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Exhibitions
27.04.2024 - 31.05.2024
'Made to Malfunction' documentation exhibited as part of "Sustainability" exhibition
A4 Residency Art Center, Luxezone, Chengdu, China
21.11.2023 - 25.11.2023
'Made II Malfunction' exhibited as part of New Adits festival 2023
Villa For Forest, Klagenfurt, Austria
03.11.2023 - 26.11.2023
'Channelling' documentation shown as part of group exhibition "Can you live in my space?", showcasing residency projects from 2021 to 2023 at Witte Rook, Breda, NL
Stadsgalerij, Breda, The Netherlands
23.09.2023 - 14.10.2023
'Channelling Pizziolla' video piece shown as part of group exhibition "Transtonations", EICAS, Deventer, NL
EICAS, Deventer, The Netherlands
05.07.2023 - 25.07.2023
'Made to Malfunction' solo exhibition, showcasing both Made to Malfunction (2018) and Made II Malfunction (2021)
'Birley Studios exhibition space, Preston, UK
24.04.2023 - 05.05.2023
'Altered Perspectives' collaborative kinetic sound and light work shown as part of media art exhibition
"Towards a Humane Technology", Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia
19.04.2023 - 23.04.2023
'Successive Actions' post-performance kinetic sound and light work
Sonica Festival, Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia
16.11.2022 - 30.12.2022
'Altered Perspectives' collaborative kinetic sound and light work shown as part of Kiblix media art exhibition
KIBLIX Festival, KIBLA PORTAL, Maribor, Slovenia
15.10.2022 - 16.10.2022
'A Escrita das Fontes' shown as part of The Green Guerrilla Nature-Art Four Seasons Workshop exhibition
Oil Tank Culture Park, Seoul, South Korea
30.09.2022 – 17.11.2022
'Closed System' documentation shown as part of retrospective exhibition Medien.Kunst.Realitäten for subnet.at residency programme 2019-2021
Stadtgalerie Lehen, Salzburg, Austria
01.09.2022 – 07.09.2022
'Invitation to Migrate to a New Planet' multimedia exhibition by Park Jin Young (KR), sound design by Simon Whetham
Space1326, Seoul, South Korea
28.06.2022-02.07.2022
'Place is the Space' intervention/installation/performance for 'betweenEbbandFlow: interstitial spaces' festival
PARKS, Hamburg, Germany
03.10.2020-12.10.2020
The video of '(R)ASSEMBLE', commissioned by Yarmonics 2020, will feature in the online exhibition 'Solitary Deliverance'
Gallery ONKAF, New Delhi, India
26.09.2020-Present
'(R)ASSEMBLE' was commissioned by Yarmonics for this year's festival, which will be mainly presented online. A video piece showing the process of working with found materials sent to Marseille from Great Yarmouth will be shown and the subsequent audio composition is available here:
Yarmonics 2020, Great Yarmouth, UK
24.09.2020-04.10.2020
'(R)ASSEMBLE II' reworks elements from the work commissioned by Yarmonics 2020 to be presented in this group show as part of La Saison du Dessin 2020.
Héliotropes, Atelier Hyph, Marseille, France
15.09.2020-present
'Repurposed, with the purpose of simply existing' was developed during a residency period with Atelier Expérimental using the mechanisms of a discarded printer and other found materials. The work stays at the atelier space as part of the permanent collection.
Atelier Expérimental, Clans, France
19.02.2020-23.02.2020
'Made to Malfunction' was presented in the University atrium space throughout the annual festival of exploratory contemporary sound and music
Electric Spring Festival, University of Huddersfield, UK
17.12.2019-26.01.2020
'Unproductive' site-responsive sound and light installation exhibited as part of "Between Here and Now" showcase alongside work by Jürgen Dünhofen.
Palbok Factory of Contemporary Art, Jeonju, South Korea
09.12.2019-19.12.2019
Presentation of '8 hour day' sound piece, composed for 'Each Morning of the World' sound project as part of "Between History and Human" exhibition.
Total Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea
01.09.2019-29.09.2019
"Made to Malfunction" presented as part of international sound art exhibition.
In Vitrø, Matera Euro Capital of Culture 2019, Italy
05.06.2019-16.06.2019
Documented projects from 2014-2016 presented as part of retrospective exhibition.
Tsukuba Art Center, Tsukuba, Japan
22.03.2019-12.04.2019
Combination of Arduino technology and acoustic sounding techniques with recordings of the frequent thunderstorms to bring the weather inside the gallery space.
