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Person
Authorized form of name
Anderson, Louis Syed
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Dates of existence
2000-
History
Louis Syed-Anderson (b.2000) graduated from the Fine Art Photography BA (Hons.) programme at The Glasgow School of Art in 2022, and began his MFA at The Glasgow School of Art in the September 2022. He was the recipient of The Chair’s Medal for Fine Art in 2022, as the top graduating student from The School of Fine Art at GSA.
Artist’s Statement, June 2022:
Within my recent work, I have been concerned with how my practice can stand as a constantly evolving document of my perception of the environments that I navigate. With a focus on the physical materiality of these places, I am interested in the marks of human interaction left behind, and the remnants of the past ingrained within them. I translate my understanding of these spaces through process – realising my practice through multimedia installation-based work, in particular. I want the viewer to experience, physically navigate and perceive my work in their own way – echoing the way that I interact with these spaces from which I draw inspiration.
I pay close attention to the history and depth of temporality ingrained in various sites – particularly within the material landscape. In the context of my practice-based and wider research, I have considered the physical existence of matter, and its ability to reveal history ingrained in the materiality of place. Moreover, I have begun to explore interrelations between human and non-human matter, and our inextricable link to ‘memory objects’ within which our history is encapsulated.