Captivated by process and collaboration, she works as the ‘space-between’ – a receiver, receptor and conjuror. These strategies enable her to plug into time and timelessness and to embody changing issues, as well as deeply rooted concerns. Since 1970 she has presented solo and collaborative projects, worldwide. She travelled extensively through Europe in the early ‘seventies with Moody and the Menstruators and the Kipper Kids and later ‘seventies with Paul Burwell. She curated many large-scale events in her Butlers Wharf studio where she first met Roger Ely. They continued crossing paths – at the Zap Club and at B2 Wapping, David Dawson’s space, where Bean and Burwell performed. Dawson, Ely and Genesis invited Bean and Burwell to take part in the Final Academy with Burroughs, Giorno, Gysin and others in 1982. This strand of Bean’s work continues, currently with Unruly – The body in punk at ARoS Museum, Denmark, 2026.