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Cycling is my love language: language, neurodiversity, and creative practice

September 23, 2024 @ 12:30 pm 1:30 pm BST

Screenshot of Zofia’s documentation of her cycling journey on Instagram.

Led by Zofia Kuligowska, an artist, PhD candidate, and neurodivergent mother, this seminar invites attendees to explore an interdisciplinary journey of language, neurodiversity, and creative practice. Zofia’s work centers around performance art and language, with a focus on how neurodivergent individuals engage with language as a tool for creative expression. Diagnosed with autism in adulthood, Zofia brings a personal and professional lens to her artistic research, combining auto-ethnographic methods with collaborative practices.

The seminar is based on Zofia’s cycling research journey, in which she will cycle from Sokołowsko, Poland, to Dublin, Ireland, in September 2024. This journey builds upon a 2012 trip and now serves as a method for both artistic exploration and networking with neurodivergent artists across Europe.

Topics will include:

  • How neurodivergent individuals engage with language beyond its communicative functions.
  • The issues neurodivergent women face in society, particularly in relation to artistic expression and diagnosis.
  • The impact of language as a force and how artists use this in their work.

Zofia will also discuss her goal of co-creating collaborative, language-based artworks with fellow neurodiverse artists, drawing from their experiences and interactions across different countries. She has a particular interest in Hiberno-English, a linguistic phenomenon in Ireland, which is home to many renowned literary works.

This session is open to researchers, artists, and anyone interested in neurodiversity, language, and arts. It will provide insight into Zofia’s practice and her vision for reshaping how we think about language and creativity through neurodiverse perspectives.

ROOM 1.17

School of Media and Communication

The University of Leeds, Woodhouse, Leeds LS2 9JT

Free

Dr Alicja Pawluczuk [Artist name: HYSTERA]

School of Media and Communication – University of Leeds