Martin Gooding is a conceptual artist, theatre maker and performer working and living in Stoke-On-Trent. Works often centre on destruction, transformation, evolution or adaptation and often include living or growing elements. Works often have included community, participatory or transformative facets. A history of working with community groups in Stoke on Trent, Manchester, Neukölln (Berlin) and Aubervilliers (Paris) on small and large scale projects.