Dimitri Launder Explained

Dimitri Launder is a UK-based artist and garden designer. After graduating from Camberwell College of Arts he developed a unique participatory photographic practice that involved the design, creation and construction of pinhole cameras.[1] He has worked in a variety of pedagogic contexts.[2] He is an alumnus of Camberwell College of Arts and Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. Launder is engaged in the dialogue[3] about Artist Led Culture [4] [5] [6] Launder was co-founder of artist led space AREA 10 in Peckham, London.[7] [8]

Launder is now known for his socially engaged practice as Artist Gardener and his role as co-director of Arbonauts. Dimitri Launder’s practice as Artist Gardener[9] offers a gentle provocation to an apocalyptic view of urban ecological sustainability.[10] His work often explores the liminal issues between public and private use of space, aspiring towards transformative urban propagation such as his work Apothecary Arboretum in the Arte Útil Archive . “Dimitri Launder is an ‘Artist Gardener’ who knows the political power of plants and isn’t afraid to use it” The Times 2011. He was research artist with Arts Catalyst initiating his Remedy for a City project.

Amongst others Launder's work has been commissioned by CCA Gallery Glasgow,[11] South London Gallery, Geoffreys Museum, Tate Britain & Tate Modern, Glasgow Lighthouse and Southwark Council.

Notes and References

  1. http://archive.theargus.co.uk/2000/11/20/186288.html theargus.co.uk
  2. Web site: Risby, Karen and Beth Elliott. "The Bethlem Gallery: Reflections, Projections & Pinholes" Press Release . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927084712/http://www.slam.nhs.uk/news/wmhd/detail.asp?recordID=40 . 27 September 2007 . dmy .
  3. Web site: Dimitri Launder on the role of the artist. Run Riot. en. 2019-02-08.
  4. Web site: Artivists: a day in Peckham 8th May 2004 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050114180620/http://www.stiff97.co.uk/may8/ . 14 January 2005 . dmy .
  5. Web site: SCRAPCLUB:Time to vent your spleen.
  6. Web site: Transmission Lecture Series: Where Art Happens. 2015-10-24. Opus Independents. en-GB. 2019-02-08.
  7. Web site: EUROSTATE the frieze effect - Space : the final frontier innovative exhibitions or attention seeking gimmicks? . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071222231438/http://www.state-of-art.org/state-of-art/ISSUE%20FIVE/bosse5.html . 22 December 2007 . dmy .
  8. Blyth, Antonia. "Save Dilston Grove: Antonia Blyth investigates why south London artists are urging their council not to abandon one of Southwark's cultural landmarks"
  9. Web site: Dimitri Launder as Artist Gardener, Arbonauts and Area 10 Project... - worm. wormworm.org. 2019-02-08.
  10. Web site: ‘Forms of Action’, Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow, 2017. 2017-02-07. Ken Neil Online. en. 2019-02-08.
  11. Web site: Forms of Action Programme CCA. Glasgow. C. C. A.. www.cca-glasgow.com. en. 2019-02-08.

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