UVA x Printworks
London, 2021
UVA was commissioned by Broadwick Live, the company behind the iconic Printworks London venue, to create a site-specific installation to mark its reopening in 2021.
After the country’s emergence from lockdown, the series of light interventions by UVA articulates the idea of Printworks as a dormant building reawakening and being reactivated.
The creative approach draws on the striking architecture of the venue as well as from its history as a printing factory, in connection with today’s information streams. The lighting and content articulate a space as a breathing, living organism with a life of its own.
Following the reopening weekend, the work provides a framework and visual language for the venue’s in-house team and performers for future events. This lends the space a coherent identity by offering a consistent approach to lighting and video content so that the original creative intention lives on, yet with enough flexibility to accommodate Printworks’ bold and diverse programme.
Photos by:
James Medcraft
Additional creative and production support:
Treatment Studio
FACT Film Credits:
https://www.factmag.com/2021/10/28/united-visual-artists-printworks-london/
