Collaborations
Declarative Language | Hettie Judah in discussion with Alexis Soul Gray, Kelly Jessiman
On the occasion of Declarative Language at Amici Studio, Hastings, writer and curator Hettie Judah joined artists and curators Alexis Soul-Gray and Kelly Jessiman for a conversation about artistic practice, parenthood and care.
Curated by Alexis Soul-Gray and Kelly Jessiman, Declarative Language brings together artists whose practices have been shaped by sustained caregiving within families of neurodivergent children. The conversation considers how parenthood and artistic practice intersect, inform one another and are negotiated in real time, from questions of time, access and sustainability to shifts in language, authorship, collaboration and material process.
Presented in collaboration with Art Working Parents Alliance, co-founded by Hettie Judah and Jo Harrison, the discussion reflects on how caregiving reshapes both the practical and conceptual frameworks of making work, and how artists continue to build ambitious, responsive practices within conditions of compression, adaptation and care.
Filmed at Amici Studio, Hastings.
Artists in the exhibition:
Edie Flowers
Nicola Hicks MBE
Kelly Jessiman
Mindy Lee
Natasha Macvoy
Kate Montgomery
Anj Smith
Alexis Soul-Gray
Maliheh Zafarnezhad
More Media
March 11, 2026
In this special episode – in collaboration with the spring issue of Get Hastings magazine – George speaks with singer-songwriter Alexander Wolfe at Amici Studio in Hastings. Known for his deeply personal songwriting, Wolfe reflects on the release of his new album Everythinglessness and the experiences that shaped it. The conversation explores themes of masculinity, mental health, recovery and creative honesty, as well as Wolfe’s journey from South East London to Hastings and the role music has played in navigating identity and change. Together they discuss the importance of community, vulnerability and connection, and how these ideas continue to shape both Wolfe’s work and his life.
March 11, 2026
In this conversation George speaks with artist and Project Art Works co-founder Kate Adams at the Project Art Works gallery in Hastings. Having first encountered the organisation through its Turner Prize nomination in 2021, George was keen to talk with Kate about the origins and evolution of Project Art Works and the community that has grown around it. The conversation explores how the organisation began as a way for Kate to better understand and support the creative life of her son Paul, who has complex support needs, and how it has since developed into an internationally recognised collective working at the intersection of art and care. Surrounded by paintings by Project Art Works artist Christopher Tite, they discuss studio practice, collaboration and the relationships that sustain creative communities.
February 11, 2026
In this conversation George speaks with Yeni Mao in his Mexico City studio. This episode is released to coincide with Mexico City Art Week 2026 when Yeni will be exhibiting with Brooke Benington at the Material Art Fair as well as other projects across the city. They the importance of communities and subcultures in his sculpture practice and his artistic journey, including living and working in New York before moving to Mexico City and in doing so finding a new and growing audience for his work.
