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EGX - Leftfield Collection - LONDON EXCEL

22nd- 25th September 2022

DYCP


Had an absolutely fantastic time showing Secrets of Soil at EGX Leftfield, had some really lovely feedback. The attendance was phenomnal, EGX normally attracts around 75,000 people over its four days.

GEE LEARNING GAMES AWARD FINALIST

August 2022

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Really delighted to have Secrets of Soil be a finalist for the 2022 Gee Learning Games Award In the Informal Category. Check out the great selection of finalists.

Alien Gardening - LIKELIKE

June 2022

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I am delighted to have Secrets of Soil on show as part of LIKELIKE's event Alien Gardening, in their space in Pittsburgh. Find out more about the fantastic selection of projects and games here.

Game On For Nature

16th June 2022

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It was a real pleasure to speak at Game On For Nature and discuss Secrets of Soil, such an fantastic selection of speakers too. Recordings are available to watch here. "A UK-first; bringing experts in games and gamification together with specialists in the value of nature. Game On for Nature is a pioneering event for all who want to explore the use of games and gamification in improving stewardship of the natural environment across the UK and beyond."

Level Residency

7th - 10th June 2022

DYCP


I had an artist residency at Level Centre, Derbyshire for four days. Where I prototyped interactive accessible artworks inspired by the local river, that explored microscopic aqautic ecosystems.

Arts Council England, Developing Your Creative Practise Grant

March 2022 - July 2022

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I am delighted to have been selected for funding for ACE's DYCP grant, exploring how digital art can connect audiences to the enviroment and responses to climate change.

Unseen & Unceasing

4th March 2022 - 1st April 2022

A light pastel blue cellular structure, with flourescent pink and cold blue root like tendrils viewable throuh the holes in the structure.


A new series of digital artworks has been commissioned by the The Art Station. Currently on show in The Art Station lobby space, 9am-5pm / Mon-Fri until Friday 1st April. Some of the artworks will also soon be available to view and engage with online.

Secrets of Soil

June 2021


Secrets of Soil is out now available through BBC Arts & Steam. Secrets of Soil is an interactive journey that explores the hidden world of soil and its role in combating climate change. Your journey will take you to a microscopic world, witnessing the essential life forms that live there. The project was commissioned by New Creatives which is funded by Arts Council England and BBC Arts.

Lucy Gooch EP Artwork

February 2021

A turoquise and blood red image that could be a micro or macro environment


I created the artwork for Lucy Gooch's new ep, its a stunning selection of music check it out. It's been well recieved with Pitchfork naming it one of the best electronic albums of 2021.

New Creatives, Interactive Commission

August 2020 - February 2021

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I am delighted to announce that I have been commissioned to create an interactive artwork for New Creatives, a talent development scheme supported by Arts Council England and BBC Arts, delivered in the South East by Screen South.

The project is supported by Collusion, as well as the John Innes Centre, who have provided generous research support. I was commissioned in August 2020 and have been working on it since then. I cannot wait to share more about the project later this year.

India Science Festival, Science Gallery India

24th January 2021

SYMBIOSIS


Delighted to have Symbiosis on display as part of the Science Gallery's show for the India Science Festival.

"Symbiosis: Creating collaborations underground

Did you know that plants have the ability to communicate with each other through underground networks of fungi? But apart from acting like a communication channel, fungi also helps restore important nutrients to plants, which severely reduces the need to apply chemical fertilisers. Using scientific images obtained by researchers at John Innes Centre, Henry Driver visually re-imagines the symbiotic association between plants and fungi in Symbiosis."
Many thanks to the John Innes Centre for their fantastic support.

Phytopia, Science Gallery India

August 2020

BLOC LAB


Delighted to be exhibiting as part of PHTYOPIA at Science Gallery Bengaluru. You can still visit the exhibition online. Check out the fascinating selection of projects combining art and plant science. "Symbiosis Creating collaborations underground Did you know that plants have the ability to communicate with each other through underground networks of fungi? But apart from acting like a communication channel, fungi also helps restore important nutrients to plants, which severely reduces the need to apply chemical fertilisers. Using scientific images obtained by researchers at John Innes Centre, Henry Driver visually re-imagines the symbiotic association between plants and fungi in Symbiosis." Many thanks to the John Innes Centre for their fantastic support.

