Bio
Alice Martin (she/they) is a Scottish visual artist and project coordinator currently living and working in Stirlingshire. Martin received her MLitt in Archaeological Studies from the University of the Highlands and Islands (2019) and BA (Hons) in Contemporary Art Practice from Gray’s School of Art (2017).
Solo and two-person exhibitions are Remnants with George Logan, Northlight Gallery, Stromness, Orkney (2022); (Re)Seeing, Look Again Project Space window vitrine, Aberdeen (2020) and CTRL C, Tolbooth, Stirling (2019).
Selected group exhibitions include Space and Place, Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling Art Collection, Stirling (2023); In Touch Postal Exhibitions, EMBASSY Gallery, Edinburgh (2021); De / Construct, The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum gardens, Stirling (2021); TRANSPARENCy, Bannockburn House, Bannockburn (2020); Brochtober, Lyth Arts Centre, Caithness (2019); RSA Open Exhibition, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh (2018); They Had Four Years, GENERATORprojects, Dundee (2018) and New Generation Show 2017, Compass Gallery, Glasgow (2017).
Artist Statement
A fascination with the visual and conceptual possibilities stemming from the interdisciplinary fields of art, archaeology, museology and heritage drives my artistic practice.
I challenge the ideas of experience and engagement through curation, including, sometimes, the value of everyday items. Artists by nature have the desire to reimagine a space in a contemporary context. This outlook creates a fresh perspective as creatives are not limited to historical means and do not have to abide by certain, and at times outdated, methodologies.
With this approach, I intend to question conventional ideas of representation with the hope of making the viewer less passive. I am also interested in the tactile and how it can add to a person’s overall understanding.
My work spans 3D printing, modelling, scanning, moving image, installation, casting, digital prints and printmaking. I investigate open-access content files by looking at culture, and materiality and using revisualisation techniques. I am also a project coordinator whose work has included community engagement.
Photography by Alice Martin unless stated otherwise.
