Work

Touch Cells 2019 Performance at the John Hansard Gallery with Barbara Touati-Evans as part of her ACE funded project Detangling the knots, investigating neuroscience and dementia through collaborative performance and film. Best Creative Activity 2019 (Being Human Festival)

Lilo in a Pond 2019 Performance to camera, part of the Laboratory of Dissent residency at Winchester School of Art 2019.

Clothing Exchange 2018-2019 A participatory installation that uses donated clothing to offer in exchange for verbal or physical interaction with audiences.

Conversations with Aldershot 2019 – a two -fold series exploring social engagement in a local community and how artistic partnerships can open up hidden voices.

Practicing to Share 2019 – a series of work investigating practice sharing with other Artists with limited time and resources. Image with Tanja Ostojic.

SAFE PLAY AREA 2019 A new collaboration between Susan, Katherine Smith and Cherilyn Yeates instigated by their time at Chapel Arts Studios in 2019

Woman Up! Podcast Series, A collaboration with Desperate Artwives started in 2019

Misplaced Women, Berlin 2019 A project by Tanja Ostojic, performed by Susan Merrick

Yellow Line work 2017- onwards .Work investigating the language of public and social rules, safety and barriers and how we respond to them

Collaborations with Barbara Touati-Evans

Statements in Semaphore 2018 Six Month ACE funded Residency with Platform 1 Gallery

Film Works 2018

Unperforming 2016 and 2019 Participation in Louise Ashcroft’s unique events.

Well, What Were You Wearing? 2017 A public performance as part of Hollaback London’s 17 days of creative action.

Collaborations Desperate Artwives 2017-2019

Listen 1 2017 Work from a collaboration with Angela Alexander-Lloyd, Kunsthal 45, Dan Helder , The Netherlands

Statements in Semaphore 2017 ACE funded Residency with FiLiA

Various Film Works 2017

Non-Translations and Various titles 2017
A series of works exploring the power of Interpreters in their role.

Semaphore Alphabet 2016 A series of photographs taken of local Women and London based Artists creating a flexible installation exploring hiding messages about social issues

Statements in Semaphore 2016 A film – that instigated the project of the same name and much of my other work around making the invisible visible.

Motherhouse London – A pilot residency by Procreate Project 2016

Conversations in a Bucket 2016 and other works. These works were instigated during my MA at UCA. I was interested in talking to people and listening, to audiences outside of gallery spaces and uni life. These works were my initial investigations into social engagement