Ciara Phillips
What we recognise in others
16 January – 12 March 2016
CCA Derry Londonderry
10–12 Artillery St
Derry~Londonderry
BT48 6RG, Northern Ireland
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
