Interactive Art is the Best

Interactive Art is the Best explores the work of Genetic Moo — artists Nicola Schauerman and Tim Pickup — whose collaborative practice has been at the forefront of interactive digital art in the UK for over two decades. Through a selection of photographs and printed works, the exhibition documents projects that have invited audiences to engage directly with playful, participatory artworks made through creative coding and digital technologies.

Featuring photographs and printed works from across Genetic Moo‘s career, the exhibition traces the development of their practice from early experimentation to large-scale commissions presented in galleries, museums and public spaces. Together, the works reveal how interaction, collaboration and curiosity have remained central to their approach, capturing the many ways audiences have become part of the artwork itself.

Presented as part of the ongoing Computer Arts Archive research project curated by Dr Sean Clark, Interactive Art is the Best celebrates the contribution of Genetic Moo to the history of British computer art. The exhibition accompanies the publication of Interactive Art with Genetic Moo, commissioned by the Computer Arts Society, and offers an insight into the ideas, processes and collaborations that have shaped their practice.