It’s official. Cat Royale is a Webby People’s Voice Winner for Best Integrated Experience in the AI, Metaverse & Virtual category. What an achievement. One made possible by the incredible support from all of your votes. Thank you. Check out the official listing on the Webbys website. Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honour” by The… Read more »

🗓️ 6-8pm, Wednesday 27 March 📍 Blast Theory Studio 🎫 Free entry Spring is near and things are opening, so let that be us too! This next Pot Luck is all about new ideas or ideas that you are trying to develop. You might have an idea you want to work on or you might… Read more »

Cat Royale is heading to Wales Millennium Centre. After its UK premiere at Science Gallery London, Cat Royale is taking over Bocs at Wales Millennium Centre. Newly opened in 2022, Bocs is specially designed for 360-degree films and projections as well as XR experiences, including augmented reality, mixed reality and virtual reality. Visit Bocs between… Read more »

🗓️ 6-9pm, Wednesday 24 January 📍 Blast Theory Studio 🎫 Free entry RSVP Out of the darkness we bring you Pot Luck: Light Making with recycled, upcycled (presents?) and re-used materials. We will make something bright for ourselves or someone else and feel the buzz of being creative together whilst treading lightly on our planet. Bring… Read more »

I had the pleasure and privilege of meeting with a range of artists and artist groups as part of the shortlisting for The Jamie Iddon Award.  And our four winners each proposed a project that was eye popping, thought provoking and strikingly original. Bea Bidault is a choreographer working on Les Nuages/The Clouds, a dance… Read more »

🗓️ 6-9pm, Wednesday 22 November 📍 Blast Theory Studio 🎫 Free entry RSVP On a cold winter’s night the Pot Luck situation will occur to make something for someone – it could be for yourself as a gift! So get your making chops on, we will be making Kimchi! Learn how to make it or share… Read more »

Download a large text version of this webpage here Download an audio version of this webpage here We are very proud to announce a great opportunity for emerging artists. In March 2022 our dear friend and former artist in Blast Theory Jamie Iddon died. One of Jamie’s last wishes was to help artists trying to… Read more »

We have a vacancy for a new studio tenant at our building in Portslade, Brighton. Designed by award winning architects Block, the building has three studio spaces, an edit suite, a communal kitchen area, storage space, and a project space. The building is a Victorian warehouse overlooking the harbour and was originally an icehouse. STUDIO… Read more »

Having co-founded Blast Theory in 1991, Ju Row Farr has decided to leave the group in October. Ju has been an inspiration, a leader, a dynamo and a driving force throughout her 32 years in Blast Theory. Her style, gusto and raw passion for art, artists and her fellow humans has shone through in everything… Read more »

Join Ray Adams Row Farr as she hosts a unique Pot Luck Takeover on Wednesday 6 September. 6-8pm, Wednesday 6 September RSVP here   What’s the relationship between art, images and evidence? A Practical Introduction to Open Source Investigation in Human Rights From war photography to comic book strips, how do we interpret images and… Read more »

We’re grateful to have received support from the Mo Siewcharran Fund for a new Studio and Production internship starting in October. The Mo Siewcharran Fund supports opportunities for young talent from ethnicities that are underrepresented in the theatre, publishing and music industries. The Fund is is administered by leading diversity and inclusion social enterprise Creative… Read more »

Join artists Simon James and Angus Carlyle as they host a unique Pot Luck Takeover on Wednesday 26 July. 6-8pm, Wednesday 26 July RSVP here   Eight kilometres west of Brighton’s Palace Pier, the River Adur meets the coast, some of its waters ushered out to sea between two harbour walls, some directed through a… Read more »

We have a vacancy for a new studio tenant at our building in Portslade, Brighton. Designed by award winning architects Block, the building has three studio spaces, an edit suite, a communal kitchen area, storage space, and a project space. The building is a Victorian warehouse overlooking the harbour and was originally an icehouse. Studio… Read more »

