Julie 's creative practice focuses on exploring body, health and hybridity, investigating human and non-human bodies and the nuances of illness and disease, asking viewers to reconsider their perceptions of health and vulnerability. Using glass as her primary sculptural medium, Julie focuses both on its physical properties and its capacity to communicate complex ideas to new audiences.
Julie’s work has been exhibited in diverse venues across the UK and internationally, including galleries, gardens, museums and hospitals. Her practice is highly collaborative, working closely with scientists, policymakers, medics and patients to inform and inspire her projects. To that end, she has partnered with organisations such as The Royal Society, the University of Leeds and AstraZeneca UK, and spent time as artist-in-residence at the London Cancer Hub, working with the Institute for Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital. Most recently she has focused on issues of marine health, working closely with the National Oceanography Centre and the Marine Biodiscovery Centre, UK, with the resulting project, The Marine Museum of Lost Potential, being described by the Institute of Art & Innovation in Berlin as ‘a poetic, speculative installation exploring ecological grief’.
