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.
Real-time video feedback loops submerged in laminal sheets of sound soaked in gauzy timbral detail and multi-valenced, buzzing overtones.
A performance for dry ice and four specially constructed steel tables, each one heated by a single candle until searingly hot.
Audio signals pass through light bulbs, causing the filaments of the bulbs to sing and crackle in a chorus of electronic static.
What would a world and an ethics look like free from the destructive consequences of the Western mind?
A silent collage of found film footage partially layered with computer graphics to provide a framework in which live music can develop.
A 100 strong Feral Choir of people who’ve never improvised with their voices before, conducted by composer Phil Minton.
Tormented and drawn-out high-pitched yelps and drones, all interleaved with periods of torpid silence.
A public walk from George Square to the Barras market bringing contributions from researchers, activists and artists in a form of live critical praxis
Some of the most breathtaking, delicate and smoke filled guitar playing this side of Loren Connors or the quieter sides of Keiji Haino.
Robin Hayward – exploring the micro-sounds of a tuba, filling slowly with sand.
Free Jazz group comprising Matt Lavelle, Matt Heyner (TEST, No-Neck Blues Band) and Ryan Sawyer (Tall Firs).
An audio report for the NATOarts board of directors that seeks to promote global security and stability through the exhibition of works of conceptual art.
