A-Maze Artists' Collective is woman-led and includes practitioners of all ages & diverse cultural backgrounds with a wide range of artistic and technical skills. The collaboration grew out of a particular historical moment, the Covid19 pandemic. The crisis showed us how interconnected we all are and how, if we can just change one thing in our lives, it has an impact on everything else. Fion Gunn initiated this group in March 2020.
(1st line) From left: Maureen Kendal, Shoran Jiang, Fion Gunn
(2nd line) From left: Audrey Mullins, Alan Hudson, Nazia Parvez
(3rd line) From left: Freddie Sanders, Ardern Hulme-Beaman, Pamela Sullivan
(4th line) From left: Harry Liu (ArtZip Editor in Chief)
Our areas of enquiry and inspiration include: displacement, migration, realisation of virtual worlds through emerging digital tools and reaching out to audience-participants. We collaborate using online regular weekly meetings as we design and build our virtual artists' space. We discuss the concepts, aesthetic, design, technical tools, production management and funding of the project.