
INFORMATION
Sean Alexander Fisher is an engineer wearing pataphysical goggles.
With a background in mechanical engineering, having studied at The Glasgow School of Art and the Design Academy Eindhoven. His practice merges engineering and pataphysics to explore how systems break down, mutate and reassemble. He is drawn to transformation in materials, ideas and machines, and to the often absurd ways human culture adapts to its environment. Working across multiple mediums including film, sculpture, installation and performance, he responds to fringe engineering cultures, ecological shifts, economics, communities and time.
Fisher also works as a photographer and writer, his work can be seen here.
CV available on request
www.damnmagazine.net/no-laughing-matter
INFORMATION
Sean Alexander Fisher is an engineer based in the Netherlands wearing pataphysical goggles.
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 and 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