We’re looking for people to help test the accessibility of our latest work, We Cut Through Dust. We’re specifically testing the accessibility of the experience for wheelchair users and those with vision or hearing loss. Please get in touch if you would like to test the work and if you are: Deaf/hard of hearing Blind/partially… Read more »

Cat Royale returns as part of Science Gallery London’s latest exhibition, AI: Who’s Looking After Me? 21 June 2023 – 20 January 2024, Free Entry  AI: Who’s Looking After Me? takes a questioning, surprising, playful look at the ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already shaping so many areas of our lives, and asks if we… Read more »

We’re really pleased to welcome artist Odirile Khune Motsiri to the studio for a four-week residency as part of Culture ConneX, a unique multi-disciplinary arts programme produced by Urbanflo in partnership with Brighton Fringe. Odirile Khune Motsiri (1994) is an artist working primarily with textiles from Pretoria – Gauteng, South Africa. He received a National Diploma in… Read more »

Having performed in over 28 countries worldwide, Rider Spoke is back for a spring tour to Keswick, Darlington and Redcar as part of Eden Arts’ The 66 project. Keswick’s Theatre by the Lake 14-16th April 2pm-7pm Darlington’s South Park 21-23 April 2pm-7pm Palace Hub in Redcar 28-30 April. 2pm-7pm Book your ride Explore the town… Read more »

We’re thrilled to be joining an incredible lineup at this year’s Manchester International Festival. Our latest new work, We Cut Through Dust, made in collaboration with Manchester Street Poem, opens on 29th June – 16th July 2023. Tickets now on sale. Find out more. We Cut Through Dust is a walk into the future, guided by… Read more »

Join our latest artist in residence, Sigrún Gyða Sveinsdóttir, for an artist talk on Tuesday 14th March. Location: In person (Blast Theory Studio) / Online (Zoom) 6pm – 8pm, Tuesday 14th March 2023 Book your free tickets here Sigrún will reflect on her practice as a visual artist and musician. She will talk about earlier… Read more »

Are you into tech, cats or both?  Blast Theory is a company that makes interactive art: we turn websites and mobile apps into thrilling entertainment experiences; create feature films where actors and stories respond to you in real time; design events where your phone guides you on real-life adventures through the city; and make mobile… Read more »

Are you into tech, cats or both? Have you ever wanted to work with artists? Blast Theory is a company that makes interactive art: we turn websites and mobile apps into thrilling entertainment experiences; create feature films where actors and stories respond to you in real-time; design events where your phone guides you on real-life… Read more »

OBS Studio Technician (up to 4 days, up to £800 + VAT) Vision Mixer (14 days, £2,800 + VAT) Are you into tech, cats or both?  Blast Theory is a company that makes interactive art: we turn websites and mobile apps into thrilling entertainment experiences; create feature films where actors and stories respond to you… Read more »

Are you into tech, cats or both? Have you ever wanted to work with artists? Blast Theory is a company that makes interactive art: we turn websites and mobile apps into thrilling entertainment experiences; create feature films where actors and stories respond to you in real-time; design events where your phone guides you on real-life… Read more »

Cat Royale gets its world premiere this March at the World Science Festival in Brisbane. Presented as part of the World Science Festival’s Curiocity Brisbane 2023 programme – a celebration of science, art and tech, where new possibilities play and big ideas collide – Cat Royale will be streamed every day from 22 March –… Read more »

This month Blast Theory welcomed Icelandic artist Sigrún Gyða to the studio. During her 10-week residency, supported by the Creative Industries Funds NL, Sigrún will develop Skjóta, a new interactive opera examining the concept of ‘halftime’ in football. In Skjóta, a football game becomes a metaphor for a person’s lifespan and its jeopardy. During her… Read more »

We’re looking for a computer vision expert to join the Cat Royale team. A computer vision expert is required to develop and expand the Computer Vision components of Cat Royale. It is expected that they will lead on the following tasks: Training and integrating a YOLO network for the detection, identification and localisation of cats… Read more »

