I create work out of a need to be other, the act of creating gives me a sense of order and purpose that centre’s me, it is for me a truly cathartic process. It is the constructed world as I walk around me, the everyday architecture that no matter the chaos and speed of life offer moments of beauty and stillness.
Realising this has led me to psychogeography, encountering the unexpected, revealing the character and aspects of place through it’s architectural and urban details whilst celebrating the overlooked. For me these buildings and urban spaces have developed an inherent patina of history, traces of weather and age, layers of use and misuse. These textures, layers, patterns and structures inform my compositions, taking the viewers eyes on their own journey.
BIGORAPHY
Bethany Holden has recently graduated with a First Class Honours degree in BA Photography and Video Art at the University of Bedfordshire. Holden was born in Sussex and previously studied in Brighton.
Holden is a multi-media artist with a passion for design, form, structure, screen printing, RISO printing, photography, textiles and book making.
In 2017 Holden curated and collaborated on the exhibition ‘Generation Z’ at the Tokko Youth Centre in Luton. In 2018 Holden was chosen to exhibit at the Platform Graduate Award in MK Gallery.