Deus at The Smithfield Gallery
June 3rd – 26th The Smithfield Gallery, 16 West Smithfield, London, EC1A 9HY
Deus is a photographic exploration of the seductive quality of artificial light in the natural world. This body of work grew from an extended study of form and experiments on how a powerfully illuminated presence affects the surrounding environment. As urban dwellers we are attuned to illuminated space; so with Deus we decided that all of the post-industrial natural locations we explored would be devoid of this artifice. The work can be read as a deadpan comment on the sleight of hand inherent in all ‘worship’.
Visit The Smithfield Gallery Site
Hereafter at Riflemaker
May 1st- 30th
Riflemaker, 79 Beak Street, Regent Street, London W1F 9SU
Hereafter is about memory and perception; and how spaces can be affected by what has happened in them over time. As the viewer approaches the work he appears to be looking into a mirror, but on further inspection, echoes of previous visitors are apparently intermixed with the current viewer’s movement and presence. Hereafter captures seemingly banal events/actions and represents them as significant fragments of time. The piece is presented on an extremely high-resolution screen in a portrait format in order to mimic the experience of self-observation in a mirror as closely as possible.
Originally commissioned by English Heritage.
Visit Riflemaker Site
OFF 2009.
May 7-9 Oeiras, Portugal
UVA will be key speakers at the OFFF, the International Festival for the Post-Digital Creative Culture this year. More than a design conference, a multimedia trade fair, or a digital animation festival, OFFF is an enthusiastic celebration of a new visual culture . This year's theme- "THIS ISN'T FLYING, THIS IS FALLING WITH STYLE · FAIL GRACEFULLY"
Visit OFFF 2009 Site
UCLA - Digital Media Arts Lecture Series.
February 10th 18.00 Broad Art Centre, DMA, UCLA, Los Angeles
The UCLA Department of Design | Media Arts (DMA) offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to media creation that fosters individual exploration and innovative thinking. As part of the 08-09 Lectures Series, Matt Clark and Chris Bird will be speaking on UVA's recent works and giving an insight into our development processes. The lectures are commissioned to support the core curriculum and are also open to the public and free of charge.
Visit UCLA Site
Chorus.
Commissioned by Opera North Projects
Private View February 5th 18.00
The Harewood Assembly Rooms, Leeds
To celebrate the opening of the Howard Assembly Room, Leeds, Opera North Projects have commissioned United Visual Artists to create a site specific response. ‘Chorus’ is an array of pendulums of light and sound, suspended from the ceiling of the auditorium. The concept arose from the search a simple and unifying relationship between light and opera. Each pendulum has unique score, an individual ‘voice’ which can be heard when moving through the paths of light, but together they form a chorus of light and sound. Structured through three distinct phases the sound is created by Mira Calix from abstracted live recordings with Opera North musicians.
Visit Opera North Site
D&AD Awards 2009.
The D&AD Awards celebrate outstanding creativity, mould-breaking thinking and the highest standard of design and innovation. For the 2009 awards Matt Clark has been appointed foreman of the jury in the digital installations category. Joining him on the jury are Joshua Davis - Joshua Davis Studio, David Eveleigh Evans - Moving Brands, Sebastian Noel -Troika, Chris O'Shea, Joachim Sauter -ART+COM AG.
Visit D&AD Site
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 Winter 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.
Image: Volume in Hong Kong
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.
Visit Arquiset Site
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