LEVI VAN GELDER (1995) — ARTIST/DESIGNER
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS +316(0)48839907
MA Design Sandberg Instituut (2020), BFA Product / Spatial Design HKU (2017)

Driven by visual storytelling, artistic research and pedagogic collaboration, I aim to unearth frictions between compounds of reality and fiction, representation and misrepresentation, and to tap into the dormant spaces of critical and whimsical play nestled inside others. By means of performative research, I sketch out a realm that ranges from provocative tropes within pop culture to history formation. Through quick-witted storytelling and critique, I create a (hyper)reality show of distorted nonhuman characters that question authenticity and reveal layers of depth in the superficial.