Derrelle Elijah (b.1994, Birmingham) is an artist who lives and works in London.
He believes society is a visceral overload and we are constantly bombarded by images.
Due to this, he states there are vasts amounts of information missed in-between.
His work illuminates these grey areas, as he overlaps gestural and mechanical processes.
By developing works that transcend mediums, and re-contextualises how information is communicated.
Starting with a function free mentality, an intrinsic overlay of research into early civilisations,
universal language, traditional/forgotten processes, art history and contemporary news allows
his work to start with an investment into investigation and ideation. Juxtaposing non-traditional combinations with redaction to create a coherent piece/series of work.
He believes the art world is widely ostracised, in attempt to break down these barriers he speaks to audiences outside of the art-world through the art-world. In addition he flips the ‘gift shop’ narrative
on it’s head stating..‘all work is the work, no matter which version you get…you’ve got it.’.