Shanti Bell

Shanti Bell is a multidisciplinary artist based in London, creating experiential sculpture. By making work that is interactive, immersive, and wearable, her practice seeks to explore the relationship and overlap between sculpture and the human form. Her sculptural work is primarily in the medium of wood and fabric, where they sculpt and design pieces in synergy with the human body, personifying objects and injecting life into the inanimate.

Shanti has collaborated with a range of different disciplines and practitioners which is a crucial part of pushing the boundaries of her creative outcomes and previous collaborations have led to work with drummers, skateboarders, movement directors, musicians, poets, and dancers.

Shanti completed an MA in Fashion at the Royal College of Art, supported with a scholarship from both the RCA and the British Fashion Council. Past works have seen Shanti collaborate with a range of different creatives and platforms such as Bianca Saunders, BOLD Agency & Somerset House, Wayne McGregor & The Royal Opera House, the record label 4AD, Bridgerton x The British Fashion Council, and The Design Museum and has been featured in various publications such as Vogue, System Magazine, Revue Magazine, 1 Granary and AnOther Magazine. Most recently, Shanti had a solo show titled The Room that Shared with the curatorial platform MAMA, and was awarded the Black British Artist Grant by Samuel Ross.