It's a Real Thing

It's a Real Thing

from the Beached series

Coffee Break

Coffee Break

from Beached series

Nature v Manmade

Nature v Manmade

from Nature v Manmade photography series

Papering The Past

Papering The Past

from London Road Fire Station project

Plans

Plans

from London Road Fire Station project

Anti-wrinkle or Mature Skin?

Anti-wrinkle or Mature Skin?

from How Do You Like Them Apples?

Artist statement

Nerissa Cargill Thompson encourages the viewer to stop and look closer; to consider the beauty, value and purpose in the old and discarded through photography and three-dimensional textiles.

Her work investigates how things change appearance & shape over time, not just eroding or decaying but also new layers of growth, giving interesting juxtapositions of structure and colour.

She uses old clothes and scrap materials within her work for economic & ecological sustainability, choosing fabrics that hold some significance or connection to the work.

  • Photography and sculptures from the "Beached" series will feature in Prism Contemporary Textiles Collective group show "Fragility" 8th - 19th October 2019, RBSA, Birmingham More details →
  • Nerissa's work with Proud & Loud Arts will feature in the "Staging Places" exhibition at the V&A in London. Opening Tuesday, 23 July 2019 until Sunday, 29 March 2020 10.00am – 5.30pm More details →