Lunchtime Response: Points of View Collaborative Performance

With a multidisciplinary approach, Aimee Lyon, Connie Ashford and Luka Shaxson will collectively and creatively reflect upon Points of View. Through a performative collaboration, they will interweave the emotional, playful and intellectual impact of the inspiration ignited within them by the artworks on display.

Expect elements of performance, poetry and non-fiction layered together to explore ideations of space, place, landscape, materiality, illusions, memory and childhood. What are the stories we tell ourselves to make life make sense and what happens when we dare to question those stories?

By amalgamating their respective skill sets and individual interests, Aimee, Connie and Luka will respond to Points of View in such a way that could not be achieved independently. They hope their choice to collaborate will reflect the value that can often be added when disparate styles of art are positioned in proximity and therefore placed in dialogue, just like those brought together in Points of View.

Connie Ashford was born in Hastings and is now living and working in London. Her practice is orientated around research, collaboration and facilitation. She is also currently developing her knowledge of curation as a member of the Towner’s Collections and Acquisitions Committee. Connie has previously worked with galleries to deliver workshops for adults and children, focusing on transforming ideas into meaningful and shareable outcomes. 

Instagram: @connieashford

Aimée Lyon (b. 1998 Eastbourne) is an artist living and working in London. Her practice navigates fantastical propositions through an installation and performance practice that foregrounds discovering by chance.  She graduated from Goldsmiths in 2021 and HFBK Hamburg in 2022. Recent performances in London have been shown at Greatorex Street and Kupfer.

Instagram: @_aimeelyon

Luka Shaxson recently started working at Towner as the Events Co-ordinator. She is also a member of Towner’s Collections and Acquisitions Committee.

In her personal artistic practice, Luka works with text, song, and foraged organic materials to contemplate collective memory and nostalgia, the fragility of the human form, and the beauty and resilience of the natural world.

We have a budget available to make this event as accessible as possible – this can include interpretation services or other access needs we can meet to enable you to participate. If you require access arrangements, please email programme@townereastbourne.org.uk