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.
How do we gesture to the invisible, the trans or the obscure? A performative conversation between boychild and Fernando, a sharing of gestures, and a bodily back and forth between mathematician and dance artist.
A film performance about Guy then, and Guy now, as a metaphor for the passing of time, which of course all film is inherently about.
An audio and video investigation of gender cults, Catholicism, hauntings and nuns’ use of audio devices…
Durational group-mind drone and clatter: bamboo, electronics, the contents of your local ironmongers bin. A 3-hour set from this legendary Japanese improvisation group.
Michael Colligan pressing white hot metal into dry ice, causing the metal to sing and scream.
Glasgow. Power electronic klutz behaviour by Kovorox sound head-honcho. Bruised bodies and broken microphones.
Solo by Jean-Philippe Gross, a French electro-acoustic improviser, working with mixing board, cheap mics, small speakers and an analog synth, built around a honed interest in feedback.
An original and beautifully simple performed installation forging a direct link between sound and image.
One of the most incessantly experimental musicians in the UK, Youngs’ aesthetic is entirely unique, never really part of any scene [whilst influencing many], steadfastly unafraid and honest
Sonic ‘observations’ of the world, through micro recordings on a tiny scale and transformed into something musically compelling.
Exploring the interplay between punk sinewave aggression, high-speed video sequences and stroboscopic lighting
Performances at CCA Glasgow by Keiji Haino, My Cat Is An Alien, Taurpis Tula, Jandek with Richard Youngs and Alex Neilson.
