On this page you can find: An artist bio, how to contact me, my current CV, access and privileges and an artist statement (possibly in multiple stretchy versions)
Artist Bio:
Emily Roderick is an artist, producer and access worker making work that teeters between serious and silly. Creative outputs include performance, film, workshops, walks and writing. Current projects span church bells, surveillance tech and swimming noodles. Emily is a BA Fine Art graduate from Central Saint Martins in 2019 and now lives and works in Berlin.
Resident artist at b-dome Berlin for cccBerlin x A-MAZE (2026). The Dazzle Club received international press, exhibition and publication opportunities during the two year project (2019 – 2021). DYCP recipient from Arts Council England to research bell ringing, performance and community (2022). Participating artist in Vlatka Horvat’s By the Means at Hand, Croatia Pavilion at the Venice Biennale (2024). Selected participant for WHW Akademija in Zagreb (2024) and bpb x Genshagen Foundation Sumer Academy (2025). As a producer she supported the exhibition Crip Arté Spazio – The DAM in Venice from Shape Arts (2024) and continues to support accessible projects.
Some artist statements:
Short and serious version:
Emily Roderick is an artist, facilitator and access worker, researching new ways of working in collaborative contexts. Curiosity and questions drive her work across its different iterations, exploring social space and interaction with non-art audiences and community contexts, using art to create conversation and exchange. Emily is currently based in Berlin.
Projects include: Are Swimming Noodles Surveillance Tools? with Pedreira, Porto (2023). Developing Your Creative Practice (Arts Council England) Awardee exploring bell ringing and performance (2022). The Dazzle Club Co-Founder, a collaborative project of embodied research into public space surveillance (2019 – 2021). Member of Matters of Interest, an online artist-led research roundtable network emphasising knowledge exchange and alternative ways of learning (2020-ongoing). exxxtteeenssioon, a new durational performance commission with Emily Warner for Vivid Projects (2019).
Middle version (this one is more fun):
My name is Emily Roderick. I am a short white woman with bright orange hair cut into a bob with a sharp fringe. I wear round wire-framed glasses and small silver hoop earrings. It’s very likely I’m wearing something orange when you are reading this.
My practice straddles the serious and the silly. Often my work is a combination of both, using ‘the silly’ as a more accessible point of entry to ‘the serious’. It’s bells and surveillance; it’s blue screens and orange toys; it’s microscopes and hi-vis clothing.
“It’s making the invisible, visible.” There is a process of unearthing that comes with my practice. Whether I’m pointing out hidden surveillance systems, opening the doors to the bell ringing room or live-streaming microscopic textures, it feels to me that I’m using my art as a tool to point something out and support knowledge exchange. I’m literally pointing at something and saying “Look! I want to share this with you. What do you think about this?”, with even more encouragement for discussion.
Contact me:
Say hi! Lets connect! Looking to collaborate? Drop me an email!
hello [@] emilyroderick.com is the best way to get in contact.
Please bear in mind it might take up to a week for a response.
Current CV:
If you would like a PDF portfolio, I can send one on request.
Privileges:
This section is inspired by artist Larissa Shaw.
I am a white, cis woman. I use she/her and they/them pronouns.
I grew up in a middle class household in the UK with two parents.
I went to a state school before studying at a London-based university.
I can experience barriers in some social settings and with communication. I therefore do have an access rider I can share, however I’m keen to just have a chat with any collaborators/partnerships if needed.
You can learn more about barriers and the social model of disability with Shape Arts.
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