Ben Lingard


MA Fine Art Digital 2025-27


Interim show

I used the interim show to test an idea I had been returning to on and off for some time. Collage plays a significant role in my practice: I often use it as a research tool or as source material for paintings and prints. At times I also make more sculptural collages, though in the…

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Who owns what?

As I reworked my Study Statement, I gave some thought to whether I might use AI images generated by other people rather than making new ones myself. On the surface, that seemed like it might be a way to reduce my own direct entanglement with image-generation systems. It felt like a possible way of keeping…

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Assessment feedback

I have reworked my study statement in response to three developments. First, I revisited it in light of the Unit 1 assessment feedback, which I found thoughtful and genuinely helpful. Later in this post, I outline the ways in which I have responded to that feedback. Second, the Interim Show has influenced how I now…

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Back to work

Monday morning and I’m back on the train to Edinburgh for the last week of term at Leith. The last couple of weeks have given me much food for thought. There is a lot to unpack from the interim show, the residency, and the Unit 1 feedback and I want to get on with things…

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