Lynne Chapman
Sheffield, UK
Lynne’s work explores her fascination with issues around autobiographical memory-loss and identity, a preoccupation which stems from experiencing the symptoms of Aphantasia (the lack of a mind’s eye). She is interested in the role visual recall plays in the maintenance of our sense of self and in our relationships with friends and family. Her artwork probes the fractures between perception and stored memory, considering the difference between the knowledge that events have occurred, and genuine recall. For many years, Lynne has kept sketchbooks as visual diaries, pinning down the details of her lived experience through onsite drawing. She uses her textiles to communicate ways in which Aphantasia impacts her connection with both this ongoing present and her fast-fading past.
Lynne’s practice also includes regular collaborations with academics, a means by which she keeps herself continually challenged and her work is encouraged to evolve.
Her textiles are principally hand-embroidered.
Photographs: Lynne Chapman / Jerry Lampson