Verity Miller

Verity is a multidisciplinary artist and visual communicator, working across textiles, illustration and video. 

After graduating in 2018 with a BA (Hons) in Fashion Knitwear and Knitted Textile Design, she worked as a designer in London before embarking on the MA in Visual Communication.

Most recently, her practice engages with the everyday, to tell nuanced stories of relationships, memories, emotion and place.

My practice often takes the form of textiles, illustration and photography. Through these, I am interested in zooming in on the details that make up the fabric of a visual narrative. In this final project I have been intrigued by how I can use video as a medium to convey more abstract and intangible elements – or human qualities such as memory, emotion or feeling. 

In this latest work, I have been exploring how to construct a visual language that contemplates the ever evolving and complex shape of relationships, through a collection of short stories.

I am interested in what can’t be defined or answered; evolving memory, feeling or connection with another person. Rather than seeking definitive answers, I want to invite viewers to interpret their own meaning beyond my initial statements, or to resonate with the open-ended and non-linear form of each video. 

Situating these stories in the everyday has also been important, mostly filmed on an iPhone as a form of documentation of particular moments with someone; a visit to their new house, going for a walk, or playing a game to pass time. Drawing from my background in textile design, I am drawn to finding colour, shape, and texture in these everyday moments to create collages, compositions and montages. This is reflected in the stills below, taken from each of the 4 short videos.

For full video work please see the links above.