New cinema
digital culture
& art
You can get to University of Salford (Media City UK) from Manchester city centre via public transport, and by driving.
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nnn.freeport.global is an alternative space for the distribution of artworks, using the backstreets, black markets and divergent parts of the internet to create,…
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As part of The New Networked Normal (NNN), we have been working on the platform nnn.freeport.global – an alternative space for the sharing…
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AND Festival
AND produces, develops and stages one of the biggest media arts festivals in the UK. Travelling to and mapping a different terrain every two-years, AND Festival is a rehearsal space and catalyst for new models of working. The programme invites new ways of seeing the world through re-negotiating our relationship to place featuring live cinema events, installations, online projects, residencies, public realm interventions exhibitions, performances, games and apps.
Journal
We are excited to announce our new exhibition taking place at University of Salford, MediaCityUK campus, FREEPORT: Terminal MCR. Programme at a glance: Exhibition:…
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Thu 10 Jan 2019
Abandon Normal Devices (AND) are seeking volunteers for FREEPORT: Terminal MCR; a space to explore art, technology and citizenship in the age of the internet. Application deadline: 12pm Thursday 31 January 2019
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Thu 10 Jan 2019
Laurie Crombie continues his journey with The Hive, and shares this thoughts and personal musings after his recent trip to Indonesia. He…
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Thu 22 Nov 2018
Touring
Abandon Normal Devices are a leading organisation in commissioning work for digital culture in the UK. Over the past decade, AND has commissioned over 80 works from international artists that have pushed boundaries, engaging and inspiring thousands of audience members both nationally and overseas. After being premiered by AND, some of these works are available to hire.
Lisa Rave (UK/Germany) currently lives and works in Berlin. She studied experimental film at the University of the Arts Berlin, as well as…
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Kyriaki Goni is a cross media artist based in Athens, Greece. Her work, which combines the artistic practice and the research, focuses…
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‘Geocinema’ is a practice that came to being during The New Normal a speculative urbanism think-tank in Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design. By focusing…
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Recording Artist, Composer, Electronic Musician, Percussionist and Musicologist, Tony Maryana, is based in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, the centre for arts…
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Ooni is a virtual reality (VR) label with a focus in the fields of Visual Arts, Music and Architecture. Ooni is a…
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Laurie Crombie is one of the founder/directors of the Kazimier collective. The collective create interdisciplinary multimedia shows for a variety of contexts…
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Addie Wagenknecht is an Austrian based American artist, her work explores the tension between expression and technology.
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Independent Curator Doreen A. Rios was born in Toluca, Mexico. Her work focuses on curatorial practices and research, specializing in digital cultures…
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Beatrice Dillon is a producer and composer based in London, with a series of critically-acclaimed solo, collaborative and remix works on labels…
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NKISI is the alias of Melika Ngombe Kolongo an Artist raised in Belgium and now living in London. She’s a Producer, DJ and…
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Born in the United States and living in Berlin, Lindsay Lawson’s work spans a variety of media and a particular research-process of…
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Berlin-based multidisciplinary artists Nora Al-Badri and Jan Nikolai Nelles have worked together since 2009. Their artistic practice encompasses visual art, documentary filmmaking…
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Born in Tijuana, Mexico, Martha has built her artistic career as a Videographer and Editor. For the last few years Martha has…
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Diego Ortega is a Video Artist. Originally born in Toluca, Mexico, his particular focuses are real-time video manipulation, video mapping and expanded…
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Matthew Plummer-Fernandez is a British/Colombian Artist that creates sculpture, software, online interventions, and installations, often in connection, producing and reflecting on contemporary…
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Born in Mexico City, Morgado is a Digital Creator that works across multiple media and disciplines. His work explores the worlds of…
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Born in Tijuana, Mexico, Leslie García is an Electronic Artist and Digital Media Developer. Her work explores the fusion between art, science…
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Dutch Artist and Innovator Daan Roosegaarde (1979) is a creative thinker and maker of social designs which explore the relationship between people,…
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Research
AND over the years has established a programme of research through practice and participation focusing on the areas of New Cinema, Cultural Activism and Connecting Art and Science. Through research projects we create a space for high-level industry based knowledge exchange and wider public engagement, conversation and debate.
nnn.freeport.global is an alternative space for the distribution of artworks, using the backstreets, black markets and divergent parts of the internet to create,…
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In the Eyes of the Animal now online at ITEOTA.com Virtual reality (VR) experience In the Eyes of the Animal is an artistic interpretation of…
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Originally released online, this new video work commissioned by AND, explored the role and experiences of online ‘content moderators’ – an elusive…
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Sat 22nd — Sun 5th Mar 2017
Launched March 2016 Internet Landscapes is a series of web-based artworks by Evan Roth that allows audiences to experience the Internet’s physical, digital…
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