A Brand New Statement
I always have difficulty in writing statements. I discovered the last one I had, and was sending out, didn’t ctually have anything at all to do with me and who I am or about my work. This is much more accurate and reflective.
Aidan Moesby is a socially engaged artist. His process is based around dialogues and conversations, forming the foundation of his research these lead to creative responses. These conversations may include one to ones with people or organisations or a more forensic dialogue with specific sites and locations. They may be spoken, observed or creative and are about discovering stories – we are constructed of our memories and these form and influence our identities. These personal and organisational myths affect how we are in the world and influence our relationships. Moesbys’ work is further informed through the imagery and rituals we use to create and make sense of the everyday. He explores relationships between people and place through the distillation of intimate, often concealed histories. Often site-specific, no matter what the medium – ink, pixel, parquet, dust – the word and its meaning is paramount. He is obsessed by all things text and the letterpress tradition.