Groving

August 2020

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Delighted to be part of this fantastic public art project! "From today 15 specially commissioned artworks will be placed on the streets and in the parks of Bury St Edmunds. One will be placed each day within the area of this map, and the location will be posted here, on Grove Project's website. Works can be found and enjoyed, or taken home to be treasured."

For the project I created two small sculptures.

Artist In Residence, Cressing Temple Barns, Essex

August - October 2019

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I am delighted to announce that I will be the artist in residence at Cressing Temple Barns!

"Internationally shown artist, Henry Driver, will be bringing his unique artistic talent to Cressing Temple Barns this month as part of a new, three-month Artist in Residence programme led by Essex County Council. Henry, originally from Suffolk, has exhibited his artwork across the world and will be creating new pieces based around the themes of environment and sustainability, and inspired by the unique and historical setting. Working out of a dedicated studio space at the barns between August and October, the artwork created will eventually form part of a proposed new Cressing Temple art trail.

As part of the programme, visitors will also be able to meet and speak with Henry at three open studio events taking place on 23rd, 29th August and 1st September, with more to be announced later in the residency. Creative projection & photography workshops are also due to run on the 3rd & 5th October." Essex County Council

BLOC LAB, Hadleigh Library, Suffolk

12th - 16th August 2019

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I had a fantastic time in residence with BLOC, researching and developing new artworks and I look forward to sharing them soon.

"Last week (12-16 August), Hadleigh Library hosted their very first BLOC Lab, with five East Anglian artists from different disciplines creating and working alongside each other in a library space.

Throughout the week, the artists worked on their own projects and personal development in the library’s conference room and main space, where they interacted with customers and staff, including the Top Time group for over-55s. They heard talks from guest speakers from the arts industry and were supported with the option to speak to Suffolk Libraries’ mental health and wellbeing co-ordinator, Sarah Lungley. They also had the chance to get to know each other in new settings, with local walks and a shared meal." BLOC

HOTEL GENERATION, Arebtye, London

May 2019

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I am delighted to be selected for Hotel Generation at Arebtye Gallery, London.
"This year the third edition of hotel generation takes shape again as an artist development programme aimed at artists up to the age of 26 and specifically from outside of London, within the UK. In February we put out an open call for exhibition proposals based on our 2019 programme theme: Home.

From the open call we shortlisted four artists: Isabelle Bolt (Manchester), Jacob Bolton (Liverpool), Henry Driver (Norwich), and Sarah Selby (Bristol). They will each received a stipend for the research and development stage of their proposal lasting three months. Working closely with the arebyte team, the shortlisted four are being provided with professional guidance, studio visits, critical feedback, and general mentoring and assistance.

In August 2019, the final selected participant will be selected by a judging panel. This year, we invited Alan Warburton (multi-disciplinary artist based in London), new media specialist David Gryn (Director and Founder of daata editions), digital art curator Kelani Nichole (Director and founder of TRANSFER Gallery, NY), Beryl Graham (Course Leader / Prof. of New Media Art, University of Sunderland) and Irini Papadimitriou (Creative Director of Future Everything) to be on the panel of judges.

The artist selected for a solo exhibition will then receive further funds as well as continued support from the gallery team to produce a body of work for a solo exhibition. The exhibition will run for three weeks in December 2019 and will be accompanied by a publication documenting the exhibition and the proposal from the three other participants, with commissioned texts from guest writers."


BIT TIME, Basildon, UK

April 2019

During April, I was in residence with Signals in Basildon creating a new commission for their BIT TIME Project. I have created an interactive communication artwork that is inspired by cross generational workshops exploring our relationship to communication tech. Designed to act as an emotions messenger, the interactive artwork allows the audience to create & mould moving imagery in response to questions, enabling participant to answer questions visually, and then share these. The work will be touring across Essex this summer.

