Deignan Michelle — À propos — Slash Paris

Michelle Deignan is a visual artist and filmmaker living and working in London. She studied visual art at: The National College of Art and Design, Dublin; Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee, Scotland; Goldsmiths University, London.

Michelle Deignan makes video, film, installation, photographic and print works, for gallery exhibition, cinema and for other screening contexts. These works critically examine the production and dissemination of culture now and historically, touching on subjects such as local and international identity, nationalism, feminism, class politics and aesthetics. Many of her works have looked at the depiction and comprehension of public space and landscape. Using film and video she creates factual and fictional narratives that present alternative experiences of land, place and identity.

Deignan has exhibited her multichannel installations, single screen shorts and feature-length documentary in international venues such as Whitechapel Art Gallery London; Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe; Tramway, Glasgow; Camden Arts Centre London; Media Art Lab, Moscow; Irish Film Institute, Dublin; Tate Modern; Royal Academy London; Gaîté Lyrique, Paris; Crawford Gallery, Cork; Konstall Malmo; Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin and CAN, Neuchatel. Her work has been supported by Arts Council Ireland, Culture Ireland, Arts Council England and The Elephant Trust. Her moving image work is distributed by LUX.

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