Can you teach an AI what a happy cat looks like? Help us by tagging cat activity for our latest project, Cat Royale. As a first step in training Cat Royale’s AI, we’ve been posting out camera kits for volunteers to film their cats as they go about their business at home. We’ve now uploaded… Read more »

This year, we opened our studio space to 14 local artists and makers: Amber Gibbins, Violeta Marchenkova, Rikki Tarascas, Emma Lindsay, Joel O’Donoghue, Lady Helena Vortex, Chiron Stamp, Shani Kantor, Anna Weatherston, Seren Oroszvary, Jane Glenzinska, Kelly Vassie, Andrés Saenz de Sicilia and Natalie Scott. It was such a delight to meet each and every… Read more »

If you were here this time last year, you’ll remember this little skit… Last year I invited our audiences to fill in an audience survey. It’s important that we hear what you think about the way we communicate with you, and we want to learn more about you too, so we can better tailor our… Read more »

Join us for the last Pot Luck of the year where we’ll be looking at gifting – what does it mean, who is it for and what can we learn from sharing/giving away? We’re inviting you to come along in true Pot Luck style and bring what you can to eat and to share, plus… Read more »

This December, we’re opening up our studio for you creatives to get your work done. Our project space consists of a large table with plenty of chairs, connected to our kitchen (free coffee, tea and wifi). So if you need to get some work done this December, and want to be surrounded by like minded… Read more »

POT LUCK UPDATE: Due to personal circumstances, we are postponing October’s Pot Luck. We’ll be in touch soon to let everyone know the rescheduled date. Wednesday 26th October 6-8pm at Blast Theory studios This Pot Luck is Movie Night! Think easy, lazy… in the dark with popcorn and snacks. Life feels crazy atm and so… Read more »

Do you love cats, technology or both? Wherever you are in the UK we want to hear from you! Blast Theory are looking for 15 people to form the Cat Royale Audience Advisory Panel and join us on the journey of making Cat Royale. We want the panel to reflect contemporary society and encourage applications… Read more »

The opportunity: We’re offering three young artists/creatives the opportunity to be mentored by the Blast Theory artists. The positions are available for people aged 16 to 25 living in the Brighton and Portslade area. Mentoring can take the form of a one-off conversation or a few sessions (up to 3 approximately), to follow the development… Read more »

About the role Have you ever wanted to work on a film shoot? Test a mobile game? Or work with artists? Blast Theory is a company that makes interactive art: we turn websites and mobile apps into thrilling entertainment experiences; create feature films where actors and stories respond to you in real time; design events… Read more »

Wednesday 17th August 6-8pm There’s a word for it – as Talking Heads once said. Our next Pot Luck is all about words – how do they feature in your work, how do you describe what you do, what words, phrases, stories or books rock your world and what ways can you use words differently?… Read more »

This week Blast Theory welcomes Caribbean Artist Rodell Warner into the studio. The 3-week artist residency is part of The World Reimagined, a ground-breaking, national art education project to transform how we understand the Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans and its impact on all of us. As part of the project, cities across the UK… Read more »

We’ve been re-listening to the phone calls that make up Short Periods Of Structured Nothingness in preparation for a fresh outing later this month. To create the work we spoke to a diverse group of young women over the course of a week – about where they feel control in their lives and where they don’t…. Read more »

In 1998 we kidnapped two strangers and held them in a safe house for 48 hours. We live-streamed it all online. And got sponsored by a clothes company. And appeared on BBC 1 and ITV and Channel 4 and Channel 5. As part of our 30th birthday celebrations, we’ve made a little documentary about what… Read more »

It’s On. The next Pot Luck. Wednesday 13th April, 6-8pm at our studio. And this one is all about image-making! What are you making at the moment? What images are ringing your bell and why? What methods do you use? It would be fantastic if some of you would volunteer to share your work, an… Read more »

