Jeremy Deller
Born in London, 1966
He was educated at Dulwich College, Courtauld Institute of Art University of London and did his MA in Art History at University of Sussex. Collaboration and participation are central to Deller’s work. He was winner of the Turner Prize in 2004 for his installation Memory Bucket (2003), work in which he uses documentary techniques to explore the state of Texas, focusing on two politically charged locations: the site of the Branch Davidian siege in Waco and President Bush’s home town of Crawford. Archive news footage is collaged with interviews, juxtaposing official reports with personal narratives.
His recent projects have explored the cultural landscape of specific places. In A Social Parade he celebrated the diversity of San Sebastian in Spain by monographs, and by inclusion in major international group exhibitions.
