Array
Yuda Art Project, Chuya Museum, Yamaguchi, Japan.
November 21st - December 27th 2008.
Commissioned by the Yamaguchi Centre for Arts and Media, Japan. UVA are creating a new installation inspired by the formal elegance of the Japanese garden. In an environment of peace and tranquility 'Array' interjects a forest like grid of light which is governed by localised ultrasonics. Once inside the forest you become aware that there is more than just a human presence.
Visit YCAM Site
Constellation
Covent Garden Christmas Lights, London
November 17th - January 2nd 2009.
Commissioned by Covent Garden, we will be lighting up the market halls with a contemporary responsive light installation as part of the area’s winter season. Launching on November 17th and running
throughout the festive season.
Visit Covent Garden Site
Volume
Taipei, Taiwan
November 14th- December 7th
Presented by Enavant, the 'Lightscapes' exhibition focuses on the relationship between light and architecture, as a feature of the show Volume is being staged outside the Taipei County Hall.
Imagine- Let There Be Light
November 11th 22.35 BBC One
UVA feature on the seminal BBC arts programme, 'Imagine - Let there Be Light'. Alan Yentob has some extraordinary encounters with the artists for whom light is both source and inspiration for their art. Featuring the work of James Turrell, Liliane Lijn, Charles Ross and Anthony McCall and United Visual Artists.
onedotzero Cascade @ P3
Educational programme, November 3rd
Matt Clark, our creative director, will be working with college students on practice and process at onedotzero's P3 residency with Jason Bruges. The cascade programme is part of the odz festival.
Visit onedotzero Site
Triptych- Arquiset
October 1st- 9th Placa Del Angels, Barcelona.
Our responsive installation, Triptych, featured as part of the Arquiset architecture week in Barcelona, outside the MACBA.
The week featured installations, workshops and a symposium on light with speakers such as- UVA, James Clar, Jason Bruges, Pablo Valbeuna, Lucy Buillivant and Moritz Waldemeyer.
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Opera North Projects- new installation
UVA won the new Opera North Projects commission to celebrate the launch of the newly re-furbished Harewood Assembly Rooms in Leeds.
The as yet untitled work will be opening early February 2009 and will be in situ for six weeks. We are collaborating with Mira Calix [warp] to create the sound for the work.
Visit Opera North Site