SEAN ALEXANDER FISHER
SEAN ALEXANDER FISHER
INFORMATION
Sean Alexander Fisher is an engineer based between Scotland and The Netherlands wearing pataphysical goggles.
With a background in engineering and having previously studied at The Glasgow School of Art and Design Academy Eindhoven his practice blends mechanical engineering and pataphysics. His fascination with metamorphosis and transformation is evident as he turns a critical eye towards humanity's use of the planet's finite resources. Through his sculptures, he seeks to reflect the dynamic nature of the world, emphasizing and responding to the absurd relationship society has with fringe engineering cultures. Furthermore, he explores the interrelations between ecology, economics, communities, and time.
Fisher also works as a photographer and writer, his work can be seen here.
TEXTS
DAMN MAGAZINE No.83, No Laughing Matter, 2022.
PRESS
Interview about ‘My Second Plane’ in Leonardo Times Magazine, TU Delft, 2022.
Talks
Arena 2022 - Pataphysical Design? - Holly Kruger, Sean Fisher, Maxime Benvenuto, Elevator Radio, 2022.
Awards
Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 Scholarship
CV available on request
Original works on Paper
Rolls Royce Merlin Engine, 2022.
Crayon on french graph paper,
650x500.
Wright Engine No. 2, 2022.
Crayon on french graph paper,
650x500.
Pratt and Whitney S3H1, 2022.
Crayon on french graph paper,
650x500.
Rolls Royce Merlin Engine Triptych, 2022.
Screenprint french graph paper,
650x500.
Rolls Royce Merlin Engine , 2022.
Screenprint french graph paper,
650x500.
Rolls Royce Merlin Engine Offprint 1 , 2022.
Screenprint french graph paper,
650x500.
Rolls Royce Merlin Engine Offprint 2, 2022.
Screenprint french graph paper,
650x500.
Rolls Royce Merlin Engine Offprint 3, 2022.
Screenprint french graph paper,
650x500.
Rolls Royce Merlin Engine Offprint 4, 2022.
Screenprint french graph paper,
650x500.
Rolls Royce Merlin Engine Offprint 5, 2022.
Screenprint french graph paper,
650x500.
Rolls Royce Merlin Engine Offprint 6, 2022.
Screenprint french graph paper,
650x500.
Rolls Royce Merlin Engine Offprint 7, 2022.
Screenprint french graph paper,
650x500.
Rolls Royce Merlin Engine Offprint 8, 2022.
Screenprint french graph paper,
650x500.
Rolls Royce Merlin Engine Offprint 9, 2022.
Screenprint french graph paper,
650x500.
Rolls Royce Merlin Engine Offprint 10, 2022.
Screenprint french graph paper,
650x500.
Thank God For Miss Shilling’s Orifice, 2022.
Screenprint french graph paper,
650x500.
Thank God For Miss Shilling’s Orifice, 2022.
Screenprint french graph paper,
650x500.
Thank God For Miss Shilling’s Orifice, 2022.
Screenprint french graph paper,
650x500.
Thank God For Miss Shilling’s Orifice, 2022.
Screenprint french graph paper,
650x500.
NED Chair
Steel Tubular Frame, Hammerite Paint, Sailcloth.
900x800x800mm
It’s a Fokking Shelving Unit
Anodised Aluminium, Stainless Steel Hardware
2100x1000x500mm
Parachute Chair
Steel, Hammered Paint, Package Parachute, 1000x1000mm.
Anvil
Stainless Steel, Hammered Paint, 600x400x400mm, 1000g.
Steel, Hammered Paint, Package Parachute, 1000x1000mm.
Anvil
Stainless Steel, Hammered Paint, 600x400x400mm, 1000g.
Packable chair and lightweight anvil for a client in Amsterdam.
Alluminator
9 piece dinner table set, Aluminium 1000x150mm.
9 piece dinner table set, Aluminium 1000x150mm.
Hand machined Aluminium candle set, salt and pepper shakers and olive dishes.
‘All I want is a Tarai-Buné’ is a series of investigations into the environmental concerns regarding the Tarai-Buné.
Firstly the film questions the bath tub thats a boat, asking questions from an engineer's point of view like ‘how does a flat-bottomed boat propel itself?’ What knowledge you should have before you start making your own, and if you can make your own, should you?
A second film questions knowledge supply chains, how information is passed through different educational systems and if we should in the west should adopt these Eastern apprenticeships.
The final piece from the project resulted in a triptych of images showing the application of fibreglass to a tree. Accompanied by myself doing a
poetry reading.
Moving a barrel is easy
Becoming weightless
Carried or Rolled
Relieving laden mothers
The equilibrium shifts
The Tarai-Buné goes
Modernity Intercepts
Nothing flows
The coating is a barrier
Stifling the interaction
Between people
And water
Becoming weightless
Carried or Rolled
Relieving laden mothers
The equilibrium shifts
The Tarai-Buné goes
Modernity Intercepts
Nothing flows
The coating is a barrier
Stifling the interaction
Between people
And water
Heirloom Information is a sculptural piece that depicts a Grumman Fighter Jet and the Fibreglass ladies' bicycle. The knowledge acquired working for Grumman was passed down years later to James’ daughter, and she built the Type-9 Ladies Bicycle.
1000x800mm
Steel,Brass, Gouache on Plastic.
1000x800mm
Steel,Brass, Gouache on Plastic.
