Michael Dean (b. Newcastle upon Tyne, 1977) makes immersive sculptural installations which explore language, intimacy and the politics of being in the world. For the Great Exhibition of the North, Dean will produce a major new commission that responds to BALTIC’s vast Level 3 gallery. Using his own writing as a starting point, Dean gives language material form, creating moulds and casts of words and incorporating pages from his own personal texts and self-published books.

BALTIC is open until 21.00 during the Great Exhibition of the North, visit between 17.00 and 21.00 to avoid the busiest periods.