Mark Denny

My practice flows between photo media and sculpture. I have been exploring the intrinsic meanings and histories embedded within found objects, especially found photos within the genre of vernacular photography. These investigations have been centred around the concept of memory, both individual memory and collective cultural memory.

Degree
Bachelor of Fine Arts
 Screenshot from single channel video onto patterned tablecloth
 Screenshot from single channel video onto patterned tablecloth

'Remnants', 2022. Screenshot from single channel video onto patterned tablecloth

Found objects (drawers), sand, paper clay, photo transfers.

'Digging (After Seamus Heaney)', 2024. Found objects (drawers), sand, paper clay, photo transfers.

Plasterboard, paper clay, found objects, digital prints, acrylic paint, newsprint.

'The Limits of Remembering', 2024. Plasterboard, paper clay, found objects, digital prints, acrylic paint, newsprint.