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 sound of buzzing and flickering metallic drones, glottal stops and guttural growls, and also an explosiveness and purity of sound that reminds you as much of Bill Dixon as anyone else.
A day of presentations and discussions on the theme of audio visual perception in the context of experimental music, film and art.
Goofily deformed, deeply thought vocal jams: like the sound of your own breath rushing through your head.
Screening of films by Duvet Brothers, David Critchley, David Hall, John Latham, Judith Goddard, Mike Leggett, Tony Sinden
Simon Morris is joined by Nick Thurston as they attempt to read aloud whilst peddling on exercise bikes.
A Performance exploring the nature of acousmatic listening; sound removed from visual context and understood for it’s own properties.
Light Music is a dizzying celebration of the pivotal nature of sound in film; a direct and powerful transcription of film as sound.
4 days of workshops, discussions and artists presentations exploring the radical act of caring for each other while working to change the world.
A workshop for educators, activists and young people to think about radical, anti-imperialist pedagogy, and what fighting for the Palestinian cause looks like for young people in the imperial core. PDF of the resource available soon.
A Study Session focused on the thinking of Ailton Krenak – one of the great leaders of the Brazilian indigenous movement – led by curators and artists Amilcar Packer Arissana Pataxó.
Chip will read some of his great literary pornography, which pushes sexuality to the point of extremity and exhaustion.
This event honoured those individuals who achieved the status of Icon during the period of 1986-1990.
