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seema mattu

world~building trickster

Seema Mattu is a Valmiki world-building trickster, whose practice is framed as a theme park - known as SEEMAWORLD. Through speculative storytelling linked to British South Asian culture and its roots in Birmingham, tapestries of SEEMAWORLD are woven by CGI (computer-generated imagery), immersive IRL (in real life) environments, sustainable sculpture, mixed-media animation and future-folk sound design. This brings together visual, sonic and spatial spectacle to explore and subvert complex themes including: systems of caste, queer desire, and gender biases rife within digital technologies.

Seema’s work has been showcased and supported globally, including projects with: Berwick Film and Media Festival, IKON gallery, New Art City, Blindspot Gallery and FACT. In April 2022, she completed Film London’s FLAMIN Fellowship and a year-long residency with Wysing Arts Centre in March 2023. In December 2021, Seema became a QUAD International Digital Fellow, leading to her first major solo show in September 2023. In August 2024, she graduated from Royal College of Art having studied MA Animation, and has been an Incidental Artist with Eastside Projects since October 2024.

character library

Explore SEEMAWORLD’s original collection of characters, featured in films, novels, moving image, games and more - among multiple strands throughout the eras.

deities

Through its own lore, SEEMAWORLD is a sanctuary for fantastical deities who act as vessels and / or guardians of each strand responsible for a different area of output.

gorge

earth

youterus

boon

syahi

the maternal

Some SEEMAWORLD assets (including deities) were designed and created in collaboration with artist / illustrator mis.sludge in Sept - Oct 2024.

faqs

  • SEEMAWORLD is a limitless realm of combined spectacle community and narrative, led by multi-disciplinary world-building artist and director, Seema Mattu, born and based in Birmingham, UK. SEEMAWORLD operates through interweaving strands, which each transcend specialisms in film, moving image, 3D animation, sound design, sculpture and performance. SEEMAWORLD is a self-generating archive and multiverse, which also holds space for: research, criticality, collaboration, making and showcasing.

  • SEEMAWORLD LTD has been a Limited Company since October 2017 under company no. 11020276.

    Initially set up to become a resource platform, peer-to-peer marketplace and space for creative production, the company metamorphosised into SEEMAWORLD in 2021.

  • SEEMAWORLD exists where Seema does, so: anywhere. (but is based in Birmingham, UK - where much of Seema’s inspiration comes from).

  • You can find SEEMAWORLD’s privacy policy here

  • Find my latest CV here

  • Find my latest portfolio here

  • 3D models included on this website, in some recent film projects and as part of ongoing research and development have been made with Scaniverse.