Lisa-Joy Gunn
MA work
MA work
My work is performance based, using a combination of photography and film. I believe my body art has become more about the abject body over time through personal life experience. The work is an exploration and realisation of the fallible nature of the human form.
The most recent works are audiovisual performances inspired by the tragedy of loss and the ways that the physical body can fail us. They are about overcoming adversity. I believe they emanate strength, resilience, vitality and the power to overcome social stigma.
I also explore the nature of bodily movement by placing myself in an underwater environment. The work is a realisation of how water supports, restricts and physically challenges my body.
Info
Info
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MA Degree
School
School of Humanities
Programme
MA Printmaking, 2009
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Contact
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07946 377911
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My work is performance based, using a combination of photography and film. I believe my body art has become more about the abject body over time through personal life experience. The work is an exploration and realisation of the fallible nature of the human form.
The most recent works are audiovisual performances inspired by the tragedy of loss and the ways that the physical body can fail us. They are about overcoming adversity. I believe they emanate strength, resilience, vitality and the power to overcome social stigma.
I also explore the nature of bodily movement by placing myself in an underwater environment. The work is a realisation of how water supports, restricts and physically challenges my body.
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Degrees
- BA (Hons) Fine Art ( First class), Coventry University, 2004
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Experience
- Guest Speaker (Visiting Artist), Women's Institute, Chesterfield, 2008; Visiting Artist, Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry, 2007; Guest Artist, Changing Attitudes Television Documentary, Carlton Television, London, 2004; Guest Speaker (Visiting Artist), Arden Business and Career Women, Bedworth, 2004
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Exhibitions
- Bandstand, Cafe Gallery, London, 2009; Art since 1900, Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry, 2004-9; Work-in-progress Show, Royal College of Art, London, 2005; Suspension of Disbelief, Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry, 2004
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Awards
- First prize, The Coventry Open, 2004