Connor Shields is a Leeds-based artist originally from Middlesbrough. Combining materials commonly associated with the construction industry, with those of knitting and textiles, he explores themes of queer identity and working-class masculinities through knitting and sculpture. Artist and academic, Dr Daniel Fountain, talks to Connor ...
Connor Shields is a Leeds-based artist originally from Middlesbrough. Combining materials commonly associated with the construction industry, with those of knitting and textiles, he explores themes of queer identity and working-class masculinities through knitting and sculpture. Artist and academic, Dr Daniel Fountain, talks to Connor about queer craft and the process of exploring identity through art practice.
