Dominic Harris (London, 1976) is an artist who uses technology to construct highly personal interpretations of the natural phenomena which surround us.
His reverence for nature, coupled with his fascination for code, offers a surreal and whimsical take on reality, which ultimately challenges our own perceptions of the world about us. His responses, aesthetic yet playful, conceal a carefully-observed commentary on the digitisation of our daily experiences, which plays both upon our emotions, and our relationship with the technology-fuelled 21st century Pop Culture.
As these technologies, unstoppable and fascinating, invade our lives, and intrude upon us in ever more intimate ways, Dominic Harris captures the sometimes-menacing march of the information age turning it to our advantage in an insightful and seamless blending of nature with code. Dominic Harris is part of a small, and important, coterie of artists who are pushing the envelope of feasibility and redefining what is acceptable within the art world.
In the foreword to Harris's solo exhibition "Imagine" at the Halcyon Gallery, curator Sunny Cheung writes, 'a thread of existentialism exists in Dominic Harris' work, a certain preoccupation with flowers, petals, butterflies, and a fascination with metamorphosis and transformative experiences'. This is echoed throughout Harris' practice as 'recurring elements and motifs' shed light on his close relationship with the natural world and its ability to be intertwined with the performative and immersive persona of the digital phenomena which has firmly anchored itself in society today.
Dominic graduated from Cranbrook Kingswood School in Michigan, and returned to England to read Architecture at the Bartlett School, University College, London. He graduated with top distinctions, qualifying as an architect in 2003, and going on to work for the avant-garde architectural practice Future Systems. Since 2007 Dominic has operated from his own studio in Notting Hill, London, where he and his team design, engineer, code and fabricate his artworks and installations.
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Salon Art + Design, New York, USA
2023 Dominic Harris: Feeding Consciousness, Halcyon Gallery, London, UK
2019 Dominic Harris: Imagine, Halcyon Gallery, London, UK
2016 5 Year Celebration, Priveekollektie Contemporary Art | Design, London, UK
2015 Moments of Reflection, PHOS ART + DESIGN, London, UK
Group Exhibitions
2024 In Plain Sight, Halcyon Gallery, London, UK
2023 Art Miami, Chase Contemporary / Halcyon Gallery, London, UK
2023 Infidels, Halcyon Gallery, London, UK
2022 High Fidelity, Halcyon Gallery, London, UK
2020 US NOW, Halcyon Gallery, London, UK
2019 Beating Wings, Museum Sinclair-Haus, Bad Homburg, Germany
2019 PAD Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
2018 Art Miami, Florida, USA
2018 The Salon New York, New York, USA
2018 If So, What?, Silicon Valley, USA
2017 Design Miami/Basel, Basel, Switzerland
2015 Desire: Borusan Contemporary, Istanbul, Turkey
2012 London Design Festival, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
2009 Dublin Science Museum, Dublin, Ireland
2009 Kinetica, London, UK
Public Installations
2023 Feeding Consciousness: The Immersives. Halcyon Gallery, London
2023 Every Wing Has A Silver Lining, Commission, Viva, Norwegian Cruise Lines
2022 UNSEEN, Commission, Annabel's, London
2021 All That Flutters Turns To Gold, Commission, Ouronyx, London, UK
2020 US NOW, Group Show, Halcyon Gallery, London, UK
2019 Imagine, Solo Show, Halcyon Gallery, London, UK
2019 Swell, Commission, Spectrum of the Seas, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
2015 Concentric Study, Grand Palais, Paris, France
2014 Emergence, Caviar House & Prunier, London, UK
2009 Beacon, Science Gallery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
2009 DJ Light, Lima, Peru
Collections
2015 Contemporary Art Collection, Borusan Contemporary, Istanbul, Turkey
