My research examines Dundee Contemporary Arts Print Studio environment and practice, considering the role that collaboration, participation and process play in the conceptual development of prints. Using methods of participation in and observation of the studio’s projects, and analysing its archives, I will ask whether a socio-linguistic approach may illuminate the collaborative nature of print. 

By approaching printmaking as a social endeavour and examining its linguistic structures, this project will explore, document and disseminate what happens during the creative print process, repositioning collaborative printing as a progressive, contemporary, and conceptually rigorous practice.