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An interview by
and
, curator
curator
Max Leach
Max Leach (b. 1993, UK) is a Visual and Media artist
working and living in the UK
Max's practice encompasses a post media approach,
enquiring society and reality, taking in site, installation,
performance and online platforms, with which to he
uses to navigate issues of identity and anthropology in
relation to behavioural cultures and systems within the
post internet era. Leach examines thePost Ford-ist
society via exploration into service culture and screen
cultures. He aims to create arresting work that reveals
the absurd and uncanny within societal norms and
systems. Engaging with contrasts between the
perception and physical experience of space in his video
sculptures and installations. An exploration of diegetic
and nondiegetic sound his work evokes the spectator’s
relation to their surroundings and the virtual.
The role of the institution and environment is
always something that I’m conscious of, as
it’s the point of dialogue for artist and
spectator. As an artist, sharing a creative
environment for many does promote a fluid
and effective work ethic, but I believe a
hands on approach is more productive. I like
utilising my time and resources to investigate
and research, standing around in a studio
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