Nicholas F. Callaway

I am an American artist and researcher based in Madrid, where I am currently carrying out a PhD in Fine Arts at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. I studied printmaking at the Escuela de Arte de Oviedo, and hold an MFA from the Universidad Complutense and a BA in Linguistics from Reed College (Oregon, USA). My work has evolved out of printmaking to address broader issues concerning the physical trace. This includes themes such as how the past materializes in the present; issues concerning the optical unconscious in photography; or the uses, functions and aftereffects of violence. My work therefore relies on techniques both hi-tech (e.g. 3D modelling and printing) and low-tech (e.g. rubbings) to craft experiences that inform how we view and interpret our surroundings.