Residency as Method

• Principal supervisor: Professor Kate Pahl
• Supervisor: Dr Laura Trafi-Prats 
• Start date: October 2018
• End date: October 2021

Background and aims

I originally trained in fine art sculpture. For 20 years I have worked as a freelance artist within education galleries and communities. I have worked as an artist filmmaker on nine AHRC connected communities’ research projects. 

My PhD explores artistic methods in the context of informal learning settings. I am using research-creation as the foundation of a situated longitudinal study which will develop and explore loose parts play and how they are experienced and their impact at a community adventure playground. 

Publications

Pool, S., 2018. Everything and nothing is up for grabs: Using artistic methods within participatory research. University of Bristol.

Conference presentations

From the horses mouth - Creativity in Social Science Research, held on 28 October 2019 at The University of Manchester.

Contact Steve

Email: stevel.pool@stu.mmu.ac.uk

Other links:

• Project website
• Other work