What we did in the Plague: A International Covid-19 Project by Phill Jupitus

An exhibition of collage artworks by Phill Jupitus.

Perhaps best known to audiences as the long-standing team captain on BBC Two's Never Mind the Buzzcocks and as a regular panellist on QI, Phill moved from Essex to Scotland in 2018 to pursue fine art studies at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design in Dundee. Since then, he has also done performance work and delivered workshops at various art galleries, including The National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh, The National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, and Tate Modern. Now based in Fife, he has developed a distinctive collage practice that draws on his background in performance, poetry, and visual culture.

Phill’s collages employ vintage imagery from mid-20th century magazines and print media. Working with cut-out figures arranged into narrative compositions, he creates layered scenarios that balance visual playfulness with deliberate construction. The work shows the quick wit and razor-sharp observation which is so essential to a stand-up comedian – resulting in clever and sometimes jarring image placements. These elements emerge not as punchlines but as part of the medium's capacity for surprising connections and emergent stories.