Andy Best

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…

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…

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.

DAD@ Destroy All Dreams @

DAD@ Destroy All Dreams @ was the first major web project made by Andy & Merja. It was started in late 1994 and continued until 1996. The work was a critique of the early utopian hype surrounding the Internet, especially critical of extremist use of the web for propoganda.

Into the valley of dreams

Into the valley of dreams was made for the Lumen 10 exhibition at Retretti art centre in eastern Finland, a special place in the middle of Finnish lake land. The gallery is actually an excavated cave system underground, creating a unique environment for installations. Andy's work took as its theme…