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  • Audio Porn, 10th December

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    On 10th December I’ll be taking part in the HFWAS event Audio Porn Join us at P Cafe on the 10th December for our last event of the year! Audio Porn is the theme for this night of spoken word and sound based performance. Be warned explicit imagery may be aroused in your minds…

  • Algorave, 18th December

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    For what might be final gig of the year I’ll be returning to London (I’m there quite a lot these days) for an Algorave at Power Lunches: The packed night features artists like Holger Ballweg, Shelly Knotts, Slub and Dario Villanueva against a backdrop of visuals from myself, Rituals and chez.io. More information on…

  • GLEEETCH, 12th December

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    GLEEETCH, an awesome 8 Bit/chiptune event, is coming back on 12th December at Power Lunches and I made this rather dizzying video to promote it (with audio by Oliotronix). The night features music and performances from HarleyLikesMusic, Galaxy Wolf, Lazenbleep, J3wel, Fanny Davis and more. I sadly can’t be there (though I’ll be London-bound…

  • Pecha Kucha Birmingham, 8th December

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    On Tuesday 8th December from 18:30 I’ll be taking part in Pecha Kucha Birmingham at Birmingham Open Media. I’ll be delivering a short presentation, Ctrl + C, hat looks at the way that culture is created from copying and remixing. I’ll be presenting alongside awesome people including Linda Spurdle, Francis Clarke, Ian Francis, Daniel…

  • Copyleft Workshop, 26th November

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    On 26th November from 18:00 – 21:00 I’ll be holding the second event as part of my solo exhibition, Permission Taken, at Birmingham Open Media. In this workshop I’ll introduce concepts behind the exhibition and my knowledge of copyright gained through undertaking a CopyrightX course. This session encourages artists to think critically about how…

  • Archive Remix prints

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    The Archive Remix print pieces are a continuation of the remix pictures that I have been making as part of my residency at the University of Birmingham’s Research and Cultural Collections. The content that I have been making for that has focused on what can be lost when restrictive copyright is enforced. In keeping…

  • Copy Bomb

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    The Copy Bombs are my way of contributing to the free culture movemnt by encouraging the public to share images, audio, text and video in an unhindered way. The Copy Bombs are, at their heart, PirateBox installations. PirateBox creates offline wireless networks designed for anonymous file sharing, chatting, message boarding, and media streaming. You…

  • Dead Copyright

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    Perhaps the most immediately visible piece in my exhibition is the Dead Copyright vinyl wall installation. Inspiration for this piece came from the Copyright Atrophy project I undertook in 2013. I began to consider how objects, logos and images can be abstracted into basic geometric shapes that eventually become noise. Are they still recognisable…

  • Archive Remix videos

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    The Archive Remix video pieces are a continuation of the remix gifs that I have been making as part of my residency at the University of Birmingham’s Research and Cultural Collections. The content that I have been making for that has focused on what can be lost when restrictive copyright is enforced. In keeping…

  • Exquisite Corpse workshop, 19th November

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    On 19th November from 18:00 – 21:00 I’ll be holding the first of the events as part of the Permission Taken exhibition at Birmingham Open Media. A workshop inspired by the Exquisite Corpse surrealist storytelling technique. Participants are invited to co-create an artwork re-mixing archive images and other materials to be exhibited at the…