Chorus Durham Cathedral
December, 2009
Chorus’, UVA’s kinetic installation with sound by Mira Calix, recently featured in Artichoke’s‘Lumiere’in the world heritage site of Durham Cathedral. An array of motor-assisted pendulums weaves through space emitting light and sound. The rhythm of the work evolves through chaos and returns to unison, producing a hypnotic and seductive performance that heightens the viewer’s awareness of the space and their relationship with it. More than 75,000 people visited the festival, over the 4-day period.
Onward - Royal Academy
December, 2009
Evolution Development
‘Onward’ is a commission from The Royal Academy and Burlington Arcade as part of GSK Contemporary, Earth: Art of a Changing World. Hung throughout the arcade and culminating in the portico of Burlington Gardens, ‘Onward’ presents a simple allegory of evolution through mutation.
Massive Attack United Snakes
November, 2009United Snakes making of..
United Snakes Quicktime version
Massive Attack: “United Snakes”
Animation by UVA, directed by Dave Ferner
Originally designed for Massive Attack’s live show at Beck’s Fusions 2008, this animation is now available online. The video was designed using custom 3D software developed by UVA, which allowed the creation of spontaneous, organic forms, simply by “sketching” the outlines.
Made with openframeworks
Additional coding by Tak Fung (view Tak’s recent projects here)