Insane in the membrane 
 
2024
 
Digital Screenshots Printed on Paper
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£50 - five prints available
 
Insane in the membrane is a long train of screenshots taken from the government website for petitions. Each screenshotted petition has been reviewed and rejected by the petitions committee. This website is freely available to view at www.petitions.parliament.uk
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This piece is a reflection on the autocracy of democracy, how we are subjugated to votes only once every 4-5 years in the UK and how we do not have a physical rhetorical voice in parliament. We only have an MP that we hardly know. We have the ability to start petitions which is conceptually fantastic, but there is still an economy to petitions, they have to get to 100,000 signatures in order to be considered by the petitions committee. Each one of these screenshots is a petition that was put forward by an individual during the Conservative governments of Sunak - Johnson. Each one of these petitions is a plea, it’s a shout into the abyss, it’s a reflection of what the populace really wants.
On a final note, Amber was scrolling through the petitions website and came across a few wildcard petitions, for example “Make David Tennant a Lord”. As an update , there was a new petition filed and rejected on the 6th November 2024 “Give David Tennant a Knight ship”.
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AMBER HILL
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Amber Hill is an interdisciplinary artist combining digital art, sculpture and photography. Her work is influenced by political issues and focuses on the power paradigms that we are confronted with in late stage capitalism, as well as looking at the world in a more colourful and beautiful way through her abstract digital art. 
 
Amber has a BA (Hons.) in Global History and Politics from the University of Winchester and has also studied an MA in Political Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London. Amber founded Red Art Club in 2022 as a socialist art club in Clapham Common, SW London. As a part of Red Art Club, she teaches life drawing classes and hosts art gallery socials at galleries around London. Amber is currently studying a foundation degree in art at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, specialising in 4D and photography.
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Follow Amber on instagram @amber__lite
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To purchase this artwork please email ambermhill@protonmail.com