Through writing and visual work, Mel builds speculative places which hinge on the concept of palimpsests to question ideas of the city, ownership, housing, vacancy and land. Through speculative storytelling she offers a path into academic, political and archival materials which scaffold these themes. In January, 2023, Mel completed her MA in Art and Research Collaboration at IADT, continuing on to join the teaching staff as a tutor in digital fabrication and visualisation. Currently on residency at Maynooth University with Data Stories, a project on data and housing, she has shown and performed work across Ireland and the UK, including at the LAB Gallery (Dublin), Barnavave (Carlingford), the Institute of Art (Carlisle) and Pink (Manchester). Mel participated in collaborative group projects around queer ecologies (the Balcony Project, Project Arts Centre) and cities and archives (Art and the City, Dublin Fringe). Her artworks are held in the collections of the Bodleian Library (Oxford) and, more importantly, on the walls and bookshelves of strangers and friends.