Woven Sea Fan
Woven Sea Fan addresses Elphinstone’s concerns about environmental sustainability and the polluting of the ocean. By carefully weaving plastic threads over and under the delicate lace pattern of the soft coral sea fan, she not only draws attention to the human need to control nature, but also creates an unexpected juxtaposition of the perfections and imperfections of the world.
About the Artist
Kaitlyn Elphinstone
b. 1985
Kaitlyn Elphinstone is an interdisciplinary artist who works in digital media and assemblage. She studied visual art and art history at the University of Toronto and has a master’s degree in arts policy and management from Birkbeck College, University of London. She has coordinated several local arts festivals and specialises in cultural communications and arts administration. Elphinstone was recognised with a Cayman National Cultural Foundation Silver Star for Creativity (2016) and is a founding member of the contemporary artist collective C4. NGCI exhibitions include The Persistence of Memory (2011), Art of Assemblage (2013), Metamorphoses (2014), tIDal Shift: Explorations of Identity in Contemporary Caymanian Art (2015), Upon the Seas (2017), Revive: Contemporary Caymanian Craft (2017), and Cross Currents – 1st Cayman Islands Biennial (2019).
