Mark Fell is a multidisciplinary artist based in Rotherham (UK). Fell’s work is influenced by his interest in the philosophy of technology, creative process, and the socio-political implications of digital systems. His approach often asserts a critique of normative structures in both art and society, seeking to explore alternative possibilities. He is also involved in education and has lectured on topics related to sound, performativity, digital culture, and technology at institutions around the world.
Over the past 30 years Fell’s output has grown into a significant body of work - from early electronic sound works and recorded pieces, to installation, critical texts, curatorial projects, educational systems, and choreographic performances. In 2022 Fell published “Structure and Synthesis, The Anatomy of Practice” with Urbanomic press, bringing together the various strands of his philosophical and political thinking into an analysis of creative practice. Fell continues to be a leading figure in contemporary art and music: challenging the boundaries between disciplines, and exploring the cultural impact of emergent technologies.
The diversity and importance of Fell's practice is reflected in the range and scale of institutions that have presented his works. Including: VAC Foundation Palazzo delle Zattere (Venice), Hong Kong National Film Archive, The Baltic (Gateshead), Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, La Casa Encendida (Madrid), Laboral (XIxon), The Institute of Contemporary Art (London), The Serpentine (London), Victoria and Albert Museum (London), Whitechapel Gallery (London), The Institute of Contemporary Art (London), Barbican (London), Raven Row (London), Seville Biennale, The Australian Centre For Moving Image (Melbourne), Artists Space (NYC), Moma (NYC), Issue Project Room (NYC), Corcoran (DC), Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (NY), Lampo/Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts (Chicago), Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie (Karlsruhe), Pirelli Hanger Biccoca (Milan) among others. Fell's work is in the collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (Vienna) and has been recognised by ARS Electronica (Linz). He has worked with a number of artists including: Yasunao Tone, Laurie Spiegel, Keith Fullerton Whitman, Okkyung Lee, Luke Fowler, Will Guthrie, Peter Gidal, Terre Thaemlitz, John Chowning, Ernest Edmonds, Peter Rehberg, Oren Ambarchi, Carl Michael Von Hausswolff and Mat Steel (as SND).