DRAWING EXCHANGE FESTIVAL 24TH APRIL - 04 MAY 2009

drawing_exchange@irational.org | Spike Island - 133 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 1UX | www.spikeisland.org.uk



ARTIST ~

Keira Rathbone

DATE ~

Various

LOCATION ~

Various

SUBJECT ~

Typewriter drawings

DETAILS ~

sing her typewriter, Keira is going to type live visual stories reflecting her travels to various Drawing Exchange locations. The characters that would usually make up the words and punctuation of a story, are instead exchanged by Keira for mark-making use.

Keira is almost guaranteed to be typing and available to exchange conversations with anyone who wants to somewhere in or near the following times & locations:

Fri 1st May - Stokes Croft - 12-2pm
Sat 2nd May - Spike Island - 12-2pm
Sun 3rd May - Clifton Suspension Bridge - 12-2pm
Mon 4th May - Spike Island - 1-3pm

The typing produced over the four days will be on show at the final Exchange Event.

BIO~

At first Keira's drawings resemble ink drawings, but closer inspection reveals the hallmarks of the iconic machine. Encouraging people to study her work from different view points through this medium is a reference made by the artist to .taking perspective and noticing the overlooked..

Often typing out and about, Keira.s quirky practice takes on an element of performance - an unexpected, interesting aspect that the she has encouraged the development of. This act of typing .out of office. provokes intrigue and comment from all walks of life.