Rebecca Bell Exhibits at Spike Island Print Fair 2026: Embodied Daily Practice Prototype

Embodied Daily Practice is a collective research project (2022-2026) led and curated by Dr Rebecca Bell (Senior Lecturer, Visual Culture). She invited eighteen creative practitioners to join her in a slow conversation over several years, exploring notions of embodiment in relation to their practice. Two additional artists have joined the project for the final stages of production. The artists, designers and makers work across abroad range of materials and disciplines. They span demographics, geographies, and are at varying stages of creative careers.

Each participant received a work from the person before, creating a chain. Their work-in-progress was shared on Instagram, enabling ongoing visible conversations. For the final output, Bell is co-producing a limited-edition artist book and lithograph with the Centre for Print Research. This is composed of a series of encased maps and texts that will continue the embodied theme, creating an unfolding publication that echoes the temporality of the project.

The prototype of the artist book was recently exhibited by the Centre for Print Research at the Spike Island Print Fair 2026. 

Artists (in order of project participation): Rebecca Bell, Jodie Ruffle, Helen Smith, Tamsin van Essen, David Poole, Sian Gledhill, Charlie Matthews, Ibby Lanfear, Rodrigo Arteaga, Lilly Husbands, Oliver Haines, Kristel Collison, Rachel Basham, Wuon-Gean Ho, Alex Mein, Harri Hudspith, Stephanie Lamb, Erin Butler, Iman Espeut-Mills, Laura Clarke, Stephanie Turnbull. 

This project and publication have been kindly supported by the University of West England (UWE Bristol), the Centre for Print Research (CFPR), and the Visual and Material Practices Research Group (VAMP).

For more information about VAMP member, Rebecca Bell, click here.