In 2021 Hayley Wolcott joined us as one of two transdisciplinary residencies with the CLIMAVORE team, intended to expand conversations on regenerative aquacultures and the social and ecological space of the intertidal zone.
Supported by an artist fee and production budget, the residencies supported artists and researchers to work in their own locales ; exploring alternative ecologies, pedagogies and economies of the tidal region.
Hayley Wolcott is a marine biologist and printmaker living on the Isle of Skye. Her lino prints are inspired by her keen interest in the natural world, often highlighting the flora, fauna, and geology of her surroundings.
Having grown up in New England, she has a strong connection with the Atlantic Coast and its numerous organisms. She hopes her work can encourage others to explore the outdoors and to investigate the biological and physical elements that make up their surroundings.
Her previous research has focused on climate science, animal behaviour, endangered wildlife populations, fisheries research, and aquaculture, having worked with numerous research groups across several countries.
She also works with CLIMAVORE CIC supporting their research of closed loop intertidal polyculture site.