Kye Wilson
Portsmouth/Southampton
Kye Wilson uses moving image to create films and video installations that explore space, self and other, challenging notions of absence and presence, live and mediated, and real versus simulated.
Kye Wilson (b.1976, Portsmouth, UK) uses moving image to create films and video installations that explore space, self and other, challenging notions of absence and presence, live and mediated, and real versus simulated. A signature characteristic of his art is the embodiment of (him) self through technology - typically a video representation in the form of a female character or performer. This ambiguous, screen projected image enables audiences to engage with the identities of Wilson and the protagonist, acting as a “digital mirror” allowing the viewer to bring their own self and experience to the works. Recent activities include site-specific video installations devised and realised for a variety of different spaces including galleries and challenging historical places, including the Circulo de Belles Artes museum, Madrid, the National Trust's Mottisfont estate, The Round Tower, (a fifteenth century fortification in Old Portsmouth), and Winchester Cathedral. This includes an ongoing body of work entitled ‘Unified Spaces’, in which each individual installation artwork is comprised of life-size projections showcased in the exact spot where a ‘performance to camera’ has taken place, described by Wilson as ‘video trompe l’oeil’. Kye Wilson’s achievements include graduating with an MA Fine Art with distinction from the University of Portsmouth in 2011, and receiving awards and commissions from Arts Council England, Festival of Video Art Kinolevchyk, Hayward Gallery and Madrid Festival of Contemporary Audio-Visual Arts (MADATAC). Wilson has shown work in the UK and internationally.
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