Lindsay Seers (b. 1968, Mauritius) embraces complexity in both form and methodology, crafting fragmented, layered narratives that blend staged and natural speech. Diagnosed with autism, her neurodivergent perspective informs an aesthetic defined by intensity, multiplicity, and formal experimentation. For Seers, excess is not just stylistic but an epistemological stance.
At the core of her practice is a deep inquiry into consciousness—its operations, illusions, and structures. She investigates how narratives that explain our actions often form retroactively, echoing Libet’s findings that actions may precede conscious thought. Storytelling, then, becomes less about truth and more about post hoc justification. Her works are not mere symbols but possess their own energy, often manifesting as multifaceted installations that navigate the space between virtual and actual, staged and spontaneous, while engaging social and political themes.
Seers has exhibited widely, with large-scale works presented at institutions such as SMK (National Gallery of Denmark), the 2015 Venice Biennale, Hayward Gallery (UK), MONA (Tasmania), Bonniers Konsthall (Sweden), Kiasma (Finland), Tate Triennial (UK), Sharjah Art Foundation (UAE), Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei (Taiwan), and many others.
Her work is held in major collections including Tate, the Arts Council Collection, Artangel, MONA, the UK Government Art Collection, MTA Collection (Lebanon), and various private collections worldwide. Seers has received numerous awards and grants, including the Sharjah Art Foundation Production Award, Le Jeu de Paume Production Award (France), Paul Hamlyn Award, AHRC and Wellcome Trust Awards, British Council and Arts Council England grants, and the Wingate Scholarship (British School at Rome, 2007/08).
Lindsay Seers work was also featured in an international moving image programme curated by Keith Whittle and Margherita Gramegna in collaboration with Film London.
