#1 | go gently into the garden of [im]possible dreams
Introducing…go gently into the garden of [im]possible dreams and the *conditions apply collective
4 March 2026
go gently into the garden of [im]possible dreams explores entanglements between nature, chronic illness, and possibility. It was dreamt up by the *conditions apply artist collective and we’re collaborating with talented residents from Great Yarmouth alongside the fabulous Yarmouth-based originalprojects; to create this project.
The *conditions apply collective is made up of four artists – Caroline Cardus, Ellery Child, Joanna Holland, and Genevive Rudd. We all live and work in East Anglia and identify as people who ‘live with chronic illness’ and/or as Disabled.
‘Here we can collectively share celebrations of slowliness and different ways of being in the world’
The name *conditions apply is a wry take on the small print that no-one ever reads and simultaneously an acknowledgement of the day-to-day impacts of our medical conditions. All four of us have a deep connection to the natural world and as people who live with chronic illness and/or are Disabled we felt that there was a real need to creatively explore nature-connection alongside other people who identify similarly. So we designed go gently into the garden of [im]possible dreams specifically for people who also self-identify as living with chronic illness and/or as Disabled and who love the natural world.
We were thrilled when we received our Unlimited UK Partner Award 2025 commission with Norfolk & Norwich Festival – thanks to funding from Arts Council England. This meant that we could create a project which is truly informed by the social model of disability (where people are disabled by societal barriers, not by their individual conditions); where disability is society’s responsibility.
We’ve centred access in this project and welcomed residents of Great Yarmouth gently into the garden of [im]possible dreams with quiet Disabled-led spaces. Here we can collectively share celebrations of slowliness and different ways of being in the world – through our conversations and creative experiments.
We were even more excited when we received the applications from people who are now our cohort. Such a talented and thoughtful group whose nature-connection runs deep. Over the next five months, we’ll be exploring all sorts of different creative experiences together; from visual arts and cyanotypes to plant dyes and 3-D collage. We’ll also be sharing our co-created ‘in-process 3-D collage’ at PrimeYarc, Great Yarmouth with the public, as part of this year’s Norfolk & Norwich Festival.
We hope to see you there!
Masthead: From left to right: Genevive Rudd, Joanna Holland, Ellery Child and Caroline CardusPhotography by Sebastian James Lister. Image © *conditions apply