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Don't give them fire! (2024)
Exhibition / Performance
Klein, S. Don't give them fire!. [Print]. 4 March 2024 - 15 March 2024. (Unpublished)

The title ‘Don’t give them fire’ refers to the myth of Prometheus. Prometheus's most famous act was his theft of fire from the gods. According to the myth, Prometheus took fire from the workshop of Hephaestus (the god of fire and craftsmanship) and g... Read More about Don't give them fire!.

Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize exhibition 2023 (2023)
Exhibition / Performance
Chamberlain, I. Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize exhibition 2023. [Works on paper]. Exhibited at Trinity Buoy Wharf, London, UK. 29 September 2023 - 15 October 2023. (Unpublished)

Known as the UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing, the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize received 3,000 submissions from 1,450 candidates located across the world for its 2023 edition. A total of 124 works by 111 drawing practit... Read More about Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize exhibition 2023.

Near and far: An exhibition of artworks made by the printmaking staff at the University of the West of England (2023)
Exhibition / Performance
Klein, S., Trujillo Vazquez, A., Davis, A., Paz, A., Buxton, A., Goodman, B., …Arteaga, R. Near and far: An exhibition of artworks made by the printmaking staff at the University of the West of England. [Print]. Exhibited at Bower Ashton Gallery, University of the West of England, Bristol. 13 March 2023 - 24 March 2023. (Unpublished)

The exhibition by printmaking staff at the University of the West of England has become an annual event. At the end of the last exhibition the next one seems far away. But time flies and suddenly March is very near again, and panic begins. The theme... Read More about Near and far: An exhibition of artworks made by the printmaking staff at the University of the West of England.

A Century in Print - 1920-2020 (2022)
Exhibition / Performance
Chamberlain, I. A Century in Print - 1920-2020. [Printmaking]. Exhibited at Chippenham Museum, Chippenham, UK. 10 December 2022 - 25 March 2023. (Unpublished)

I was selected for this exhibition at Chippenham Museum and the resulting publication - A century in Print ISBN 978-1-911408-94-9 Work was also selected for the Museums permanent collection. https://www.chippenham.gov.uk/chippenham-museum/exh... Read More about A Century in Print - 1920-2020.

The point of truth, beauty and knowledge (2022)
Exhibition / Performance
Chamberlain, I. The point of truth, beauty and knowledge. [Printmaking]. Exhibited at Kunstlerhaus, Dortmund , Germany. 3 December 2022 - 22 January 2023. (Unpublished)

I was invited by the curator Debora Ando to take oart in this exhibition at Kunstlerhaus , Dortmund , Germany. "The point of truth, beauty and knowledge" presents six positions whose artistic explorations reflect current investigations on the poet... Read More about The point of truth, beauty and knowledge.

Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize (2022)
Exhibition / Performance
Chamberlain, I. Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. [Drawing, Pencil and graphite]. Exhibited at Touring show, London, Wills Museum Basingstoke and Art House Jersey. 29 September 2022 - 1 May 2023. (Unpublished)

Nothing besides Remains I and II were selected for the international Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. "The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize was founded in 1994 and is celebrating the 26th consecutive annual exhibition in 2021. The exhibition and aw... Read More about Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize.

The synthetic landscape (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Chamberlain, I. (2022, September). The synthetic landscape. Paper presented at IMPACT - International printmaking conference, UWE, Bristol , UK

Under the title of ‘The Synthetic Landscape’ I will be presenting and discussing my ongoing practice and related conceptual themes. My work focuses on the use architectural metaphors to investigate ideas around Isolation and boundaries. I will... Read More about The synthetic landscape.

Beyond DPP1-De/Re-constructing the wet-plate collodion process (2022)
Exhibition / Performance
Menger, F. Beyond DPP1-De/Re-constructing the wet-plate collodion process. [Tintypes, Albumen prints, inkjet prints and Ambrotypes]. Exhibited at IMPQCT12 conference. 21 September 2022 - 25 September 2022. (Unpublished)

In 2020, the CFPR, in conjunction with the Royal Photographic Society, made a call for papers for a conference, workshops and an exhibition with the title: ‘Don’t’ Press Print-De-constructing and re-construction the wet-plate collodion process’. M... Read More about Beyond DPP1-De/Re-constructing the wet-plate collodion process.

