Ian Waelder (b. Madrid, 1993) is a Spanish-American artist and publisher currently living in Frankfurt am Main. Graduated in Fine Art studies (2017–2023) at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main under Prof. Haegue Yang; having been previously in the class of Peter Fischli, and Mark von Schlegell’s Pure Fiction seminar. His 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 unfolds through the mediums of photography, sculpture, sound and installation. www.ianwaelder.info