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Ian Waelder (°1993, Madrid) is an artist and publisher moving between Frankfurt and Mallorca.

His artistic practice explores memory and trace by isolating archival histories and language in relation to his biography, working through the poetics of the accident and the repurposing of the discarded. Waelder’s work spans a wide range of media, including photography, sculpture, sound, and installation. Central to his practice is a sense of porosity, allowing an encounter between stories and perspectives from the past and present. Using everyday materials such as newspapers, paper maché and cardboard, he gives shape to what has not been archived, photographed, recorded, or written, reflecting on the conditions and politics of memory formation. In addition to his practice as an artist, Waelder founded Printer Fault Press, a publishing house and collaborative platform that provides space for fellow artists, curators and writers.