Amy’s Audio Response:

Biographies:

Amy Sharrocks is an artist, mother and swimmer, whose work spans over a decade of investigating people and water. In large public artworks for hundreds of people and intimate one-to-ones, her work centres in collaboration and attempts to notice the ways this extraordinary substance seeps through our days, whether swimming across London, dowsing the capital’s rivers or caring for an 8-year-old publicly curated artwork Museum of Water, shortlisted for European Museum of the Year 2016. Continuously examining the architecture of a moment, falling out of certainties and fixed opinions, learning and un-learning at all times, Amy’s work questions our systems and re-imagines the offer of cities, exploring our impact on the world and its impact on us.

Thames River flows through Southern England and is home to many millions of beings. At 346km long, Thames is the longest river in England, drawing water and knowledges from innumerable brooks, streams and rivers across an area of approximately 16,000 km².