Alt-w | Necessary Disorder

Cycle 16 Alt-w Exhibition Award - Étienne Jacob
bleuje.com

1st September to 28th November 2026. FREE
Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen AB10 1QS

Built using algorithms, mathematics and digital processes, these animations embrace the creative constraints of the Graphics Interchange Format (GIF). They can be enjoyed without explanation, while revealing extraordinary complexity beneath their elegant simplicity.

Alt-w | The Marks Left Behind

Cycle 16 Alt-w Production Award - Dave Bowes
efi.ed.ac.uk/creative-work

3rd August to 29th October 2026. FREE
Level 2, EFI, 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9EF

Every building holds stories written through countless everyday encounters. Over time, these fleeting moments become part of the building itself. This hidden history is found in the marks left behind. Together, these accumulated imprints tell an evolving story of the people who have inhabited this place, now transformed into a living artwork.

Alt-w | Cosmic Ch’ixi

Daira Ronzoni

Cycle 16 Alt-w Production Award - Daira Ronzoni
dairaronzoni.com

24th September to 4th October 2026. FREE
Tramway, 25 Albert Dr, Glasgow G41 2PE

Beneath the burning desert sun, metallic roots twist, a feathered snake glides, and arms of water flow through an Earth tree, glistening with fireflies. On motley rocks corn sprouts as mushrooms take root. Night falls, stars shimmer, and branches of Araucaria extend spiked arms in search of an embrace. Quaresmeira flowers bloom as the Spider Goddess scatters seeds in this virtual landscape.

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