Ruth Ewan

Born 1980 in Aberdeen (Scotland), Ruth Ewan lives and works in Glasgow. Her work assumes diverse forms including events, installation and printed matter. Her practice explores overlooked historic figures and movements, bringing to light radical ideals in order to question how we might live today. Mostly working in a site-responsive way, many of her projects have been devised with and for specific public-realm settings such as schools, libraries, hospitals and city streets. Often engaging with others, Ewan's projects involve a process of focused research and close collaboration – in the past she has worked with historians, traditional crafts people, horticulturalists, archaeologists, architects, composers, bakers, magicians and children to create projects.