Archive 2009-10
Nicky Bird
- Venue: Fine Art Lecture Theatre
- Start: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:00:00 GMT
- End: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMT
Nicky Bird investigates the contemporary relevance of found photographs, and hidden histories of specific sites, investigating how they remain resonant. Since her practice-based PhD at Leeds University (1994-99) she has explored this through photography, bookworks, the Internet and New Media.
In 2008 Nicky received a major Stills photographic commission for her project Beneath the surface / Hidden Place, which is currently touring across Scotland. A number of site specific residencies were pivotal to earlier works such as Dimbola Lodge, home of Julia Margaret Cameron (2000), Rhode Island’s Arcade, the oldest Indoor Shopping Mall in the USA (2000/1), and the Scottish historic house of Hospitalfield (2003).
Publications and artist books include Tracing Echoes (2001), Question for Seller (2006) and Gay Interest Beefcake (2008). Alongside residencies, exhibitions, and contributions to arts journalism, Nicky has worked with lens-based practitioners at undergraduate and PhD levels.