Roderick Buchanan (born 1965) is a

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artist working in the fields of installation, film and photography. After attending Thomas Muir High School, Buchanan studied at the

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in the 1980s, where he was part of a group later described as "The Irascibles", which included fellow students

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Christine Borland Christine Borland (born 1965) is a Scottish artist. Born in Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland, Borland is one of the Young British Artists (YBAs) and was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1997 (won by Gillian Wearing) for her work ''From Life'' at Tra ...

and

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. ''Work in Progress'' (1995) is a set of photographs of amateur Scottish footballers wearing the team shirts of

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and

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.nationalgalleries.org
/ref> His 2004 film about Indian and Scottish soldiers, ''History Painting'', was commissioned by the

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for the 11th

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. In 2000 he won the inaugural

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prize for his work ''Gobstopper'', a video of children trying to hold their breath while being driven through Glasgow's

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. In 2004 he was awarded a

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. He has had solo exhibitions at

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(2000) and the

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(2005), and his work is held in the collections of the

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and the

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. In 2011 Buchanan exhibited ''Legacy'' at the

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in London. The work, a video and photographic installation commissioned by the museum, depicted Scottish bands from the

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and British Unionist communities performing in Northern Ireland. In 2017 Buchanan was commissioned by Fermynwoods Contemporary Art to spend time in

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meeting second and third-generation Scottish immigrants who moved to England to find work in the steel industry, through long engaging with standing football supporters clubs.

References

External links

Roderick Buchanan's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Buchanan, Roderick British video artists 1965 births Living people Scottish photographers People educated at Thomas Muir High School Artists commissioned by the Imperial War Museum Scottish contemporary artists