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  Yan Shu. In situ at Terminal 5.

Video of the installation in situ.

“Making Of” Video of the installation.

HSBC commissioned United Visual Artists to create an installation for the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow airport as a signpost to the China Design Now show at the V&A. Inspired by the exhibition and the idea of sharing experiences of different cultures the sculptures use algorithmically structured neon light and Chinese characters to explore the nature of Chinese language. China Design Now is open to the public from 15 March to 13 July 2008.

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  IDN 15th Anniversary. Alternate version.

UVA Studio 9.30pm Friday

UVA were invited by IDN Magazine to create a piece to celebrate their 15th Anniversary. We decided to use a 3D camera to capture multiple 3D snapshots of our office, and created a custom piece of software that allowed us to stitch and position them to create the video above.

Sound by Helena Gough.

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  Contact. In situ in Tokyo.

Video of the installation in situ.

United Visual Artists have created a new site specific work for the Oyane Plaza, in the Roppongi Hills district of Tokyo, to mark the opening of UK-Japan 2008. Contact is a responsive floor based installation which allows visitors to use their kinetic energy to generate audiovisual forms that will interact with the user, and communicate with each other. Contact marries advanced computer vision techniques, physics simulation and a unique display surface to create an experience that aims to highlight the results of peoples interactions with each other, and their environment.

Sound by Matthias Kispert.

Commissioned by the British Council, Tokyo.

LED screen and video processors supplied by Hibino.

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  Hereafter. In situ at the Mori Tower, Tokyo

In addition to the world premiere of Contact, the British Council supported the installation of Hereafter on the 52nd floor of the Mori Tower, Tokyo as part of the launch of UK-Japan 2008.

Hereafter deals with the very human issues of memory and perception - how spaces are changed over time by human presence - or lack of it. The piece resembles a conventional mirror, but upon closer inspection reveals itself to be something else entirely. Hereafter forces viewers to re-evaluate how time continues without our consent or control.

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  UNKLE Live. Roundhouse, London

To coincide with the release of their new album, War Stories, UNKLE commissioned UVA to create their 2007 tour. We created a flexible system that could utilise either a bank of video displays, or a several high definition projectors. UVA collaborated with Chris Parks to create several films for use on the tour.

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  Triptych. In situ in Paris, for Nuit Blanche

Triptych in situ

Triptych represents the next phase of UVA’s explorations in monumental site-specific LED sculpture - three brooding presences that respond to the movements of people approaching them, creating a visceral experience of sound and light.

Commissioned by onedotzero.

Sound by Matthias Kispert.

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  Chemical Brothers vs. UVA. Trafalgar Square.

Live visuals from the show

We were commissioned by the ICA as part of their 60th anniversary celebrations to produce a special one-off live collaboration with The Chemical Brothers in Trafalgar Square. The project was supported by Becks, and filmed for later transmission by Channel 4. We augmented the Chemicals’ touring set (designed by Tom Lesh, with visuals by Flat Nose George) with a constellation of powerful lights around the square, and created a set of generative, realtime graphics for the show finale – the tracks Hold Tight London and crowdpleasers Leave Home and Block Rockin’ Beats.

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  Battles. Tonto.

Tonto Video.

UVA was commissioned by Warp Films to create our first live-action music video, for the new Battles single, “Tonto”. We created a unique LED installation in a disused Welsh slate mine - an audio synchronised field of light contrasting with the rugged terrain. The video consists of our documentation of the band’s marathon 11 hour performance, as well as a series of time lapse pieces from the surrounding geography. The cover artwork for the single is also taken from the shoot, and was art directed by UVA.

Other video links:

via Warp
via Youtube

Making of photographs.

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  Battles. Dusk over the Welsh Moors

Photographs taken whilst on set of the Battles ‘Tonto’ Video, North Wales

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  Santral. Istanbul.

Santral Istanbul is UVA’s first permanent architectural lighting installation. Built on the site of the power plant that once supplied the whole region, Santral Istanbul comprises a university campus, library, contemporary art museum and an energy museum in the old turbine halls. UVA created a permanent site-wide interactive lighting system that responds to visitor movements, and can be tuned to muted colours for daily use or bolder looks for special events. UVA also created and presented the graphics and lighting for the launch ceremony, comprising high-intensity beams and large-scale moving projections.