Emily Beaney is an artist and researcher working with moving image. Her practice-based research seeks to communicate through the filmic body experiences of embodied difference and collective care. Centring upon narratives that may be difficult to articulate, the unseen / unheard, she utilises experimental and collaborative approaches to filmmaking to work with family, communities, artists, researchers and academics.

The outcomes of these collaborations have been screened and exhibited in creative and community contexts across the UK and internationally with organisations including the Southbank Centre, Alchemy Film and Arts, British Council and Creative Scotland. She has developed projects in partnership with Wellcome Collection and Glasgow Women’s Library and was awarded the Guthrie Award for outstanding work by the Royal Scottish Academy.

At Cove Park, Emily will experiment with processes of 16mm direct animation – seeking to explore how forms of visual expression can realise our embodied experiences and practices of care. This opportunity will allow her to develop new ways of working both in the studio and in shared workshop settings.

This residency is kindly supported by The Hugh Fraser Foundation. It concludes with a ‘Cameraless Filmmaking’ Saturday Studio Workshop on 30 November 2024, devised by the artist for our local community.