Claire Oboussier
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Claire Oboussier is an artist working in London. She was brought up in Devon, and graduated from the University of Sussex
in 1986.
She met and married Vong Phaophanit during a year studying in Paris in 1985.
She went on to gain the Dyment and Thomas Scholarship for Doctoral Research in the Arts and Humanities at the University of Bristol
, where she also helped set up and run the Interdisciplinary Critical Theory seminar for faculty.
Claire’s doctoral thesis, completed in 1995, on French critical theory in the visual field, explored the poetic and theoretical intersections of the visual and verbal realms.
Since then, she has gone on to use a range of media from the written/spoken word to film, sound and sculptural elements in her own practice and has produced a range of publications and catalogue essays.
From 1998-2002, she was a member of the Executive Committee for MAKE and subsequently became an editorial advisor for MAKE magazine.
In 2006 she was a Panel member for Birmingham City Hospital new art commission.
She is currently working experimentally with digital images and sounds from Prisons for a multi-screen installation entitled ‘Doing Time’.
She worked on visual concept and lighting, with Greg Pope
, for "Scan", Rosemary Butcher Dance Company, Hayward Gallery, London, 2001
She has also written extensively on, and in parallel with, Phaophanit’s work and collaborated with him on the film "All that’s solid melts into air (Karl Marx)" for which she wrote the text.
In 2005, they were chosen to develop the Big Art Project commission for North Belfast, "Northern Lights", and Liverpool Housing Action Trust, "Outhouse".
They collaborated on "Life Lines", for Pier Hill, Southend-on-Sea, 2004, and "Neon light" for Centre for Lifelong Learning at City and Islington College
, London, 2004.
University of Sussex
The University of Sussex is an English public research university situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, within the city of Brighton and Hove. The University received its Royal Charter in August 1961....
in 1986.
She met and married Vong Phaophanit during a year studying in Paris in 1985.
She went on to gain the Dyment and Thomas Scholarship for Doctoral Research in the Arts and Humanities at the University of Bristol
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
, where she also helped set up and run the Interdisciplinary Critical Theory seminar for faculty.
Claire’s doctoral thesis, completed in 1995, on French critical theory in the visual field, explored the poetic and theoretical intersections of the visual and verbal realms.
Since then, she has gone on to use a range of media from the written/spoken word to film, sound and sculptural elements in her own practice and has produced a range of publications and catalogue essays.
From 1998-2002, she was a member of the Executive Committee for MAKE and subsequently became an editorial advisor for MAKE magazine.
In 2006 she was a Panel member for Birmingham City Hospital new art commission.
She is currently working experimentally with digital images and sounds from Prisons for a multi-screen installation entitled ‘Doing Time’.
She worked on visual concept and lighting, with Greg Pope
Greg Pope
Gregory James "Greg" Pope is a former British Labour Party politician, who served as Member of Parliament for Hyndburn from 1992 until retiring at the 2010 general election. He was a government whip until the reshuffle following the 2001 general election.-Early life:He went to St Marys College R.C...
, for "Scan", Rosemary Butcher Dance Company, Hayward Gallery, London, 2001
She has also written extensively on, and in parallel with, Phaophanit’s work and collaborated with him on the film "All that’s solid melts into air (Karl Marx)" for which she wrote the text.
In 2005, they were chosen to develop the Big Art Project commission for North Belfast, "Northern Lights", and Liverpool Housing Action Trust, "Outhouse".
They collaborated on "Life Lines", for Pier Hill, Southend-on-Sea, 2004, and "Neon light" for Centre for Lifelong Learning at City and Islington College
City and Islington College
City and Islington College also known as Candi, is a further education college located in the London Borough of Islington, England with five major sites across Islington. It is a member of the 157 Group of highly successful Further Education colleges in England, of which it's principal Frank...
, London, 2004.