Luke Conroy

Documentation image of the world premiere of Revival Roadshow during the International Film Festival Rotterdam (February 2025). Taking the legacy of 17th century Dutch explorer Abel Tasman as its point of departure, Revival Roadshow takes its audience on a surreal journey through a variety of narratives that explore the complexities of colonial history, its present and potential future legacies. Blending cinema, theatre and visual art, this absurd, humorous and speculative roadshow allows each viewer to experience their own unique journey.

Documentation image of the world premiere of Revival Roadshow during the International Film Festival Rotterdam (February 2025). Taking the legacy of 17th century Dutch explorer Abel Tasman as its point of departure, Revival Roadshow takes its audience on a surreal journey through a variety of narratives that explore the complexities of colonial history, its present and potential future legacies. Blending cinema, theatre and visual art, this absurd, humorous and speculative roadshow allows each viewer to experience their own unique journey.

Documentation image of the world premiere of Revival Roadshow during the International Film Festival Rotterdam (February 2025). Taking the legacy of 17th century Dutch explorer Abel Tasman as its point of departure, Revival Roadshow takes its audience on a surreal journey through a variety of narratives that explore the complexities of colonial history, its present and potential future legacies. Blending cinema, theatre and visual art, this absurd, humorous and speculative roadshow allows each viewer to experience their own unique journey.

Documentation image of the world premiere of Revival Roadshow during the International Film Festival Rotterdam (February 2025). Taking the legacy of 17th century Dutch explorer Abel Tasman as its point of departure, Revival Roadshow takes its audience on a surreal journey through a variety of narratives that explore the complexities of colonial history, its present and potential future legacies. Blending cinema, theatre and visual art, this absurd, humorous and speculative roadshow allows each viewer to experience their own unique journey.

Documentation image of the world premiere of Revival Roadshow during the International Film Festival Rotterdam (February 2025). Taking the legacy of 17th century Dutch explorer Abel Tasman as its point of departure, Revival Roadshow takes its audience on a surreal journey through a variety of narratives that explore the complexities of colonial history, its present and potential future legacies. Blending cinema, theatre and visual art, this absurd, humorous and speculative roadshow allows each viewer to experience their own unique journey.

Documentation image of the world premiere of Revival Roadshow during the International Film Festival Rotterdam (February 2025). Taking the legacy of 17th century Dutch explorer Abel Tasman as its point of departure, Revival Roadshow takes its audience on a surreal journey through a variety of narratives that explore the complexities of colonial history, its present and potential future legacies. Blending cinema, theatre and visual art, this absurd, humorous and speculative roadshow allows each viewer to experience their own unique journey.

The year is 2070 and you are about to be catapulted into an absurd, yet eerily plausible yoga session. Through an odyssey that transcends the bounds of conventional cinema, a captivating experiment unfolds, one that plunges its participants into profound contemplations on the interplay between humanity, nature and the wellness industry. At the heart of this journey, is a gilded figure who gracefully undertakes a series of poses under the guidance of an off-screen narrator. Through celestial cues, serenity takes a surreal turn, evolving into a paradoxical and ultimately rather uncomfortable experience. Unfolding disrupts the instructor's role as a spiritual guide, illuminating the delicate dance between humanity and the environment. Anne Fehres and Luke Conroy weave a narrative that challenges preconceived notions about our relationship to the natural world. By doing so, they invite viewers to reimagine their surroundings and actively respond to the climate crisis, through a distinctive, emotional approach that fosters empathy for both the human and the non-human in our existence. Their methodology combines visual stimulation, profound content and a dash of humour, providing a unique lens through which to explore the urgent issue of our time. – Vanja Kaludjercic Presented in collaboration with Art Rotterdam

The year is 2070 and you are about to be catapulted into an absurd, yet eerily plausible yoga session. Through an odyssey that transcends the bounds of conventional cinema, a captivating experiment unfolds, one that plunges its participants into profound contemplations on the interplay between humanity, nature and the wellness industry. At the heart of this journey, is a gilded figure who gracefully undertakes a series of poses under the guidance of an off-screen narrator. Through celestial cues, serenity takes a surreal turn, evolving into a paradoxical and ultimately rather uncomfortable experience. Unfolding disrupts the instructor's role as a spiritual guide, illuminating the delicate dance between humanity and the environment. Anne Fehres and Luke Conroy weave a narrative that challenges preconceived notions about our relationship to the natural world. By doing so, they invite viewers to reimagine their surroundings and actively respond to the climate crisis, through a distinctive, emotional approach that fosters empathy for both the human and the non-human in our existence. Their methodology combines visual stimulation, profound content and a dash of humour, providing a unique lens through which to explore the urgent issue of our time. – Vanja Kaludjercic Presented in collaboration with Art Rotterdam

