Alana Brand

Alana Brand is a multidisciplinary artist based in Fife, who graduated from DJCAD with a BA Hons in Fine Art and is now currently studying a Masters in Fine Art. In May 2024, Alana received the Generator Projects prize for her degree show work. Alana’s work is an in-depth exploration of the human relationship with the environment, diving deeper beyond the Anthropocene and the environmental issues that threaten the existence and future of humanity and the very planet earth we call home. She is fascinated also intrigued by the human impact upon the planet, how we have shaped and changed the earth in the past, present and future, and how we interact with these natural surroundings. she aims to explore these relationships on an intimate level. Inspired by the languages of both natural and artificial materials and process such as printmaking, ceramics and photography, she uses these to navigate and convey the themes and messages of past and future worlds impacted by human activity in a raw and realistic sense. Natural and artificial textures, microscopic imagery, forms and colours inspire visually and texturally rich sculptures and prints. She also uses ceramics and printmaking to represent this, utilising a variety of media such as ceramic glazes, papers and inks, which have enabled the exploration of these ideas in a visually interesting way, to further reflect upon the strained human-nature relationship by conveying future and present worlds of anthropocentric destruction.