Artist Statement: 

I am an interdisciplinary artist and visual storyteller with a deep passion for unraveling the intricacies of human and non-human sounds and interpersonal communications. My creative pursuits span various mediums, including sound art, AI-based interactive installations, paintings, and films. Through my research and art practice, I have coined the term 'Liminal Space of Communication' to foreground the inconspicuous space that exists between verbal and non-verbal communication systems, aiming to explore and expand diversity and accessibility in interpersonal communications.

As an artist who stammers and experiences unilateral hearing loss, I use my art as a platform to initiate dialogues surrounding the cultural and social models of stammering and diversity regarding interpersonal communications. I consider myself a drifter between the worlds of verbal and non-verbal communication, with a floating identity, that enables me to explore a plethora of human expressions.

In my view, combining art and science enriches our grasp of sound and human interactions, fostering a richer understanding through tangible experiences. 

Artist Bio:

Vidya Lalgudi Jaishankar (b. 1986) is a UK-based interdisciplinary artist and visual storyteller, born and raised in Tamil Nadu, India. Her work encompasses sound art, AI-based interactive installations, paintings, and films. 

As an artist who stammers and has hearing loss, she advocates for diversity and accessibility in interpersonal communication through her creative endeavours. 

With backgrounds in both technology and fine art, she believes in the explorational and experiential potential of combining art and science. She holds a master's degree in Arts & Science from Central Saint Martins at the University of the Arts, London. Her master's research received a nomination for the MullenLowe Nova Award in 2023. In 2024, she was selected as one of the exhibiting artists in the prestigious Royal Watercolour Society Open (RWS Open 2024). 

She is a published children’s book illustrator. One of her significant collaborations was with Library For All, Australia, to illustrate a children’s book which is included in the collections of the National Public Library of Australia and the State Library of Victoria. She is also a featured artist in Interstice 2023, Art & Science Zine.