Artist

SPEAKMAN and ANDERSON have collaborated together since 2008, most recently as directors of the artists collective Circumstance. They work with music, mobile technology, the politics of public space and the narrative of experience. They wrap their questions in melancholy and romance.

Duncan Speakman
SPEAKMAN was born in Bristol in 1976. He originally trained as a sound engineer at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and subsequently worked as a documentary maker. Since 2005 he has focused on creating performance works in public and uncontrolled space, using music and emergent technology to explore how we navigate our social and physical environments. He has been a senior lecturer in Media Practice at the University of The West Of England and guest lecturer on the ArtScience programme at Royal Conservatory Den Haag.

Sarah Anderson
ANDERSON was born in London in 1981. She is a composer and multi-instrumentalist specialising in violin, viola and voice. She performs extensively and globally as well as writing soundtracks for film, theatre, and experiential sound pieces. She has arranged and performed with artists including Jarvis Cocker, DJ Fresh, Bo Ningen, Julie Slick, Brian Eno, and Damon Albarn. Sarah is leading string player and composer in Chrome Hoof, and is currently working with Bas Jan, Deep Throat Choir and leads The London Electronic Orchestra.

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