We are delighted to have Georgia Banks as our latest and last remote resident. We have run over 80 residencies in our studios with many people coming from Australia, where Georgia lives, so it is perfect that she is our last while we set about turning the residency programme into a paid opportunity. Georgia Banks… Read more »

We are bitterly sad to share that Jamie Iddon has died at the age of 46. Jamie was an artist in Blast Theory from 1997 to 2002. With us he co-created 10 Backwards, Desert Rain and Can You See Me Now? among a host of works. Jamie was a fun, brave and thoughtful collaborator. He… Read more »

We’re offering free space to work in the Blast Theory studios for local artists and makers in 2022. Click here to download an Easy Read Version of the following text. Click here to download an Audio Version of the following text. The offer – one day per week in one of three slots (see ‘Available… Read more »

Book now for the Rider Spoke Australia Tour: Adelaide Fringe Festival Fri 18 Feb – Tue 22 Feb 2022 Book now ACMI, Melbourne Wed 2 Mar – Sun 6 Mar 2022 Book now   After 13 years, Rider Spoke is returning to Australia. Created in a world before COVID, smartphones and TikTok, a lot has… Read more »

Take part now   Our online experience, A Cluster of 17 Cases: Online, returns as part of Design and Healing: Creative Responses to Epidemics, Cooper Hewitt’s latest exhibition in New York. During the first UK lockdown, we created an interactive story that invites you to explore the corridors of the Metropole Hotel in Hong Kong… Read more »

Over the next 6 months, Blast Theory will work with Greater Brighton MET to support their innovative Industry Mentoring programme. The programme connects university-level students with an industry professional working in a relevant subject area. Ju Row Farr, co-founder of Blast Theory, will mentor two students to develop their knowledge and professional skills. ‘The industry… Read more »

After 13 years, Rider Spoke is returning to Australia. Created in a world before COVID, smartphones and TikTok, a lot has changed since Rider Spoke first took to the streets. In a new age, where social media is increasingly fractured and where we’ve become jaded about sharing our lives online, Rider Spoke is our renewed… Read more »

Because of all that has been happening in the world in the last two years, we will not be doing a call-out for our Residency Programme this December. We recognise that it is difficult for people to be able to devote time to their artistic practice while still managing their financial commitments.  And as we… Read more »

As part of COP26 – the UN Climate Change conference in Glasgow – UKRI will feature Gift as an example of interdisciplinary innovation. Gift is a mobile app that takes the deeply personal process of choosing, making and giving a gift to someone you love and transposes it to the experience of exploring exhibitions, museums… Read more »

  “The variety of experience at Blast Theory is unmatched. Since starting in 2017, we’ve built systems to make phone boxes ring in Hull, made Europe’s first interactive feature film, participated in parades in the USA, and worked on a very unconventional life-coaching app. It’s a supportive and thrilling environment to develop in as we… Read more »

We’re keen to get to know our fans and followers better, and improve how we communicate with you. Intrigued? Continue reading…. Below is a link that will take you to our audience survey. The survey asks about you, and what you think about our communications. It takes approximately 10 minutes to complete.  To thank you… Read more »

  Blast Theory will take a leading role in the Creative Programme of the Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Hub (TAS). We are the ambassadorial lead partner, helping to curate the programme and delivering a flagship new work to launch it. We’ve been working on this for over a year and, as you can see from the… Read more »

Ever wanted to work on a film shoot? Test a mobile game? Or work with artists? We’ve been offering a series of Kickstart placements this year for 18-24-year-olds to start a career in the arts. Kickstart is a government-funded scheme which offers work placements for young people at risk of long-term unemployment. If you are eligible,… Read more »

Finally, after a second health hiccup – this time Covid – Pot Luck is back! Pot Luck is Blast Theory’s social event for local makers and creative people to meet and make something with other like-minded folk. Aimed at people who are early on in their careers (aged 18 years and above), Pot Luck is… Read more »

