Joya: AiR / guest residency co-ordinator / Nicole Gilbert / GBR

"I was at Joya arte + ecología / AiR for three months, and in that time, I lived slowly in a community of people from around the globe to make art, share beautiful food, explore, play, exchange ideas and conversation. Joya: AIR is a residency for interdisciplinary artists and sustains the stewardship and regeneration of the local ecosystem. It treads lightly on the land and gives back through water re-capture and rewilding.

I've found the Joya: AiR philosophy simple. Follow your interests and passions. Create, support and share with others. Leave the world a better place because you lived here."

Nicole Gilbert

Nicole Gilbert received her Bachelor's degree in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield. While at Sheffield, she developed an interest in the aesthetics of the everyday, environmental ethics and phenomenology. Developing these threads, Nicole gained a Master of Arts in Urban Design and Planning, before spending four years as an environmental consultant in UK communities, investigating the possibility of local futures where traditional systems, are woven with art and ecology to create sustainable communities removed from the dominant paradigm.

Nicole has departed from consultancy and is currently developing her own creative practice using mixed materials embedded in place. She would like to continue working and creating in reflective spaces that bring people together with the land, to find new ways of living.

Simon Beckmann14 October 2024