was compelling, fascinating, the water looked mercurial , and jumped and leapt and coagulated in ways that were best when I was not trying to control it.

July

July has been a month of full scale discoveries.

Here we are, Tom (my beautiful assistant) and I ,  arriving at Nethergong Campsite - Canterbury, a watery and wooded  place with very hospitable proprietors who were happy for us to experiment on their land. www.nethergongnurseries.co.uk

Fortunately it was quiet as it hasn't stopped raining for weeks. 

I have come here to try out some full scale making, and to explore a question that is troubling me, Which is around whether this work should manifest as some sort of 'social architectural practise' that explores water with other humans, or whether the creation of watery spaces them selves will do this more effectively.  

I can't ignore the unpredictability of the weather. The floods, the rain, the sun, the rain, the sun. There has to be the ability to respond to, but also to offer something to, water.