Practise in progress: Jessica Ashman What was the talk about? Jessica Ashman's talk focused a lot on her identity and relationship with personal aspects of her artwork. She explained why she had created certain pieces of work and it was clear to understand each she made had a social, political or personal message she wanted to explore and project. For example, 'Hold tight' created in 2018 expressed Jessica's connection to carnivals and what they mean to her. She aimed to 'draw light' to a hidden side of the carnival as well as eradicate or challenge misconceptions about carnivals. Performer, Animator and Art educator, Jessica Ashman is well known for her multidimensional work that focuses on gender, identity and sexuality. She spent time working as an artist of residence in the Tate Britain, working with children specifically from a working class background. During the talk Jessica presented her work through films and images. She showed photographs of her
