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Fleur Summers is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Art at RMIT University, specializing in sculpture and spatial practice. Her academic career bridges science and art, informed by her background in microbiology and ongoing engagement with natural sciences. She focuses on teaching developmental processes and the intersection of art with neuroscience and embodied cognition. Currently, her research project Missing Links explores evolutionary theory and scientific methodologies in artistic production, analyzing taxonomies of objects across disciplines like botany and archaeology.
As a practicing visual artist, Summers has exhibited in Melbourne galleries since 2010, creating installation-, video-, and object-based works. Her projects often involve collaborative experimentation and have been showcased at venues like 200 Gertrude Street and Westspace. She is open to supervising Masters Research or PhD students in areas such as phenomenology of natural spaces, material remediation, and aphantasia’s impact on creative practice.
Her teaching interests include interactive and kinetic works, materiality, and process-based art practices. Research themes encompass museum collections, authorial identities, and the studio as a laboratory. Summers’ work frequently integrates scientific frameworks with artistic inquiry, reflecting her dual expertise in art and science.
