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.
- "Waste of our World" group exhibition at Rathbone Gallery, 28 Argyle Street • Birkenhead • Merseyside • CH41 6AE. Exhibition opens Saturday 5th October until Saturday 30th November 2019. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 2.00 – 5.00pm. More details →
- Exhibition of recent work at Buy The Kilo, no.3 The Sidings, Tynemouth Station, Tyne & Wear, NE30 2TF. Open: Wed- Fri 10-4.30pm Sat & Sun 10 – 2pm. More details →
- Nerissa's work with Proud & Loud Arts has been selected for in the "Staging Places" exhibition at the V&A in London on display until Sunday, 29 March 2020 10.00am – 5.30pm More details →