1+1=5 installed at Lanternhouse International
Our family self-portrait "1+1=5" is curently installed on the roof at Lanternhouse International, Ulverston, Cumbria, UK to the amazement of locals! As we were installing the inflatables on the roof, gangs of local kids (and some adults) came to gawp amid crys of "It's got a willy!" and "Why's the…
The Physical Impossibility of Foretelling the Future: Part 1 at Digital Media Festival 1.0
We were invited to take part in the Digital Media Festival 1.0 at La Nau, Valencia, by Egle Oddo from the Namastic Collective. The original idea was to install The Physical Impossibility of Foretelling the Future: Part 1 hanging upside down in the cloisters of the old university, but we…
Speakeasy
Speakeasy exhibition by Andy and Merja at Muu Galleria, Helsinki. Exhibition comprised of single channel videos "Through the Night Darkly" and "Lights in the Sky", autonomous/interactive sonic installation "Babel Speak", 7 autonomous robot Gods, and wall paintings. Andy and Merja once again bring humour and playfulness to bear on a…
Laughing My Guts Out
A fun physical sonic sensation, combining huge cartoon-like guts made with "bouncy castle" technique, with interactive electronic sensors driving an audio soundscape derived from 8-bit computer games sounds. Children (& childminded adults) jump and dive amongst the guts while triggering and creating the sounds in real time. The hysterical fun…
The Physical Impossibility of Foretelling the Future: Part 1
The Physical Impossibility of Foretelling the Future: Part 1 is a very large and imposing installation, originally made for the special sculpture room at Wäinö Äältosen Museo in Turku, Finland. The black castle hangs upside down from the ceiling allowing viewers to wander under its walls - if the patroling…
Bodydouble
Bodydouble is a four channel interactive video sculpture created for Andy and Merja's exhibition at Galleria Skulptor, Helsinki, 2004. A self portrait, the video layers their naked bodies, fading from one to the other as they caress and touch with their skin. The four screens show the complete body, starting…
Shark-Alien bouncy completed!
Our new "Shark-Alien" bouncy, commisioned by folly digital (UK) has been completed by the team in China. It should be with us within a few days, all being well.
1+1=5
1+1=5 is a playful, humourous self-portrait of the artists' family - Mother, Father, and their three children. It was made originally for Andy & Merja's 2004 exhibition at Galleria Skulptor in Helsinki, but has since then been presented both in other galleries and as an outdoor installation.