Martin Masai Andersen

Martin Masai Andersen (born 1972) is a Danish photographer, art director and designer, based in South London. He also lectures at a number of universities. Andersen has made long-term documentary photography projects on football fans and dog shows, and made music videos for The Breeders, Lush and Iceage. His animation work has won a Clio Award and been shown in group exhibitions at Manchester Art Gallery and at SeaCity Museum in Southampton.

Life and work Andersen grew up in Denmark and moved to London in 1993. He earned a BA in visual communication design from Ravensbourne University London (1993–1996) and a MA in graphic design from the Royal College of Art in London (1996–1998).

Since 2000, in partnership with his sister Line Andersen, he has been creative director at Andersen M Studio in London "Blind Spot" by Lush, "Wait in the Car" by The Breeders, and "12:36" by Lowly.

His documentary photography series and book, Can't Smile Without You, is about fans of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. It was made between 2013 and 2017 "on the streets and in the pubs before and after" the team's football matches.

Andersen is an associate lecturer on "art direction and graphic design concepts" on the BA Fashion Communication course at Central Saint Martins, School of Fashion, London (2000– (2017–

Publications with contributions by Andersen Visceral Pleasures. UK: Booth-Clibborn, 2000. Rick Poynor, Vaughan Oliver. . Intro, Sampler2: Art, Pop & Contemporary Music Graphics. UK: Laurence King, 2000. . The New Handmade Graphics: Beyond Digital Design. UK: Rotovision, 2003. Hannah Ford, Anne Odling-Smee. . All Messed Up. UK: Laurence King, 2003. Anna Gerber. . Swinging London – Graphisme & Music Aujourd'hui. France: Centre Du Graphisme, 2004. Michel Bouvet. . 1000 Supreme CD Designs. Spain: Maomao, 2008. Estel Vilaseca. . 1000 Music Graphics. USA: Rockport, 2008. Clif Stoltze. . Small Studios. Berlin: Hesign, 2009. Jianping He. . Bookworm. Berlin: Hesign, 2010. Jianping He. . Papercraft 2: Design and Art with Paper. Germany: Gestalten, 2011. R. Klanten, B. Meyer. . Book Art:Iconic Sculptures and Installations Made From Books. Germany: Gestalten, 2011. . Pictographic Index 2. Holland: Pepin, 2011. Hans Lijklema. Unlimited, The Best Small Design Studios of the World. China: Sendpoints, 2011. Jimmy Chai. One by One. China: Hesign, 2012. Jianping He. . The First Cut: Paper at the Cutting Edge. Manchester: Manchester Art Gallery, 2012. . Exhibition catalogue. Papercut. USA: Rockport, 2014. Owen Gildersleeve. .

Group exhibitions The First Cut, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, 2012/2013; Djanogly Art Gallery, Nottingham, 2013; SeaCity Museum, Southampton, 2014.

Music videos "Against The Moon" by Iceage (2014) – directed by Andersen and Kim Thue "Blind Spot" by Lush (2016) – directed by Andersen and Kim Thue "Wait in the Car" by The Breeders (2017) – by Andersen and Chris Bigg "12:36" by Lowly (2019) – directed and filmed by Andersen

Awards Going West video animations, winner, Clio Awards in Animation category, Technique entry, Television/Cinema/Digital medium