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Shannon Swinburn

shannon.swinburn@gmail.com

@shanswinburn

Shannon Swinburn (b.1993, Portsmouth, UK) is a Textile Artist based in London.

Dedicated to exploring the intrinsic connections between gender, textiles, and modern-day computing. Her work aims to highlight the often-overlooked contributions of women in emergent technology, utilizing speculation, counterfactual histories, and material storytelling to bring these narratives to the forefront.

Awards and Residencies include:
The Sarabande Foundation Studio Residency (2024-2025),The Blackhorse Workshop Residency
(2024) The Robin and Lucienne Day Foundation Prize (2024),The Textile Society Student Bursary Award (2024) The Haberdashers’ Scholarship RCA (2023)

Education:
MA Textiles, Royal College of Art
BA Graphic Design, Central Saint Martins

Core Rope Memory Modules
2023
Silk, Cotton, Cardboard

A series of Handwoven modules inspired by Core Rope Memory modules.The modules were woven using distorted warp and weft techniques to reflect the intricate lace of the wires of the modules themselves. The colours within these pieces were drawn from vinatge computer manuals and control rooms as shown through early iterations of yarn windings that they were inspired by.