about

Carson Carroll is an interdisciplinary artist and educator in Charleston, South Carolina. She received her BFA from Winthrop University and has studied at the Dunedin School of Art in New Zealand. Currently, she is creating monochromatic cyanotype paper collages composed of photogram cutouts of collected marine debris. Her paper collages of plastic utensils, bottle caps, and handheld flossers, comment on the issues of human consumption and plastic pollution and subvert the notion that to provoke positive change one must utilize the element of shock. Her pieces instead subtly motivate viewers toward environmental activism by pulling them in with beautiful but haunting imagery. Carroll has exhibited at the Redux Contemporary Art Center, Public Works Art Center, Art Fields, and domomu gallery. Her photographs and collages have been published in international publications including the MANIFEST: International Photography Annual, Shots Magazine, and MURZE Magazine. She placed first prize in Issue 8 of Manifest’s International Photography Annual, Photo District News's 2019 Portrait Photography Competition, and the New Media division of the 2021 North Charleston Arts Fest.