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Kirsty

McKeown

My work is informed by the world around us, particularly relating to political, industrial and economic factors of social history, seeking to tell hidden stories and preserve a piece of them in the present. I work with a variety of materials and processes which include college, printmaking, analogue photography and altered objects; often using found and gathered materials from my immediate environment to influence the work made. Repetition and multiples feature prominently in my practice. The deliberate choice of analogue, hands-on modes of production reflects the labour-focused context of my research and is also a deliberate rejection of the “always on” expectations of our contemporary digital world that strives for more authentic communication. I am co-organiser of Dundee Zine Fest as well as teaching Art and Design at Glasgow Clyde College.
Materials: Casting, Found, Objects, Monoprint, Photomontage, Screenprinting
My work is informed by the world around us, particularly relating to political, industrial and economic factors of social history, seeking to tell hidden stories and preserve a piece of them in the present. I work with a variety of materials and processes which include college, printmaking, analogue photography and altered objects; often using found and gathered materials from my immediate environment to influence the work made. Repetition and multiples feature prominently in my practice. The deliberate choice of analogue, hands-on modes of production reflects the labour-focused context of my research and is also a deliberate rejection of the “always on” expectations of our contemporary digital world that strives for more authentic communication. I am co-organiser of Dundee Zine Fest as well as teaching Art and Design at Glasgow Clyde College.

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