Work / Purpose / Play is an ongoing self-directed project by Amy Story. The work uses archive film footage, paper and digital collages and includes some interactive elements. It’s currently exhibiting online and in-person at Linden Print Studio, near Carlisle.

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Artist Statement
I began working on the paper collages as a form of experimentation. I was interested in creating some abstract artwork around the themes of ‘work’ but without any set goal in mind. I found working in the medium of collage very stimulating and satisfying. 

A visual style for the project emerged through my materials - mainly old sugar paper which lent a 1950’s textbook feel to the collages. This also suited the shapes I was creating, a mix of curved forms and geometric shapes. I then took the collages in to a video format by using archive footage to digitally cut out similar shapes to the paper collages. Once I was working on both the paper and video collages, elements from both would feed back into each other, creating a call and response process. 

Artist Biography
Amy has a background in video and her creative practice crosses disciplines, incorporating digital and traditional ways of making art.

She studied Media Production at Cumbria Institute of the Arts, graduating in 2008 and took part in Signal Film & Media’s digital art mentoring programme in 2017. She has exhibited in solo and group settings and produced and curated collaborative projects and exhibitions. 

She lives and work in Carlisle, Cumbria and is part of art crit group: #ArtCritNorthCumbria. She is an Associate Member at The Newbridge Project, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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