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Aster Reem David (b. 1988, Pakistan) is a multidisciplinary artist from the UK working with photography, printmaking, installation, and mixed media. Her research centres on Queer ecology, ecology, and landscape emphasising human and more-than-human interrelationships. Aster’s studio practice is rooted in layers of experimental processes, informed by the transmutation of scientific methods, hybrid methodologies of printmaking and alternative photographic processes, queered beyond their conventional etiquettes that reflect and collaborate with the Natural world. She received her BA in Photographic Arts from the University of Westminster, London and MA in Art & Ecology from the Burren College of Art, Ireland. Aster is currently based in West Ireland and divides her time between the UK and Ireland.
Education
2022 MA in Art & Ecology, Burren College of Art, Ireland
2016 BA (Hons) Photography, University of Westminster, London (First Class Honours)
2014 Diploma in Photography, City of Westminster College, London (Distinction)
2011 Film & Darkroom Photography, Central Saint Martins, London
Exhibitions
2023 Meant to Fade, Laneway Gallery, Cork City, Ireland [Upcoming]
2022 (is)land, Burren College of Art, Ireland [group]
2018 Salt and Light: a visual discourse on climate change, Dukes Lane, Brighton [solo]
2016 Labyrinth, Free Range Shows, Old Truman Brewery, London [group]
2014 Morph, Off The Wall, The Terrace 9th Annual Open, Terrace Gallery, London [group]
2014 Morph, Free Range Shows, Old Truman Brewery, London [group]
2014 Morph, no barking art Biennale 'Material World II', Espacio Gallery, London [group]
Books & Publications
2023 Disturbed Ecologies: Photography, Geopolitics, and the Northern Landscape in the Era of Environmental Crisis, transcript press, (print)
2022 Salt and Light photozine, Another Place Press (print)
2020 Salt and Light, Splash & Grab (print)
2020 Let The River Flow issue 01 (print)
2020 31 Days in Transit, Black River issue 01 (digital)
2020 Liquid Memories, Soft Lightning volume 01 (print)
2015 Silent Chaos, No Barking Art magazine (print)
2014 Emma McGuire editorial feature, No Barking Art magazine (print)
2014 Female Photographers Now, No Barking Art magazine (print)
Nominations
2020 THELITLIST by authority collective - shortlisted for 2020 list of 30 photographers to watch, exhibit and hire
Artist Talks & Guest Lectures
2023 Artist Talk, Burren College of Art, Ireland
2022 Guest Lecture, Burren College of Art, Ireland
2022 A Woman Walks Alone at Night, With a Camera, in conversation with Ruby Wallis & Phillina Sun, Ireland
2021 Guest Lecture, University of the Arts London
2020 The Sustainable Darkroom residency at Guest Projects in collaboration with London Alternative Photography Collective
Workshops
2022 Anthotype/Alternative Photography, Burren College of Art, Ireland
Features & Interviews
2021 Unveild
2021 The Daring
2020 The Daring (essay)
2020 Splash & Grab
2020 Hashtag Photography Magazine
2020 Landartcollective
2020 Black River
2019 Softlightningstudio
2019 tootiredproject featured work on 'depression and mental health'
2016 The Pupil Sphere
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