Ross Birrell

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Ross Birrell (* 1969 in Paisley ) is a Scottish conceptual artist .

life and work

Ross Birrell teaches at the Glasgow School of Art . He uses films, sculptures, installations, music, texts, events and publications as artistic media.

Birrell described his work “The Transit of Hermes ” for documenta 14 as a “mobile, participatory , human-equine ensemble lasting 100 days ”. During the 100-day documenta, four riders covered the distance from Athens to Kassel on horses - and thus also traced one of the escape routes across Europe.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ documenta 14 daybook Ross Birrel , accessed on April 28, 2019
  2. ↑ 'Book Torture': An Interview with Ross Birrell , accessed April 27, 2019.
  3. ↑ Ross Birrell , accessed April 28, 2019.
  4. ↑ Deutschlandfunk On the Escape Route from Athens to Kassel , accessed on April 28, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Birrell, Ross
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish concept artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Paisley