How Do I Open A PDF?

Kirsty Mills

BA (Hons) Art and Design, Yr3
Kirsty Mills Kirsty.Mills@mail.bcu.ac.uk
BA (Hons) Art and Design, Yr3
2021
#Storyteller
A colour photograph showing A hand is holding a glass sphere. Inside the sphere a house is reflected. It is upside down.
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The theme of my work is time and change. How an object, a person or a memory can change in a matter of time. Whether the change is made naturally or forced. I am showing this through a series of zines, that all tell a story through a piece of text and photographs. 

The decisions that I made all started from the memory of my Grandad and photographing memorable objects, which is where the idea of capturing time and memory came from. 

The media I tend to work with is photography, I like the idea of having ‘another eye’, being able to capture a moment. Nature, product photography and portraiture are the main aspects I like to photograph and relate to my themes for this work. I also use photoshop for post-production to finalise my photos. 

All my photographs share the same themes of time, change and memory, which ties individual pieces into a whole. An artist that influenced my work is Sam Taylor Wood, who created a time lapse of fruit decaying. The intention behind my work is to show time, whether it is showing change or a memory. 

How Do I Open A PDF?

How Do I Open A PDF? is a virtual exhibition of works and ideas by graduates of BA (Hons) Art and Design. Covering a broad range of themes and contexts, the works explore what it means to operate as interdisciplinary artists and designers in 2021. There can be little doubt of the impact that Covid-19 has had a on this cohort, and yet, for all of the challenges, the students […]

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An illustration of an ink well on a black background. The ink well is dark blue and has brass lid. The illustration has been painted with an air brush.