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By K Futur LOCALDiscovering an artist online can feel fleeting. Images scroll past, moments are double-tapped, and work that clearly carries depth is often reduced to a screen-sized impression. When we first encountered the work of London-based multidisciplinary artist Maayan Weisstub, it immediately felt like there was far more beneath the surface than could be contained digitally. The visual language was confident yet searching, refined yet restless. It was work that demanded context, physical presence and conversation. That curiosity led us to reach out, wanting to understand not just what she makes, but how her practice has been shaped, and where it might be experienced in the real world.
Now based in London, Weisstub speaks about the city not simply as a backdrop, but as a force that actively informs her work. Having always lived in cities and travelled extensively, she describes London as a place where exposure to culture deepened rather than merely expanded. The scale, diversity and intensity of the city have allowed her to absorb influences in a more layered way, while the people themselves have played an equally important role. London’s ability to attract ambitious, driven and highly talented individuals has placed her in a network of peers who continually challenge and inspire her, creating an environment where creative momentum feels shared and contagious.
Describing herself as a multidisciplinary artist, Weisstub resists being pinned to a single medium. Her practice moves fluidly between sculpture, drawing, collage, video and kinetic installation, with each project finding its own most appropriate form. Rather than working within rigid boundaries, she allows ideas to dictate materials and processes. This openness gives her work a sense of conceptual honesty, where form follows thought rather than expectation. It is an approach that reflects a contemporary understanding of art as something porous and evolving, rather than fixed or stylistically constrained.
Asked about defining moments in her creative journey, Weisstub does not point to a single breakthrough or milestone. Instead, she returns to the experience of exhibiting and encountering audiences face-to-face with her work. While online engagement holds meaning, she makes a clear distinction between digital interaction and physical presence. Seeing people engage with her work in person, responding emotionally or intellectually within the same space as the piece itself, creates a depth of exchange that cannot be replicated through screens. It is within these moments that the work feels complete, activated by the viewer rather than merely observed.
Like many artists working today, Weisstub speaks candidly about the instability that accompanies a creative career. The profession is defined by extremes, where periods of visibility, interviews and opportunity can be followed quickly by silence and uncertainty. Waiting for responses, navigating future collaborations and managing the emotional toll of unpredictability are all part of the reality. It is not a relaxed existence, but one that demands resilience and adaptability, qualities that quietly underpin her practice.
Inspiration, for Weisstub, is not drawn from a single source or philosophy. Instead, it comes from an accumulation of experiences and observations. Relationships, literature, film, other artworks, nature, news events and her own internal world all feed into the work. This openness allows her practice to remain responsive and alive, capable of shifting between the personal and the political, the intimate and the critical. There is a sense that nothing is dismissed as irrelevant, and that meaning can emerge from any encounter.
Her approach has continued to evolve, particularly in recent years following her studies at the Royal College of Art. Research and textualisation have become more deeply embedded within her process, adding conceptual density and critical framing to the visual outcomes. While her style has matured, she notes a clear continuity between her early works and her current practice. Revisiting older pieces reveals recurring concerns and gestures, suggesting a long-form conversation with herself that has simply gained clarity over time.
Currently, Weisstub remains in constant production mode, developing new works while preparing for upcoming exhibitions and an exciting collaboration later this year. Details remain under wraps, but the sense of momentum is clear. Her practice continues to expand, both materially and conceptually, with each project building on the last while remaining open to change.
At the heart of her work is a desire to provoke feeling or contemplation, and often both. Some pieces confront political realities or encourage critical reflection, while others are more exposed and personal, offering points of emotional connection. In these moments, Weisstub hopes viewers might recognise fragments of their own experiences reflected back at them, creating a shared human space between artist, artwork and audience.
For those wanting to follow her journey or experience the work first-hand, Weisstub is most active on Instagram via @weisstub, where she shares updates on exhibitions and new projects. Her website, www.weisstub.com, offers further insight into her practice and portfolio. Ultimately, though, her work is best encountered in person, where its physical presence, spatial relationships and emotional resonance can be fully realised.
As part of our Artist Focus series, Maayan Weisstub stands out as an artist deeply engaged with the world around her, translating the complexities of contemporary life through a practice that remains fluid, thoughtful and quietly uncompromising.
