Arika have been creating events since 2001. The Archive is space to share the documentation of our work, over 600 events from the past 20 years. Browse the archive by event, artists and collections, explore using theme pairs, or use the index for a comprehensive overview.
A voice that can vault from an elegantly whispered insinuation to asphyxiated and murderous barks or squalls in a heartbeat.
Complexly interacting colossal drones by the creator of some of the most legendary yet least heard music of the 70’s.
60 cycle hums, jagged static cracklings, and clipped electron pinpricks, mutating them into sublime, post-techno grooves
Duo performance by two great French musique concrète improvisers using feedback, contact mics, tape, an old Revox tape machine, a vintage synth…
GIO’s bottomless throat, Blood Stereo’s slobber gobbler and the Mouth Of The South tangle tonsils over Steve McCaffrey’s Carnival
Life drawing class for artists of all genders, backgrounds and levels of ability, 18+. Draw strippers and sex workers as they perform their usual club routines, in a different context; from the strip club to the art gallery.
Exploring the interplay between punk sinewave aggression, high-speed video sequences and stroboscopic lighting
No Wave, damaged garage jams and crazed instant vocal shrieks.
Freeform Super 8mm documentation of Saturday at Instal 06 by filmmaker Matt Hulse.
“I am truly without faith. In a media marketplace that demands soulness, I can only offer soulnessless.”
Guitar and voice. Keening, droning and mourning. Be ready to release and bring your dis-ease.
An extravagant debauch of huge pianos, plush toys, cognac and ritual.
