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Student Showcase Archive

Irene Fuga

MA work

MA work

Whatever I do and wherever I go, I hunt for stories embedded in the fabric of mundane and everyday situations. I am interested in people’s experiences and feelings towards issues and frustrations determined by the human condition. My stories often explore tensions between the self in relation to others and what defines the boundaries between the two. As writer Hanif Kureishi once said, ‘There is a childish awkwardness in fiction, as it is like taking dreams seriously.’ A room filled with empty cages, the room of past obsessions and unfulfilled desires. A girl stares at the flimsy vision of her dreams – a mysterious man. Reality and imagination start to blend in Pica, a film about obsession and idealised love.

Info

Info

  • MA Degree

    School

    School of Communication

    Programme

    MA Visual Communication, 2009

  • Whatever I do and wherever I go, I hunt for stories embedded in the fabric of mundane and everyday situations. I am interested in people’s experiences and feelings towards issues and frustrations determined by the human condition. My stories often explore tensions between the self in relation to others and what defines the boundaries between the two. As writer Hanif Kureishi once said, ‘There is a childish awkwardness in fiction, as it is like taking dreams seriously.’ A room filled with empty cages, the room of past obsessions and unfulfilled desires. A girl stares at the flimsy vision of her dreams – a mysterious man. Reality and imagination start to blend in Pica, a film about obsession and idealised love.

  • Degrees

  • BA (Hons) Illustration, University of Westminster, 2006; Foundation Art and Design, Westminster Kingsway College, 2003
  • Experience

  • Associate Lecturer for BA (Hons) Illustration, Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London, 2007–8
  • Exhibitions

  • Mirages – Visions of Morocco, Royal College of Art, 2009; Berliner04, Kunst Salon, Berlin, Germany, 2007; Drawn Out, Gallery 17, Jaguar Shoes, London, 2006
  • Awards

  • Third prize, John Norris Natural Forms Drawing Prize, 2009; Second prize, WPP Atticus Cover Design Competition, 2008