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Brainscape: Exploring Dignity and Growth Through Art for World Mental Health Day
“Brainscape, a powerful installation by Liverpool artist Alison, was unveiled for World Mental Health Day 2015 at Unit 52, Baltic Triangle. The sculpture — a large head form crafted from polythene and shredded paper — explores themes of dignity, empowerment, and recovery in mental health. Building on her earlier work Bipolar B, Alison continues to…
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Transforming Disused Car Tyres into Fashion: Alison Little’s Commission for the North West Community Business Awards
In 2014, Alison Little created a sustainable fashion collection for the North West Community Business Awards, transforming Jaguar’s disused car tyres into striking business wear. Presented at Aintree Racecourse, the project celebrated innovation, circular design, and Alison’s commitment to creative reuse within contemporary art and fashion.
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Tracey Emin and the Silence of Unreported Rape: Class, Race, and Artistic Confession
Tracey Emin’s return to Margate marks a powerful new chapter in her life and art. After surviving cancer, she founded TKE Studios and helped revive the seaside town’s creative scene. Through deeply personal works confronting trauma, class, race, and unreported rape, Emin transforms confession into resilience and art into activism.
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Project Plunge: Interactive Art
Project Plunge was a bold proposal for Liverpool Light Night 2016—an interactive art installation made of luminous, pod-like forms designed to be jumped on, stacked, and rearranged. Blending play, colour, and community, the project showcased how public art can transform city spaces into immersive, hands-on experiences for all ages.
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Chris the Penguin – Liverpool Go Penguin Parade 2010 Sculpture Inspired by Chris Hoy
Discover Chris the Penguin, a painted sculpture from the **2010 Liverpool Go Penguin Parade**. Inspired by Olympic cyclist Sir Chris Hoy and commissioned by the Manchester Velodrome this unique artwork was first displayed outside the Echo Arena before moving to the historic St George’s Hall.
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Hear me Roar
Artist Alison Little presented a powerful feminist art proposal for Hear Me Roar Festival in Lancaster (March 2016). Her concept used found objects to create a visceral installation exploring sexual violence, trauma, and resilience. Through symbolic materials such as polythene, gravel, and rusty nails, the work challenged audiences to confront difficult truths and raised awareness…
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Tracey Emin’s My Bed Returns to Tate Modern in 2026: Does It Still Shock?
Tracey Emin’s My Bed returns to Tate Modern in spring 2026, nearly three decades after its explosive debut. Once a Turner Prize controversy, the installation of crumpled sheets, bottles, and personal relics challenged what art could be. Has it lost its shock factor, or does it still hold the same raw power today?
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NFA: No Fixed Abode
Liverpool-based conceptual artist Alison Little created NFA (No Fixed Abode) for the Outside the Box exhibition in Manchester (2015). Using polythene forms stuffed with shredded paper and inscribed with words linked to homelessness, the installation explores themes of rough sleeping, displacement, and survival. Little’s wider practice addresses social issues such as homelessness, mental health, and…
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