Keith Piper is a British artist, curator, researcher and academic. His creative practice exists in response to specific issues, historical relationships and geographical sites, and has exhibited national and internationally. Piper was a founder member of the Blk Art Group in the early 1980s. During this period he established a research driven approach prioritising thematic exploration over an attachment to any particular media. His work over the past 30 years has ranged from painting, through photography and installation to a use of digital media, video and computer based interactivity.