Charlie Hackett lectures at Grays School of Art in Aberdeen, Scotland. He graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1985. His practice over the last 10 years has been directed towards community based arts projects working alongside Galleries in Sco
...MoreCharlie Hackett lectures at Grays School of Art in Aberdeen, Scotland. He graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1985. His practice over the last 10 years has been directed towards community based arts projects working alongside Galleries in Scotland Such as the Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh, the CCA in Glasgow and the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow where he was highly involved in the Sanctuary project working alongside refugees and people claiming political asylum. He has taken part in Discourse Power Resistance conferences over the last few years at Manchester Metropolitan University. His research remit within Grays School of Art focuses on Art in Public Spaces. His practice has also looked at issues relating to Mental Health and was involved in life story work involving the closure of a Victorian Mental Health institution.
The common thread running throughout his work is identity.
His arts practice is directed towards time based media.
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