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.
The AND Fair was an event new to our programme in 2013, inspired by the World’s Fairs of old, where inventors could…
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Sat 5th Oct 2013Adam Brown is an internationally recognised conceptual artist whose work incorporates living systems, robotics, molecular chemistry and emerging technologies.
AND is excited to welcome him to the UK for this special, one-off workshop which will open up some of life’s universal questions through scientific experimentation.
Read moreHow to make art in a toxic environment / Adam Brown (2013)
Fri 4th Oct 2013During this years AND festival Jesse Darling will be running a three-day experimental group workshop in Reclaiming Online Overshare for Its Revolutionary Potential, it will be a radical show (& no-show) & tell (& don’t tell). Click for more on the workshop and how to apply to participate details below, deadline 9 June 2013.
Read moreOur Bodies, Our Selfies / Jesse Darling (2013)
Thu 3rd Oct — Sat 5th Oct 2013During this intensive, two-day workshop students learnt how to manipulate computer networks and how they can be used to manipulate us. By learning…
Read moreNETworkshop / Julian Oliver & Danja Vasiliev (2013)
Thu 3rd Oct — Fri 4th Oct 2013For New Cinema Lab we welcomed creative technologists Marshmallow Laser Feast (MLF) for an investigation into the technological possibilities of cinema space….
Read moreNew Cinema Lab / Marshmallow Laser Feast (2013)
Wed 2nd Oct — Fri 4th Oct 2013View our short film commission a meditation on technology and digital content, that examines the rise of the Internet against the backdrop of socialism’s collapse in Eastern Europe.
A 2013-2014 commission with Rhizome and Fridericianum this documentary takes on the internet’s central myth–instant, seamless connectivity between distant points.
Read moreFrom .Yu To Me / Dir. Aleksandra Domanovic (2013)
Sat 5th Oct 2013Michelle Ellsworth’s work has been called “virtuosic” and “completely, winningly ridiculous” by the New York Times. Three Optimal Solutions is a series…
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Thu 3rd Oct 2013The Modes of Al-Ikseer was a live performance that launched AND Festival in 2011, fusing contemporary pop culture, tongue-in-cheek humour and ancient…
Read moreThe Modes of Al-Ikseer \ Harminder Judge (2011)
Thu 29th Sep 2011Phil Collins’ work in film, video and photography often provides a platform for the overlooked or the disenfranchised. Shining a light on…
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