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Collusion 2019, Cambridge, UK

12th April - 22nd April 2019

From the 12th to 22nd of April 2019, visitors to the area outside Cambridge Junction will find a series of specially built pavilions designed by architect Charles Holland. Inside these structures, they’ll encounter six interactive and immersive artworks that explore our relationship with emerging technology.

Pieces include 2030, a party set in a 2030 home hosted by a virtual assistant; Datacosm, a multi-narrative film driven by live music and artificial intelligence; Doomsday Blockchain, a memorial to the 21st century that broadcasts hidden messages excavated from the Bitcoin blockchain; TEO, an interactive AI-driven artwork exploring the digital potential to design personalised avatars; Above the Surface, a look at our relationship with material consumption through the lens of augmented reality; and immersive film My fingers distended as honey dripped from your lips and we danced in a circular motion, a dance recorded and performed in 360° video that reorients and disorients viewers in relationship to others’ bodies and their own.

The artworks explore the impact on society of such technologies as artificial intelligence, data culture, and augmented reality. They incorporate live theatre, music, dance, sculpture, film, and animation as well as making use of a variety of the emerging technologies they seek to interrogate.

Participating artists Jo Lawrence, Crowded Room, Adham Faramawy, DDBC (led by Christian Nold & James Stevens), Above&Below, and Henry Driver & Barbara Dougan were all commissioned by Collusion to create these pieces for the April 2019 showcase as the culmination of our three-year in_collusion programme of work. After being selected in November 2017 from more than 120 applicants, they took part in a 12-month research and development programme, working with Collusion’s technology and innovation partners Cambridge Consultants and Arm to explore relevant ideas, themes, and technological solutions.
The show is open daily from 11am to 7pm, and on Sundays from 11am to 5pm

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F R A M E D *, Dong Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

December 1st 2018 - 7th January 2019

Really looking forward to showing PERCEPT at Dong Gallery, Taipei,Taiwan, for their upcoming F R A M E D * exhibition. PERCEPT will be on show till the 7th January 2019, alongside a great selection of international artists. PERCEPT is available for sale via F R A M E D*

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Nominated for Kleinwort Hambros Emerging Artist Prize 2019

November 2018

Kleinwort Hambros launches innovative Emerging Artist Prize to recognise rising talent in UK Contemporary Art

"The initiative rewards the work of a UK artist aged up to 35 who has made an original artistic contribution in one or more of the following fields: painting, photography, sculpture, digital, installation art, drawing and video. Artists from all regions across the UK have been nominated by independent experts from the UK contemporary art scene. A jury made up of prestigious names, including Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Director of the Serpentine Gallery, Claire Lilley, Director of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Andrew Nairne, Director of Kettle’s Yard at the University of Cambridge, Fiona Bradley, Director of the Fruitmarket Gallery and Aurélie Deplus, Head of Contemporary Art Sponsorship at Societe Generale, will then select five finalists. The final jury decision will be announced at a gala event in February 2019."

See below the list of the 15 artists selected for the Kleinwort Hambros Emerging Artist Prize.

Christopher James Burns
Evan Ifekoya
France-Lise McGurn
Freya Dooley
Georgia Lucas Going
Helouise O’Reilly
Henry Driver
Joel Weaver
Joy Labinjo
Larry Achiampong
Liam Crichton
Lindsey Mendick
Lisa Denyer
Rachel Adams
Rebecca Ackroyd

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Armistice: Legacy Of The Great War In Norfolk, Norwich

October 20th 2018 - 6th January 2019

Absolutely delighted to be exhibiting in ‘Armistice: Legacy of the Great War in Norfolk’ a major centenary exhibition commemorating the end of the First World War. This powerful exhibition is displayed at the Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, and is open until 6th January 2019.

