Fantod Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
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
Self-Portrait #1, Photography, 2017
Self-Portrait #2, Photography, 2017
Self-Portrait #3, Photography, 2017
The Child, Acrylic paint on canvas. , 2014
Am I Me Yet?, 2021
Why do you hate me?, Pen on paper in wooden frame. , 2021, £9916
A_VOID, Video, 2016
Untitled Closet, Video, 2015
TOOTH, Video, 2014
Haunted I, Pen on paper in wooden frame, 2021
Haunted II, Pen on paper in wooden frame, 2021
Bereavement, Acrylic paint and plaster on canvas, 2022
Black Hole, Acrylic paint, plaster and nail varnish on canvas, 2022
No Good, Acrylic paint, plaster and nail varnish on canvas, 2022
Projects and exhibitions
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Public Scrutiny26/03/2022 — 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,... [Read more] |
Six Foot Gallery, Glasgow | Details |
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“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... [Read more] |
SaltSpace Gallery, Glasgow | Details |
Come As You Are; bring art09/12/2021 — 12/12/2021 Group exhibition |
Filet, London | Details | |
2021 Winter Members Show: Maximum Tilt02/12/2021 — 10/12/2021 Group exhibition |
SaltSpace Gallery, Glasgow | Details | |
The Fronteer Open01/12/2021 — 12/12/2021 Group exhibition and art prize |
Fronteer Gallery, Exchange Place Studios, Sheffield | Details | |
Christmas Exhibition26/11/2021 — 14/12/2021 Group exhibition |
Six Foot Gallery, Glasgow | Details | |
Queer Photography - a non-definitive survey29/10/2021 — 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... [Read more] |
The Ledward Centre, Brighton | Details | |
Autumn Show23/09/2021 — 23/10/2021 Group exhibition |
Six Foot Gallery, Glasgow | Details | |
2021 Members Show: More Space For The People16/09/2021 — 26/09/2021 Group exhibition |
SaltSpace Gallery, Glasgow | Details | |
Artists Responding To… Issue 1125/08/2021 Zine featuring various artists |
n/a | Details | |
WSA MA Degree Show 201731/08/2017 — 08/09/2017 Group exhibition |
Winchester School of Art, Winchester | Details | |
MA Fine Art Interim Exhibition 201704/05/2017 — 12/05/2017 Group exhibition |
Winchester School of Art, Winchester | Details | |
MABA 201629/11/2016 — 09/12/2016 Group exhibition |
Winchester School of Art, Winchester | Details | |
#WSA2507/07/2016 — 11/07/2016 Group exhibition |
Free Range, Old Truman Brewery, London | Details | |
WSA Degree Show 201611/06/2016 — 18/06/2016 Group exhibition |
Winchester School of Art, Winchester | Details | |
Open22/02/2016 — 04/03/2016 Group exhibition |
Winchester School of Art, Winchester | Details | |
MABA 201526/11/2015 — 04/12/2015 Group exhibition |
Winchester School of Art, Winchester | Details | |
Winchester Short Film Festival07/11/2015 — 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 | |
Anthropomorphism29/04/2014 — 02/05/2014 Group exhibition |
Winchester School of Art, Winchester | Details |