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.
- Nerissa won 'Best in Show' in the online exhibition "Terra & Tide" curated by Envision Arts. More details →
- Nerissa is guest artist for Art in Windows in Liverpool for September showing work from the Beached collection including new installation"Water, Water, Everywhere". More details →
- 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 →