James Stephen Wright
James Stephen Wright | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1988 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, curator |
| Website | jamesstephenwright.com |
James Stephen Wright (born 1988) is a British multidisciplinary artist whose work combines new media, XR (extended reality), open data, and socially engaged practices to explore ecological, historical, and heritage-related themes.
Career
Wright began his artistic career after graduating from the Glasgow School of Art and the University of Edinburgh. He works across digital media, installation, and XR, often focusing on environmental and social concerns. In 2020, he founded Strange Quark Labs, a creative studio using data and digital technology for social engagement.[1]
Fellowships and residencies
In 2019, Wright was awarded a twelve-month fellowship by the State of Bavaria at the Internationales Künstlerhaus Villa Concordia in Bamberg, Germany.[2] During his time there, he created a large-scale façade installation inspired by the river Regnitz. The work, titled dualisms_oo, received coverage in local media for its use of digital projection on the historic building.[3]
Artistic practice
Wright’s artistic practice blends narrative, performance, and digital technologies. He explores data, heritage, and ecology through immersive and interactive experiences. His XR project Planet Cramond, developed with Asteria Creative, uses augmented reality to create a site-specific digital walk on Cramond Island.[4]
His generative video installation We Pretended It Wasn’t Green used real-time satellite earth data to reflect on environmental denial. Other works include ˈbər-b(ə-)liŋ and performances such as (nɑnkəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl) and prɑːmpt.[5]
Exhibitions and performances
- We Pretended It Wasn’t Green – Life Science Centre, Newcastle (2022)[6]
- ˈbər-b(ə-)liŋ – Middlesbrough Art Weekender (2022)[7]
- (nɑnkəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl) – Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow (2022)
- dualisms_oo – Villa Concordia, Bamberg (2019)[3]
- Haha C’est La Vie – Cabaret Voltaire, Zürich, for the Dada centenary (2016)[8]
Publications
- A Study of Noses: Past, Present, Proboscises (Good Press, 2023)[9]
- O (with Polina Chizhova, Good Press, 2023)[10]
- KNØRR (2012)[11]
References
- ^ "Bio". jamesstephenwright.com. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "James Stephen Wright, Fellow 2019/20". Internationales Künstlerhaus Villa Concordia. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ a b Ullrich, Florian (15 October 2019). "Ein Brite lässt die Concordia-Fassade flimmern (A Brit makes the Concordia facade shimmer)". Fränkischer Tag (in German). Retrieved 15 July 2025.
The British artist James Stephen Wright is a scholarship holder at the Villa Concordia. In his work, he deals with digital media and rivers. This can now be seen on the facade of the house.
- ^ "Planet Cramond". Axis Web. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "James Stephen Wright - Newcastle University Staff Profile". Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "We Pretended It Wasn't Green". Life Science Centre. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Middlesbrough Art Weekender 2022 Programme" (PDF). Middlesbrough Art Weekender. p. 15. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "dada-generation-2016". dada-generation-2016.net. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
James Stephen Wright: Haha C'est La Vie
- ^ "A Study of Noses". Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "O by Polina Chizhova & James Stephen Wright". Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "KNØRR by James Stephen Wright". Retrieved 15 July 2025.