videoA mesmerising experience and a sensory respite nestled amongst the rhododendrons of the Muncaster Castle gardens. We are returning to Krankenhaus for the third year in a row and will once again host a number of guest performers and a drone ensemble piece written and recorded by Sea Power.
Festivals · Krankenhaus · 2025
We were forced to reckon with the wild beauty of nature when an overnight downpour flooded our site and the clay soil beneath the forest floor prevented the water from draining. Every installation we create is unique, but this one ended up with a small lake reflecting the sparkling projections above. It was an unexpected wonder, a gift that made the artwork all the more memorable.
Festivals · Eden · 2025
videoWe took our art installation into the heart of Noisily Festival, to create a beautiful space where the people could rest while not being expected to do or buy anything, just peacefully exist, immersed in the light, sound and the poetry.
Festivals · Noisily · 2024
videoBringing our stories of getting lost amongst the fae to this beautiful festival of creativity was a delight. Children and adults alike spent hours looking up at the illuminated canopy above the forest clearing, while the geometry of the site provided a perfect stage for the multidimensional sound design.
Festivals · Vogrie Pogrie · 2024
“A shooting star has fallen fast from the night's sky, and it exploded all of its infinite fractals. Twinkling bright energy has sprinkled everywhere onto the canopy of the trees”
“Old wise wind, bring stories of the sea from far away... I want to be the sea one day”
“Your eyes will — in time — be able to see that nothing is ever as dark as it seems”
“The spiders in the trees weave their silky silver webs to trap moonlight and to turn it into thread and to with it weave more webs”
“The magic in the air allows my voice to make electronic blue tit sounds, drifting in and out of the mountain rave music. Grouse in a long-feathered hat walks past me and tickles me further into the cave, and I'm in!”
As part of our creative practice we do live storytelling, with lasers, guest musicians and in surround. Pictures above are from our performance at the stunning Pianodrome at St. Oswald's church in Edinburgh.
Practice · Pianodrome · 2025
videoAll of our work begins as a story. Most of these are original or inspired by local folklore and urban legend. The stories give shape to the work, and the presence of the human voice adds a reassuring element to the experience. It is up to the audience as to how much they want to follow along. These stories are no more than 15 minutes long and repeat every hour or so, so the audience can enter and leave as they please. Not being bound by a schedule means that the people watching can relax more, knowing they can always return to watch and listen again.
Practice · Storytelling · 2025
videoSoundscapes and words together determine how the laser beam floats and dances with ethereal colours to tell the story. Taking our senses back to a childlike response where imagination and stories journey among the different worlds of light and sound.
Practice · Laser Movement · 2025
videoThe sound design is in 8.1 surround but the placement of the speakers is determined by the shape of the site, and the height and species of the trees as if to give them a voice. The trees converse and harmonise with each other, just like they would in an ecosystem, each adding a unique contribution to the soundscapes whose drones and melodies wash over the spectators from all sides. The subwoofer speaks for the soil.
Practice · Immersive Soundscapes · 2025
Words and pictures from the people who came. Copy TBC.
Testimonials · Testimonials · 2025
Bedtime & West provided a real highlight to Krankenhaus Festival 2024. As the night turned dark, the magic appeared, and everyone who visited was spellbound. Hypnotic and beautiful, everyone raved about their experience. Thoroughly recommended!