I'm a video and projection designer for live events. I create, develop and design projects involving projections, LED visuals, interactive video installations and online experiences for theatre, fashion, film, music and the arts. In particular, I specialise in large-scale immersive, interactive and community events.
In the past I've developed and designed shows & experiences for Secret Cinema, Manchester International Festival, Disneyland, the National Theatre, and a huge number of theatres, events venues and opera houses worldwide.
Projects
- Party Skills for the End of the World - Lockdown SpecialIn 2017, Nigel Barrett and Louise Mari from pioneering cult performance collective Shunt brought the party to end all parties to MIF17. Now, exclusively for MIF Live, they’re attempting to squeeze their genre-defying epic show into the tiny digital portal that connects all of our isolated worlds during lockdown. We invite you to join us and raise a glass to celebrate the things we’re still able to share when we are so close and yet so far away. Come and hang out, make some friends, learn some ne
- Secret Cinema: Blade Runner - Video Content DesignVideo content design for Secret Cinema: Blade Runner at a secret London location in 2018. The show featured over 60 screens throughout the event, including banks of 80s TV sets, LED walls, holographic projections, OLED screens and standalone interactive installations. Our team designed and created hours of content for all these screens throughout the night, responding in time to events that unfolded throughout the show. This involved 3D and 2D animation, filming, compositing and working with c
Projects credited in
- 24HR Arty People: Manchester International Festival24-Hour Arty People was a non-stop 24-hour live arts show broadcast from Manchester. Including exclusive live-streamed performances, interviews with artists, demos of online work, readings and panel discussions. Guests included Laurie Anderson, Lemn Sissay, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Marta Minujin, Bryce Dessner, Deborah Warner and many more.
Work history
DirectorMesmer
London, United KingdomFull Time
Mesmer was formed in 1992, originally working with large format slide projection for arts events, and progressed to become some of the first dedicated Video & Projection designers for theatre and performance. Outside theatre, their clients have included Alexander McQueen, Louis Vuitton, the V&A museum, Gemfields, Artangel, Showstudio, Microsoft, GQ, Gainsbury & Whiting, Tiffany, Burberry and many more.
Skills
- Creative Direction
- Creative Design
- Interactive Art
- Interactive Design
- Animation
- Theatre
- Theatre Design
- Projection
- Projection art
- Projection Mapping
- Live Event
- Live Broadcast
- Community Art
- Video Content