Textile artist Bailee Lobb on bathing in colour, sleeping in the gallery

B-Side Stories

Laura Interviews Bailee Lobb, a performance and installation artist who works with colour, soft structures, movement, and spatial interventions to create immersive environments. Bailee uses her art to explore her experience of disability and autism. In this episode she describes her background, and the themes of her latest works, including 'How do you sleep at night?'. She describes the difference between neurodivergence and neurodiversity. Listen for her favourite place in Wellington. Bailee's exhibition of textile installations exploring the pursuit of self-regulation and sensory support, called ‘Sensory Self Portraits’, is heading to the Nelson Arts festival in October 2023.