Waves: collaborative geographical biography

This paper conveys the notion of collaborative geographical biography through enmeshed encounters with mental ill-health. In the context of researching the life of Art Extraordinary artist, Adam Christie, this paper argues for the importance of lived expression provided by ‘expert-by-experience’ researchers arriving in academic spaces, reflecting on the power that it holds for generating deeper understandings of the geographies of mental (ill-)health. The paper seeks to illuminate the possibilities of creative collaboration for revealing the intricate geographies of mental (ill-)health through geo-biographical research. In doing so, it aims to encourage co-created exploration of academic research and writing in geography through lived experience, leading to new ways of considering and configuring collaborative geographical biography.