Redbase, Sewon, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
12.02.2019-21.02.2019
"Made to Malfunction" solo exhibition.
Openarts Space MERGE, Busan, South Korea
14.12.2018-23.12.2018
"Made to Malfunction" collection of sound-making devices, each housed in a protective case, developed for and exhibited as part of the Creators in Lab residency with ACC.
Asia Culture Center, Gwangju, South Korea
08.12.2018-06.01.2019
'InTolerance' headphone installation included as part of "We play, we stage, and we're enacting" group exhibition.
Factory of Contemporary Art in Palbok, Jeonju, South Korea
26.07.2018-present
Exhibition of resulting works from Pulzus Art Camp. "Wind in the Willow" and "Saw Heard" sound installations inspired by experiences and found materials.
Haáz Rezső Múzeum, Odorheiu, Transylvania, Romania
07.07.2018-present
'Force Mineure' outdoor installation in collaboration with Janno Bergmann of Copper Leg using discarded piano, played by natural forces of wind and sunlight.
Copper Leg Residency, Vaskjala, Estonia
19.04.2018-05.05.2018
'Trace of Lime' featured in 'Acopio' exhibition of sound and visual works from past participants of Tsonami Festival.
Sala BASE, Valparaíso, Chile
06.01.2018-present
'Geothermal Activity': lava rocks were collected from Grindavík geothermic power station, Iceland. Infrasonic vibrations were captured from the ground, pipes and concrete of the power station and used to cause the lava to move and create its own sound.
Fresh Winds Biennale 2018 (5th Edition), Gardur, Iceland
04.12.2017-15.12.2017
'Traces of Lime' uses lime (calcium hydroxide) which is an important substance in construction, produced in Chile. The sounds of aluminium corrosion by lime create patterns on aluminium.
Tsonami Festival 2017, Galería CasaPlan, Valparaíso, Chile
13.10.2017-12.11.2017
'Traces of Mokpo Harbour' comprised a number of ink drawings created with sounds recorded in Mokpo harbour, exhibited in the form of an installation in an abandoned space in the city.
Jeonnam International Ink Art Pre-Biennale, Mokpo, South Korea
16.09.2017-01.10.2017
'Traces of Action' ink drawings created with sound from collaborative performance in Iksan.
'From the Center', Iksan Creation Center, Iksan, South Korea
09.09.2017-09.10.2017
'Everyday Emanations (Dead End)' Parts of scrapped cars resonated with sounds of the street outside the exhibition space, also triggering light to create an immersive, disorientating experience.
Nakanojo Biennale (6th Edition), Nakanojo, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
02.09.2017-02.10.2017
'Trace of the Storm' ink drawings made with sound and 'What the Earshells Hear' sound installation with abalone shells, presented as part of a residency group exhibition.
Open Art Space MERGE?, Busan, South Korea
25.02.2017-12.03.2017
'This Shelter (is never empty)' and 'Bottled Water' sound installations as part of a 3 month residency programme with TAV.
Taipei Artist Village, Treasure Hill, Taipei, Taiwan
06.02.2017-11.02.2017
'Everyday Emanations' solo exhibition - second version of work created for Namwon Sound Project, Korea, 2016. Sound and light installation using found sound and objects.
S.Y.P., Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
08.01.2017- present
'Connecting the Broken Pieces' permanent interactive sound work and temporary installation 'Shifted Perception'
Pintu Miring Artspace, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
16.12.2016-17.12.2016
Sound and light installation using found sound and objects, presented in a disused space on 16.12.16 and as a studio residency presentation on 17.12.16.
Namwon Sound Project, Namwon, South Korea
03.11.2016-05.12.2016
'Vestiges of Discomposure', a process-based work charting the journey up a mountain stream over 2 weeks, leaving physical traces of sound where the stream is heard. For Tsukuba Art Center.
'Father Sky Mother Earth', Fureai-no-sato, Mount Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
26.10.2016-02.11.2016
'Movement of Dead Air' and 'Traces of Water' shown as part of Korean Artist Residency retrospective 'Residency Experience: The next step' exhibition.
Iksan Art Center, Iksan, South Korea
22.10.2016-06.11.2016
'Fureai' and 'Return 2 (or to, or too)' interactive sound-making outdoor installations for the 19th Edition of this annual project.
Abiko International Open-air Art Project, Fusa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
15.10.2016-05.11.2016
'Trace Evidence' headphonic sound installation and lathe-cut vinyl record presented in gallery space.
