I'm driven to create sensory-rich, inclusive and accessible experiences that explore how we belong, guided by a deep understanding and respect for diverse perspectives in a kind, and safe environment.

Hi, I'm Cathy, a French national originally from Marseille, now based in Wales since 1996.

My 30+ years of experience in the cultural sector (France, UK, and beyond) encompasses cinema, visual arts, music, theatre, and performance, providing a strong foundation for my work.

Portrait of Cathy facing the camera. She has messy red hair tied up and is wearing broad black square plastic frame glasses. Cathy is dressed in a dark V-neck shirt with white and red patterns

Current creative work: R&D Bridging Connection

I’m currently immersed in a six-month R&D project exploring what I’m calling Experiential Democracy — a new approach to participatory events shaped by immersive technology, AI, and human presence. At its core is the development of an access ecology framework — where care, creativity, and inclusion are structurally interwoven, not added on.

To learn more about this R&D please visit this page of my website

My writing

Alongside my immersive work, I’m developing a growing body of creative non-fiction and poetic texts exploring belonging, layered identities, and experiences of otherness. Writing is both a standalone practice and a thread running through my participatory projects

To learn more about my writing visit this page of my website

Past Creative Work:

My artistic practice focuses on creating immersive, participatory experiences that explore belonging and connection. I aim to break down the barriers between performer and audience, fostering meaningful interaction and shared presence in immersive, accessible, sensory-rich environments. My work values diverse perspectives, encourages meaningful dialogue, challenges societal norms, and prioritises shared experience and collaborative participation.

I aim to create safe spaces for individual and collective exploration of belonging.

To learn more about my creative practice click here

Accessibility & Inclusion:

Since 2020, I've specialised in improving access and inclusion across the arts, ensuring genuine equal access and full participation for Deaf, disabled, and neurodiverse individuals. My work in this area is informed by my lived experience of disability and a deep commitment to equity and justice in the creative sector.

To know more about my work in accessibility and Inclusion click this section

To read what others say about my work in this area click this section for my recent testimonial page

Get in touch at cathypiq@gmail.com

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