Forerunner

Forerunner is a collaborative art practice established by Andreas Kindler von Knobloch, Tom Watt, and Tanad Aaron. The practice reimagines space and the creation process. Forerunner serves as a vehicle for new collaborations and practices, supporting shared and collective interests.

Andreas, Tom, and Tanad are deeply interested in art history, materiality, and fabrication. Combined, they present work that brings an ambitious interrogation of environments, objects, and their uses. They work with objects and art designed for specific functions using commonplace materials. Over the years, Forerunner’s work has expanded to include an interest in Arte Util. They are driven by the desire to fix quietly upgrade, and critique our surroundings.

Since their first formal collaboration in 2016, Forerunner has explored architectural forms, building materials, and the gallery as a staging ground. Drawing on their backgrounds as gallery and theatre technicians, their work embodies a feeling of temporality, balancing between production (studio/workshop) and display (gallery/public). They often refer to their exhibitions as tests for the real world, future contexts, and opportunities to experiment with new materials or techniques.

Forerunner has worked extensively Internationally and throughout Ireland and the UK. They have engaged in many contexts and continue to push the boundaries of collaborative art practice through commissions, galleries, and public art site-specific installations.