Dawe's Twineworks and OSR Projects Space, West Coker, Somerset, UK
05.09.2016-12.09.2016
'The Memory of the Storm' mixed media installation for Open Arts Project residency programme in Busan
Open Arts Project Space, Busan, South Korea
26.08.2016-25.09.2016
'Movement of Dead Air' sound installation as invited guest of residency group show 'Liberation of Water II'.
Iksan Creation Center, Iksan, South Korea
23.07.2016-25.08.2016
'Traces of Water' and 'Trace of Life' pieces exhibited as part of residency exhibition.
Yatoo Nature Art House, Wongol, South Korea
02.07.2016-07.08.2016
'Efflorescence' sound installation in collaboration with John Grzinich for Omega 3 exhibition curated by MoKS and Totaldōbze. Source material taken from Active Crossover: Mooste collective archive.
MoKS, Mooste, Estonia
21.05.16
'Watering the Piano' sound installation for Arc Artist Residency Spring Open Day 2016
Arc Artist Residency, Romainmôtier, Switzerland
06.05.2016-29.05.2016
'Sweep' mixed media installation for Geräuschwelten Festival 2016, Münster, Germany
Cuba-Cultur-Foyer, Münster, Germany
09.01.2016-17.01.2016
'Ómur' sound installation inside working lighthouse.
Fresh Winds Biennale 2016, Gardur, Iceland
25.11.2015-07.12.2015
the East and the West' residency exchange exhibition between Iksan Creation Center and Art District_p
Art District_p, Busan, South Korea
20.11.2015-27.11.2015
'Four Dimensional Sound Painting' mixed media installation for 'In The Ancient City' residency group exhibition.
Iksan Art Center, Iksan, South Korea
07.11.2015-07.12.2015
'Return' sound installation for 'Sousei' exhibition, with Tsukuba Art Center, Japan
'Sousei', Fureai-no-sato, Japan
15.10.2015-30.10.2015
'Portrait Mouillé' video and sound collaboration with Shin Mijung for 'Cross Reacting Confession' group exhibition.
Iksan Creation Center, Iksan, South Korea
05.08.2015-14.08.2015
'Sweep' mixed media installation for 'The Windswept Plain' group exhibition.
Art Space of Jeollabukdo Provincial Government, Jeonju, South Korea
05.02.2015-20.02.2015
'Sonic Activity: Prague' - 4-channel sound installation composed from recordings of participants of two day workshop.
Galerie Školská 28, Prague, Czech Republic
08.01.2015-05.02.2015
'The Desert Winds (stop the metal rusting)' commissioned piece for headphone listening gallery.
Galerie Díra, Školská 28, Prague, Czech Republic
27.11.2014-30.11.2014
'Found Sound Materials' exhibited as part of '창작의 내일/Creative Tomorrow' Art Space Residency Festival exhibition.
Citizen's Hall, Seoul City Hall, Seoul, South Korea
04.11.2014-23.11.2014
'Found Sound Materials' exhibited as part of '움츠러드는 세계, 유목하는 몽상가/Shrinking World, Nomadic Utopians' residency exhibition.
Artist Residency TEMI, Daejeon, South Korea
28.06.2014-06.09.2014
'La Rivière' project curated by Cedric Peyronnet. All works based on recordings from Tauron Valley, France.
BFM, Limoges, France
25.01.2013-08.04.2013
'MUUA Lab/C3P incorporating Active Crossover' laboratory project in gallery space of University Museum open to public.
