Degree Shows Guide 2016

FEATURE
Looking back:
artists remember
their degree shows
A complimentary note from the Boyle Family, a
condescending comment about conservation tape,
and plenty of ambition and mistakes. Artists including
George Barber, Ruth Ewan and Catherine Bertola
cast their minds back to degree show time.
“My BA degree show
paved the way for
my ongoing interest in
experimental moving
image and performance.
I showed a video diptych
involving lip-synching
actors, and worked
alongside two other artists
to create an immersive
installation. I made lots
of mistakes with lots of
ambition – it set the tone
for what was to come.”
Marianna Simnett, BA Fine Art, Nottingham Trent
University, 2007. Lives and works in London.
www.mariannasimnett.com
Image: Marianna Simnett, Blue Roses, 2015. Image courtesy of Marianna Simnett and Comar
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