Artist Statement
Artist Statement
My work unfolds through time.
Focusing on process-led work, my practice explores transformation and cycles drawing from overlooked details in the natural world. Engaging with Gilles Deleuze's concept of becoming, I approach repetition as a cycle of difference, where "to repeat is to begin again, to renew, to question and to refuse remaining the same"*. This aligns the work with ecological time rather than linear progression, emphasising continuous change rather than fixed outcomes.
The choice of material is important, working with paper, fabric, water and light, i deliberately embrace material instability, cyclical change, and express my conceptual interest into impermanence.
Inviting viewers into a quieter space enables reflection into the acceptance of transformation, increasing our awareness that images are not fixed outcomes but moments within an ongoing process.
Time and light are particularly important collaborators for my recent practice. I demonstrate vulnerability, fading and variation through complete reliance on light exposure and duration. The process of making cyanotypes reveal the emergence and dissolution of images where figures blur, patterns accumulate and surfaces transition. The materials become active participants, allowing the art to remain responsive to its environment and resist control.
This is where fragility becomes intentional rather than accidental, especially when exposing onto a cotton material and suspending the cyanotypes from the ceiling.
Rather than seeking a resolution, the work resists permanence and control and instead embraces fluctuation and quiet transformation.
*Colebrook, C. (2002). Gilles Deleuze. New York: Routledge, pg. 8.
Biography
Studying Fine Art at Bath Spa University, Cooper’s work engages and investigates trace, repetition, cycles and temporality through fragile and responsive materials. Cooper has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the South West Region. She has featured in an Austrian art publication, Arty Rat Journal, exploring her focus on fragility and impermanence.
CV
Education:
(Upcoming) October 2026- 5-30th, "A4 for the CUBE', Malvern Cube
2026 - BA (Hons) Fine Art Degree, Bath Spa University
2022 - Fine Art Foundation year, Bath Spa University
2020 - Alevels, The Chase Highschool
Exhibitions:
June 2026 - 20-24th, 'Flux' Centrespace, Bristol
June 2026 - 6-13th, Degree Show, Bath Spa University
May 2025 - Open Studio, Bath
January 2025 - Open Studio 'Have you seen this', Bath
June 2024 - Solo Exhibition, 'Ameoboid', Royal Victoria Park Bath
May 2024 - 'From a Box to a Cube' Michael Pennie Gallery, Bath
May 2024 - Open Studio, Bath
Publications:
Awards:
2026 - Shortlisted for the Vice Chancellor's Award commission
Experiences:
February 2025 - Teaching Assistant Internship, running art lessons and assisting in other subjects, (Art, French, Spanish, Psychology, Business) for year groups 7-11
May 2018 - Live model in a drawing class
Skills:
Critical reflection and contextual analysis
Material research, process-led practices
Time management and adaptability
Communiction and active listening
Collaboration and networking
Basic adobe skills
Interests:
Ecological, geographical, deep-time research based projects
Philosophical enquiries
Community workshops and collaborative practises
Material-led and experimental making methods
Apprenticeship-style, hands on learning
Expanded photographic practises (camera and camera-less)