shemza.digital #13-#15, 2023

Aphra Shemza, Stuart Batchelor, Peter Todd and AJ Bravo in collaboration with the public

Materials: Film and digital printed window vinyl

Dimensions: Dimensions variable and 820 x 82cms

Images: shemza.digital #15 installed on MIMA's facade and participant's digital painting in the workshop. Images courtesy of MIMA.

In February 2023, I worked with students from the School of Arts & Creative Industries, Teesside University and publics for a series of workshops working with a bespoke digital painting application to experiment with Anwar Shemza’s square and circle ‘squircle’ motif. Participants created digital tiles which are drawn together by me and are shared publicly in this animation. More info here.

The shemza.digital project combines the abstract art of my grandfather Anwar Jalal Shemza (1928-1985) and my contemporary digital practice. Launched in collaboration with the computer artist Stuart Batchelor in 2020 and funded by Arts Council England, the shemza.digital project is made for and with the British public. The project creates art that is accessible to all through its educational programme of digital art workshops, hybrid exhibitions and participatory and interactive artworks.

shemza.digital #13 and #14, 2023.