Imogen REID
EN
Imogen Reid (born in 1968) is a British artist and writer who lives and works in London. Her practice influenced by literary theory and the history of geometric abstraction from Anni Albers to Agnes Martin, unfolds between writing, drawing, and printmaking, where language becomes material and the page a space for both reading and seeing. Her “text(ile)” prints - small-scale works on paper built through layered inking, erasure, and overprinting - explore the tactile and rhythmic possibilities of written marks as visual structures. Hyphens, commas, ruled lines, and fragments of text are stitched, mirrored, and reassembled into patterns that hover between legibility and abstraction. The resulting grids, chevrons, and woven lines form a dialogue between text and textile, word and thread, inscription and fabric. Her first collaboration with Rossicontemporary took the form of a book project exploring the relationship between writing, weaving, and printed form.
FR
Imogen Reid (née en 1968) est une artiste et écrivaine britannique vivant et travaillant à Londres. Sa pratique se déploie entre écriture et estampe, où le langage devient matière et la page un espace de création plastique. Ses estampes text(ile) — œuvres sur papier à petite échelle créées par des surimpressions — explorent les possibilités tactiles et rythmiques des signes typographiques comme structures visuelles. Traits d’union, virgules, lignes tracées et fragments de texte sont cousus, réassemblés en motifs oscillant entre lisibilité et abstraction. Un dialogue entre texte et textile, entre mot et fil. Sa première collaboration avec Rossicontemporary a pris la forme d’un projet de livre explorant la relation entre écriture, tissage et forme imprimée.
