Julie Cockburn
Working with old photographs is similar to engaging in a dialogue. I am not working on a blank canvas. Rather, I am entering into a pre-existing conversation that took place between the photographer and sitter, and where I experiment with a personal visual language.
Julie Cockburn
Julie Cockburn’s (1966, United Kingdom) work is best defined by its delicate craftsmanship and by the transformation of every day and found objects into works of art. Through the combination of second-hand objects and creative labor, Cockburn contradicts the generic and mass-produced with something crafted, imbuing her intellectually and physically worn objects with value. Techniques such as the childlike embroidered patterns that feature on found photographs and printed images, draw the viewer in to a sculpted journey of labor and creation. Cockburn's work challenges the means by which things are seen and visually digested, shown by the playful visual exploration of the materials she employs.
