Can an art practice work critically with the connotations of nostalgia and loss, whether this loss of place, identity, or artefact? Current and past projects take this question on to see why it matters, as well as what the limits are …
About
Nicky Bird is an artist whose work investigates the contemporary relevance of found photographs, and hidden histories of specific sites, investigating how they remain resonant. She has explored this through photography, bookworks, the Internet and New Media. In varying ways she incorporates new photography with oral histories, genealogy, and collaborations with people who have a significant connection to the original site, archive or artefact. Read More …