Header Images: Left- Anthony Carey – Alexandra,The Keystone Right- Newnes’ Pictorial Encyclopedia, Volume 9, On things that interest you and me. A stone Key.

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(1179) Catherine James - Sputnik

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About this artwork

The shape of the SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for the Covid-19 pandemic, with its many spikes, has become ubiquitous in the global media over the past year. Ubiquitous also is the increasingly frenetic coverage of vaccines, their development and deployment. It was difficult to look at the microscope photograph of insect eggs and not think of the similarly shaped virus – or the media furore that has accompanied every twist and turn of the pandemic.

This print design was inspired by mid twentieth century political posters, and by the way Andy Warhol and other Pop Artists drew attention to the role of commodification in popular culture by presenting images as multiples. This seems particularly pertinent given the way in which the virus rapidly reproduces – and the speed at which the available vaccines have become fiercely contested commodities. The print includes repeated motifs, and has been produced multiple times (edition of 10)

About Catherine


Catherine James’ practice is grounded in print and combines traditional techniques with digital technologies to produce works made with paper, textiles and film. The work exploits the materiality of paper and cloth and the immateriality of digital processes, and considers the historicity of print and photography.

Catherine trained as an academic Obstetrician and Gynaecologist before completing a Fine Art Foundation diploma (Morley College, Distinction) and an MA in the History of Art (Courtauld Institute of Art, Distinction). Both clinical and historical training influence her creative work. Catherine is currently working on a London Arts and Humanities Partnership (AHRC) project focused on early printed material in the rare book collection at the Royal College of Physicians.

Catherine usually works from her studio in Catford, South East London. During the coronavirus pandemic she has been making work at home using the kitchen table as a printing workshop and the bathroom as darkroom.

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Catherine was provided with the following page from Newnes’ Pictorial Knowledge Encyclopedia:

Volume 9
On things that interest you and me.
Through the Microscope
Artist:
Catherine James
Medium:
Silkscreen Print
Dimensions:
A4
Price:
75 EUR