The year is 2070 and you are about to be catapulted into an absurd, yet eerily plausible yoga session. Through an odyssey that transcends the bounds of conventional cinema, a captivating experiment unfolds, one that plunges its participants into profound contemplations on the interplay between humanity, nature and the wellness industry. At the heart of this journey, is a gilded figure who gracefully undertakes a series of poses under the guidance of an off-screen narrator. Through celestial cues, serenity takes a surreal turn, evolving into a paradoxical and ultimately rather uncomfortable experience. Unfolding disrupts the instructor's role as a spiritual guide, illuminating the delicate dance between humanity and the environment. Anne Fehres and Luke Conroy weave a narrative that challenges preconceived notions about our relationship to the natural world. By doing so, they invite viewers to reimagine their surroundings and actively respond to the climate crisis, through a distinctive, emotional approach that fosters empathy for both the human and the non-human in our existence. Their methodology combines visual stimulation, profound content and a dash of humour, providing a unique lens through which to explore the urgent issue of our time. – Vanja Kaludjercic Presented in collaboration with Art Rotterdam

“News From Home - Kaohsiung” was a solo exhibition across three gallery spaces at the Pier-2 Art Centre in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The multimedia exhibition delved into the everyday life of the City, weaving documentary realism with playful surrealism. In the works presented, Kaohsiung’s past reaches through to the present, everyday life is celebrated and future dreams emerge. In early-2024 we immersed ourelves in Kaohsiung, covering over 300 kilometres by foot as we connected with the local community. During this exploratory process we captured over 9000 photographs, alongside hours of audio-visual material. This fieldwork served as the foundation for a series of large-scale photomontage installations and accompanying audio-visual works. Each installation combines hundreds of digitally composed photographs of daily life in Kaohsiung to create a series of interconnected narratives. These works utilise a colour palette inspired by the vivid temples and the neon glow of street signs. Alongside this, the exhibition’s audio-visual works present an endless stream of ephemeral moments captured in Kaohsiung. These moments are interwoven with the spoken stories of students from a local elementary school. Ultimately, ‘News From Home - Kaohsiung’ presents a collective vision of the City, highlighting the significance of everyday moments in shaping its distinct identity. The exhibition offers a rich, layered portrayal of Kaohsiung, intertwining the personal insights of the artists with the potential for diverse audience perspectives. Funded by: Pier-2 Art Centre, Taiwan Ministry of Culture + Stroom Den Haag

“News From Home - Kaohsiung” was a solo exhibition across three gallery spaces at the Pier-2 Art Centre in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The multimedia exhibition delved into the everyday life of the City, weaving documentary realism with playful surrealism. In the works presented, Kaohsiung’s past reaches through to the present, everyday life is celebrated and future dreams emerge. In early-2024 we immersed ourelves in Kaohsiung, covering over 300 kilometres by foot as we connected with the local community. During this exploratory process we captured over 9000 photographs, alongside hours of audio-visual material. This fieldwork served as the foundation for a series of large-scale photomontage installations and accompanying audio-visual works. Each installation combines hundreds of digitally composed photographs of daily life in Kaohsiung to create a series of interconnected narratives. These works utilise a colour palette inspired by the vivid temples and the neon glow of street signs. Alongside this, the exhibition’s audio-visual works present an endless stream of ephemeral moments captured in Kaohsiung. These moments are interwoven with the spoken stories of students from a local elementary school. Ultimately, ‘News From Home - Kaohsiung’ presents a collective vision of the City, highlighting the significance of everyday moments in shaping its distinct identity. The exhibition offers a rich, layered portrayal of Kaohsiung, intertwining the personal insights of the artists with the potential for diverse audience perspectives. Funded by: Pier-2 Art Centre, Taiwan Ministry of Culture + Stroom Den Haag

