Alia

I am a writer and performer with a passion for writing about Aldershot and the stories of women. I co-created a historical play based on Marianne Young’s book, Aldershot and all about it for the Rushmoor Heritage Festival in 2025. I wrote and delivered At Home with Miss Daniels – a guided walk for the Festival in 2026. I launched memoir writing workshops at the Farnham Literary Festival and run them locally and online. I am writing a memoir Intimate Strangers about the world’s longest separated twins I helped reunite. I am a published poet working on a collection – Hometown Aldershot. I perform my poetry at local events and open mics. Some of my illustrated poems have been exhibited at The West End Centre and are on sale as greeting cards.

Liv is an experimental artist questioning social norms and spreading joy in the world! She enjoys teaching children and adults through play and working to reconnect people with their inner child. While studying Graphic Design at University of the Arts London, she developed skills in Adobe Creative Suite, film, photography, ceramics and printmaking, and took part in exhibitions across London. Having recently returned to her hometown of Gosport, she is excited to connect with the area’s artistic community.

I am an award-winning visual artist using moving image to create video art and installations, often incorporating multidisciplinary, site-specific and live artworks. The main focus of my work is how art and technology can be used to explore the embodiment of space by the self and other, while challenging notions of absence and presence, real and simulated, and live versus mediated experience. I use specialised equipment and innovative filmmaking techniques to engage audiences, allowing them to bring their own sense of self and experiences to the artworks.