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Clare Phelan

Shortlisted for the Flourish Award for Excellence in Printmaking and a recipient of the Art& RAW Talent Award Scheme in 2017. Clare also received a bursary with Wigan STEAM in 2018. Recently shortlisted for the London Contemporary Art Prize 2019.

Clare Phelan 2019 Award Winner
Clare Phelan 2019 Award Winner

Clare Phelan

Shortlisted for the Flourish Award for Excellence in Printmaking and a recipient of the Art& RAW Talent Award Scheme in 2017. Clare also received a bursary with Wigan STEAM in 2018. Recently shortlisted for the London Contemporary Art Prize 2019.

Etching titled The Ghost in the Machine 3

The Ghost in the Machine 3

Etching
70cm x 70cm

 

Clare is interested in the cultural stories associated with technological change and works directly with redundant forms of coding technology such as textile jacquards, music box discs and IBM punch cards. The Ghost in the Machine 3 is part of a new body of work inspired by the archive at Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley, Leeds. The piece repurposes a nineteenth century music box disc into an etching plate and offers a reflective comment on the origins of computer technology.