AND produces, develops and stages one of the biggest media arts festivals in the UK. Travelling to and mapping a different terrain every occurrence, 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.
AND transformed Preston’s thriving covered market into a cinematic platform for Nicholas Roeg’s stunning sci-fi classic, The Man Who Fell to Earth….
Read moreDrive in: The Man Who Fell to Earth (2011)
Sat 24th Sep 2011
Since the phone-hacking scandal engulfed Rupert Murdoch’s news empire, the methods journalists use to find stories have been brought into question. Luckily…
Read moreWORKSHOP: Media2012 & ScraperWiki \ Hacks and Hackers (2011)
Tue 2nd Oct 2012
Festival of new cinema, digital culture and art. Cumbria, Lancashire (UK) The second year of the Abandon Normal Devices (AND) took place…
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Mon 15th Mar — Sat 10th Apr 2010
The ambulatory sanctuary of the AND Cinema Caravan returned in 2017 with the thought-provoking and ground-breaking work of Irish Artist and Video…
Read moreEverything \ David O’Reilly (2017)
Fri 22nd Sep — Sun 24th Sep 2017
What does building high really mean? From modernist social housing projects to luxified skyscrapers, across the world high-rise living has become a…
Read moreVertical Living from the High Rise (2017)
Sat 23rd Sep 2017
In 100 million years, what will the geology on the site of an abandoned server farm be like? Digital culture is often…
Read moreChromobytes \ Thomas Thwaites (2017)
Fri 22nd Sep — Sun 24th Sep 2017
Electronic music producer and artist Mark Fell developed a new piece working with different geometric shapes, mathematical and notational systems, in light…
Read moreMark Fell \ Extensionless Thought Points (2017)
Fri 22nd Sep — Sun 1st Oct 2017
Festival goers joined professional caving instructor Adam Evans on a beginner’s session in Peak Cavern to learn the basics of caving, an…
Read moreCaving Tours (2017)
Sat 23rd Sep 2017
Electronic composer and artist Beatrice Dillon took up a residency in Peak Cavern during the AND Festival. Taking inspiration from Pauline Oliveros…
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