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.
Three (thankfully short) chats wherein we try and get at what’s eating us with regards to experimental music, and what we think might be worth salvaging.
Out of a dark haze, shafts of light emerge, as the emulsion is scratched from the surface of the film. Simultaneously, out of the black silence, noise and audible scratches bloom into a bright drone.
A system in which oscillators shake The Arches, seismographs pick up the harmonics that are then amplified through massive sub-bass PA.
An event exploring anarchic and communal situations of musical creation with MV, EE and The Cherry Blossoms.
A 100 strong Feral Choir of people who’ve never improvised with their voices before, conducted by composer Phil Minton.
A celebration of the release of four books written by members of, and focused on about the House and Ballroom scene.
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.
As opposed to suggesting soundtrack’s to Brakhage’s works [which are almost entirely silent] Text of Light use his works to stimulate improvisation, enveloping them into the structure of the group much like an additional musician.
Vanessa Place talks at The Friday Event series at the Glasgow School of Art about her practice as a writer.
A stroboscopic and intense sensory overload of flashing abstract forms, cut to ribbons by modified projectors.
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 public walk from George Square to the Barras market bringing contributions from researchers, activists and artists in a form of live critical praxis
