arteles_catalogue_2014

IN THE RESIDENCY
April 2014
“Beckmann uses layering techniques,
to explore the transience of perception,
identity and immersive experiences.”
EMILY BECKMANN
UK
ebeckmann1@hotmail.com // www.limousinebull.org.uk/2011/06/show-emily-beckmann
Much of my work is driven by a desire to expose and overlay
stages in the creative process. I orchestrate performances with
repeated gestures and present fictional scenarios, usually in the
form of Installations. I think of these as immersive collages. This
approach influences every stage of my creative process.
In my installations, I present fragments of broken narratives, with
objects, text and imagery. The objects I make are often based
on items with symbolic uses. I take inspiration from displays of
museum artefacts, and the visual merchandising techniques of
retail. Both impact on my work.
Costume plays an important role: it simultaneously suggests
presence and absence.