“News From Home - Kaohsiung” was a solo exhibition across three gallery spaces at the Pier-2 Art Centre in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The multimedia exhibition delved into the everyday life of the City, weaving documentary realism with playful surrealism. In the works presented, Kaohsiung’s past reaches through to the present, everyday life is celebrated and future dreams emerge. In early-2024 we immersed ourelves in Kaohsiung, covering over 300 kilometres by foot as we connected with the local community. During this exploratory process we captured over 9000 photographs, alongside hours of audio-visual material. This fieldwork served as the foundation for a series of large-scale photomontage installations and accompanying audio-visual works. Each installation combines hundreds of digitally composed photographs of daily life in Kaohsiung to create a series of interconnected narratives. These works utilise a colour palette inspired by the vivid temples and the neon glow of street signs. Alongside this, the exhibition’s audio-visual works present an endless stream of ephemeral moments captured in Kaohsiung. These moments are interwoven with the spoken stories of students from a local elementary school. Ultimately, ‘News From Home - Kaohsiung’ presents a collective vision of the City, highlighting the significance of everyday moments in shaping its distinct identity. The exhibition offers a rich, layered portrayal of Kaohsiung, intertwining the personal insights of the artists with the potential for diverse audience perspectives. Funded by: Pier-2 Art Centre, Taiwan Ministry of Culture + Stroom Den Haag

“News From Home - Kaohsiung” was a solo exhibition across three gallery spaces at the Pier-2 Art Centre in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The multimedia exhibition delved into the everyday life of the City, weaving documentary realism with playful surrealism. In the works presented, Kaohsiung’s past reaches through to the present, everyday life is celebrated and future dreams emerge. In early-2024 we immersed ourelves in Kaohsiung, covering over 300 kilometres by foot as we connected with the local community. During this exploratory process we captured over 9000 photographs, alongside hours of audio-visual material. This fieldwork served as the foundation for a series of large-scale photomontage installations and accompanying audio-visual works. Each installation combines hundreds of digitally composed photographs of daily life in Kaohsiung to create a series of interconnected narratives. These works utilise a colour palette inspired by the vivid temples and the neon glow of street signs. Alongside this, the exhibition’s audio-visual works present an endless stream of ephemeral moments captured in Kaohsiung. These moments are interwoven with the spoken stories of students from a local elementary school. Ultimately, ‘News From Home - Kaohsiung’ presents a collective vision of the City, highlighting the significance of everyday moments in shaping its distinct identity. The exhibition offers a rich, layered portrayal of Kaohsiung, intertwining the personal insights of the artists with the potential for diverse audience perspectives. Funded by: Pier-2 Art Centre, Taiwan Ministry of Culture + Stroom Den Haag

“News From Home - Kaohsiung” was a solo exhibition across three gallery spaces at the Pier-2 Art Centre in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The multimedia exhibition delved into the everyday life of the City, weaving documentary realism with playful surrealism. In the works presented, Kaohsiung’s past reaches through to the present, everyday life is celebrated and future dreams emerge. In early-2024 we immersed ourelves in Kaohsiung, covering over 300 kilometres by foot as we connected with the local community. During this exploratory process we captured over 9000 photographs, alongside hours of audio-visual material. This fieldwork served as the foundation for a series of large-scale photomontage installations and accompanying audio-visual works. Each installation combines hundreds of digitally composed photographs of daily life in Kaohsiung to create a series of interconnected narratives. These works utilise a colour palette inspired by the vivid temples and the neon glow of street signs. Alongside this, the exhibition’s audio-visual works present an endless stream of ephemeral moments captured in Kaohsiung. These moments are interwoven with the spoken stories of students from a local elementary school. Ultimately, ‘News From Home - Kaohsiung’ presents a collective vision of the City, highlighting the significance of everyday moments in shaping its distinct identity. The exhibition offers a rich, layered portrayal of Kaohsiung, intertwining the personal insights of the artists with the potential for diverse audience perspectives. Funded by: Pier-2 Art Centre, Taiwan Ministry of Culture + Stroom Den Haag

“News From Home - Kaohsiung” was a solo exhibition across three gallery spaces at the Pier-2 Art Centre in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The multimedia exhibition delved into the everyday life of the City, weaving documentary realism with playful surrealism. In the works presented, Kaohsiung’s past reaches through to the present, everyday life is celebrated and future dreams emerge. In early-2024 we immersed ourelves in Kaohsiung, covering over 300 kilometres by foot as we connected with the local community. During this exploratory process we captured over 9000 photographs, alongside hours of audio-visual material. This fieldwork served as the foundation for a series of large-scale photomontage installations and accompanying audio-visual works. Each installation combines hundreds of digitally composed photographs of daily life in Kaohsiung to create a series of interconnected narratives. These works utilise a colour palette inspired by the vivid temples and the neon glow of street signs. Alongside this, the exhibition’s audio-visual works present an endless stream of ephemeral moments captured in Kaohsiung. These moments are interwoven with the spoken stories of students from a local elementary school. Ultimately, ‘News From Home - Kaohsiung’ presents a collective vision of the City, highlighting the significance of everyday moments in shaping its distinct identity. The exhibition offers a rich, layered portrayal of Kaohsiung, intertwining the personal insights of the artists with the potential for diverse audience perspectives. Funded by: Pier-2 Art Centre, Taiwan Ministry of Culture + Stroom Den Haag

