Eye Contact

Keira Rathbone, Typewriter Artist

Join Keira in the BEAF Art Pavilion where she will create live typewriter artworks that she describes as ‘typics’ to document the eyes of people in Boscombe. “During these short encounters, we will have a unique moment to look into each other’s eyes, to connect and listen.”

Over the course of the festival a collection of eyes will also fill the streets throughout Boscombe, creating a trail for the public to find and explore.

Keira will also be typing eyes from her typewriter on Boscombe precinct on the 21-22 April 2023, alongside Brendan Barry’s camera caravan, so please sign up to our mailing list to be the first to hear about it and the activities in June.

Image ©️ Alex Griffiths

Artist bio: Reading born, Poole raised, Bristol “educated” and for the last 10 years London-based artist Keira Rathbone has been messing around on old manual typewriters for the past 18 years. She types landscapes, portraits, nature and objects using typewriter characters to represent or translate the shape, texture and tone in what she sees into original ‘typics’ . This is done directly from life, wherever possible.
When street-typing, Keira’s niche artform appeals to and attracts comment and conversation from people of all ages and walks of life. Keira has appeared on various TV and BBC radio shows in the UK and worldwide, her most recent TV highlight was being on BBC London News in January 2021 and before that, Sky Landscape Artist Of The Year 2018.

Eye Contact is a BEAF 2023 Commission

Sat 17 & Sun 18 June, 11am-6pm @ BEAF Art Pavilion. The trail will be visible throughout the festival. 
Free event & trail