I:DNA was launched to bring fresh perspectives on the lived experience of families and individuals affected by genetically-inherited conditions, and their reactions to genomic medicine.

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The project's art installation was launched at the British Science Festival in September 2019 and since then has toured venues in Coventry, Oxford and Birmingham.

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The spoken word event event at which I performed 5 new poems, was part of the Resonate Festival held at Warwick Arts centre and was hosted by BBC C&W and poet Nigel Hutchinson. It was filmed and streamed worldwide and included readings from local, national and international poets. This project has emerged from a collaboration between artists/writers, Warwick Medical School, STAMP Theatre Productions and the Wellcome Trust. An anthology of our work has also just been published.

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The poems shared our responses to identity individuality and DNA and explored the impact of ground breaking biological sciences on our everyday life. It was intended to be a thought provoking journey into the world of human genetics and responded to research undertaken by Professor Felicity Boardman of Warwick Medical School.