PAST EVENT: This was part of the EAF22 programme.

Maeve Redmond’s work was presented as part of EAF22’s Associate Artist Programme, curated by Emmie McLuskey. Reflecting on the geographies of the Union Canal between Lochrin Basin and Wester Hailes, McLuskey worked alongside invited artists to raise questions around water, trade, technology, land, environment, and their intersections with capitalism.

Redmond was influenced by her archival research on the Union Canal’s construction. Titled The Mathematical River, this work honours the labour which allowed for the Canal to function as a key feature of the city for centuries. Partnering with local sign writer Tatch of Journeyman Signs, the pair created two sign paintings using a traditional technique which can only be learned through being taught by another signwriter. Through its emphasis on partnership, Redmond’s work interrogated the interplay between architecture and community.

Redmond’s signs were on display on Leamington Lift Bridge and under Bridge One at Viewforth.

Maeve Redmond is an independent graphic designer born in London and based in Glasgow. Redmond primarily works with artists, writers, and cultural organisations to design publications, billboards, campaigns, visual identities and websites. She has recently participated in group exhibitions and commissions for Cubitt Gallery London, Scottish Design Gallery, and V&A Dundee.