ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Liberty Mountain
‘Owl, Whittled’ If I had much say in the matter, I would not have wasted any of my summer whittling. It is not an art form I have any future prospects with, and little wooden creatures (whilst sweet) are not in any way important. Yet for a couple of weeks [
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Ursi Mcilwain
‘mind map’ paint on canvas, 120cmx120cm This painting details the passing of time from the perspective of my mind. The houses are people that I have met or memories and places that have contributed to my perspective on events. The piece is longitudinal, so I plan to carry it ou
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Naomi Bull
‘I am a book of words and sentences and paragraphs that I list and recite with hate and dismay but others read with lighter looks all they see is my skin’ Video, projection and body scans This piece was made as a reflection of the artists self obsessed thoughts on their
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Siyun Sun
‘City of Angels’ Digital, 84.1×118.9 cm I always need to learn, produce, and do something more meaningful than everyday living. I desire the object petit a, the thing I will never reach but forever wander around it. This void I desperately want is only reflected in ordi
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: William Schwabach
‘Film from Sarajevo’ Ilford 100 ISO B&W 35mm film The result of a trip to Sarajevo. I really enjoyed simply wandering around the city. The architecture was fascinating, and although one might get a desolate impression from my photos, the town
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Carys Barclay Young
‘High Tea’ Experimental film, 7680 x 4608px ‘High Tea’ is a surrealist short film with an edited soundtrack titled ‘Flying Teapot’ by the band Gong. In this nonsensical reality, an innominate pink individual places an offering to a zoetic antique c
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Lillian Tagg
‘Untitled’ Pointillism illustration, 6″x6″ This piece is a study of traditions of female connection in folklore. I’m interested in rituals which centre the female experience (without essentialising physical traits) in the earth and nature. This im
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: ‘Birthday Party 80’
Oil on board, 40 x 23.5cm My Mum, several years after the apocalyptic Flixborough Disaster, throws a birthday party. I treat the family photo album with a Northern sense of humour and folkloric outlook. The beauty of local legend emerges between the industrial fallout and historically preserv