Mike Ainsworth

As an artist what I am really interested in are issues of a socio-political nature. Although my work really is about people, much of my work rarely features them visually within it. Instead I am drawn to socially activated areas, interactions and exchanges, objects and the contemporary vernacular of modern society that imposes itself on our retinas on a continuous basis. To this end, the city, and attempting to critically observe, understand and realise the city plays a large part in my practice. As a compulsive documenter and a process lead practitioner I am constantly looking for the things we perhaps overlook, or do not notice when isolated, but when collected can offer insight into how we as a society think and function. Work rarely maintains a common medium in my practice, working with many materials and processes such as printmaking, photography, performance and found objects and imagery.

 

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