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Dr. Bram Thomas Arnold is an Associate Lecturer in Fine Art at Falmouth University and Lecturer at Dartington Arts School in the Poetics of Imagination. He also holds the position of Honorary Creative Fellow at the University of Exeter's Environment & Sustainability Institute. His academic career spans teaching and research in ecological arts practice, with affiliations at multiple institutions including Falmouth University, Dartington Arts School, University of Exeter, and Bath University's Institute for Contemporary Interdisciplinary Arts.
His educational background includes:
- PhD (2016) from University of the Arts London & Falmouth University with thesis "Walking Home: The path as transect in an 800km autoethnographic enquiry"
- MA with Distinction (2008) in Arts & Ecology from Dartington College of Arts
- BA 2:1 (2003) in Contemporary Fine Art from Oxford Brookes University
Bram's research centers on ecological arts practice, developing what he terms "an ecological form of subjectivity" - a way of being in the world where individuals exist within and amongst places, including social, geographic and political contexts. His work spans walking, writing, performance, drawing, installation and broadcasting, taking "comfort in the gaps between disciplines, the melancholy of existence and our relationship to place." He explores radical forms of localism through creative practice, transdisciplinary thinking, and emergent ways of being with the more-than-human world. His methodology often involves autoethnographic transects - journeys that root the self in real places over real time while recognizing that "all things are delicately interconnected."
His publications and presentations reveal a consistent exploration of walking as methodology, ecological subjectivity, and the intersection of art with environmental concerns. His work shows increasing engagement with climate change discourse, hauntology, and the philosophical implications of the Anthropocene, while maintaining a poetic sensibility that blends Romantic outcomes with Conceptual methods.
His notable recognition includes:
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (2023)
Bram has supervised numerous projects through residencies and teaching, including convening a residency for 17 international artists at Kestle Barton focused on Place and Socially Engaged Practice (funded by ACE). His collaborative work extends to partnerships with the University of Cambridge's Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (contributing to the Dasgupta Review into the Economics of Biodiversity for HM Treasury), the Eden Project, and the Environment and Sustainability Institute at the University of Exeter. He has received research funding including an NPIF Research Fellowship with Falmouth University and the National Trust.
His creative practice includes long-term ecological projects such as the "End of The World Garden" in Cornwall, a decade-old forest garden serving as a site for ecological and dialogical practice exploring art, life and living in precarious times. He has developed radio projects through "Trail Mix[ED]" for Resonance FM, Secret Garden Party, and Kestle Barton, creating sound installations and broadcast performances that explore place and ecological consciousness.
