Artist Statement
Caught somewhere in-between folk and media art, alienation and wonder, Denton Fredrickson’s work invites experiential and contemplative interactions with images, sound, objects, and constructed space. The seductive lure of both old and new wonders, fantastic inventions, and the intermingling of analog and digital realms are familiar territories for Fredrickson. His interest in hybridizing traditional, material-based processes with kinetics, electronics, and digital fabrication is explored through the lenses of speculative fiction, humour, and collaboration. Related interests include: post-digital craft, material media infrastructures, the home improvement industry, distraction, media archaeology, collage, interface design, automata, hand-drawn animation, data physicalization, digital weaving, and screen printing.
Bio
Denton Fredrickson was born in Drayton Valley, Treaty 6 Territory, Alberta, Canada in 1977. Before completing a multidisciplinary BFA in 2001, Denton worked as a welder for Kananaskis Provincial Park, received his Trade Certificate of Lutherie (traditional acoustic instrument design and construction) from the province of Saskatchewan, and completed his Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy/Religious Studies/Anthropology) from the University of Lethbridge, Canada and University of Pune, India.
Fredrickson received his Master of Fine Arts (Sculpture and Media Art) from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 2003. In 2022 he completed a Masters in Parametric Design and Digital Fabrication at Controlmad Advanced Design Center (Madrid, Spain). His work has been exhibited across North America, Europe, and Asia. He currently works out of Lethbridge, Treaty 7 Territory, Alberta where he is an Associate Professor (Sculpture and Media Art) at the University of Lethbridge.