What we recognise in others

16 Jan 16—12 Mar 16
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Artists
Ciara Phillips
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CCA is pleased to present What we recognise in others, an exhibition of new work by Ciara Phillips. The exhibition is her first solo presentation in the UK and Ireland since her nomination for the Turner Prize in 2014.

Ciara Phillips’ practice is centred on printmaking and its various processes and collaborations. For her exhibition at CCA, Phillips will present new works that have been developed from photographs taken of the artist’s friends in their places of work. These photographs have been screenprinted onto fabric and applied with layers of colour and text that variously mask areas of the image; the works moving between abstraction and representation, elusion and recognition. This approach also extends outwardly from individual works to the exhibition space itself, with wall painting and additional fabric and paper works creating an immersive and layered environment.

Although the works are not directly motivated by the politics of labour, they do reflect Phillips’ interest in the way that, for many creative workers, the private and public realm are becoming increasingly indistinguishable.

In previous projects, Phillips has worked collaboratively with other artists, designers, community and campaign groups in the production of works; an approach that is connected to the long- standing history of screen-printing as a tool for social and political activism. While Phillips often utilises the potential of printmaking as a medium of repetition, reproduction, and wide distribution, What we recognise in others goes further to emphasise the human and gestural relationships that inhabit these processes.

The exhibition will be accompanied by a poster designed by Ciara Phillips produced in a limited edition of 300. The first 100 posters will be available free to collect at CCA; £5 thereafter or via post (£5 + postage and packaging costs). For further information, please contact info@cca-derry-londonderry.org

Ciara Phillips: What we recognise in others
Ciara Phillips: What we recognise in others
Ciara Phillips: What we recognise in others
Ciara Phillips: What we recognise in others
Ciara Phillips: What we recognise in others
Ciara Phillips: What we recognise in others
Ciara Phillips: What we recognise in others
Ciara Phillips: What we recognise in others
Ciara Phillips: What we recognise in others
Ciara Phillips: What we recognise in others
Ciara Phillips: What we recognise in others
Ciara Phillips: What we recognise in others
Ciara Phillips: What we recognise in others
Ciara Phillips: What we recognise in others
Ciara Phillips: What we recognise in others

Ciara Phillips is a Canadian/Irish artist living and working in Glasgow. She has a BA in Fine Art from Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada and an MA from The Glasgow School of Art (2004). Solo exhibitions have been staged at Konsthall C, Stockholm (2015); Bergen Kunsthall (2014); The Showroom, London (2013); Inverleith House, Edinburgh (2013); Atelier am Eck, Düsseldorf (2010); and Washington Garcia Gallery, Glasgow (2009). Group exhibitions include: British Art Show 8, Leeds Art Gallery (2015); Turner Prize 2014, Tate Britain (2014); Funktion / Dysfunktion, Neues Museum Nürnberg (2013); There Will Be New Rules Next Week, Dundee Contemporary Arts (2013); Pull Everything Out (with Corita Kent), Spike Island, Bristol (2012); Who Decides?, Stadtgalerie Mannheim (2012); Zwishenraum: Space Between, Kunstverein Hamburg (2010). She is the founder of the artist collective Poster Club and is a frequent collaborator with other artists, designers and community groups through an ongoing project titled Workshop (2010- ).

This exhibition is made possible through the generous support of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland