Fantod Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
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I am an artist living and working in Glasgow. I create work and exhibit under the pseudonym Fantod. My work is often autobiographical, exploring themes of loss, anxiety and gender identity. In 2021 I began an ongoing photography project titled ‘AM I ME YET?’, this documents my transition through intimate self-portraits.

My practice is autobiographical, exploring themes of loss, anxiety and gender identity. The mediums I use vary greatly, being informed by the needs of the work as it develops.

Several years ago I was creating work with dolls, using them as devices to explore my own experiences. There was one that I named ‘Fantod’ in reference to Edward Gorey’s ‘The Fantod Pack’. It’s a noun that means ‘a state or attack of uneasiness or unreasonableness’. I used this doll to discuss my struggles with depression and anxiety at the time. Eventually the word became more than the name I gave the doll, it became an all-encompassing description of my practice and I ended up taking it on as a pseudonym.

I now create and exhibit my work under the name ‘Fantod’, which gives me the freedom to push beyond the boundaries of my anxiety and create the work that I need to create rather than limit my practice to what is comfortable and unassuming. It gives me the confidence to open myself up and be vulnerable to the world through my art.

Currently the main focus of my practice is my transition. In 2021 I began an ongoing photography series titled ‘AM I ME YET?’, this documents my transition and works to normalise trans bodies through intimate self-portraits. I’m planning to continue developing this project for as long as I’m transitioning, which is of course a lifelong journey, so this is the start of a lifelong project that will continue alongside the rest of my practice.

Artwork

Please can I be safe?, Pen on paper in wooden frame. , 2021, £9905

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Self-Portrait #1, Photography, 2017

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Self-Portrait #2, Photography, 2017

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Self-Portrait #3, Photography, 2017

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The Child, Acrylic paint on canvas. , 2014

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Am I Me Yet?, 2021

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Why do you hate me?, Pen on paper in wooden frame. , 2021, £9916

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A_VOID, Video, 2016

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Untitled Closet, Video, 2015

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TOOTH, Video, 2014

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Haunted I, Pen on paper in wooden frame, 2021

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Haunted II, Pen on paper in wooden frame, 2021

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Bereavement, Acrylic paint and plaster on canvas, 2022

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Black Hole, Acrylic paint, plaster and nail varnish on canvas, 2022

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No Good, Acrylic paint, plaster and nail varnish on canvas, 2022

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Projects and exhibitions

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Public Scrutiny

26/03/2022 — ongoing

‘Public Scrutiny’ is the follow-up to Fantod’s debut solo show ‘“MAN IN A DRESS”’. Due to the unique nature of Six Foot Gallery, Fantod’s intimate multidisciplinary artworks will be more exposed than ever. This is a space where they’ll be scrutinised by members of the public in a way that poetically reflects how trans lives,...

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Six Foot Gallery, Glasgow Details

“MAN IN A DRESS”

16/03/2022 — 19/03/2022

“MAN IN A DRESS” is the debut solo show from non-binary transfeminine artist Fantod. This is an autobiographical exhibition exploring the realities and vulnerabilities of being trans in the UK during a relentless moral panic through the personal lens of Fantod’s own transition. The exhibition includes both recent work and a selection of...

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SaltSpace Gallery, Glasgow Details

Come As You Are; bring art

09/12/2021 — 12/12/2021

Group exhibition

Filet, London Details

2021 Winter Members Show: Maximum Tilt

02/12/2021 — 10/12/2021

Group exhibition

SaltSpace Gallery, Glasgow Details

The Fronteer Open

01/12/2021 — 12/12/2021

Group exhibition and art prize

Fronteer Gallery, Exchange Place Studios, Sheffield Details

Christmas Exhibition

26/11/2021 — 14/12/2021

Group exhibition

Six Foot Gallery, Glasgow Details

Queer Photography - a non-definitive survey

29/10/2021 — ongoing

Description of the event from SEAS:

“The Socially Engaged Art Salon (SEAS) is staging a large group exhibition of lens-based artists and photographers To celebrate the opening of The Ledward Centre - Brighton's LGBTQAI+ new safe space, The Socially Engaged Art Salon (SEAS) is staging a large group exhibition of lens-based artists and...

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The Ledward Centre, Brighton Details

Autumn Show

23/09/2021 — 23/10/2021

Group exhibition

Six Foot Gallery, Glasgow Details

2021 Members Show: More Space For The People

16/09/2021 — 26/09/2021

Group exhibition

SaltSpace Gallery, Glasgow Details

Artists Responding To… Issue 11

25/08/2021

Zine featuring various artists

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WSA MA Degree Show 2017

31/08/2017 — 08/09/2017

Group exhibition

Winchester School of Art, Winchester Details

MA Fine Art Interim Exhibition 2017

04/05/2017 — 12/05/2017

Group exhibition

Winchester School of Art, Winchester Details

MABA 2016

29/11/2016 — 09/12/2016

Group exhibition

Winchester School of Art, Winchester Details

#WSA25

07/07/2016 — 11/07/2016

Group exhibition

Free Range, Old Truman Brewery, London Details

WSA Degree Show 2016

11/06/2016 — 18/06/2016

Group exhibition

Winchester School of Art, Winchester Details

Open

22/02/2016 — 04/03/2016

Group exhibition

Winchester School of Art, Winchester Details

MABA 2015

26/11/2015 — 04/12/2015

Group exhibition

Winchester School of Art, Winchester Details

Winchester Short Film Festival

07/11/2015 — 14/11/2015

Shortlisted in the animation category for ‘TOOTH’

Various, Winchester Details

Book?!

17/03/2015

Group exhibition

Winchester School of Art, Winchester Details

Anthropomorphism

29/04/2014 — 02/05/2014

Group exhibition

Winchester School of Art, Winchester Details
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