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Susan Poole

"Born to West midlands in 1987, creatively inspired and passionate about Photography, I achieved HND status. I would describe myself as a creative artist, not defined by medium or material, I use the body of work to direct me to the most suitable resources and express those opinions and construct an accessible view for all to experience the creative direction explored through a BA (Hons) in Fine art. Finding a love for written research, personal development, and education, I continue my creative path through personal studio practices, staying true to my passion for the land and natural environment."

I present a body of work that is fragmented with memory, using the process of emotional attachment to create a sensory journey, through blending the emotional response and written language to site. Working within the boundaries of nature to develop a positive interaction and reaffirm participation within the landscape, my work uses sculpture, paint, photography and clay to blend small interventions into the natural world. This highlights political issues with toxic human interactions and the subsequent permanent damage to the natural world. “I used a red yarn to wrap the tree that stood alone, unsheltered and disproportioned, taking the time to care, to nurture, adding intrinsic value to the tree and the way we see the function of the tree. Wrapping the tree is as much about the process as the intrinsic value and concept, making small interventions changes the value of the tree completely, considering site to be a valuable contribution to the ethics of the work, without these natural surroundings this tree wouldn’t have the opportunity to thrive within the limitless surroundings of nature, site is key to the emotional connection of the work, using the entirety of site offers sensory experience first-hand with the natural elements within the body of work”. I use photography as a means to document the journey through nature. This provides accessible material to encourage others to positively interact within the landscape. I blend written texts to enhance the sensory experience, adding context by describing the emotions of the scene. Exploring emotional connections to both enhance and create safe spaces to platform blended material for impactful displays. I create emotional scope for personal reflection and highlight political issues surrounding negative human interaction in natural spaces.

My portfolio

Wolverhampton School of Art MA Show 2021

MA Show 2021

Friday 17th September – Sunday 3rd October: Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Lichfield St, Wolverhampton WV1 1DU
MA Design and Applied Arts / MA Digital And Visual Communications

Friday 1st – Sunday 31st October: The New Art Gallery Walsall, Gallery Sq, Walsall WS2 8LG
MA Fine Art And / MA Art and Design by Research

it is a great pleasure that we are once again partnering with Wolverhampton Art Gallery and the New Art Gallery Walsall in hosting our MA Degree Shows. 

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British Art Show 9

British Art Show 9, Wolverhampton School of Art, George Wallis Building, University of Wolverhampton

22 January - 10 April 2022

We are delighted to announce that the Wolverhampton School of Art has been selected as one of the venues for the prestigious British Art Show 9! In what is a major boost and sign of recognition for arts and culture in Wolverhampton, we are proud to be hosting this prestigious touring exhibition in January 2022.

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FEINART Lecture Series

The FEINART LECTURE SERIES will discuss the role, impact, and theoretical implications of socially engaged art. This series of public talks is organized by the Innovative Training Network FEINART (The Future of European Independent Art Spaces in a Period of Socially Engaged Art) jointly led by the Universities of Wolverhampton (coordinator), Zeppelin University (direction of the training programme) University Iceland, and University of Edinburgh.

FEINART, Research, Wolverhampton School of Art, George Wallis Building, University of Wolverhampton

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 860306  

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