Phett Waivv

An interdisciplinary artist with an interest in methods of digital production (visual and ambient).

Currently based in South-East London, Phett's practice centres around the interrogation of text, the body, and the spaces they occupy. Having graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2015 with a focus on corporate structures and their algorithms, Phett has a background in digital research to complement an IRL focus on large-scale abstract pieces.

Phett’s practice sees its beginnings in the collecting and collaging of words; taking language as its origin, evolving its use and application through the lens of urban structures and violence. These words-as-stimulus are drawn from the spaces in-between: the dialogue of chatrooms, waiting rooms, sanatoriums. Words intentional and fictionalised, actionable and passing, are all materials in Phett’s work for street and stage alike. The sensuality of form and the evocation of words comes together in Phett’s work to produce a set of visuals which are at once visceral and nostalgic.

Stylistically, Phett is inspired by the myth-making of Cy Twombly, the transcendentalism of Mark Rothko, and the corporeal and spatial obsession of Francis Bacon.

As a designer for space and sound,...

2012-2015 MA Cantab, University of Cambridge
2019-2021 IntM, University of Glasgow

John Hughes Art Festival, Jesus College, Cambridge 2014
Women's Art Show, King's College, Cambridge, 2014
Terms and Conditions May Apply, Annka Kultys, London 2018
The Other Art Fair, London, 2018
Artist and Location, CICA Gallery, Seoul, 2018