Derwent Drawing Prize (2022)
Exhibition / Performance
Chamberlain, I. Derwent Drawing Prize. [Drawing]. 23 February 2022 - 6 March 2022. (Unpublished)

Shelter and Shelter XXXIV were selected from over  6000 entries from 43 different countries.  These selections were edited down to 72 works by 55 artists. "The Derwent Art Prize is a global art competition and exhibition. Open to artists from arou... Read More about Derwent Drawing Prize.

Hockney to Himid - 60 years of British printmaking (2021)
Exhibition / Performance
Chamberlain, I. Hockney to Himid - 60 years of British printmaking. [Printmaking]. 13 November 2021 - 24 April 2022. (Unpublished)

Including works by Edward Bawden, Peter Blake, Tracey Emin, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Chris Ofili, Grayson Perry and Rachel Whiteread, amongst others, this extraordinary exhibition features over 100 prints by 90 different artists. From wood e... Read More about Hockney to Himid - 60 years of British printmaking.

Trinity Buoy wharf Drawing prize 2022 (2021)
Exhibition / Performance
Chamberlain, I. Trinity Buoy wharf Drawing prize 2022. [Works on paper]. 1 November 2021 - 5 March 2022. (Unpublished)

Altered States-The use of collodion as part of an Interdisciplinary approach (2021)
Book Chapter
Chamberlain, I. (2021). Altered States-The use of collodion as part of an Interdisciplinary approach. In Dont press print -De constructing the collodion process (52-59). UK: The Royal Photographic Society

My chapter for the publication will discuss my use of the wet plate collodion process and its developing role within my creative practice. I will give my personal viewpoint into how working in collaboration with experts in their field has given me... Read More about Altered States-The use of collodion as part of an Interdisciplinary approach.

Monuments remain (2019)
Exhibition / Performance
Chamberlain, I. Monuments remain. [Etching, Drawing]. 16 November 2019 - 7 December 2019. (Unpublished)

Ian Chamberlain - Monuments Remain - 16 November to 7 December 2019 Ian Chamberlain’s work reinterprets man-made structures as monuments placed within the landscape, that act as architectural metaphors of past and current technological achieveme... Read More about Monuments remain.

Robotic etching: The creation of digital etching using robotics (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Winslow, V., O’Dowd, P., Chamberlain, I., & Parraman, C. (2021). Robotic etching: The creation of digital etching using robotics. In Proceedings of EVA London 2019 (97-102). https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/EVA2019.20

This paper looks at the potentials afforded by robots when applied to traditional printing techniques such as etching. Through experiments using an adapted drawing robot, this study explores the possibilities of creating works where a traditional etc... Read More about Robotic etching: The creation of digital etching using robotics.

Robotic etching: The creation of digital etching using robotics (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Lewis, V., Parraman, C., O'Dowd, P., & Chamberlain, I. (2019, July). Robotic etching: The creation of digital etching using robotics. Paper presented at EVA London 2019, BCS London office, London, England

1. Introduction This paper describes an investigation of a robot used within the traditional etching printmaking process. The use of a robot has been studied in two ways. First, for the novel affordances an autonomous robot provides within printmak... Read More about Robotic etching: The creation of digital etching using robotics.

Echoes from the past - Impact international print conference (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Chamberlain, I. (2018, September). Echoes from the past - Impact international print conference. Paper presented at IMPACT 10 - ENCUENTRO, Santander, Spain

In my presentation I will discuss my current project ‘The Atlantic wall”and my experience of recording first hand several locations along the Atlantic Wall in France, Norway and Denmark using Drawing, photography and film to capture and explore the f... Read More about Echoes from the past - Impact international print conference.

Echoes from the past (2017)
Journal Article
Chamberlain, I. (2017). Echoes from the past

The article looks at my own practice and how I have taken inspiration from traditional process such as etching and the practitioners Rembrandt and Piranesi. These references have then been reinterpreted within a contemporary context using my subject... Read More about Echoes from the past.

Pressing matters - article, bleakness, brutalism and beauty (2017)
Journal Article
Chamberlain, I. (2017). Pressing matters - article, bleakness, brutalism and beauty

An extensive 8 page article , Bleakness, Brutalism and Beauty was published in pressing matters magazine in issue 2. I was interviewed and invited to discuss my concepts, interests and processes used.