“News From Home - Kaohsiung” was a solo exhibition across three gallery spaces at the Pier-2 Art Centre in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The multimedia exhibition delved into the everyday life of the City, weaving documentary realism with playful surrealism. In the works presented, Kaohsiung’s past reaches through to the present, everyday life is celebrated and future dreams emerge. In early-2024 we immersed ourelves in Kaohsiung, covering over 300 kilometres by foot as we connected with the local community. During this exploratory process we captured over 9000 photographs, alongside hours of audio-visual material. This fieldwork served as the foundation for a series of large-scale photomontage installations and accompanying audio-visual works. Each installation combines hundreds of digitally composed photographs of daily life in Kaohsiung to create a series of interconnected narratives. These works utilise a colour palette inspired by the vivid temples and the neon glow of street signs. Alongside this, the exhibition’s audio-visual works present an endless stream of ephemeral moments captured in Kaohsiung. These moments are interwoven with the spoken stories of students from a local elementary school. Ultimately, ‘News From Home - Kaohsiung’ presents a collective vision of the City, highlighting the significance of everyday moments in shaping its distinct identity. The exhibition offers a rich, layered portrayal of Kaohsiung, intertwining the personal insights of the artists with the potential for diverse audience perspectives. Funded by: Pier-2 Art Centre, Taiwan Ministry of Culture + Stroom Den Haag

“News From Home - Kaohsiung” was a solo exhibition across three gallery spaces at the Pier-2 Art Centre in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The multimedia exhibition delved into the everyday life of the City, weaving documentary realism with playful surrealism. In the works presented, Kaohsiung’s past reaches through to the present, everyday life is celebrated and future dreams emerge. In early-2024 we immersed ourelves in Kaohsiung, covering over 300 kilometres by foot as we connected with the local community. During this exploratory process we captured over 9000 photographs, alongside hours of audio-visual material. This fieldwork served as the foundation for a series of large-scale photomontage installations and accompanying audio-visual works. Each installation combines hundreds of digitally composed photographs of daily life in Kaohsiung to create a series of interconnected narratives. These works utilise a colour palette inspired by the vivid temples and the neon glow of street signs. Alongside this, the exhibition’s audio-visual works present an endless stream of ephemeral moments captured in Kaohsiung. These moments are interwoven with the spoken stories of students from a local elementary school. Ultimately, ‘News From Home - Kaohsiung’ presents a collective vision of the City, highlighting the significance of everyday moments in shaping its distinct identity. The exhibition offers a rich, layered portrayal of Kaohsiung, intertwining the personal insights of the artists with the potential for diverse audience perspectives. Funded by: Pier-2 Art Centre, Taiwan Ministry of Culture + Stroom Den Haag

“News From Home - Kaohsiung” was a solo exhibition across three gallery spaces at the Pier-2 Art Centre in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The multimedia exhibition delved into the everyday life of the City, weaving documentary realism with playful surrealism. In the works presented, Kaohsiung’s past reaches through to the present, everyday life is celebrated and future dreams emerge. In early-2024 we immersed ourelves in Kaohsiung, covering over 300 kilometres by foot as we connected with the local community. During this exploratory process we captured over 9000 photographs, alongside hours of audio-visual material. This fieldwork served as the foundation for a series of large-scale photomontage installations and accompanying audio-visual works. Each installation combines hundreds of digitally composed photographs of daily life in Kaohsiung to create a series of interconnected narratives. These works utilise a colour palette inspired by the vivid temples and the neon glow of street signs. Alongside this, the exhibition’s audio-visual works present an endless stream of ephemeral moments captured in Kaohsiung. These moments are interwoven with the spoken stories of students from a local elementary school. Ultimately, ‘News From Home - Kaohsiung’ presents a collective vision of the City, highlighting the significance of everyday moments in shaping its distinct identity. The exhibition offers a rich, layered portrayal of Kaohsiung, intertwining the personal insights of the artists with the potential for diverse audience perspectives. Funded by: Pier-2 Art Centre, Taiwan Ministry of Culture + Stroom Den Haag

Video still from Unfolding. Unfolding is an experimental short film that reflects on the relationship between nature and humanity through an absurd ‘wellness session’. Set in the year 2070, the audience observes a session titled ‘Guided By Nature’ where a futuristic figure is instructed to undertake a variety of bodily positions and thought exercises at the instruction of an off-screen narrator - a personification of air.

