Andrew Gillespie

Andrew Gillespie is an artist whose practice research broadly addresses the relationship between images and objects, interrogating the shifts in status that occur when familiar images and forms are translated into different materials, scales or contexts. Recent projects include street where which investigates how artworks can exist and operate outside a traditional gallery context. Central to the project is the creation of range of wearable artworks inspired by the urban environment. The project questions the role and status of both artwork and artist, whilst also exploring how the city might be a source and site for artistic production. Recent Activity and Nomadic Vitrine are ongoing curatorial research projects that challenge how contemporary art is displayed and exhibited, exploring methods of collaborative practice and audience engagement and engaging with debates around social class and the diversity of audiences.