Katrina High
Drawn to unpacking objects and symbols to use as story-telling devices, I depict big issues and their intricacies with a contemporary editorial flair.
About
![Katrina's headshot at her desk](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/content_summary_free_image_webp/public/2022-04/Katrina%20High_Profile_0.jpg.webp?itok=INlb8fbi)
I draw inspiration from cultural and social influences, especially topical discourse surrounding identity. Responding to experiential problems, I find solutions within conceptually driven multidisciplinary design.
Freud, Fur & Fetish
My ISTD publication explores the misogynistic effects that Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams (1899) had on Surrealism, whereby psycho-analytical dream symbolism translated into writings, sculpture and art. In-depth research facilitated typographical interpretations, developing my knowledge of typography and the process of designing for print.
![Freud, Fur & Fetish interview with Meret Oppenheim, the Swiss Surrealist artist.](https://www.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/student_work_desktop_1440w/public/2022-04/Katrina-High-image-1_0.png?itok=tSG1OE6w)
![Freud, Fur & Fetish white spread discussing Sigmund Freud's book, The Interpretation of Dreams 1899.](https://www.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/student_work_desktop_1440w/public/2022-04/Katrina-High-image-2_0.png?itok=eVd6XNwt)
![Freud, Fur & Fetish spread discussing a new model of female and artistic identity in pink text.](https://www.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/student_work_desktop_1440w/public/2022-04/Katrina-High-image-4_0.png?itok=AXRbLwNy)
We're Open
Non-English language content is often neglected by 18-34 year-old entertainment lovers, yet the same age group are the biggest consumers of foreign takeaways. ‘We’re Open’ is a partnership between Netflix and Deliveroo that promotes cultural diversity by putting non-English content on the menu. Inspired by the anti-design visual language of Britain’s takeaways, the campaign promotes the pairing of non-English Netflix entertainment with international cuisine.
VEILLANCE
As part of my final year, I wrote, designed and published VEILLANCE, a magazine discussing the theme of sousveillance (the observation from below) through a photographic lens in past, present and future societies.
Spinworks 2023
A safe electronic music festival tackling the misrepresentation of femme DJ’s in electronic music festival line-ups, located in the old industrial mills of Scotland.
Katrina High x Lucy Wilson