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.
“The miracle of Herman Melville is this: that a hundred years ago in Moby Dick…he painted a picture of the world in which we live, which is to this day unsurpassed.” – C. L. R. James
Finnish duo Grönlund Nisunen are known for their extraordinary work fusing incredible sounds with stunning objects in large scale sculptural installations.
Freeform Super 8mm documentation of Sunday at Instal 06 by filmmaker Matt Hulse.
Cask-strength electrohypnol/ shroom damaged folk croonings by Lapsed Electronics empire builder responsible for recent Tremors blowouts.
An extravagant debauch of huge pianos, plush toys, cognac and ritual.
Noise music for the eyes. A 6 screen 16mm projection performance of intense audio and visual stimulus.
An audio/ video, lecture/ performance exploring the queer and companionly inter-activity of human-animal relations.
A public gathering that brings together local artists, musicians, activists, and community organisers.
A performance for dry ice and four specially constructed steel tables, each one heated by a single candle until searingly hot.
Imagine entering a library where readers can borrow human beings serving as open books. Then select a book stack that specialises in sex work.
A conversation about the movement for prison abolition and refusing the logic of race and sex that underpins the criminalisation and mass incarceration of communities.
Sex worker only Collective Art Workshop led by the Hard Labour project from Scotland for Decrim.
