Dr Chris Green and Dr Katheryn Owens, Bodies in Water, 2026-2027.
The Bodies in Water research project aims to develop swimming as a creative methodology
within contemporary performance and arts practices, building on our previous work that utalised walking as method. This project aims to produce interdisciplinary artistic outputs—including performance, sound, text, and sculpture—with a focus on the embodied experience of water and its socio-economic dimensions. Situated within the transdisciplinary field of the blue humanities, the project seeks to contribute to ongoing debates through an artistic practice research methodology. It draws on feminist posthuman theory and explores the intersection of art, ecology, and embodied practice. Specifically, it examines how swimming can engage with broader environmental issues such as water pollution and equitable access to aquatic spaces.