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2012

  • Throw Things at FOUND
  • #UNRAVEL
  • Great Circle

2011

  • Anti Climb Paint
  • End of Forgetting

2009

  • Cybraphon

2008

  • Three Pieces

2007

  • Etiquette
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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS

2012 The Hub, Edinburgh, UK. ‘Throw Things at FOUND’. Interactive Performance Event

2011 Inspace, Edinburgh, UK. ‘Left to My Own Devices’. Group show

2011 De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-sea, UK. ‘A nod to Cage’. Group show

2011 Richmix, London, UK, ‘London Word Festival’. Group show

2011 Inspace, Edinburgh, UK. ‘Material Rites’. Group show

2011 RBS Gallery, London, UK. ‘Material Rites’. Group show

2010 SWG3, Glasgow, UK. Group show as part of GI Festival (Glasgow International)

2009 Inspace, Edinburgh, UK. ‘Reveal/Reset’. Group show. Debut exhibition for Cybraphon

2008 Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, UK, ‘Three Pieces’. An interactive audio installation installed in the Palm House as part of Dialogues of Wind and Bamboo.

2007 Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, Edinburgh, UK, ‘Magazine 07’
2007 Eating Place, Castle Street, Edinburgh, UK, ‘Feast’. Collaboration with contemporary Chinese composer Kimho Ip.

2006 National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK, ‘Cathy House Blend’. Collaboration with contemporary Chinese composer Kimho Ip.

2006 Classic Grand, Glasgow, UK, ‘BBC Electric Proms’. Collaborative performance with video artists / multi-media comedians (nobleandsilver).

2006 The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, UK, ‘Flight Path’ (part of the Body Parts performance arts festival)

2005 The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, UK, ‘homespun’ (PRSFoundation funded performance event. FOUND performance project)

AWARDS AND FUNDING

2011 The List Award (an award for outstanding contribution to Scottish arts)

2011 Scotland Can Make It!

2011 Creative Scotland, ‘Vital Spark Award’

2010 New Media Scotland, Alt-w Research Grant

2009 BAFTA Scotland Award for Cybraphon in ‘Best Interactive’ Category

2009 Scottish Arts Council, Recording Fund

2009 Scottish Arts Council, International Showcasing Award for SXSW, Austin, USA

2008 New Media Scotland, Alt-w Production Award

2008 Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, Edinburgh, UK. ‘Micro Residency’

2008 Dunard Fund to produce sound installation ‘Three Pieces’ for Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

2007 PRS Foundation ‘New Music Award’ to produce a sound installation ‘Etiquette’

2007 Commissioned by Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop to create a new sound piece

2006 Scottish Arts Council Creative Development Award to write and record new music

2005 Scottish Arts Council, Creative Development Award towards the cost of recording an album

2004 PRS Foundation ‘Live Connections’ for FOUND to stage an ambitious live audio/visual event called ‘homespun’

2004 funding from Aberdeen City Council, the Royal Scottish Academy, the Meffan, Forfar and Peacock Visual Arts towards the cost of producing the exhibition catalogue and double CD for the Stop Look Listen exhibition

2003 received funding from Limousine Bull, Aberdeen to produce a limited edition vinyl record, Random Audio Therapy Unit