Digital Expressions of the Forest

This work, by creative collective Marshmallow Laser Feast (MLF), is an artistic interpretation of the sensory perspectives of three species which inhabit British forests created using Lidar scans, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) / drones and bespoke 360° cameras.

Audiences would place a VR pod on there heads inside which is a micro-environment, allowing the animal-experience to swarm their senses.

 Award winning choreographer and visual artist Darren Johnston created an after dark performance-installation inspired by eastern ideas of ritual and ceremony, following his recent trips to Japan.

Laurence Payot and Art Reach showcased a new project that sends positive messages about Refugees and Asylum Seekers, to change perceptions and celebrate the hopes, aspirations, and resilience of displaced people.

Angels celebrates the courage and bravery of displaced people, and gives them a platform to share their dreams for the future.  It focuses on the amazing strength and resilience of those who have left everything behind in pursute of hope, aspiring to a better life.

Tree and Wood was an interactive performance exploring our relationship to trees and forests by leading artist and producer Jony Easterby, with a team of international artists, musicians, performers and foresters.

It explores our relationship with the trees and woods we depend on for our survival both past and present through a series of movement, song and music with a beautiful projection mapped finale.