Jemma Mellor is a Birmingham based interdisciplinary artist.
Central to her work is the opening up of colloquies (formal conversations) with materials and the development of material co-productive practice.
Employing photography, sculpture and film, her work considers the voice of matter and objects as speaking of more than form and instead encompassing histories, myths, political, social and spiritual relations.
As well as applying this methodology in her own practice, she also seeks to provide other arts practitioners with the tools to develop their own co-productive material practice, This can be seen in her recent publication and exhibition, both titled ’What Is The Matter?’
The annual Degree Show is a highly anticipated event amongst staff, students, external partners and friends of the School of Art – it provides a platform for the work that the students have spent so long conceiving and producing. The 2023 Degree Show has been realised through an ongoing testing of ideas in public arenas in which the discourse around art practice takes place. This process of realising practice which engages with audiences has over […]