Individual Residencies
2023 | Helen Horgan
I am a visual artist with a background in Graphic Design and Philosophy of language. What interests me is the crossover between visual and verbal language and how the languages of different mediums interact.
Most recently I have become intrigued by the documentary filming process and how the camera frame can contain unfolding activity in a way that highlights its dramatic components.
In March 2020, I experienced the first Covid-19 lockdown while in Calabria, Italy, travelling in a camper van converted into a mobile studio and tiny home. The decision to continue travelling has had a profound effect on my art practice. My persistent displacement has been eased by developing ways of encountering the surrounding environment through journaling, filming and audiofield recording.
I have become interested in topics such as: the camper van as technology and medium; wild versus civilised; sustainable art practices and nomadic engagements with place. At The Museum of Loss and Renewal I reflected on these subject matters while considering the effect that the landscape and people of Collemacchia have on my creative process.