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I̶n̛t͘e͟rf̕e̢ren̵ce, created by COSMOS 2019 artist Julie Freeman, is a virtual reality experience where the endeavour of space exploration is revealed in…
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Fri 19th — Sun 21st Jul 2019
COSMOS 2019 artist, Julie Freeman talks about the inspiration behind the newly commissioned VR experience I̶n̛t͘e͟rf̕e̢ren̵ce, and why interference/interfering can lead to…
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Fri 12 Jul 2019
Julie Freeman translates data from natural sources into kinetic sculptures, physical objects, images, sound compositions and animations. Her work explores relationship between…
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For COSMOS 2019, we are delighted to announce Julie Freeman as artist in residence. Freeman is collaborating with Jodrell Bank astrophysicists to develop a new immersive audio-visual experience, to be showcased during bluedot festival.
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Abandon Normal Devices team are delighted to be one of the 20 teams selected to take part in CreativeXR, the industry-leading immersive…
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Wed 17 Apr 2019
In anticipation of Addie Wagenknecht‘s work Hidden in Plain Sight for COSMOS18, we asked researcher Philippa Hartley from The University of Manchester to talk…
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Wed 04 Jul 2018
Details of the work will be released here shortly. Track our journey at #COSMOS18. During bluedot festival the Lovell Telescope will be receiving radio signals from deep space whilst pointed at the zenith, directly overhead.
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Thu 19th — Sun 22nd Jul 2018
Celestial Frequencies was a ground-breaking new data driven audio-visual work created for Jodrell Bank’s iconic Lovell Telescope. Developed by award winning Tokyo-based Media…
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Fri 7th — Sun 9th Jul 2017
Since 2003 Manabe’s genre defining collaborations have interrogated emerging technologies, programming and interactive design, resulting in ambitious creative projects at the cutting…
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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.
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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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.
Journal
COSMOS 2019 artist, Julie Freeman talks about the inspiration behind the newly commissioned VR experience I̶n̛t͘e͟rf̕e̢ren̵ce, and why interference/interfering can lead to…
MoreJulie Freeman on the importance of interference
Fri 12 Jul 2019
nnn.freeport.global was launched in 2018 to explore alternative ways of presenting and distributing artworks on digital platforms. Since its conception, 12 artists…
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Wed 19 Jun 2019
DEADLINE: 12:00 on Tuesday 21 May 2019 Abandon Normal Devices (AND) and SHIFT are delighted to announce the second year for this…
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Tue 23 Apr 2019 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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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.
Julie Freeman translates data from natural sources into kinetic sculptures, physical objects, images, sound compositions and animations. Her work explores relationship between…
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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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Heather Dewey-Hagborg is a transdisciplinary artist and educator who is interested in art as research and critical practice. Her controversial biopolitical art…
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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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Addie Wagenknecht is an Austrian based American artist, her work explores the tension between expression and technology.
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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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Multimedia artist and producer Brandon Covington Sam-Sumana works to interrogate matters related to currency, transience, narrative structure, and system metabolism. Their investigations…
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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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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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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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