Statement
“Immersive research, for me, entails many days, weeks or months researching the groups of people I draw. My work centres around the lives of people who, amongst many other things, have a strong identity formed around work or place. Therefore, I am, by definition, always an outsider as I work. The work is often solitary and isolated, but I am sustained by the wish to reflect those interesting and unique lives out to others.“
The process
Researching museum collections and communities, in situ, across the country, then drawing in her studio, Christy Burdock creates works that are based in the here and now, but steeped in historical narrative.
She has an interest in political and cultural ideologies, religion and heritage, communicating and reinterpreting emerging culture, as it manifests on the edges of contemporary society. She is interested in the transfer of ideas across the country, how long it takes and why. Her story telling illuminates the knots and shoots emerging through collective consciousness, creating the mood of our times.
She has an interest in political and cultural ideologies, religion and heritage, communicating and reinterpreting emerging culture, as it manifests on the edges of contemporary society. She is interested in the transfer of ideas across the country, how long it takes and why. Her story telling illuminates the knots and shoots emerging through collective consciousness, creating the mood of our times.