Ed Fornieles

Ed Fornieles

BornNationalityBased In
1983BritishLondon
Biography

In his practice, Ed Fornieles investigates the impact the virtual world has on physical reality, and vice versa. By blurring the distinctions between the online and the offline, his installations, performances and video works mirror social networks and often use them as artistic tools. His practice involves creating elaborate social scenarios which depict the stark difference between people’s real-life personalities and their online personae. For instance, his 2011 project titled Dorm Daze involved creating characters, inspired by American college students, on Facebook which then interacted with each other for three months, thereby forming connections and subjective experiences. The artist’s live performances similarly orchestrate social settings, often placed within the young person’s coming of age context, to which the audience is invited to actively participate and role-play. By drawing on social media interactions and placing them into the real world, Fornieles creates uncanny observations on people, relationships and the condition of the twenty-first century. ...

Selected Artworks
Dinosaurs & Strange Creatures with Mr. Know-it-Owl
Ed FornielesDinosaurs & Strange Creatures with Mr. Know-it-Owl, 202118.5 x 93.5 x 4cmPrice on Request
Adventureland
Ed FornielesAdventureland, 2011202 x 231 x 54cmPrice on Request
Contagion
Ed FornielesContagion, 2011150 x 125 x 230cmPrice on Request
Glock
Ed FornielesGlock, 2011102 x 41 x 20cmPrice on Request
Orca
Ed FornielesOrca, 2011219 x 230 x 77cmPrice on Request
Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup; The Reason I Jump
Ed FornielesPickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup; The Reason I Jump, 2021242 x 19 x 4cmPrice on Request
A Happy Ending
Ed FornielesA Happy Ending, 2021107.5 x 107.5 x 5cmPrice on Request
Associations
Ed FornielesAssociations, 2021Price on Request
Bad Tales
Ed FornielesBad Tales, 202153 x 62.5 x 4cmPrice on Request
Cel
Ed FornielesCel, 2019Price on Request
Finiliar
Ed FornielesFiniliar, 2017Price on Request
My Dad Is a Sausage
Ed FornielesMy Dad Is a Sausage, 2021107.5 x 107.5 x 5cmPrice on Request
The Bears in the Bed and the Great Big Storm
Ed FornielesThe Bears in the Bed and the Great Big Storm, 2021107.5 x 107.5 x 5cmPrice on Request
The Here After
Ed FornielesThe Here After, 201690 x 90 x 5cmPrice on Request
The Rapture
Ed FornielesThe Rapture, 201620 x 20 x 15cmPrice on Request
Tulip Fever
Ed FornielesTulip Fever, 201764 x 100cmPrice on Request
War Room
Ed FornielesWar Room, 201585.1 x 58.4 x 1.3cmPrice on Request
wtFOCK
Ed FornieleswtFOCK, 2022107.5 x 107.5cmPrice on Request
Our flag means death
Ed FornielesOur flag means death, 2022107.5 x 107.5cmPrice on Request
Let's Be Cops
Ed FornielesLet's Be Cops, 201440 x 30 x 6cmPrice on Request
Biennals
Athens Biennale2018 - Athens
Athens Biennale2018 - Athens