On show is LOST LETTERS FROM A LOST GENERATION my newest experimental video game. Based upon my relative Reginald Hunt, and his uncensored letter depicting his first engagement during WW1. Guided by his words, the audience retreads his footsteps during the Battle of Mount Sorrel. Where decimated charges and endless shelling, led to nearly 90% of some regiments being killed or injured. Through innovative use of digital technology, the video game aims to communicate and immerse today’s audiences within the experiences of WW1. As well as subvert people’s perceptions and expectations of video games, that instead of being experiences which commercialise and glorify conflict, they could be used to meaningfully communicate and explore conflict.

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Recent Work Gallery, South Korea

September 2018 - Febuary 2019

Really excited to be showing for Recent Work Gallery South Korea, to stay updated on this evolving project please viste their website.

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Forte Festival, Portugal

August 30th - 2nd September 2018

Really excited to be showing at Forte Festival this August, as part of their stellar audio visual line up. The festival is set inside a 900 year old castle and I am really looking forward to presenting a very special projection installation of ‘Mimic’, within these amazing surroundings.

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Shortlisted for nine month V&A Residency

June 2018

Really delighted to have been shortlisted for a 9 month residency at the Victoria & Albert Museaum, exploring & creating experimental meaningful videogames! To coincide with their upcoming Videogames:Design/Play/Disrupt exhibition.

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Charles Bonnet Syndrome, VR & AR Commission

30th April - 13th May 2018

I am delighted to announce that I have been commissioned by the Norfolk & Norwich Association for the Blind to create two artworks for their upcoming Seeing Things exhibition. Seeing Things is an informative, interactive exhibition of artwork inspired by and aiming to raise awareness of Charles Bonnet (pronounced ‘Bonnay’) Syndrome. Open to the public from the 30th of April 2018 in The Forum Gallery, Norwich, for a duration of two weeks.

I will be creating an immersive Virtual Reality experience, as well as a holographic Mixed Reality experience utilising the Microsoft Hololens. These artworks were made possible through the funded virtual and augmented reality R&D that Collusion provided to me in Spring/Summer 2017. Alongside the R&D, Collusion have also been supporting the production and facilitation of the artworks, providing technical support & equipment use.

To find out more visit the exhibition website.

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TEO : Data-Driven public artwork R&D Project, Collusion

20th - 22nd April 2018

The outcomes of the Collusion R&D will be on display throughout Bury St Edmunds town centre on the 20th - 22nd April.

"Bury St Edmunds R&D Challenge is a five month experimental placemaking project exploring new ideas for data driven public artworks that encourage public interaction within and across the town centre, testing new creative digital interventions that could animate the town centre, attract new visitors, including young people, improve wayfinding, and support greater footfall across the different areas."

Since November 2017, artists Barbara Dougan and Henry Driver have been collaborating on TEO an innovative interactive artwork that uses A.I facial detection & expression recognition to animate virtual avatars. TEO aims to explore how computers perceive the human face, future virtual avatar mimicry/depiction and human/computer interagency.

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SIGNALS: PLUG IN

March 2018

Delighted to be selected for the PLUG IN Artist Development Programme by SIGNALS.

"With the rise of artists using digital technology within their practice, Signals identified clear opportunity for artists to use these skills to work with cultural and education partners to embed technology within their programme and/or curriculum to create fun and engaging ways of raising attainment in a variety of topics.

Over four days our selected artists will work with Signals, and local cultural partners (Mercury Theatre, Firstsite and Colchester’s Arts Centre), to develop and then display exciting new ‘collaborative digital creative’ workshop ideas at our free Plug In: Showcase event at Firstsite on Saturday 24th March."

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PERCEPT//FRAMED*

18th January 2018

New exclusive limited edition artwork for sale on FRAMED*

PERCEPT is an exploration of how computers see the world.

The utilization of machine vision through computer’s superior object recognition, will soon revolutionize our lives through the advent of driver-less cars. However, researchers have discovered that images containing noise or minuscule patterns can easily trick machines into perceiving objects incorrectly.

I have been searching for naturally occurring scenes within the physical world that a computer will perceive as drastically different. Hundreds of photographs have been analyzed, with the computer then being tasked to visualize these scenes via simulation. Every now and again severe misinterpretations of imagery and object occur, leading to the creation of otherworldly representations. PERCEPT is an exploration of this - what does a computer really see and how does its perception of reality differ to ours?

