Details

First Name

Cally
Last Name

Nurse
Username

Cally
Website

http://www.arty-cal.com
Region

Fife
Disciplines

Drawing, Installation, Painting
Themes

Abstract, Environment, Landscape

Statement

Statement

2021 Masters graduate from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee University, where I researched the materiality of the sea and Scottish seaweed in a series of experiments. I used squid ink for the sea paintings allowing the tide to make its marks resulting in abstract almost heiroglyphic works. With the seaweed the aim is the let the material speak with its own voice which entails minimum intervention while creating different ways of experiencing common, everyday and often overlooked marine life that washes up our beaches.

Biography

Biography

After graduating in the mid 1980s with a degree in History of Art and a career in journalism, public relations and charities, I returned to art embarking on a Masters in Fine Art and Humanities in October 2020. My research led me to experiment with seaweed, taking it out of context and presenting it in original ways to help us re-evaluate our relationship with the non-human, especially things we usually overlook or avoid. I am keen to continue exploring the notion of ‘collaborative survival’ and the ideas of eco-theorists such as Anna Tsing, Donna Haraway and Karen Barad.