Shannyn REID

In her practice, Shannyn is interested in what is lost and found: the discarded remnants and belongings of strangers that sit upon the precipice of what can be both important and unimportant. Shopping lists, to-do lists and reminders are like brief glimpses into others' lives, written down to be recalled and then forgotten. Working from compiled, collected, and discarded lists, she strive to  collect instances of lost relevance. By recreating each object, she's interested in preserving and re-presenting the mundanity of the everyday, calling attention to its forgotten significance. Translating each list into textiles she alter their medium and texture, creating an opportunity for the viewer to question the obscurity of the list in front of them; an unfamiliar familiar object.

        Reid employ textiles in her practice due to their tactile nature and history of domesticity and functionality in the home. She uses fabric as it holds mark and form, it can rip and tear, and exists in a similar yet different space as the lists she creates. There is a playfulness that exists with textiles as soft sculptures, and she encourage the audience to connect, touch and spend time with the lists. We buy, we use, we re-use, we run out; then we make lists to use and discard. To remember to forget. To lose and to find.

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Shannyn Reid is currently completing her MFA at York University, in Ontario. Reid has graduated with a BFA at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Grenfell Campus (2021), and has received several scholarships and rewards from the University during her studies. Since her graduation, Reid has been focused on creating art using found objects and textiles to make art that is interesting and accessible to anyone.