Sean Harris

My residency in the Observatory - at Winchester Science Centre - presented me with time to (as the snappy strap line suggests!) both look in and look out at a point in my career when I had a lot of experience to sort out and process. In this, it was an invaluable opportunity that helped me to define my work and what I wanted to achieve with it. When I cast an eye over what I've done since, I believe this has had a beneficial impact on communities in Wales, England and beyond, in that the modus I evolved in the Observatory has been at the heart of recent work concerned with enabling people of all ages to better understand - and perhaps therefore 'reconnect' - with the natural environment. It's impossible to overstate the importance of 'reflective practice' - as the Arts Council of Wales acknowledges in its Lead Creative Schools scheme, which is central to the Welsh Governments drive to produce a generation of creative thinkers who will ultimately 
benefit industry. The ethos of the Observatory isn't a societal luxury - it's a necessity.

 

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