Sue Corke and Hagen Betzwieser met by chance in 2008 conducting artistic field work at a bus stop in Norway. Working for the last four years as WE COLONISED THE MOON their graphic art and installation projects have embodied a child-like wonder of the universe. Employing a range of DIY production techniques their partnership is rooted in absurdism and theatrical performance, characterised by slogans and catchphrases. Sue Corke is a visual artist with an interest in the theatre of illustration. Hagen Betzwieser‘s (aka Institute of General Theory) artistic practice is exploring the gaps and connections between art and science to create New New Media.

Together they seek to demonstrate that the future may indeed be frightening, but also highly entertaining. Previous projects have included creating solutions for space waste elimination by disguising satellites as asteroids; building a solar powered solarium because ‘the sun dies anyway’ and synthesising the smell of the moon. As well as projects and exhibitions the duo also give regular performance lectures and workshops.

Different planets. Same concept.
(Collective biography. For full CV please see our individual websites)

EXHIBITIONS
2012 Authentic Goods from a Realistic Future, EB&Flow Gallery, London, UK
2012 Space Adventures #1, Villa Rosenthal, Jena, Germany
2012 Hacked Lab at La Rinascente, Milan Designweek, Milan, Italy
2011 Republic of the Moon, FACT Liverpool, UK
2011 ACME Project Space, London, UK
2011 Crunch, EB&Flow Gallery
2011 Preview Berlin, EB&Flow Gallery
2011 Stuttgart, How Are You Doing? Künstlerhaus Stuttgart, Germany
2010 Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2009 OHPen Surface, Malmö, Sweden
2009 ACC Gallery, Weimar, Germany

TALKS
2012 Kosmica Mexico, Laboratorio Arte Alameda, Mexico City
2012 Halle14, Spinnerei, Leipzig
2012 W+K Agency, London
2012 BBC, Stargazing, Museum of Science and Industry, Manchster, UK
2012 Kosmica Liverpool, FACT, Liverpool, UK
2011 BBC, Material World, radio interview
2011 The Gopher Hole, London, UK
2011 Kosmica 6, The Arts Catalyst, London, UK
2011 ACME Project Space, London, UK
2011 Kosmica 2, The Arts Catalyst, London, UK
2009 iRes, University College Falmouth, UK

WORKSHOPS / TEACHING
2012 IKEA Fieldtrip, Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, London, UK
2012 THE END IS NEAR, Centro Multimedia/Centro Nacional de las Artes, Mexico City
2012 CRASH, FACT, Liverpool, UK
2011 micro symposium #1, ACME Project Space, London, UK
2011 Super Sundays, ACME Project Space, London, UK
2009 iRes, University College Falmouth, UK

RESIDENCIES
2013 Firestation Studios, Dublin, Ireland
2011 ACME Project Space, London, UK
2009 iRes, University College Falmouth, UK

 

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