Rod Dee
My practice explores notions of ritual and the connections between physical action and transcendence. I work primarily with video and body-based works to investigate the capacity to exceed boundaries and navigate between different spaces.
My influences range from biblical narratives, mythology, and folklore to psychoanalytic theory—a shift inspired by my training as an art psychotherapist and personal therapeutic experiences. What unites these strands is a pursuit of enlightenment, often beginning with a journey. I am continually asking, "How can I be here and not there?" (Wings of Desire, 1987)
Lived Experience
Born in 1984, I currently live and work in Guildford. In 2015, I completed an MA in Art Psychotherapy at The University of Roehampton and now practice as both as an artist and an art therapist.
Education
2012 - 2015 MA Art Psychotherapy: University of Roehampton
2007 - 2008 MA Fine Art: Drawing, Wimbledon College of Art
2003 - 2006 BA Drawing & Applied Arts (1st Class), University of the West of England
2002 - 2003 Foundation Diploma: Art & Design (Distinction), Reading College
Selected Exhibitions
2017 Creekside Open 2017 Selected by Alison Wilding, APT Gallery, London
2017 Creekside Open 2017 Selected by Jordan Baseman, APT Gallery, London
2015 Platform for Emerging Arts 8, Leyden Gallery, London
2015 Once in a Blue Moon, Galeria OFF Piotrwska, Lodz, Poland
2014 Humble Origins, BAR Gallery, London
2013 SHP Summer Open, South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell
2013 Wherever You Are, VKUNST, Frankfurt, Germany
2012 Boundaries and Beyond, Gallery 49, Bracknell
2012 Video Room, Construction Gallery, Tooting, London
2011 Wonderlust, APT Gallery, Deptford, London
2011 Animation Open, Salisbury Art Centre, Salisbury
2011 Living-Water, Turbine House, Reading Museum, Reading
2010 Sisyphus: The Absurd Hero, Core Gallery, London
2009 (N)Everland, The Nunnery, London
2009 Extend III: Bodies in Flight, South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell
2009 Drawing Room II, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
2008 Signs of Life: Part II, Colliers Wood, London
2008 Wimbledon MA Show, Wimbledon College of Art, London
2008 Approaches to What?, The Nunnery, London
2008 Deutsche Postbank Group Show, Deutsche Postbank, City of London
2007 PackRat, Wimbledon College of Art, London
2006 Platform, Grant Bradley Gallery, Bristol
2006 Line Up, University of West of England, Bristol
Work Experience
2008 - 2009 Visual Arts/Outreach Internship, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Publications
Duct IV,featured in the International Journal of Art Therapy, Volume 21, Issue 2 (http://www.baat.org/About-BAAT/Blog/77/International-Journal-of-)
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