Lucy Finchett-Maddock

Dr. Lucy Finchett-Maddock is a Reader in Law and Artistic Research at Bangor University's School of History, Law and Social Sciences. Previously, she held senior roles at Sussex Law School and Birkbeck School of Law, London. Her research bridges critical legal theory, contemporary philosophy, and art, focusing on themes like aesthetics, property, and resistance. She leads the Art/Law Network, fostering collaboration between artists, activists, and legal practitioners. Her work includes practice-based projects using sound, video, and data, exploring ontological questions about human-machine and subject-object divides. Key publications include Protest, Property and the Commons (2016) and contributions to Law and Humanities. She teaches modules on Environmental Law and Contemporary Issues in International Environmental Law.

Research interests center on law's intersection with art, materialism, and entropy. Notable works analyze legal architectures, entropic aesthetics, and the spatio-temporal dynamics of protest and property. Her interdisciplinary approach challenges traditional legal boundaries, emphasizing practice-based methodologies. Current projects include Instrumenting(s), a collaborative art-research initiative exploring repetitive beats in legal contexts.

Her articles reflect a focus on legal pluralism, environmental jurisprudence, and the performative aspects of law. Recent publications address outsider art's legal frameworks, ice laws, and urban surface definitions. She is Civic Engagement Lead for her school, advocating for applied legal scholarship. No specific scientific awards are mentioned, but her work is widely cited in legal and interdisciplinary circles.