- CollegeLondon College of Communication
- CourseBA (Hons) Design for Art Direction
- Graduation year2025
The Longest Line is a data-driven textile artwork exploring waiting and emotional endurance within NHS A&E departments. It translates the often-invisible systems of triage, time, and care into a tactile visual language.
Drawing from observational data, personal stories, and NHS emergency care structures, the work captures two perspectives: The clinical productivity of doctors and nurses, and the emotional journeys of patients. Vertical weavings map staff rotas; horizontal knits embody patient experiences.
These interlocked threads form a 24-hour portrait of time—where emotion is suspended, labour is continuous, and people are quietly held in place.
Created in collaboration with Savannah Berry (@dearbleasby)
Final work
The Line Grows Longer
The website is an accompaniment to the textile, holding the data stories which form the piece. It is a living archive of experiences, both past and recent, of waiting at the NHS A&E Department. Behind every piece of data is someone’s story. In this particular environment, emotions run high and time stretches depending on whether you are waiting or being waited for. Here, numbers carry the weight of lived experience, with written dialogues taken directly from the data collection. Visit longestline.cargo.site.
Research and process