Museo Universitario de la Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
21.02.13
'BieNAR' - Festival curated by NAR in Santa Cruz, Chile
El Centro, Santa Cruz, Chile
01.12.2012
In Memoriam' - Exhibition of works curated by Israel Martinez
Jardin PCdV, Valparaiso, Chile
26.11.2012
'Non-place/Place' - Exhibition of works curated by Gill Arno and Daniel Neumann
Judson Church, New York, USA
26.05.2012-27.05.2012
'Active Crossover: Seedpod' - Site-responsive installation featuring Lizzie Pogson, Jacques Soddell, Eamon Sprod and Simon Whetham
Punctum Inc., ICU, Castlemaine, Australia
10.03.2012-31.03.2012
'La Casa Esta En Su Propio Parque' - Group exhibition of artists-in-residence at Campos de Gutierrez, Santa Elena, Colombia
Plazarte, Medellín, Colombia
10.08.2011-01.10.2011
'Active Crossover 2011.04' - Touring sound exhibition featuring live performance events and active listening workshop
Soundfjord, London, UK
16.07.2011
'Re/Flux - Sublimated Landscape - Sonic Topography' curated by Soundfjord
ICA, The Mall, London, UK
01.07.2011-31.07.2011
'Active Crossover 2011.03' - Touring sound exhibition featuring live performance events and active listening workshop
Millspace, Armley Mills Industrial Museum, Armley, Leeds, UK
10.06.2011-26.06.2011
'Active Crossover 2011.02' - Touring sound exhibition featuring live performance events and active listening workshop
Wolstenholme Creative Space, Wolstenholme Square, Liverpool, UK
05.02.2011-03.04.2011
'Active Crossover 2011.01' - Touring sound exhibition featuring live performance events and active listening workshop
Bracknell Gallery, South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell, Berks, UK
05.08.2010-08.08.2010
'disPLACE' - Installations in the Enchanted Garden Field at the Big Chill Festival
Big Chill Festival 2010, Eastnor Park, Herefordshire
05.05.2010
'Sounds From My Neighbourhood' - Pieces from 'Urban Sound Stories' included as part of sound exhibition event
MusikTriennale Cologne, Cologne Philharmonic Hall, Cologne, Germany
01.05.2010-02.05.2010
'Parisonic' - 'Lightyears' composition included as part of sound exhibition and events
Le Jardin d'Alice, Paris, France
05.02.2010-28.02.2010
'Active Crossover II' - Installation featuring work resulting from residency at Polymer Factory, Tallinn, Estonia and exhibition at Arnolfini, Bristol
Grey Area Gallery, 31 Queens Road, Brighton, UK
01.10.2009-18.10.2009
'Active Crossover' - Installation featuring work resulting from residency at Polymer Factory, Tallinn, Estonia
Arnolfini Dark Studio, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol, UK
04.06.2009-14.06.2009
'Lightyears' - Multichannel sound installation accompanying paintings by Kathryn Thomas
Lightyears, Paintworks, Bath Road, Bristol, UK
13.02.2009
'Amazonas 7.1' sound installation comprising recordings from Mamori Sound Project commissioned by SpACE-Net/Creative Labs
AES 35th International Conference on Audio for Games, Royal Academy of Engineering, London, UK
15.10.2008-15.11.2008
'DEconstruction/REconstruction' - Installation of resultant sound pieces from collaborative performances from 6th-9th October 2008
Art Container, Polymer Culturehouse, Tallinn, Estonia
15.03.2008-16.03.2008
‘Amazonas' - Installation and performance of composition resulting from Mamori Sound Project
Sightsonic Festival, York, UK
14.03.2008-16.03.2008
‘Amazonas' - Installation of composition resulting from Mamori Sound Project
Pierian Centre, Bristol, UK
23.02.2008-28.02.2008
‘Amazonas' - Installation of composition resulting from Mamori Sound Project
Hat Factory, Luton, UK
09.02.2008
'Landlocked' composition included as part of sound event
Sound Café, Jedburgh Community & Arts Centre, Jedburgh, Scotland
30.06.2007-01.07.2007
Headphonic installation of recordings of the sea from Iceland 2005
The Ocean Project, Barbican Theatre Gallery, Plymouth, UK
04.05.2007-07.05.2007
'A trip to the mountains' - collaboration with video artist Phil Toy
Spike Island Open Studios, Bristol, UK
01.02.2007-18.03.2007
Headphonic installation of 'Landlocked', composition of water-related recordings from Mongolia 2006
'In The Water', Artists Harbour Gallery, Portsmouth, UK
02.11.2007-04.11.2007
Foyer installation of 'Dark Light Audio Tracks'
Mantis, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
01.11.2007
‘Soundlab 5 – soundSTORY' - Inclusion of 'frozenstream' from 'Dark Light Audio Tracks'
Online festival
22.02.2007-01.03.2007
‘A Dark Light' - group exhibition included as part of Winter Lights Festival 2007
Lake Hall, City Hall, Reykjavik, Iceland
01.12.2006-24.12.2006
‘The sky I missed' - collaboration with Kathryn Thomas
Online Exhibition, Watershed Media Centre, Bristol
14.10.2006-15.10.2006
Headphonic installation of 'Dark Light Audio Tracks'
‘Our Environment - Planet Earth', Pierian Centre, Bristol, UK
20.10.2006-16.12.2006
Headphonic installation of 'Dark Light Audio Tracks'
TwoNotTen Digital Arts Festival, Bargate Gallery, Southampton, UK