LUKE BEECH AND THE POWER OF THE CONFIDENT INTROVERT

Luke Beech was recommended to EofUs as an HU3 artist ‘with an interesting way of working’. He describes himself as an artist and an educator and he is also a self-proclaimed introvert. Well…that had us intrigued.

As an artist. His exhibitions and performance explore themes of belonging, love, grief, acceptance, madness, queerness, success and the damage done to us when we break down. His website states ‘At times, his work can be dark and uneasy or open and raw. Sometimes, a little bit like life, it can be funny and absurd too.’

As an educator. He is one of the Founders and Co Directors of the Feral Art School, described by Luke as ‘an alternative art school. Very much alternative.’

He is also an art tutor in prison education and has experience of working in mental health units too. As an introvert. An introvert is someone whose batteries are not charged by social interactions or people, but rather by silence.

EofUs Artist Investigator, Kate Genever, went to find out how all of this comes together.

Luke, what is your work as an artist about?

It’s about creating artistic languages to help me word some of the things that I struggle to word. Over the last few years I've had quite a rough experience of