Joanne's research encompasses a broad interdisciplinarity. Topics under investigation include aesthetics, amateurism, attention, curiosity, discovery, enchantment, encounter, ethics, the everyday, imagination, interpretation, invention, pleasure, resourcefulness, sustainability, vagueness and wonder.
This work is pursued through both writing and visual practice (largely lens-based). There is frequently an explicit link to issues of pedagogy within fine art and design and a concern to develop accessible and compelling languages for engaging with art and its ideas. She is especially interested in the possibilities of independent publication for artist/writers, and for developing critical and imaginative spaces beyond formal art or academic practice.
