Who are we?

Melissa Durbin and Jules Turner are founding members of Touch & Die. The aim of the collective is to promote creative thinking, art making and performance a variety of issues including gendre, domesticity and hospitality. Public space and informal gatherings provide the context for developing awareness and provoking responses to their work. Durbin and Turner have established a variety of approaches to collaborative practices over recent years and are now committed to initiating group projects that provide opportunities for broader participation in exceptional events. Instigating a sense of community and inclusivity is intended to encourage participants to take risks in order to challenge the status quo and social expectations and perceptions of aspects of our world.