About me

I’m an artist based in Edinburgh. A former theoretical physicist and ironmonger; my work is inspired by the Anthropocene and the philosophy of mathematics.

As a painter, photographer and psychogeographer I have been exploring Edgeland locations for over 25 years, trying to make sense of them and describe the power and magic of these spaces.

Find me on instagram: jamelistersinfield

The Edgelands

The Edgeland exists near every urban space; it lingers on the outskirts, surrounding the city and feeding the inhabitants with those things deemed necessary for modern living; power, transport, consumption, sewerage. Inputs and outputs.

These areas are full of unlovely buildings created with only function in mind; of land with unsure ownership; of fences and desire lines; with pioneer nature bursting through concrete. Power lines, flyovers and warehouses. These are the geometries that work their way into my paintings.

I’m inspired by psychogeography and attempt to make sense of the Edge and other innominate places. Layers of paint applied and removed reveal layers – the process echoing the repeated erasure and construction of the Edgelands themselves. My work deals with the aloneness of occupied space and what it is to live in a world of late capitalism.

About my painting process

I’ve developed a way of working that suits my subject; the addition and subtraction of layers upon layers of paint mirror the used and forgotten nature of the Edgelands. More on this to follow.