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In episode six, Shape's Creative Producer Elinor Hayes catches up with long-time friend of Shape, artist Abi Palmer, to talk all things slug. Abi's current projects - Slime Mother at Chapter Cardiff (for which Shape provided audio description and which is open until October 6th 2024) and Slugs: A Manifesto - explore slugs as a metaphor for disability, religion, and society as a whole. 

The conversation also includes three readings from Slugs by Abi as well as three of the audio description tracks from the exhibition.

About the artist

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Abi Palmer

Abi Palmer is an artist and writer. She uses film, text, sculpture, and sensory intervention to explore sick bodies, viscous textures, and ecological landscapes.

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