▁Ira qi ▁Kur dist an ▁and ▁N I RO X ▁in ▁South ▁Africa . ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁Cultural ▁Fellow ▁of ▁York ▁St ▁John ▁University ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁Arts ▁Council ▁Collection ▁Ac quisition ▁Committee ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 - 1 7 . ▁ ▁Dr ▁P he by ▁is ▁regularly ▁invited ▁to ▁undert ake ▁international ▁lect ures ▁and ▁t ours ▁including ▁the ▁Contempor ary ▁Austin ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁guest ▁of ▁Creative ▁India ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Helen ▁has ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Self rid ges ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁to ▁cur ate ▁the ▁Duke ▁Street ▁entrance ▁to ▁their ▁flags hip ▁London ▁store . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁Dr ▁P he by ' s ▁research ▁and ▁practice ▁is ▁root ed ▁in ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁cre ativity ▁is ▁central ▁to ▁human ity , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁motiv ation ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁potential ▁of ▁art ▁and ▁its ▁institutions ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Her ▁Ph D ▁th esis ▁considered ▁controvers ial ▁public ▁sculpt ure ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁to ▁better ▁understand ▁art ’ s ▁place ▁in ▁a ▁health y , ▁ant agon istic , ▁dem ocracy ▁and ▁she ▁is ▁a ▁recogn ised ▁authority ▁on ▁art ▁beyond ▁the ▁institution . ▁ ▁To ▁this ▁end , ▁she ▁has ▁worked ▁with ▁international ▁partners ▁to ▁co - cur ate ▁several ▁off site ▁projects ▁including ▁the ▁Ky iv ▁S cul pt ure ▁Project ▁( 2 0 1 2 ), ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁contemporary ▁sculpt ure ▁was