Photo: Alex Kershaw   Rider Spoke continues to tour the UK and beyond in 2021/22. We will be taking the work to a number of amazing places over the coming months. Visit the Rider Spoke page for new dates as they are added. You can book tickets now for Hull and Vilnius:   Freedom Festival,… Read more »

    Last year, we decided to redevelop Rider Spoke from scratch (the first version was made before smartphones existed). This also gave us a chance to improve accessibility for our audiences – which was challenging with a software-led project for cyclists who ride alone, often at night, on public roads.  We’ve now published a… Read more »

We’re super excited to announce that we’re working with the epic folks at Manchester Street Poem. As a group with lived experience of marginalisation and homelessness, they have created works for the last two editions of Manchester International Festival. And we’re honoured that they have invited us to work with them on a new project…. Read more »

We are seeking new Trustees to join our Board with expertise in the areas of Finance and Games, to support the next exciting phase of Blast Theory’s development. The opportunity As a Blast Theory Trustee, you will work alongside industry-leading individuals in a supportive and creative governance environment. You will have plenty of opportunities to… Read more »

Are you looking for space to develop an idea or project? We have free studio space available for local artists and practitioners for a four-week period between 19th July and 14th August: based at our beautiful studios in Portslade work by yourself or with others 3.1m x 4.6m access to well equipped kitchen, roof terrace,… Read more »

We’re excited to announce that artist Matt Adams has been selected as an Associate Artist for IN SITU, the pan-European network for public art. Matt was proposed by Daniel Brine from Norfolk & Norwich Festival and will work in partnership with Daniel on new projects.  IN SITU supports workshops and residencies as well as the… Read more »

We are delighted to announce that we will be running our residency programme this year and we have three slots available! The residencies are either in person or remotely, the choice is yours, whatever suits you and your work best. You will need to have a current COVID test before you come, as well as… Read more »

We’re delighted that our new version of A Cluster of 17 Cases is now online as part of the Contagion exhibition at Science Gallery Bengaluru in India. During the first UK lockdown in 2020, Wellcome approached us about creating a new work in response to COVID-19 and the closure of cultural venues. We have created… Read more »

Download a large print application pack here. To discuss applying in a format that suits you best, please email [email protected]. Could you be Blast Theory’s new Communications Manager? Blast Theory is an artist group internationally renowned for making interactive art. We work across performance, installation, apps, games and film. We’re seeking a full-time Communications Manager… Read more »

On Thursday 22nd April, Blast Theory premiered three new short films that explore the effects of violence in army life, as told by veterans in their own words. In three gripping stories, veterans give us first-hand accounts of violence and its impact on their civilian lives and mental wellbeing. Details of bullying tactics used by… Read more »

Photo: Alex Kershaw   We’re excited to announce that Rider Spoke will be shown at a number of amazing places over the coming spring and summer months. Come back here or visit the Rider Spoke project page for new dates as they are added. Norfolk and Norwich Festival: 27-29 May Experience Norwich like never before… Read more »

Download the callout here for the large print version of this information. We’re looking for people with a hearing impairment who use captions to help test a new interactive artwork.   About the work Rider Spoke is an artwork by Blast Theory that invites audiences to explore the city at night recording stories about their… Read more »

Ever wanted to work on a film shoot? Test a mobile game? Or work with artists?  We’re offering a series of Kickstart placements this year for 18-24 year olds to start a career in the arts. Kickstart is a government-funded scheme which offers work placements for young people at risk of long-term unemployment. If you… Read more »

Download a large print application pack here. To discuss applying in a format that suits you best, please email [email protected]. Could you be Blast Theory’s new Communications Manager? Blast Theory has a long history of making social and political work, drawing on popular culture, performance, technology and games. Internationally, Blast Theory’s work has been shown… Read more »

Accessibility: click here for a large print version Email us [email protected] with any access questions and we’ll get back to you. *** We are looking for new faces for upcoming paid freelance filmmaking and production assistant roles. To get on our radar for 2021, please get in touch. About you You can be at any… Read more »

