Kirsty McKeown
My work is informed by the world around us, particularly relating to political, industrial and economic factors of social history. My work seeks 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.
