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TYLER MELLINS (b. 1995, Mansfield, UK) works primarily with moving image and installations, though his practice frequently includes elements of writing, sculpture and performance.

 

His work often takes aesthetic cues from the supernatural, informed by his experience working closely with a team of paranormal investigators.  Adopting methodologies typically used to capture or communicate with ghosts, Mellins creates eerie experiences and opportunities to reflect on our changing relationships with information and technology in a post-truth era. 

 

“Mellins’ works commonly assume the appearance of quasi-scientific apparatuses; instruments of measure, communication, and assessment… a zone of experimentation in which viewers’ propensities for belief might be tested.”

- Jamie Sutcliffe

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"Mellins, whose interest in magick and the occult informs his work, creates opportunities for audiences to test their belief through engagement and perseverance."

- Salena Barry

While not concerned with proving or disproving the existence of life after death, he aims for his work to reveal something to viewers about themselves or the world we live in. The encounters he creates challenge us to think critically about the information and images that appear on our screens, and to question the intentions of those on the other side.

He is currently based at Yorkshire Artspace and graduated from the MFA programme at Sheffield Institute of Arts in 2019.