Phyllida Bluemel
Lecturer, Illustration BA(Hons)
Phyllida Bluemel is an interdisciplinary artist, writer, lecturer and book designer. She takes a curatorial and connective approach, paying attention to patterns and constellating ideas across diverse contexts. She likes to create spaces that fit in the hand – the pamphlet, map and book – and has taken this approach into many different collaborative projects.
Recent examples include: an interactive guidebook for children weaving together archaeological, astronomical, agricultural and ecological approaches to the Penwith landscape; a collaboration with Dr. Lauren Holt – translating the outcomes of her research fellowship at Cambridge University’s Centre for the Study of Existential Risk; and an FX Exchange project with Dr. Emmylou Rahtz and Exeter University, researching how scale shifts perspective.
Phyllida graduated with a BA in Philosophy from Cambridge University in 2013, and an MA in Illustration: Authorial Practice from Falmouth University in 2015. She first joined the BA Illustration team in 2018 as an Associate Lecturer, and works now as a Lecturer in Critical Studies across all three years.
Qualifications
Qualifications
| Year | Qualification | Awarding body |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | MA Illustration: Authorial Practice | Falmouth University |
| 2012 | BA (Hons) Philosophy | University of Cambridge |
Research Interests
Research interests and expertise
Research interests include: the 'view from above’ – the history of the cosmic, aerial and cartographic view – as mode of narration and visual metaphor for knowledge. Eco-criticism. Scale. Relationships between image and text. Language Philosophy.
