Michael Guppy

Some of Michael Guppy’s pieces are funny (haha), some are obscure (and great with it), but what they all have in common is a quiet fascination with the viewer and our expectations. With a degree in graphic design from Camberwell College of Art the Dorset-born boy has always, as he puts it, “been interested in science and technology, but I’m not smart enough to understand all the math-y parts so my attention focused on the social/cultural side of technology…”

“The web is a perfect example of how technology transforms society, and we’re right amidst it. This is where the main influence for my work stems from, examining how we interact with the web and how it might change.” This interactivity takes the form of a sort of suspended understanding – of why your screen is moving without aid, or why a famous painting has been interfered with and all that is left is an empty, but active, selection. "Although it never ends up being that serious, I tend to go with the more playful ideas.”

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