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  • Permission Taken opening

    Permission Taken launched at Birmingham Open Media on 23rd October and it couldn’t have been better! You may have noticed my internet presence has been somewhat quiet over the last few months. This can all be attributed to the many hours it took to prepare for this, my first solo exhibition. Prior to this…

  • Permission Taken

    I’m happy to announce the launch of my first solo exhibition, Permission Taken, taking place at Birmingham Open Media from 23rd October 2015 to 23rd January 2016. The exhibition features a number of digital, video, print and installation pieces developed as part of my residency at the University of Birmingham’s Research and Cultural Collections…

  • Uncanny Valley

    From 7-10th September I was invited to take part in the Uncanny Valley event in Burbage Valley, Derbyshire. It’s a lovely place! The event was described as: A two day hack in the rugged Burbage Valley in the Peak District, hacking in nature, exploring the role of sensors and data in responding to the…

  • Black Hole Club at Vivid Projects

    Things on this blog have been rather quiet in recent months. I’ve stopped updating it with absolutely every event or exhibition that I’m somehow involved in – there’s now a dedicated Events page for that. I’ve also been very engaged with delivering workshops (gotta entertain the young ‘uns somehow this Summer!), such as the…

  • Open Source Giffing

    On 13th August I delivered a How to Gif workshop at the mac (Midlands At Centre) as part of Future Curious. Prior to this I went a little bit of a Twitter rant about the lack of software dedicated to making animated gifs, espeically within the open source software world. Gifs are difficult In…

  • Birmingham Open Media Indiegogo campaign

    Birmingham Open Media, the recently opened creative digital media space in Birmingham where I’ve also been a Fellow since 2014, recently launched an Indiegogo campaign to get one of its spaces renovated to allow more education and workshop events to happen. If you’d like to see more art and technology happen in Birmingham read…

  • Surge (GIFs to Have Sex By)

    Faith Holland‘s GIFs to Have Sex By went live last week with a premier at TRANSFER and then an online release at Digital Sweat Gallery. If you haven’t caught it already check out my submissions below: Also available in YouTube versions #1 #2 and lots of still shots. If you fancy having a great…

  • GIFs to Have Sex By

    Faith Holland‘s solo exhibition at TRANSFER, TECHNOPHILIA, has already received a lot of attention, partly due to it’s use of *ahem* male produce in the Ookie Canvas’ abstractions “composed of collaged cum shots which Holland collects from pornography and her own open call for submitted photographs”. On 11th July the exhibition will conclude with…

  • Stealth Launch Photos

    Stealth launched at Vivid Projects on 25th June and it was a great success! It’s the first time I have curated an exhibition or event that has lasted more than a few days, so I’m happy to see that there have been a steady flow of visitors. Thanks again to James Bridle, Manu Luksch,…

  • Stealth

    On 25th June I’ll be putting my curator hat back on for my first curatorial duties since my appointment as Associate Producer to present Stealth at Vivid Projects. STEALTH presents recent work by UK and international artists critiquing surveillance culture and the invasive and pervasive technologies that shape our daily interactions. Utilising a variety…