hidden presence

A community-engagement project in Chippenham

Subject name
Angela Varouxaki Cooke

Age
43

Where do you come from?
Athens, Greece.

How long have you lived in England?
24 years.

How long have you lived in Chippenham?
12 years.

Where do your family live?
Athens and Chippenham.

What is your occupation?
Associate Lecturer in Psychology for the Open University.

You may not know this but I am very good at ...
I’m an okay pastry chef.

You may not know this but I am no good at ...
singing. At school I was literally banned from joining the choir.

My proudest achievement ...
is the publication of two articles in academic journals about empathy in young children.

If I had a super power it would be ...
time travelling. I would love to meet my grandfather again who was an eccentric chemist.

My greatest wish ...
for my children to be happy in life.

My happiest memory ...
the long summers playing in the cobbled streets and alleyways when as a child we visited my grandmother.

My favourite bit of Chippenham ...
is John Coles Park.

Chippenham would be the perfect place to live if ...
there were better shops and restaurants.

Interviewed and phtotographed by
Antonia Cooke and Thomas Roderick

From
St Mary’s R.C. Primary School and
St Peter’s Church of England Academy

Every day, for the duration of the exhibition at the Yelde Hall, I will post a new Hidden Presence interview. Please come back to find out about some of the people who represent the diversity of Chippenham.

Hidden Presence is a joint arts and heritage project partnered by:
Chippenham Museum
Wiltshire County Council
Pound arts centre
PLaCE, University of the West of England