Rhed

Fawell

Rhed Fawell makes collages and builds community. She is the artist behind Edinburgh Collage Collective, the Scottish non-profit whose mission is to work with collage artists locally and globally to “initiate a dialogue around the medium of collage.” Her mixed-media artworks are delicately constructed using different techniques to combine cut paper, small objects, and string, among other materials. The narrative-based artworks are contemplative and optimistic.

My collages explore the deconstruction and reconstruction of images. The process allows me to play conceptually with a theme or thought. By deconstructing the original reality of an image, I can begin to let it tell a different story. Once I find my visual starting point, I will start a process of deconstruction/reconstruction, combining the use of ripping, cutting, layering, juxtaposition and, at times, the laborious task of stitching. I have become increasingly interested in the process of layering materials and loosely gluing to the substrate, the purpose to create a sense of movement and depth within my collages.

Rhed Fawell

Rhed Fawell was born in 1976 in Leicestershire, England. She currently lives and works in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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