Fredrickson, Denton

Caught somewhere in-between folk and media art, alienation and wonder, Denton Fredrickson's work invites experiential and contemplative interactions with sound, objects, and constructed space. The seductive lure of both old and new wonders, fantastic inventions, and absurd theories are familiar territories for Fredrickson. He investigates (and invents) their histories and representations in popular culture through research, collaboration, humour, and the practice of making. His recent interest in the intermingling of traditional, material-based processes with kinetics, electronics, and digital fabrication has led him to explore how speculative fiction can become awkwardly nestled within the everyday. Other interests include: material media infrastructures, the home improvement industry, distraction, media archaeology, collage, interface and sound design, automatons, hand-drawn animation, and data physicalization.