Blair Kemp
- Work
- Biography
Blair Kemp (b. 2002, Glasgow, Scotland) is an award-winning artist. Generally his work is bound by themes relating to his family and his origins but he also expands beyond this - investigating a range of socially charged topics.
His most recent work 'The Moon and the Yew Tree' takes inspiration from the titular poem by Sylvia Plath. The sequence hangs somewhere between documentary and fiction - evoking a sense of symbolism and metaphor. Most of the photographs were made within his family home following the death of his grandfather who had been a hoarder. He attempts to tether his home and his roots with depictions of humanity found within the wider world.
His most recent work 'The Moon and the Yew Tree' takes inspiration from the titular poem by Sylvia Plath. The sequence hangs somewhere between documentary and fiction - evoking a sense of symbolism and metaphor. Most of the photographs were made within his family home following the death of his grandfather who had been a hoarder. He attempts to tether his home and his roots with depictions of humanity found within the wider world.
Edinburgh Napier University, BA (Hons) Photography
Awards
Visual Arts Scotland - Shortlisted for graduate showcase award, 2024
Edinburgh Napier Degree Show - Awarded 'Best in Show' by Charmaine Toh, senior curator of international art (Tate Modern), 2024
Scottish Portrait Awards (Scottish Arts Trust) - Shortlisted, 2024
Scottish Portrait Awards (Scottish Arts Trust) - Young Photographer Award Winner, 2021
Exhibitions (Group Shows)
The Moon and the Yew Tree, Edinburgh Napier Degree Show - Edinburgh Napier University, Merchiston Campus, 2024
Hanging on a Star, Shortscape Film Festival - Leith Arches, Edinburgh, 2023
Idols, Walls & I, Glare Exhibition - Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh, 2023
Hanging on a Star - Edinburgh Napier University, Merchiston, Edinburgh, 2023
Grandpa, Scottish Portrait Awards (Scottish Arts Trust) -Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries, 2022
Grandpa, Scottish Portrait Awards (Scottish Arts Trust) - Glasgow Arts Club, Glasgow, 2022
Grandpa, Scottish Portrait Awards (Scottish Arts Trust) - The Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh, 2021
Awards
Visual Arts Scotland - Shortlisted for graduate showcase award, 2024
Edinburgh Napier Degree Show - Awarded 'Best in Show' by Charmaine Toh, senior curator of international art (Tate Modern), 2024
Scottish Portrait Awards (Scottish Arts Trust) - Shortlisted, 2024
Scottish Portrait Awards (Scottish Arts Trust) - Young Photographer Award Winner, 2021
Exhibitions (Group Shows)
The Moon and the Yew Tree, Edinburgh Napier Degree Show - Edinburgh Napier University, Merchiston Campus, 2024
Hanging on a Star, Shortscape Film Festival - Leith Arches, Edinburgh, 2023
Idols, Walls & I, Glare Exhibition - Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh, 2023
Hanging on a Star - Edinburgh Napier University, Merchiston, Edinburgh, 2023
Grandpa, Scottish Portrait Awards (Scottish Arts Trust) -Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries, 2022
Grandpa, Scottish Portrait Awards (Scottish Arts Trust) - Glasgow Arts Club, Glasgow, 2022
Grandpa, Scottish Portrait Awards (Scottish Arts Trust) - The Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh, 2021
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- The Light of the World
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- Come into the Garden
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- Untitled
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- Family Tree
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- Johnny's Animals
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- Nuclear Family
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- Reason to believe
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