Naomi McClurg
A Very Fine House (Mantlepieces)
A Very Fine House (Mantlepieces) explores society’s focus on domestic perfection using portraiture with archival family photographs. It challenges preconceptions by breaking family cycles. It is created in collaboration with family members through rebellious intrusions that disrupt their home environments. This project takes inspiration from historical portraiture with staging and body language that juxtaposes the formal subject and the chaotic environment. This work breaks down traditional ideals in a destructive, playful manner through expressions and gestures that are reflected in the family archives. These archives span decades which show changing aesthetics of family portraits alongside the evolution of photography itself. A Very Fine House (Mantlepieces) questions perfection and asks why society raises us to be perfect when life is not.
Joseph Bateson • Eve Dickson • Bradley Eager • Oliver Galbraith • Abigail Hill • Megan Hill • Cathal Hughes • Jude Lorenc • Naomi McClurg • Kaitlin Murphy • Moira S. Bisignano • Kyslyn Tun •
Bath Spa University
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University of Brighton
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Cardiff Metropolitan University
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University of Chester
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Crawford College of Art and Design
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University of Cumbria
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Griffith College Dublin
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TU Dublin
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Edinburgh College
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Edinburgh Napier University
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Glasgow School of Art
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Glasgow School of Art
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Goldsmiths University of London
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University of Hertfordshire
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University of Huddersfield
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Kingston University London
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University of Lancashire
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Leeds Trinity University
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Limerick School of Art and Design
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London South Bank University
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Manchester Metropolitan University
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University of Greater Manchester
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Middlesex University
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National College of Art and Design
Certificate in Photography and Digital Imaging
Pearse College of Further Education
QQI Level 6 Photography
Arts University Plymouth
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University of Portsmouth
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University of Salford
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Sheffield Hallam University
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University of Suffolk
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Ulster University
BA (Hons) Photography with Video
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
BA (Hons) Documentary Photography and Visual Activism