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Crimson DM Lily is concerned with: Capitalism and consequences of its powers; the fashion industry and its psychological impact; clothing and its relationship with the body; the dialectical tensions found in tailoring and how one can treat fabric as an organism when adorning the body. Recently, she has been researching how heritage can contribute to identity and reflecting on how ancestry and birthplace contributes to selfhood: why one desires to showcase, or hide, the culture and geography of one’s belonging.


Often Crimson will collaborate with musicians as she enjoys the dynamism this brings. Recent collaborations include the Welsh speaking, post punk band Adwaith, and London based punk band Thigh High.


Her skill set is informed by traditional textile techniques, but used in a ‘punk’ manor. Digital collaging also forms her process, using nonchalant photos from her phone and sketches/writings from her journal. She makes installations, garments and wall mounted pieces. Crimson likes to encourage viewers to physically interact with the piece, as she feels this brings life and value to the artwork.

She currently lives in South East London where she is a Constructed Textiles Tutor at Goldsmiths and sales assistant to Phoebe English.


CV
Born in Devon. Currently lives and works in London. 1998  

Art Foundation Exeter School of Art. Distinction. 2018
BA Fine Art with History of Art Goldsmiths University of London. First. 2021
Collaboration with Thigh High. 2021
Shortlisted for the SPACE award. 2021
Mega Mega, Site Festival. 2021
Awarded Junior Fellow for Fine Art with History of Art at Goldsmiths. 2021
Collaboration with Adwaith. 2022
The Great Hall Exhbition, curated by Andia Coral Newton. 2023
Granted RSA Grant. 2023
Cut From the Same Cloth, Bermondsey Project Space. 2024
Film screening, talk and Q&A for Tai a Mynyddoedd, Goldsmiths Cinema. 2024
Running on Cargo