Carolyn Bowe
interdisciplinary art, design and communication
My interdisciplinary research and practice spans traditional and contemporary art, design, communication and technology driven applications.
Through an ecological lens, this work explores subjects of environment, biodiversity, ecology and connectedness to nature. Practice is formed into installation, experiences and artwork to communicate and amplify our entanglement with the natural world. Early Training as a Graphic Designer at Newcastle College of Art and then Bradford School of Art, built skills beyond traditional drawing generating a passion for new technology. Using both traditional and digital process to communicate ideas and concepts, output through painting, AR, AV and audio driven animation are at the forefront of my practice.
THe intersection of kin
SpaceLog: One small space over time.
The work, in an effort to promote ‘making-kin’ utilises defamiliarisation as a tool to engage the viewer. Kin are revealed through the portal of a device, a previously unknown intersection where time and place collide. This installation is to be viewed in real-time on a smart device where the viewers reality is augmented by those who have previously occupied the space.
kincentric sanctuary // WIP
Human exceptionalism: the notion that our species, perched at the top of a biological pyramid, standing firm in our belief that we are so consummately superior to every other thing below us is not only outdated, but it also fuels a rhetoric that tips the valence of emotional connectedness to nature.
Therein lies a paradox that while the need to engage with our future is increasingly urgent, the rising output of related art, news, and science does little to invoke urgent action.
When we find ourselves persistently presented with a declensionist narrative we define ourselves solely as agents of destruction. As agents of destruction, we perpetuate the crisis of environmental narrative and in doing so, we amplify our species’ loneliness, demeaning reciprocity and further driving the wedge of disconnection to nature with the sledgehammer of doom fatigue. Is there a better way to meet this disaster?