Blair Kemp (b. 2002, Glasgow, Scotland) is an artist who predominantly works with lens-based media which includes; filmmaking, photography, installation and alternative print process'. Through this he likes to create social and collaborative arts projects which aim to spotlight lesser known stories and encourage wider participation in the arts.
His most recent work 'The Moon and the Yew Tree' takes inspiration from the titular poem by Sylvia Plath; hanging somewhere between documentary and fiction. The photographs evoke a sense of symbolism and metaphor, they were taken from within his family home following the death of his grandfather who had been a hoarder. He attempts to tether his home and his roots with depictions of humanity found within the wider world.
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Education
Edinburgh Napier University Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in Photography
Awards
Visual Arts Scotland shortlisted for graduate showcase award, 2024
Edinburgh Napier Degree Show Awarded 'Best in Show' by Charmaine Toh, senior curator of international art (Tate), 2024
Scottish Portrait Awards (Scottish Arts Trust) Young Photographer Award Winner, 2024
Scottish Portrait Awards (Scottish Arts Trust) Young Photographer Award Winner, 2021
Industry Experience & Production
Director Treasure by Pearling, music video, 2025
Director/Producer Big Blue by Mari Ali, music video, 2024
3rd Assistant Camera Operator Childs Fare Short Film, produced by MTP Glasgow, 2024
Director Agitate, with Christina Webber, 2023
Director of Photography 'The Aftermath' by Adam Lock (Video Art) in association with Edinburgh College of Art, 2024
Grip OnoSecond Music Video for Kinbote, LostMap Records, 2024
Record cover for Gallus. "We don't like the people we've become", Marshall Records, 2023
Gaffer The Performance, in association with Screen Academy Scotland, 2023
Events Photographer TweedLove, 2023
Editorial Photographer BikeRumour, 2023
Photo Assistant for Pal Hansen Waitrose Christmas Commercial Campaign, 2023
Studio Assistant for Sergio Ostroverhy
Paris, France, 2022
Selected Group Exhibitions
The Moon and the Yew Tree 'Now and Then', Visual Arts Scotland Centenary Exhibition Dalkeith Palace, UK, 2024
Johnny's Animals Scottish Portrait Awards Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh, 2024
The Moon and the Yew Tree Free Range Graduate Showcase, The Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London, 2024
The Moon and the Yew Tree Edinburgh Napier Degree Show, Edinburgh Napier University, 2024
Hanging on a Star ShortScape Film Festival Leith Arches, Edinburgh, 2023
Idols, Walls & I Glare Exhibition Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh, 2023
Hanging on a Star Edinburgh Napier University, 2023
Grandpa Scottish Portrait Awards (Scottish Arts Trust) Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries, 2022
Grandpa Scottish Portrait Awards (Scottish Arts Trust) Glasgow Arts Club, Glasgow, 2022
Grandpa Scottish Portrait Awards (Scottish Arts Trust) The Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh, 2021
Curation
ShortScape Film Festival Visual Arts Exhibition, Leith Arches, Edinbrugh 2024