  From a field of 299 applications, Blast Theory’s Creative Team was one of 30 selected for the R&D phase of Festival UK* 2022.  We’re now developing an idea that can reach millions of people, and will pitch this idea to Festival UK* 2022 in February. Ten ideas will then be commissioned. Led by Martin… Read more »

While we were excited to have actual real life residents with us in October, the tightening of restrictions both here and in Australia have forced us to cancel our residency with Bianca. But only in person. We’ll work with Bianca remotely and look at ways we can continue the exchanges made possible by our usual… Read more »

Listen to secrets Click here to download the Rider Spoke tour pack In 2007 we made Rider Spoke. In the work you cycle alone through the city with a smartphone on your handlebars and a voice in your ear. You answer questions – choosing the perfect place to hide your answers – and then ride… Read more »

We’re very happy to be welcoming our first residents back to Wellington Road since we were forced to shut the programme down back in March. It’s been a long wait and we’ve been through a good deal of sanitiser, but we’re ready for some company. Ramzi and Olivia will be working on developing their project… Read more »

This year we’re redeveloping one of our most celebrated works and we need your help to test out the new version. The work takes place on bikes and involves cycling whilst making recordings and listening to other people’s. We’re specifically testing the accessibility of the experience for wheelchair users and those with visual or hearing… Read more »

Karen is back in the app store this month and as one of our most downloaded and played apps – over 25,000 and counting – we wanted to share some of the things we learnt in making the work. This short video from the archive gives an insight into how we tackled the technical challenges… Read more »

We’re thrilled that more museums and galleries are choosing Gift as a way of giving people the chance to experience art and culture from home. Badisches Landesmuseum in Germany is launching Gift in September as an immediate solution to the current COVID-19 restrictions on visiting public spaces:   Gift is a rapid response to the… Read more »

This year we’re redeveloping one of our most celebrated works and we need your help to test out the new version. The work takes place on bikes and involves cycling whilst making recordings and listening to other people’s. Who should apply? In testing the work, we want to involve different voices and perspectives so we… Read more »

This artists’ talk at ArtScience Museum, Singapore takes a look at the intersection of art, science and technology in our recent work on infectious diseases. Blast Theory artists Matt and Nick, discussed our artist residency at the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2018, and our resulting two works; an interactive installation piece examining one of… Read more »

We are truly delighted that Blast Theory has been awarded Gold in the 2020 AAM Media & Technology MUSE Awards in the category of ‘Video, Film, Animation, & Live Media Or Digital Performance’ for our work last year Spit Spreads Death: The Parade.    This was an extremely innovative use of the medium given its… Read more »

Image: Spit Spreads Death, an interactive parade of light and sound. Philadelphia, 2019   On Tuesday 30 June, join us for a live, online event presented by Birkbeck’s Centre for Museum Cultures and Centre for Medical Humanities. We will be discussing our recent work on contagious diseases – from our 2018 artists’ residency at the… Read more »

We’re delighted that our work A Cluster of 17 Cases will be part of a new exhibition, opening this July, at Rijksmuseum Boerhaave in Leiden in the Netherlands. Contagious! examines the history of infectious diseases and their effects on people’s lives up to today’s COVID-19. A Cluster of 17 Cases resulted from Blast Theory’s artists’… Read more »

We’re thrilled to be a partner in this year’s ‘Modual: Open Futures’ workshop run by University of the Arts London. This year, Modual is open to anyone interested in studying design or starting a career in design and aims to help develop initiatives which strive to make change for social good. Other partners include Glasgow… Read more »

This month, the full ‘Spit Spreads Death: The Parade‘ film is available to watch online for the first time, and for a limited time only. In September 2019 we paid tribute to the thousands of people who lost their lives in the 1918-19 flu pandemic. The work was made exclusively for the Spit Spreads Death… Read more »

