David Faithfull lectures at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and lives and works in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Much of his work is based on the natural environment and human relationships with it historically and culturally. Recent projects have explored tides and coastlines, through text and image, and experimental Palindromic and Panoramic forms. These include extensive investigations on the Isle of Mull in the Scottish Hebrides and the crash of a Tornado jet near Torness nuclear power Station in south-east Scotland, through the ‘Jettison’ series of Artists Books.
He publishes his work under the Semper Fidelis imprint in Edinburgh. This diverse range of books, multiples and editions has been produced over the last tfifteen years and has been exhibited extensively, both nationally and internationally with pieces in collections including the Tate and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.
Additional book projects include Faithfull’s curation of the critically acclaimed exhibition ‘Inkubator’ of Artists Books, Prints and Multiples, at the Durham Art Gallery in September 2009 and at Edinburgh Printmakers in 2007. This included the work of over 120 artists and over 300 individual pieces arranged in six interactive themed and furnished spaces, reflecting the different natures of the work:
The Bunker, the Hangar, the Study, the Landscape, the Log Cabin and the Annexe.
Incorporating specifically commissioned wallpapers, furniture and floor coverings; the themed areas were designed to enhance the overall experience of viewing and freely handling Artists Books within the normal restraints of the Gallery environment.
In the summer of 2008, Faithfull collaborated with the poet John Burnside on a residency on the Isle of Jura, supported by the Jura Distillery and the Scottish Book Trust. The resulting work was published by Polygon in ‘The Spirit of Jura’ and in the Artists Book ‘Jura: Westwards/Eastwards’.
Recent projects include a series of prints commissioned by the Bank of Scotland incorporating shredded banknotes and investigating Fiscal themes, particularly Bear and Bull Markets reflecting the current banking crisis.
David Faithfull is currently on the Board of Edinburgh Printmakers.
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