b. 2002
My primary studio practice this year has revolved around narrative storytelling, considering a range of audiences when doing so and working predominantly through analogue means. My main body of work – the animation is the result of collaboration with the Poet Michael Pederson. I was inspired by the works of Lizzy Hobbs and Anwyn Beier throughout my development process. I found a specific interest in communicating the sleepy feeling the poem depicts, drawing from Pederson’s expressive descriptions of nature within my own imagery and through the use of charcoal, which I later inverted and overlayed onto cyanotype backgrounds.
s.aicken27@gmail.com
@sophie_aicken_illustration
Glasgow School of Art 2021 - 2024
BA (Hons) Communication Design (Illustration)
Grade - First (1:1)
Exhibitions and Screenings
Daydream Nation 5
The Rum Shack
20th January 2025
Pulpit Exhibition
Glasgow School of Art Library
15 Oct - 17 Nov 2024
The Cat Prince Paperback Launch & Animation Showcase with Michael Pederson and Hollie McNish
Glasgow, Reid Refectory
04 June 2024
Glasgow School Of Art Degree Show
Glasgow, Reid Building
May 2024 - June 2024
ComDes WIP Show
Glasgow, The Vic Cafe Bar
February 2024
Glasgow University Magazine Winter Launch
Glasgow, New Glasgow Society
November 2022