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- 26.04.26 That Was The Week That Was — 26th April 2026
This week was spent finishing the titles for the upcoming Beyond Tellerrand conference, adding the music created by Tobi Lessnow. I also …
- 12.04.26 That Was The Week That Was — 12th April 2026
Schubert’s imagination was unusually literary. Words released music in him: poems about desire, love, loss, solitude, the longing for rest; …
- 01.02.26 That Was The Week That Was — 1st February 2026
"Curiosity might be pictured as being made up of chains of small questions extending outwards, sometimes over huge distances, from a …
- 25.01.26 That Was The Week That Was – 25th January 2026
Started the week off in a nice way with news that Cinema Redux: Metropolis had been acquired by a collector through Gazelli Art House. …
- 16.11.25 That Was The Week That Was – 16th November 2025
This week saw me travel to New York for the third time this year. During the short three night trip myself and Gary Hustwit were revealing …
- 21.09.25 That Was The Week That Was – 21st September 2025
"You're very calm." One of the two sisters, and the one who wasn't as stressed as the other, said this to me as I sat on a bench at Leeds …
- 19.05.25 Hope’s box opens wide Dance, sound, code intertwine, New worlds bloom anew
Hope’s box opens wide Dance, sound, code intertwine, New worlds bloom anew. Another page from my new Now Becomes Then publication featuring …
- 18.05.25 That Was The Week That Was – 18th May 2025
Following on from my talk last week in Dusseldorf, this week saw me take a train across the Pennines to the North East of England for the …
- 25.04.25 🎤 Meet the Minds of Thinking Digital 2025 🎤 We've got a fabulous speaker lineup …
🎤 Meet the Minds of Thinking Digital 2025 🎤 We've got a fabulous speaker lineup including.. 🚀 @juliantreasure : a TED Talk Titan on …
- 24.04.25 Persian Dreams will be on display this evening @outernetlondon as part of …
Persian Dreams will be on display this evening @outernetlondon as part of @digitalartweek. This is the first time the work has been shown …
- 30.03.25 Apollo 11 Static
Apollo 11 Static. Created in 2009 for the 40th anniversary of the 1969 Moon landing, the entire Apollo 11 transmission transcript creates …
- 24.03.25 That Was The Week That Was — 24th March 2025
One of the bonuses of being a member of places such as the V&A or the National Portrait Gallery is you don't need to book a time slot …
- 17.02.25 In 1990 I helped create a series of breakbeats for the Breakbeats series of …
In 1990 I helped create a series of breakbeats for the Breakbeats series of albums by The Original Unknown DJs published by Warrior …
- 16.02.25 That Was The Week That Was - 16th February 2025
For many years now the music I play in the studio is routed through a Raspberry Pi running a thing called Mopidy – a music server written …
- 26.01.25 That Was The Week That Was - 26th January 2025
Sunday saw me heading to New York for a few days to meetup with Gary Hustwit to consult on a new film project through our joint venture …
- 23.01.25 Eno 24h streaming event starts tomorrow from 12pm EST
Eno 24h streaming event starts tomorrow from 12pm EST. Link to tickets in my bio. The global streaming premiere of the generative …
- 06.01.25 How the Brian Eno music documentary shifts its scenes with every viewing
How the Brian Eno music documentary shifts its scenes with every viewing “That’s the beauty of the system, you can keep adding stuff. It’s …
- 12.11.24 The Pandora Variations: Jealousy BTS (2021)
The Pandora Variations: Jealousy BTS (2021). Behind the scenes making of this work, one of five unique pieces which was auctioned @sothebys …
- 29.10.24 Nothing Can Ever Be The Same is now playing @dokleipzig as part of DOK Neuland …
Nothing Can Ever Be The Same is now playing @dokleipzig as part of DOK Neuland at Gallerie KUB. Runs non-stop for one week, self …
- 24.03.24 That Was The Week That Was — 24th March 2024
The week started with travelling to Copenhagen – one of my favourite cities – for CPH:DOX and the European premiere or ENO which Gary …
- 05.03.24 Gary Hustwit and I just launched a new thing: Anamorph
Gary Hustwit and I just launched a new thing: Anamorph. It’s a software and film company where we’ll be exploring ways to bring generative …
- 08.02.24 Convert an image to a MOV with 6 channel sound
This is very niche, but I'm making note of this even if it's just for myself. The other day I had need to create a .mov from a .png, but I …
- 24.12.23 From the last few years, this piece is still a favourite
From the last few years, this piece is still a favourite. Somewhere in the stillness of the dark, a form sends music into the surrounding …
- 15.12.23 From earlier this year, behind the scenes of my third collaboration with …
From earlier this year, behind the scenes of my third collaboration with @charlotteedmonds____ and @lgnnelson. Inspired by axons – the …
- 12.12.23 One of the hi lights of this year was the presentation of Persian Dreams …
One of the hi lights of this year was the presentation of Persian Dreams @artdubai. Shown here is Heroes. Inspired by The Book of Kings, or …
- 29.10.23 That Was The Week That Was – 29th October 2023
This week I travelled to the Venice Biennale Musica to install Nothing Can Ever Be The Same – my collaboration with documentary film maker …
- 18.10.23 Heading to Venice for NOTHING CAN EVER BE THE SAME, my video art installation …
Heading to Venice for NOTHING CAN EVER BE THE SAME, my video art installation with @gary_hustwit . This is not Gary’s forthcoming …
- 24.08.23 Nothing There (2004)
Nothing There (2004). On the way to eventually creating Cinema Redux I created this piece of work using the Cohen brother’s The Man Who …
- 16.04.23 That Was The Week That Was – 16th April 2023
The focus this week was all about Barcelona and setting up for the upcoming Digital Impact show. The 3D printed sculptures had arrived the …
- 12.02.21 Arcade Machine Dreams
Arcade Machine Dreams is my second collection on NiftyGateway and is very much an ode to the video games I loved as a teenager. Growing up …