Blair Kemp (b. 2002, Glasgow, Scotland) is an artist who predominantly works with lens-based media and installation. Generally his work is bound by themes relating to his family and his origins; he also expands beyond this - investigating a diverse range of socially charged topics.
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 (School of Arts & Creative Industries)
Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in Photography
Exhibitions
2024 The Moon and the Yew Tree, 'Now and Then', Visual Arts Scotland Centenary Exhibition
Dalkeith Palace, Dalkeith, 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, Merchiston Campus
2023 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, Merchiston Campus
2022 Grandpa, Scottish Portrait Awards (Scottish Arts Trust)
Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries
2022 Grandpa, Scottish Portrait Awards (Scottish Arts Trust)
Glasgow Arts Club, Glasgow
2021 Grandpa, Scottish Portrait Awards (Scottish Arts Trust)
The Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh
Publications
2024 The Moon, Metaphysics, Realism: The role of fantasy & reality in the Arts
Dissertation
2021 Scottish Arts Trust Catalogue
Feature
2021 Feature in Grafter Magazine
Issue 1, London, UK
Awards
2024 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
2021 Scottish Portrait Awards (Scottish Arts Trust)
Young Photographer Award Winner
Industry Experience & Production
2024 3rd Assistant Camera Operator
Childs Fare Short Film, produced by MTP Glasgow
2023 Director
Agitate, with Christina Webber
2024 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
2023 Album Artwork for Gallus
"We don't like the people we've become", Marshall Records
2023 Lighting Technician
The Performance, in association with Screen Academy Scotland
2023 TweedLove Official Events Photographer
Documenting the full calendar of events for the year
2023 Bike Rumour Photographer
Editorial work for online and print magazine
2023 Assistant for Pal Hansen
Waitrose Christmas Commercial Campaign
2022 Studio Assistant for Sergio Ostroverhy
Paris, France
Curation
2024 ShortScape Film Festival, Visual Arts Exhibition
Leith Arches, Edinbrugh