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Chris Knight

interests…Sculptural public art, street poetry, word forming and interactive installations. The techniques I employ consist of casting (into various materials: wax, resin, metals, mud, sand, ice, food stuffs, ice, plaster and ceramic), modelling, carving (wood, stone, plaster, ice) and cutting. I’m interested in art being part of the everyday environment, a surprise, a game, something to trip over.

qualifications…2004-2007: BA (hons) Interactive Arts Degree MMU. First class honours2003-2004: BTEC Art Foundation MMU

Projects and exhibitions… Sept 2013 Brighton Art Fair, Brand new multi-layer papercuts June 2013 Home is where the art is. Didsbury. Birds and Papercuts May 2013 Palace Art Fair, Fullham Palace, London. Papercuts 2009-2012 Snapshots in time, ephemeral public alterations Sept 2009 Didsbury Art Festival, Northern Tennis Club, Didsbury. Birds July 2009 Great Northern, Manchester. Birds and dove cote Feb 2009 Valentine’s day flowers. Upcycled creative gifting Sept 2008 Brighton Art fair. Birds and restored dove cote
Apr – Sept 2008	Wordplay around Australia Sand poetry journey 16,000 miles on the road.
Jan 2008	Mud Pies, Birchfields, Rusholme Wordplay, mud, frost and moss.
Nov 2007	Sazani Beach Stories, Zanzibar Tidal poetry and wordplay on the beaches of Africa, created in the afternoon shade, disappeared overnight, continued the next day for four days.
Nov 2007 – onwards	Catapult Exhibition, Urbis, Manchester Musical infestation of white songbirds roosting around the exhibition.
July 2007 – onwards	The Birds Residency and community collaborative at Contact Theatre, Manchester Ever-growing infestation of white songbirds roosting in the rafters. http://www.contact-theatre.org
June 2007	MMU Degree show BA Interactive Arts Musical installation of roosting songbirds
Jan – Feb 2007	Scandinavian street poetry Eight weeks travelling around Scandinavia learning to ice carve and cast creating work with local people and at the Ice Hotel Jukkasjärvi, and also exhibiting words and sculptures along the way .
Feb 2006	Wordsearch. Link Gallery MMU Cut-out vinyl word search game in walkway
Jan 2006	British Rat Show 6Installed rats in every gallery participating in the touring British Art Show: Cornerhouse, Whitworth art Gallery, Manchester art Gallery, Urbis, Castlefield Gallery.
Nov 2005	On the Shelf, Compartment, Rogue open studios Group exhibition, objects on a shelf. Falling brown paper sycamore seeds at the climates will
Nov 2005	Sycamores. Piccadilly Gardens Wall Appeared overnight, fell by the warmth of the day. Brown paper sycamore seeds.
Oct 2005	Sycamores. Link Gallery MMU Sycamores gradually spiralling down the walls over a week, slowly to fall and create a carpet of brown paper seeds.
June 2005	Rats. Garden of Delights. Platt Fields Park Ceramic rats of leisure hidden around the event. Hide and seek game.
2005 onwards	Regular public alterations and word play.
Experiences and collaborations…
Nov 2006 onwards	Assistant organiser, Brighton Craft fair. Annually Assisting artists, putting exhibitions up, wrapping and sales.
Sept 2004 onwards	Assistant organiser. Brighton Art Fair. Annually Assisting artists, putting exhibitions up, wrapping and sales.
April 2006 onwards	Manchester International Arts. Stewarding and Creating Stewarding for public art and performance events and producing exhibits/assisting artists.
April 2006	Wallflowers Piccadilly Gardens. Artist: Jo Vickers Assisted in creation of huge wall hanging made of flowers.
March – April 2006	Assistant Technician. Reddish Vale Technology College Wood, plastic and metal technician. Demonstrated lost wax casting, metal pouring and brazing to 11-16 year olds.
May 2005 – April 2006	Community Arts Organiser. Ducie Court. Homeless Families Organising creative events, art and poetry with the children and families living in the unit.
March 2006	Sand Painting. Great Northern Building. Manchester On of a team of artists participating in a record-breaking attempt for the biggest sand painting.