We’re excited to welcome Samra Mayanja as our artist in residence with us from March to April 2020. Leeds based artist Samra is primarily concerned with script writing. How images and multiple histories unfold and can be imagined from scripts, that are found or created with others in collective learning spaces (like a workshop or… Read more »

We have extended the deadline to find our next Business Director to Friday 27th March,10am. We are looking for an ambitious, effective and inspiring leader to join the team at this exciting and pivotal point in the company’s history. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone wanting a new challenge, with an inspiring outlook to… Read more »

We are looking for an effective, empathetic and inspiring leader to join the team as Business Director. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with drive and vision to support the artists in delivering work of the highest standard. You will have an ambitious outlook, with a leading role in securing new partnerships and collaboration;… Read more »

We’re thrilled to be in Belgrade this week for the British Council’s PlayUK where our museum app Gift is open to the public at the Museum of Applied Art. The app enables you to send personalised messages and images from a collection to someone you care about and will be available to try as part… Read more »

Lisa Watts began her three month Blast Theory Residency in 2019. As an artist she has an eclectic practice exploring the core disciplines of performance, sculpture, photography and video. During her time at Blast Theory she’s working on a deeply personal project about reconciling the gaps that can exist in parent and child relationships, especially… Read more »

Rider Spoke (2007) will be exhibited at Barcelona’s iconic CCCB (Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona) until May 2020 as part of the new #GameplayCCCB exhibition. Examining the origins and language of video games, the exhibit looks at the impact they have had on popular digital culture and on art and society. The exhibition also… Read more »

We are now inviting applications for our 2020 Residency Programme. Overview This unique Residency Programme is initiated and run by the artists in Blast Theory, Ju, Matt and Nick. It provides a studio space, accommodation, and uninterrupted time, for residents to research and develop new work in a supportive environment. With 26 years experience as… Read more »

  We’re offering five young people the opportunity to be mentored by the Blast Theory artists from January 2020. The positions are available for people aged 16 to 25 living in the Brighton and Portslade area.   About the positions: Mentoring can take the form of a one-off conversation or a few sessions (up to… Read more »

From pubs, canals and abandoned warehouses to libraries, museums and apps, we’ve made work in all kinds of virtual and physical spaces. Help us learn more about how these spaces influence your experience of Blast Theory’s work.     About the research: We’re looking for participants to take part in a narrative inquiry of Blast… Read more »

Spit Spreads Death Parade: over four hundred people walked to honour the thousands who died in Philadelphia’s 1918-19 flu outbreak.   This September, Spit Spreads Death: The Parade marked the first public commemoration to the 1918-19 flu pandemic anywhere in the United States. Thank you so much to everyone who took part. Those who walked… Read more »

We are thrilled to welcome Christiana Kazakou to Blast Theory, a transdisciplinary researcher, curator and artist. During her residency, she’ll be developing ‘narrative as research’ methodologies through action, reflection, process, people and form inspired by Blast Theory’s multi-spatial practice. By taking the role of the ‘social explorer’; she navigates performative and digital citizenship through participatory… Read more »

We are incredibly honoured to have been awarded the 2019 IndieCade Trailblazer Award. This is an honorary prize given to a working creator who has made both great contributions to the field of games and captures the independent and pioneering sprit: “The Trailblazer award is for distinguished accomplishment over a career of creation, and recognises… Read more »

We were very honoured to be nominated for the 2019 David and Yuko Art Foundation Grant. We were nominated alongside an amazing group of artists: Ian Bourn, Clodagh Emoe, Andreas R. Kassapis, Sally O’Reilly, Katie Paterson, Zineb Sedira and Padraig Timoney. The grant was awarded to Zineb Sedira for her amazing body of work. The… Read more »

When the Liberty Loan Parade began on September 28, 1918 over 200,000 people crowded along Broad Street to cheer a line of marchers stretching over two miles. It was to become an iconic moment in the history of Philadelphia and part of the global story of the deadliest flu epidemic the world has ever seen…. Read more »