Fiona Crisp facts for kids

Fiona Crisp (born in 1966 in Derbyshire, England) is a British artist. She is known for her amazing photographs and art installations. An installation is a type of art that fills a space, like a room, and you can walk through it.

Fiona Crisp is also a Professor of Fine Art at Northumbria University. This means she teaches art to students at a university.

Exploring Art: Fiona Crisp's Career

Fiona Crisp has created many interesting art projects. Her work often makes people think about history, science, and how we see the world.

Journeying Underground: The Subterrania Exhibition

One of Fiona Crisp's big projects was an exhibition called Subterrania. She worked on this project for six years! It showed large photographs of places hidden underground.

• She photographed an old World War II hospital beneath Guernsey.
• She also took pictures in the ancient catacombs under Rome.
• Another cool place she photographed was the Geevor Tin Mine in Cornwall, England.

Her photos from Subterrania made people think about how history, tourism, and science are all connected. One reviewer said her photos felt like looking into someone's mind, not just at buildings. A book called Hyper Passive was also released, showing her work from the past ten years.

Thinking Differently: Negative Capability

Fiona Crisp's art often explores a special idea called Negative Capability. This phrase was first used by a famous poet named John Keats. He meant being okay with not knowing all the answers. It's about being comfortable with mystery and doubt.

Fiona Crisp uses this idea in her photography. She wants her photos to make you think and wonder, not just show you exactly what something is. Her art often makes you question what you are seeing.

Seeing the View: The Stourhead Cycle

One of her recent art installations was called Negative Capability: The Stourhead Cycle. It was shown at Matt's Gallery in London. This exhibition also explored how we "build" a view. It looked at how our ideas, politics, and thoughts change what we see.

Her work was also part of an exhibition at Tate Britain in 2013. This show was called Looking at the View. It showed how different artists look at and present landscapes.

Art in a Famous Gallery

Fiona Crisp's digital print, Norwegian series #3, is a part of the collection at the Tate Gallery. The Tate Gallery is a very famous art museum in London, England. Having her work there shows how important and recognized her art is.