Genetic Moo: Inside the Artwork - Computer Arts Society

Monday 7^th December 2026, 18:00
Phoenix, Leicester

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Part of the Genetic Moo: Interactive Art is the Best Exhibition

About the Event

Join artist duo Genetic Moo for a deep dive into their interactive art practice and discover why they think “Interactive Art is the Best”. Play with live artworks and experience what it’s like to be inside the artwork.

Introduced by Leicester digital artist and Genetic Moo collaborator Sean Clark, the event will also mark the Leicester launch of their new book, Interactive Art with Genetic Moo. Signed copies will be available at the special event price of £10.

The event coincides with Genetic Moo’s print exhibition, Interactive Art is the Best, in the Phoenix Café Bar. Entry is free, but places are limited, so please pre-book.

Organised in collaboration with the Computer Arts Society.

About the Speakers

Genetic Moo

CASCOM

Genetic Moo is a collaboration between creative coding couple Nicola Schauerman and Tim Pickup. Together, they create large-scale interactive installations for museums and galleries which encourage experimentation and play. Their touring exhibitions include: Magic Place, an ever-changing digital environment inspired by the magic of home computing and the golden age of video games, and Microworld, a digital ecosystem filled with creatures which respond to the audience. These large-scale exhibitions are produced by KitMapper. They have received numerous grants, commissions and awards and their work has featured in museums and galleries all over the UK.

Sean Clark

CASCOM, Chair

Sean Clark (b. 1965) is an independent artist, curator, and researcher based in Leicestershire, UK. His artwork explores interaction and connectedness through the construction of audiovisual systems presented on screen, as installations, and as prints. He is the director of Interact Digital Arts, the curator of the Computer Arts Archive and Chair of the Computer Arts Society. He holds a PhD in Computational Art from De Montfort University, where he studied under computer art pioneer Ernest Edmonds, and in 2016 was co-winner of the Lumen Prize for 3D/Sculpture and the Art.CHI Digital Art Prize.