This exclusive artwork developed for FRAMED* further progresses the processes used to create previous works Mimic and Visions, which together, have been exhibited across the UK, as well as internationally during 2017. Notable galleries to have shown these works include The Barbican (London), MUTEK Festival 2017 (Montreal), Firstsite (Colchester) and Outpost (Norwich).

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Data-Driven public artwork R&D Project, Collusion

November 2017 - April 2018

Barbara Dougan and I will be working together to create a data-driven public artwork as part of Collusion's Bury St Edmunds project.

"Bury St Edmunds R&D Challenge is a five month experimental placemaking project exploring new ideas for data driven public artworks that encourage public interaction within and across the town centre, testing new creative digital interventions that could animate the town centre, attract new visitors, including young people, improve wayfinding, and support greater footfall across the different areas."

Since November 2017, artists Barbara Dougan and Henry Driver have been collaborating on TEO an innovative interactive artwork that uses A.I facial detection & expression recognition to animate virtual avatars. TEO aims to explore how computers perceive the human face, virtual avatar mimicry and human/computer interagency.

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Outpost Members Show 2017

10th November 2017 - 17rd Decemeber 2017

My video 'Mimic' is part of this year's Outpost Members Show, Norwick, UK, open until the 17th December. Come check out the eclectic and exciting selection of works. More info here

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Is This It? Issue 3

7th December 2017

Simulate to Sell is featured in Issue 3 of isthisit?.

"The third issue of the isthisit? magazine is composed of artworks, essays, interviews and one podcast, the overriding theme being virtual worlds, the excessive violence surrounding video game debate and discussion, particularly in the online sphere, alongside video game aesthetics and ideas. In August of 2014, the now infamous movement dubbed Gamergate was born, the controversial campaign concerned issues of sexism and progressivism in video game culture, stemming from a harassment campaign conducted primarily through the use of the hashtag #GamerGate. Within the movement several prominent female figures working within the gaming industry were targeted, particularly game developers Zoë Quinn and Brianna Wu, as well as feminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian. The third issue of the magazine hopes to consider the constructed worlds that we choose to inhabit, the power of video games as an interactive medium, the heteronormative face of stereotypical video gaming and the aesthetics and ideas associated with machinima based art practices."

A Latent Reality, Barbican, London

7th November 2017

I am delighted to be showing work in 'A Latent Reality' at the Barbican, please find more info below and book your free ticket here.

"A. showcase of five artists exploring the intersection of art and technology through installations, ambisonic sound, video and performance. Barbican Guildhall Creative Learning bring you cutting-edge pieces from emerging artists who took part in alt.barbican, an artisitc development programme specially for those working at the intersection of art, technology and entrepreneurship. The works shown explore the ways digital tools can reveal hidden, or latent mechanisms in our perceived reality, using innovative artistic formats and ask how we might use this knowledge to challenge our perceptions and everyday experiences.

Artists from alt.barbican include:
Dries Depoorter, Henry Driver, Magz Hall, Jasmine Johnson, Ling Tan. They will be joined by Canadian artist Lucas Paris for this one-night only showcase event."

PLUG-IN Lecture

28th September 2017

I will be presenting a new project for this lecture series, for more info click here

Float, Firstsite, Colchestor, UK

9th September 2017

I showed a special multi channel video wall version of Mimic at Firstsite for their digital arts event Float, utilising Firstsite's eleven screen video wall.

Subversions of Reality, MUTEK, Montreal, CA

22-27th August 2017

Subversions of Reality is open from the 22nd to the 27th August, part of MUTEK festival, Montreal, on Show at Place Des Arts. Mimic (2017) was exhibited for the show. Many thanks to Barbican, MUTEK, British Council and The Trampery.

