TYLER MELLINS (b. 1995, Mansfield, UK) is an artist whose work explores universal themes including loss, memory and time. Through moving image and immersive multimedia installations, Mellins conjures eerie experiences that linger in the mind.
Ghosts and the supernatural are recurring themes in his work, drawing from years of experience working with paranormal investigators and psychic mediums. In the spirit of Surrealism, Mellins believes that engaging with the supernatural can provoke new ways of thinking critically about the world around us.
For Mellins, who draws inspiration from psychology, religion, pseudoscience, folk beliefs, politics, philosophy and his own experiences, ghosts are multifaceted. Sometimes, his work attempts to commune with the dead or recall forgotten memories. In other instances, he explores how the past, present and future can haunt one another, or tries to make visible the unseen figures in seats of power.
Fascinated by the modern post-truth era, Mellins is ultimately interested in creating provocative and theatrical artworks that bring the notions of truth and reality into question.
He is currently based at Yorkshire Artspace in Sheffield, UK.
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2024 Wyrding, Chaos Magic, Nottingham.
2024 Portals, Gasleak Mountain, Nottingham.
2024 Betwixt, Crypt Gallery, London.
2023 Dark Echoes, Site Gallery, Sheffield.
2019 Post, Yorkshire Artspace, Sheffield.
2018 (Mis)information, Millennium Gallery, Sheffield.
EDUCATION
MFA Fine Art (Distinction)
Sheffield Institute of Arts.
BA Film & Media Production (First Class)
Sheffield Institute of Arts.
RESIDENCIES
2024 Hotel Generation, Arebyte Gallery, London.
2022 Freelands Programme, Freelands Foundation, London.
2020 The School of Broadcasting, Arts Catalyst, Sheffield.
AWARDS
2021 DYCP Round 11, Arts Council England.
COMMISSIONS
2024 Doomsayer for Middlesbrough Art Week.
TALKS
2022 Ghost in the Machine, Millennium Gallery, Sheffield.
PUBLICATIONS
2024 Spirit Worlds, TASCHEN.
2024 Betwixt, Freelands Foundation.
TEXTS
2024 A Host of Hauntings, Jamie Sutcliffe.
2023 Encounters, Salena Barry.
PRESS
2023 On Desperately Seeking Susan, Examiner.
2023 Sigils and dark echoes, Now Then.
2023 On Dark Echoes, Our Favourite Places.
2023 Meet the Locals, Our Favourite Places.
2016 On video art, BBC Radio Sheffield.