Individual Residencies
2023 | Cynthia Ludlum
This residency provided an opportunity for me to work on personal research that is directly related to my PhD study. My academic and artistic interests lie in developing an expressive arts based coaching model that focuses on helping educators cope with first hand and secondary trauma. I am curious about which expressive arts practices might help educators flourish in specific environments.
During my residency, my aim was to create artwork in response to my photographs, rememberings, and drawings collected at the vast archaeological site of Pompeii. I have a strong desire to dive deeply into my personal herstory by making artwork in response to being in my family’s homeland for the first time.
I wonder about how drawing from a real and imagined space, while also having the time and space to respond to what we express, might impact our way of knowing and understanding our deepest self. What tools and what environments help form resilient healing relationships? I am curious how being in Italy might shape the way I conduct my research. As I care for and learn more about myself, how might this better inform my research process?