Artist Statement

I make work that stitches together the contradictions of 21st-century life - sometimes literally!

My practice spans analogue and digital media, from hand embroidery and collage to video, sound, and web-based art. What unites these diverse outputs is a fascination with internet culture, absurdist humour, and the messy overlaps between the domestic, the digital, and the political.

Drawing on influences from Dada to post-internet art, I work with memes, poor images, stitched text, and found material to examine how power, technology, and collapse shape our everyday experience. Whether through pixel or thread, I frequently use slow, deliberate processes to counter the pace of the algorithmic feed, creating strange, critical spaces for reflection and reimagining.

My work doesn’t seek tidy conclusions. It rewards repeat encounters. Accessible but disobedient, playful yet pointed, each piece is a portal into the cultural debris of now; inviting viewers to pause, laugh, and maybe see our world a little differently.

Artist Bio

Spike Dennis is an interdisciplinary artist whose work blends embroidery, collage, video, and digital culture. Originally from Wales, he studied Fine Art at Wimbledon School of Art before completing a Master of Fine Arts. Now based back in Wales, his practice navigates the absurdities of 21st-century life, fusing handcraft and internet ephemera into strange, thoughtful works.

His work has been exhibited nationally at Oriel Davies, MK Gallery, and Ruthin Craft Centre, and internationally in cities including Los Angeles and Kaunas.