Nathalie Hambro
It was a privilege, and a rare opportunity to be able to take advantage of the most precious commodity – for me anyway – time totally dedicated to work without any interference, (except our communal meals in the evening, each of us cooking in turn, or in teams, depending). I arrived at the residency with a mental blank canvas, so to speak, and took on the challenge to decide on situ which work to produce. I was the only one of our team who didn’t arrive with a work in progress, and initially the self-inflicted challenge was quiet daunting, but soon I found my creative process on overdrive. Despite our different personalities, there was a great dynamic in the group, and lasting friendships were forged.