Repost; Remake was my show in the 2023 NCAD Works. It was a reflection on the power and value of memes, in a culture that mostly sees them as something like an acessory to culture, rather than something more central.
![The Plotter Installation from Repost; Remake The Plotter Installation from Repost; Remake](/images/repost/repost_plotter_1.jpg)
This work was a combination of a few different elements. It had a plotter installation, 5 etchings (all of which were made with the plotter), and a risograph publication.
![The plotter installation, featuring the screen that displayed the meme currently being drawn at that moment. An image of the plotter from Repost; Remake.](/images/repost/repost_plotter_2.jpg)
The plotter was a central part of the installation. It's linked in with an online service, that allows viewers to upload an image and have it redrawn by the plotter.
This allowed the creation of real life collages over time, which you can see below.
![A Composite containing a variety of drawing from Repost; Remake, as submitted by users during the exhibition. An image of the plotter's output.](/images/repost/repost_composite.jpg)
Alongside that, the folling etchings were on display:
- Never Trust a Wizard on his Casting Couch
- 10! because i do be lying a lot
- British lads hit each other with chair
- Portrait of an Artist at 12 Years Old
- Untited
![British lads hit each other with chair (2023) - Etching on Fabriano Paper. A picture of the etching 'British lads hit each other with chair'.](/images/repost/repost_british_lads.jpg)
These were a linear development throughout my time in NCAD, as I development my practice and my self. All of these were made while the plotter was being built and the tech developed, as a way of testing the plotter before the exhibition.
![Portrait of an Artist at 12 Years Old (2023) - Etching on Fabriano Paper. A picture of the etching 'Portrait of an Artist at 12 Years Old'.](/images/repost/repost_12yo.jpg)
![Untitled (2023) - Etching on Fabriano Paper. A picture of the etching 'Untitled'.](/images/repost/repost_untitled.jpg)
All of them were displayed on a wallpaper, titled "Wallpaper of a well known wallpaper". This was a somewhat ironic piece, giving (a recreation of) one the one of world's most well known wallpaper Bliss, as featured in Windows XP, the materiality of a wallpaper. It helped set the tone and context for the work, as well as being a centrepiece of the exhibition.
![Wallpaper of a well known wallpaper - Digitally printed wallpaper (2m x 3m). A photo of the wallpaper installation in the exhibition, with five etchings visible on it.](/images/repost/repost_wallpaper.jpg)
The last part of this was a risograph publication, I don't think we were made for this, a combination essay and visual collage, printed on risograph. It was available at the time of the exhibition, and may go on sale again.
Check the shows page out on the NCAD Works Page.