SHY BAIRNS were an artist collective interested in the intersections of contemporary art and bookmaking, and the activation of projects within that space.
In our time together we aimed to create more of a conversation between artist/curator, exhibition/artwork, and viewer/reader. Print ran through the core of the practice; we utilised zines, workshops and installations to create collaborative works.
We were all interested in ideas of identity, community, popular culture, and interactivity, with projects ranging from exhibitions about fan culture (Fanspeak at Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, 2019) and speculative pandemic alien abductions (REMOTE WORK, The Grundy, Blackpool, 2021), to contemplating artist development within collectives (Jerwood Arts, London, 2019).
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SB was made of four people - Ellis Jackson Kroese, George Gibson, Erin Jackson Raynes and Eleanor Haswell. We met on our foundation course in Sunderland. We all have lives beyond Shy Bairns and are still practicing artists, curators and designers. Click through the links to stay in touch!
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