ERROR 404, February 2021

  • Emma Lake

To adapt to lockdown measures, the MAFA cohort at the University of Edinburgh built an online exhibition, utilising the platform of Mozilla to create a virtual gallery space. For this exhibition I designed and built the MAFA2022 website. MAFA is a group of artists who specialise in a range of mediums including painting, sculpture, performance and video. The group is unique in both its variety of artistic practices and international background. The MA Fine Art programme is a hybrid of students studying History of Art and Studio Art at the University of Edinburgh. ​ After finding themselves without a studio, as Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) shut its doors due to COVID-19, MAFA has rallied to fulfil the potential of digital platforms to construct their own online exhibition. MAFA is proud to present the exhibition: ERROR 404. The title of the exhibition refers to the lack of support and digital skills that art students have received and the disappointing shift to online teaching - for an art degree cannot be delivered without a studio ​​ To View Site: https://mafineart22.wixsite.com/my-site