CLOT Mag

25th August 2017

Check out this interview by CLOT Mag to find out more on my research interests and alt.barbican. Available here

alt.barbican presentation and discussion with Milieux Institue, MUTEK, Montreal, CA

23rd August 2017

As part of MUTEK festival I presented and discussed my recent interactive work 'Simulate to Sell' with Bart Simon, Director of Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture and Technology, Technoculture, Art and Games Research Centre (TAG). It was a pleasure to discuss my work with Simon and many thanks to the British Council, Barbican, MUTEK, Milieux and The Trampery. Photograph by Trung

Pattern Recognition, Vector Festival, InterAccess, Toronto, CA

14th July - 12 August 2017

I am delighted to announce I will be exhibiting at Vector Festival in their flagship exhibition!Ben Bogart, Henry Driver, Samantha Fickel, Molleindustria, and Jordan Shaw

This year, Vector's flagship exhibition explores the mediation of human perception through algorithms and machines. It features new works by artists based in Canada, the US, and the UK, including Virtual Reality pieces, video installations, interactive sculptures, and digital environments. Together, the works shown raise questions such as: What might it mean to see ‘like’ a machine? Do LED screens have optical nerves? What kind of vision emerges when artists attempt 'close readings' of software code? How do artificial intelligences perceive their surroundings, and how do they make sense of narratives about AI? Is the social and political meaning of images lost when such images are simulated and commodified? As in previous years, the exhibition showcases both emerging and established artists, and brings into dialogue an exciting mix of creative perspectives that experiment with new and established digital technologies.

PATTERN RECOGNITION: FIVE YEARS OF VECTOR NOW CELEBRATING ITS FIFTH YEAR, VECTOR FESTIVAL SHOWCASES EMERGENT, CRITICAL, AND EXPERIMENTAL NEW MEDIA ART. THIS YEAR’S LINE-UP FEATURES OVER 27 LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS SHOWCASED IN PANELS, PERFORMANCES, SCREENINGS, AND WORKSHOPS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AT SITES ACROSS TORONTO INCLUDING ARTSCAPE YOUNGPLACE, ELECTRIC PERFUME, BLACK CAT ARTSPACE, CELEBRATION SQUARE MISSISSAUGA, LOOP HOLE GALLERY, AND INTERACCESS.
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Festival programme
Tickets for events, screenings, performances and workshops

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I am delighted to announce that I have been selected for alt.barbican!

"We can now announce the inaugural cohort of five artists selected for alt.barbican, the major new accelerator for
innovative artists working at the intersection of art and technology in partnership with The Trampery.

Over 230 practitioners applied to the programme and the selected artists, Dries Depoorter, Henry Driver, Jasmine
Johnson, Ling Tan and Magz Hall were all asked to respond to the theme of ‘the subversion of reality’ with proposals
for a broad range of projects including mobile apps, projection mapping, voice manipulation and wearable technology;
exploring subjects as diverse as privacy and surveillance, body image, representations of gender and globalisation.

Delivered in partnership with MUTEK, the British Council, and the National Theatre’s Immersive Storytelling Studio,
alt.barbican is a response to an increasingly fluid creative landscape. As new technologies open up previously
unimagined expressive possibilities, alt.barbican’s six-month programme presents a new model of artistic support,
drawing from entrepreneurial startup culture, to help emerging artists develop their careers." Barbican

To find out more check out Barbican's press release or FAD Magazine's coverage.



Splintered Binary, Gossamer Fog, London. Open till 30th April

Thank you to everyone who came to the opening of Splintered Binary, the exhibition will be open until the 30th April.
Featuring two works of mine: Second Skin (2016) and Mimic (2017) a new piece developed from my recent residency
with Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts & Norwich University of the Arts at St.Marys' Factory.

Come check it out, great selection of artists on show!

Anne de Boer / Elliot Dodd / Henry Driver / Gibson/Martelli / Will Kendrick / Charley Peters / Caspar Sawyer


Art and Technology: an artist’s journey (Collusion R&D Article)

Check out this great article by Pete Naughton, covering the beginning of my journey conducting R&D into
critical/innovative uses of VR and AR with Collusion. So far I have been exploring experimental video game
design and animation, in preparation, for further development with VR and Microsoft Hololens (Augmented reality).

