Kirsty Kerr ~ Breath and Dust

But a Breath

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But a Breath (still), 2012. Video and sound installation.
But a Breath (still), 2012. Video and sound installation.
But a Breath (still), 2012. Video and sound installation.
But a Breath (still), 2012. Video and sound installation.
But a Breath (still), 2012. Video and sound installation.
But a Breath (still), 2012. Video and sound installation.
But a Breath (still), 2012. Video and sound installation.
But a Breath (still), 2012. Video and sound installation.
But a Breath (still), 2012. Video and sound installation.
But a Breath (still), 2012. Video and sound installation.

But a Breath (2012) is a cyclical meditation on the book of Ecclesiastes. Designed for experiencing in dark and secluded spaces, the piece includes an immersive soundtrack produced in collaboration with composer, Reuben Penny. But a Breath has been used for prayer and contemplation across various sites of worship, including for the observance of Ash Wednesday. View an excerpt below.

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Audio~Video

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All Our Days, 2011. Video installation.
All Our Days, 2011. Video installation.
She can weep for days gone by; she can laugh at days to come (detail), 2011. Video and sound installation.
She can weep for days gone by; she can laugh at days to come, 2011. Video and sound installation.
Beyond the Veil, 2011. Video and sound installation.
Not Long Here, 2012. Multi~media exhibition in collaboration with Fern Mayo.
But a Breath (installation view), 2012. Video and sound installation.

‍She can weep for days gone by; she can laugh at days to come (2011) was a two~screen audio~video work, first installed as an immersive, looping projection over black brick walls.

This piece was re~interpreted for Not Long Here (2012), a multi~media exhibition at the Malt Cross Gallery, Nottingham, in collaboration with sculptor and performer Fern Mayo.

Image, Object, Intervention

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Creatures (installation view), 2013. Site~specific intervention: collected dust, vinyl, window frame.
Creatures (detail), 2013. Site~specific intervention: collected dust, vinyl, window frame.‍
For Small Creatures Such As We, The Vastness Is Bearable Only Through Love (detail), 2013. Perspex, resin, collected dust, miniature figurines.
For Small Creatures Such As We, The Vastness Is Bearable Only Through Love (detail), 2013. Perspex, resin, collected dust, miniature figurines.
Hands (detail), 2017. Oil, charcoal and gold leaf on canvas.
Hands (detail), 2017. Oil, charcoal and gold leaf on canvas.
Gift Triptych: Frankincense (1 of 3), 2017. Incense residue on MDF.
Gift Triptych (Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh), 2017. Mixed media.

Creatures (2013) was a collection of objects and installations created for Departure Arts Centre, Limehouse. The series included a subtle spatial intervention: a layer of collected dust, installed within one of the building’s window frames. These works emerged through a programme of discursive workshops with Arrivals Collective and Morphē Arts, exploring what it means to be a creature and an art~maker.

Gift Triptych (Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh) (2017) is a mixed~media work meditating on material, symbol and story, created for Deconstructed Nativity (2017) at 35 Chapel Walk, Sheffield. The work was later re~exhibited for Material Transcendence (2018) at Worlds Ends Studios, and From Scratch (2022) at Spitalfields Studios.