Exploring memory, identity, and belonging.
As part of the Dissertation Research I sent the following email to both Smoking Dogs Films and Iwan Bala. My name is Michelle Wright and I’m a student at Coleg Menai in North Wales studying BA (Hons) Fine Art with Bangor University. I’m in my Final Year and my Dissertation research is the reason for […]
Read more "Questions for Artists"Originally I had been thinking about using Penrhyn Castle as the location for the imaginary museum because of it’s links to the slave trade, however after discussion with Helen, I settled on the Turner Contemporary in Margate, primarily because of its proximity to Dover and the connections with Dover that relate to migration, refugees and […]
Read more "Dissertation – Finding a Gallery"The Pop Art in Print Exhibition is running from July to October 2017 and is hosted by Chester Visual Arts. The Victoria & Albert Museum’s ‘Pop Art in Print’ exhibition, presented by Chester Visual Arts and curated by the V&A, brings together, for the first time, an international collection of Pop graphics featuring artists Andy […]
Read more "Pop Art in Print"The ARK Sculpture Exhibition at Chester Cathedral is running from July until October 2017. I have to admit that although open to all types of artistic expression, I found the taxidermy to be distasteful – however I am aware this is because of my strong connection to animals and appreciate that others may find these […]
Read more "ARK Sculpture Exhibition"The two pieces of work for Mona Hatoum that I plan to include in this dissertation are Present Tense (1996) and Continental Drift (2000). Although the Palestinian artist in exile, Mona Hatoum uses maps in her artwork, these are not to make direct political statements, in fact her focus is more about the aesthetics of […]
Read more "Mona Hatoum"The artwork created by El Anatsui that I am including in the imaginary museum is Tsia Tsia (2013) and Diaspora (2012). Made for the Royal Academy in 2013 and displayed on the outside of the building, Tsia Tsia – Searching for Connection by El Anatsui is made up of nine panels that measure overall 15.6m […]
Read more "El Anatsui"The artwork created by Emily Jacir that I am including in the imaginary gallery is Salt of the Sea and Where We Come From (Osama) 2001-2003. The question “If I could do something for you, anywhere in Palestine, what would it be?” was the impetus for the artwork Where We Come From (Osama) created between […]
Read more "Emily Jacir"Curator Introductions There is not a one-size-fits-all approach, but various methods. Here is one simplified process to put on an exhibition from start to finish. If feasible, give yourself at least six months to arrange all the necessary details. In today’s art world, you do not need to be a museum staff member to curate […]
Read more "Curatorial Writing"Reflection on the Scottish and Welsh Diaspora Diasporic Communities have moved around the globe for centuries. The most pertinent examples would be the migration of a Scottish and a Welsh community to the region of Chubut in Patagonia. In search of a new life, the 150 Welsh people who set sail from Liverpool in 1865 […]
Read more "Scottish and Welsh Diaspora"The work of John Akomfrah that I am including in the imaginary exhibition is Auto Da Fé (2016). Born in Ghana in 1957 to parents involved in Anti-Colonial Activism, Akomfrah, influenced by Stuart Hall has lived in Britain since the age of four and is one of the UK’s most prominent film makers, dealing with […]
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Michelle Wright, Fine Artist 