Manchester
School of Art
MA Show
2013
Fri 27 September —
Sun 13 October
10.00—16.00hrs
An exhibition of work
by postgraduate
students of —
- Architecture & Urbanism
- Art As Environment
- Design
- Design & Art Direction
- Filmmaking
- Fine Art
- Landscape Architecture
- Media Arts
- Photography
- Textiles
- Three Dimensional Design
- Visual Culture
Rebecca Kenyon
My current work stems from my experience of living in Mexico City for a number of years where I became fascinated by the clash of two cultures (Aztec and Spanish) that occurred during the colonial period from 1519 onwards. I have created a body of work that focuses on the importance of the decorative as a means of cultural survival, and utilized screen printing as a way of illustrating the layering of these very distinct cultures.
Though my collaged pieces I hope to create a gestalt impression of the city today which reflects and celebrates the hybrid nature of its aesthetic.
I hope to develop my practice further through investigating alternative ideas around cross cultural transference and the role of the decorative within this.
