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Leave a comment| 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
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
