The 2024 Dreamtime Fellowship, supported by Luke Jerram, has been awarded to Bristol-based artist Alexis Over-Papatzaneteas.

Alexis Over-Papatzaneteas is an interdisciplinary artist who graduated with an MA in Communication Design from Falmouth University in 2024. Over-Papatzaneteas is currently undertaking the Dreamtime Fellowship 2024, initiated and funded by Bristol-based artist Luke Jerram, and was recently awarded the D&AD New Blood Award for his work Silent Sea.

Over-Papatzaneteas’ interdisciplinary practice focuses on the notion that scientific data can become speculative when presented through the lens of artistic practice. His work explores the relationship between art and science, examining how art can interpret data as a means of activism.

In his work, Over-Papatzaneteas uses data to drive interactive sculptures and installations, acting as a means of provocation for the viewer, shifting the scientific framework into an emotive aesthetic form.

Initiated with funding and support from established Bristol-based artist Luke Jerram, Spike Island announced the Dreamtime Fellowship opportunities in 2019 for an artist living in Bristol. The opportunity is open to artists who have graduated from a BA or MA Fine Art course from any institution within the last five years.

As the Dreamtime Fellow, he will have access to:

• 24-hour access to a shared studio space at Spike Island for a year (from October 2024 to September 2025)
• Annual membership to the Spike Island Associates network, which offers free access to regular talks, studio visits from artists, critics and curators, and peer-to-peer learning and support
• A £5,000 bursary
• Three one-to-one mentoring sessions with Luke Jerram throughout the year

ABOUT LUKE JERRAM

Luke Jerram’s multidisciplinary practice involves the creation of sculptures, installations and live arts projects. Living in the Bristol but working internationally since 1997, Jerram has created a number of extraordinary art projects which have excited and inspired people around the globe.

With many of his artworks in permanent collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Wellcome Collection in London, he also tours his art installations to art festivals and museums worldwide. In 2023 alone, he had over 115 exhibitions in 27 different countries, visited by more than 3 million people.

Having previously had a studio at Spike Island for more than 10 years, he recently set up his own studio at Paintworks. Now an established artist, he’s keen to support the next generation of artists in Bristol.

www.lukejerram.com