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.
Nina’s going to talk about November, by Hito Steyerl: what and how the film thinks, or about what and how it might makes us think (which is connected, but not the same thing), by watching, and it discussing (with you?).
First live show outside the USA featuring one-off film pieces and live theatre from the ringleaders of the ‘weird new America’ psych folk explosion.
Live ISDN drone performance resonating between Dundee and an empty Montreal Grain Silo.
Andrew Chalk & Christoph Heemann return with their diaphanous, impressionistic drone duo; their slowly evolving and enthralling works flutter and quiver with elegantly restrained, miniature sound events.
“Hidden in the hands an alluvial transcription of reach and embrace. The final flickers of the body’s expression, caress and touch.” – boychild
Quintessentially British, The Bohman Brothers’ music is a home-made and DIY conflux of some of the most virulent strains of experimental music.
A series of reality dramas happening over the course of the weekend.
Work that focuses in on the static hiss and background noise of recording and pushes it to the fore.
Sean and Taku share an interest in structure, space and time. A spartan, abstract, considered and surprisingly musical set.
A guitar solo of frugal wringing, of notes in the dark, an attitude of making everything count.
A performed reflection on Malin’s previous re-enacting of a super influential landmark of performance art from the French feminist and artist Gina Pane.
Underground movement legend boychild hosts this workshop—on improvisation, cosmetics, movement and lip-sync.