 

Splintered Binary, Gossamer Fog, London

I am delighted to say I will be showing works as part of the upcoming exhibition Splintered Binary, at Gossamer
Fog, Deptford, London. The show will be on from the 31st of March till the 30th April 2017.

 

Virtual & Augmented Reality R&D funded by Collusion

I am delighted to announce that I will be conducting research and development into innovative and critical uses
of virtual and augmented reality. The R&D is very kindly funded and supported by Collusion, a Cambridge based
not for profit company working at the intersection of arts, technology and human interaction. Stay tuned for more
updates.

 

Dark Body Dark Identity: Spektrum, Berlin

Second Skin II will be shown as part of Dark Body Dark Identity at Spektrum, Berlin curated by Alfredo Ciannameo.
17th- 19th March 2017.

 

On Screen: Commission for e-Luminate Festival by Cambridge Assessment

On Screen: Henry Driver

On Screen (2017) A newly commissioned work by Cambridge Assessment, utilising surveilence technologies to create a multi
channel live interactive video installation. The two pieces were exhibited at Cambridge Corn Exchange as part of e-Luminate
festival.

 

Collusion: Data-Culture Lab Residency

From the 16th - 20th January, I took part in Collusion's DataLab residency in Cambridge, an intensive week of
workshops, talks, seminars, research trips and presentations focussing on data.
Above is an image created from one of the workshops, visualising data as Minecraft landscapes.

 

POSTHUMAN, Pecha Kucha presentation, Cambridge Festival of Ideas, Cambridge University, 28th October

Posthuman PechaKucha* is a collaboration between ten contemporary artists and researchers working at the intersection
of cultural, scientific and political developments of the posthuman. 28th October, Cambridge University.

 

Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Residency

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Work from my recent graduate residency at St.Mary's Works, Norwich through Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts is now live.

 

Grove Projects Residency

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Work from my residency at grove this September is now online here, as well as images from the event here.


MA Show


MA Show at Norwich University of the Arts. Catch my Masters project 'Second Skin'.


Aesthetica Exhibition Tour & Interviews

Aesthetica Art Prize 2016 from Aesthetica on Vimeo.

Check out this video for a tour of the Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition, as well as, artist interviews including one with myself.

 


I am delighted to say that I have been selected for the Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition 2016.
Find out more here.

 

Adhoc interview out now, check it out here

 

DAZED & CONFUSED: Feature

DAZED & CONFUSED: Feature
"This guide brings together art’s next big names
The XL Catlin Art Guide and exhibition, curated by Justin Hammond, showcases this year’s most exciting creative graduates"

 

XL Catlin Guide, London Art Fair

Come check out the XL Catlin Guide at the London Art Fair, 20-24th Jan. Very excited to be included in this.

 

STENTOR, Screening at Torreloft, Copenhagen, 20th Dec

I wll be showing two films at STENTOR, a screening of physical and psychedelic films. At Torreloft, Copenhagen. 20th Dec.
Documentation below


Selected for the XL Catlin Guide 2016


Delighted to announce that I have been selected for the XL Catlin Guide 2016 to be published and launched at the London Art Fair 2016

The new edition of the XL Catlin Art Guide 2016 will present thirty exceptional new graduate artists, selected from UK art schools by curator Justin Hammond. Over the last seven years, this fully illustrated limited edition book has become established as an indispensable reference for followers of contemporary art. Identifying prevailing and future trends, this beautifully produced annual volume has become a collectable item in its own right.

Each year, Hammond tours the BA, MA and PG Dip final shows, searching out his pick of the most promising new artists. He follows up with a series of studio visits and artist

Highlights include Jude Crilly and Jamie Fitzpatrick from the MA Sculpture programme at the Royal College of Art. Riikka Hyvönen (BA Fine Art, Goldsmiths), Jane Hayes Greenwood (MA Fine Art, City & Guilds of London Art School) and Rebecca Ackroyd (Royal Academy Schools) make the final thirty, while schools from outside London including Leeds, Norwich and Falmouth are represented by Jack Otway, Henry Driver and photographer Joseph Ball.

