We are delighted to announce that this year’s Steven Campbell Trust Hunt Medal Recipient is Tess Wood, for her most recent work ‘Cannot Contain’, which is showing at the Glasgow School of Art 2019 Degree Show.
This work is comprised of a specific, architecturally designed performance space and a durational live performance piece.
The piece looks to reclaim representations of power that are commonly found in depictions of the male body within popular culture. Tess Wood seeks to reframe iconic sports and music imagery within her practice. Regressive feedback loops, repetitive sounds and movements are central to the work.
Through the interplay of props and body, confined intimacy and on-display vulnerability, Tess Wood embodies the frustrations felt at being confined within a set of societal codes and regulations relating to gender expression.
We would also like to thank staff from GSA for their assistance and support and look forward to continuing our ongoing relationship.
Finally we would like to extend our warm congratulations to Tess and wish her a successful career.
The Steven Campbell Trust.
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