Strange ecology, anthrozoology, alt futures, and nonhuman (animal) narratives through sculpture.
IG: @amyhaigh,xyz
Please feel free to get in touch for any commissions, collaborations, or conversations related to the intersection of ethology / ecology / anthrozoology and art. This includes sculpture, consultation, research, art workshops, and digital work.
Projects
- The Layered Woodlouse Mounds, Stoneware with Glaze, Amy Haigh, 2023 (Outdoor public wildlife habitat sculpture)The Layered Woodlouse Mounds act as a monument to its namesake species. Although the occupants are not seen for the most part, the human viewer can expect that they are there and occasionally witness them leaving and entering. Woodlice are drawn to the damp, dark, and warm conditions created beneath and between the layers. The surface of the mounds rise inconspicuously from the grass to create concealed chambers. Under the exterior surface is a stepped cylindrical form, this is placed on top of
- Reconfigured Cycle Rack, Reclaimed stainless steel, Amy Haigh, 2022 (Outdoor public wildlife habitat sculpture)The Reconfigured Cycle Rack is a sculptural habitat installed as a public art piece on the University of Surrey's Stag Hill campus. The piece makes use of reclaimed cycle racks from the uni grounds. The racks were cut down into 600 pieces and reassembled to form a dome structure that houses a log pile in its centre. Research focused mainly on slow worms and stag beetles as protected species present in the area. Decaying log piles are essential for stag beetles as a food source, with the material
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Projects credited in
- Bletchely Park: Hut 11AA permanent exhibition that tells the story of the Bombe machines in the actual location that housed the machines which broke Enigma. Hut 11A: The Bombe Breakthrough explains in detail the challenges posed by Enigma and explores how Alan Turing, Gordon Welchman and others devised a machine to help solve it. Using the museum’s Oral History archive and historic objects, it also considers how this contribution to the success of Allied signals intelligence had a significant impact on the course of
Work history
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Artist and ResearcherAmy Haigh
- London, United KingdomFreelance
Artist and researcher focusing on methods of anthrozoological storytelling through objects and installation.
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Freelance Photographic RetoucherCubed Studio
- Melbourne, AustraliaFreelance
Working alongside retouchers, photographers, assistants, models, and stylists in Melbourne to produce e-commerce, food, fashion, still-life, product, and campaign imagery for large Australian food and fashion clients.
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Skills
- Visual Arts
- Design
- Environment
- Artworking
- Experience Design
- Storytelling
- Design Direction
- Collaborating
- Interaction Design
- Graphic Design
- Experiental
- Visitor Experience
- Experiential
- Digital Experience
- Immersive Experience
- Art
- Art Design
- Development
- Ceramic Artist
- Ceramic
- Clay Sculpting
- Sculpture
- Sculptural Installation
Education
MA Information Experience DesignRoyal College of Art
- London, United Kingdom
BA Graphic DesignCamberwell College of Arts (UAL)
- London, United Kingdom
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