Nerissa Cargill Thompson

Manchester, U.K

Nerissa Cargill Thompson encourages the viewer to consider the beauty, value and purpose in the old and discarded through photography and three-dimensional textiles. Her work investigates how things change appearance & shape over time, not just eroding or decaying but also new layers of growth, giving interesting juxtapositions of structure and colour, using old clothes and scrap materials within her work for economic & ecological sustainability.

Her sculptural work highlights the issue of plastic pollution. It invites us to consider the packaging that we use and discard on a daily basis; objects such as drinks bottles that are so lightweight and seem so insignificant that we barely notice them. The incorporation of detailed embroidery touches upon the way our waste becomes subsumed into the natural world around us. 

Designer, maker and facilitator with over 20 years experience of professional and community practice. Originally trained in Theatre Design but through her community arts practice, her interest in fibre art grew and a desire to develop personal artwork. Recent graduate in MA Textile Practice from Manchester School of Art. Member of Prism Textiles, Precious Collective and Society of Embroidered Work.

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