The full list of this year’s ones to watch will be revealed in January when the XL Catlin Art Guide 2016 is launched at the London Art Fair 2016, alongside an exhibition of work by selected artists.

 

Whitechapel Gallery, Open Screenings

26th November I will be screening and discussing my work Drone at Whitechapel Gallery as part of Open Screenings

 

Phantom, Firstsite

 

 

Selection of works on show as the guest visual artist.

 

Phantom, Firstsite 30th October

Special Guest Visual Artist


I would like to invite you to Phantom an evening event at Firstsite on the 30th October, 7.30-10.30pm
For the event Firstsite will be blacked out and transformed by projections, installations and performances.
I am delighted to announce that I will be the special guest visual artist for the event and will be showing a collection of 6 works, consisting of a variety large and small scale multi channel video and projection installations. Revolving around the idea of phantom and themes of virtual illusions.

 

Shortlisted for FACT & Channels 2015

 

BEAMS Festival, Sydney, AUS, 19th Sep

FADE will be on show for BEAMS Festival, Sydney at the Gaffa gallery as part of an immersive video installation.
Catch it on the 19th September.

 

Radio Interview for STEALTH, Vivid Projects

Interview with Antonio Roberts for the exhibition STEALTH at Vivid Projects now available to listen.

 

Wysing Open Weekend 22nd - 23rd August: New work on show

 

New work will be exhibited for the Wysing Open Weekend, Cambridge, Uk. The work has been created during
my six week period as a Leverhulme Art Scholar at Wysing Arts Centre. Open 22nd - 23rd August, 12-6pm.

 

Nominee for BLOOOM, Award 2015

Six week stay at Wysing Arts Centre has begun.

Work created during this time will be exhibited in the gallery during the Open Weekend 22nd-23rd August

 

 

Stealth: The blur of privacy, the illusion of control

Interview for Imperica regarding the themes of the exhibtion STEALTH, Vivid Projects.
Featuring words from myself, Antonio Roberts, Joseph Delappe and Ryan Hughes.

Read here

 


Degree show piece A Tender Visions wins numerous awards

My degree show piece A Tender Vision, has been awarded the Vice Chancellors Commendation as well the Norfolk Contemporary Art Society Award the exhibition is open till 7th July, opening times here. The work is situated in Guntons Basement.

 

 

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STEALTH, Vivid Projects, Birmingham
Opening 25th June 6.30 - 8.30pm, general opening 26th June - 11th July, Thurs-Sat, 12-5pm

STEALTH presents recent work by UK and international artists critiquing surveillance culture and the invasive and pervasive technologies that shape our daily interactions. Utilising a variety of media including installations, video, social media and software, the exhibition explores how technology affects and disrupts our perceptions of privacy.

 

 

wysing

 

Delighted to announce that I will be taking part in the six week Leverhulme Arts Scholar summer residency at Wysing Arts Centre.

 

 

Henry & Neil - RGB - The Stew - 12  

 

Live audio visual installation with Neil James Earl for RGB Stew Gallery. Photography by Benjamin Beauchamp

 

 

Catch two of my video works at Tate Britain for Late at Tate, 1st May, 6pm - 10pm

 

RGB

Live audio visual performance and installation at 8.30pm . RGgb, Stew Gallery, Norwich, UK

 

smithsrow

Perpetual Decay (2013) has been selected for Smiths Row Open.
Exhibition open 28th March to 9th May

 

 

 

Lazer Blades [Henry & Neil] Norwich Arts Centre - 07

 

20/01/2015

New audio visual project LAZER BLADES, audio by Neil James Earl and visuals by Henry Driver

Photography by Benjamin Beauchamp at Spectro, Norwich Arts Centre.

 

 

 

 

 

 

spectro

20/02/15

Neil James Earl and I will be showing off our new A.V project at Norwich Arts Centre, presented by Spectro.

Tickets here

 

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