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Past Exhibitions
20TH - 23RD JUNE 2024
CRUX - FREE RANGE
Alongside fellow graduates from various Universities across the UK, Free Range showcases the emerging artistic talent. I was able to participate in the 2024 exhibition where I chose to exhibit work from my ‘Death of a Photograph’ project
14TH - 22ND JUNE 2024
DEGREE SHOW
BathSpa University, Locksbrook Campus,BATH
Exhibition of work from ‘Death of a Photograph’ my final project as a photogrpahy student, showcased alongside the other students work on the course, a celebration of completing the BA Photography course.
When creating the display I had to think about the fragility and the uniqueness of the pieces because with most display formats, nails or screws are used, which damage the prints. The pieces that I created are all unique in there own way after being hand printed in the darkroom and no exact replicas can be made so it was important to preserve the work. Therefore I decided to use metal boards and magnets to fix the display into place so it could resemble a museum display of artifacts. After display the metal boards were repurposed into welding material in order to reduce waste.
DEGREE SHOW
BathSpa University, Locksbrook Campus,BATH
Exhibition of work from ‘Death of a Photograph’ my final project as a photogrpahy student, showcased alongside the other students work on the course, a celebration of completing the BA Photography course.
When creating the display I had to think about the fragility and the uniqueness of the pieces because with most display formats, nails or screws are used, which damage the prints. The pieces that I created are all unique in there own way after being hand printed in the darkroom and no exact replicas can be made so it was important to preserve the work. Therefore I decided to use metal boards and magnets to fix the display into place so it could resemble a museum display of artifacts. After display the metal boards were repurposed into welding material in order to reduce waste.
RETHINK EXHIBITION
BathSpa University, Locksbrook Campus, BATH
The Rethink Exhibition was showcased at Bath Spa University, Locksbrook campus on the 20th May 2024. The exhibition was created to invite people to think about the environmental impact of fast fashion and to share alternative avenues people can take when thinking about consuming fashion products, including:
Megan Smith creating a crocheted top and skirt that dipicts the effects of climate change on the environment
Natash Phipps a short photographic collective exploring the environmental effects of human consumption and in particular the need to preserve the oceans.
Annie Chantx, Ellen Guymer and Olivia Haines have workd together to create a small series of photographs to encourage more people to shop secondhand by provideing visual styling inspiration.
Anya Law contibuting by creating outfits inspired by moives from secondhand stores, then documenting them photographically.
Myself upcycling a secondhand shirt using less toxic photographic techniques...
Artist Statement:
The Environment it Dyeing
This garment was upcycled to create a discussion about the use of synthetic dyes in fashion. In particular their use in relation to the environment. The shirt has been printed using the alternative photographic process of Cyanotypes. This process uses chemistry that is low toxicity, which uses UV light and water to transfer a photo or impression onto a surface. The cuffs on the sleeves are created with pressed primroses and crocuses, which grow in the current season. The bottom of the shirt is printed with photographed Clematis accompanied by text about the synthetic dyes' impacts on the environment. I wanted to create something that can be considered sustainably made around an ongoing issue to show an example of a technique that could be used to reduce and improve the problem at hand. The piece links the environment to the fabric of which it is constructed, being made of cotton, a natural fibre and not plastic based ones.