Garry Barker

Statement

An analogue drawing made in a spinal injuries unit. Images are developed in conversation with patients; all drawings adjusted in response to the patient critiques. Over time the drawings are finally agreed and the artist creates a digital version from the analogue drawings to be shown to consultants on computer screens. 

Bio

Garry Barker is an artist and a research fellow at Leeds Arts University. He has a long established drawing practice centred on conversations with others and has recently been developing a body of research exploring approaches to visualising interoceptual and somatic experiences.