Titled "La Festa dei Nojesi," (The Feast of The ‘Nojesi ‘– the local people) this project is a monumental photomontage installation that delves into the multi-layered cultural fabric of Noepoli, Italy. Commissioned by Artepollino—an association established in 2008 to foster the cultural growth of this rural area, collaborating with artists including Anish Kapoor, Carsten Höller, and Giuseppe Penone—this work is the outcome of an immersive one-month residency, during which we engaged deeply with the locale’s rich history, gastronomy, and community rituals. Our practice thrives on community-based, co-creation methodologies, making Noepoli not just the subject but also the collaborator in the creative process. We anchored our approach in participant observation and intimate dialogues with the local populace—from winemakers to oregano farmers, from homemakers to artisans. Complementing our social exploration were visits to museums and historical sites, specifically capturing artifacts and visual memories from the Enotri civilization. This research culminated in a six-by-three-meter photomontage, a vivid layering of over 900 images—reminiscent of Enotri burial sites where items from pottery to food were layered as vignettes of life. The thematic veins of our work extend from antiquity to contemporary culture. Grapes scattered throughout the montage symbolize the ancient Enotri vineyards, while images of the Madonna di Costantinopoli procession stand as metaphors for ongoing community rituals. Importantly, the work avoids a prescriptive narrative, inviting viewers to find their own meaning within the tableau. It serves as an open-ended archive that engages the audience in a constant dialogue between the past, present, and the evolving future. “La Festa dei Nojesi” is, at its core, a celebration of Noepoli's diversity, its history, and its present. Just as Noepoli rests on a mountain amid clouds, each fragment of our montage emerges like a narrative layer from the nebulous memory of the community. It is a tribute to the soul of Noepoli, an homage to its people’s pride in their rich heritage, and a testament to the universal human yearning for connection to place and community.

Titled "La Festa dei Nojesi," (The Feast of The ‘Nojesi ‘– the local people) this project is a monumental photomontage installation that delves into the multi-layered cultural fabric of Noepoli, Italy. Commissioned by Artepollino—an association established in 2008 to foster the cultural growth of this rural area, collaborating with artists including Anish Kapoor, Carsten Höller, and Giuseppe Penone—this work is the outcome of an immersive one-month residency, during which we engaged deeply with the locale’s rich history, gastronomy, and community rituals. Our practice thrives on community-based, co-creation methodologies, making Noepoli not just the subject but also the collaborator in the creative process. We anchored our approach in participant observation and intimate dialogues with the local populace—from winemakers to oregano farmers, from homemakers to artisans. Complementing our social exploration were visits to museums and historical sites, specifically capturing artifacts and visual memories from the Enotri civilization. This research culminated in a six-by-three-meter photomontage, a vivid layering of over 900 images—reminiscent of Enotri burial sites where items from pottery to food were layered as vignettes of life. The thematic veins of our work extend from antiquity to contemporary culture. Grapes scattered throughout the montage symbolize the ancient Enotri vineyards, while images of the Madonna di Costantinopoli procession stand as metaphors for ongoing community rituals. Importantly, the work avoids a prescriptive narrative, inviting viewers to find their own meaning within the tableau. It serves as an open-ended archive that engages the audience in a constant dialogue between the past, present, and the evolving future. “La Festa dei Nojesi” is, at its core, a celebration of Noepoli's diversity, its history, and its present. Just as Noepoli rests on a mountain amid clouds, each fragment of our montage emerges like a narrative layer from the nebulous memory of the community. It is a tribute to the soul of Noepoli, an homage to its people’s pride in their rich heritage, and a testament to the universal human yearning for connection to place and community.

News From Home is an ongoing project by the artist duo Anne Fehres and Luke Conroy, capturing overlooked stories from communities. The 10th edition of this project took place during a 4 week artist-residency in Mondovì, Italy, as part of the broader European project Dialog City. In News From Home, the artists were interested in exploring both the objective and subjective stories of the community and its members, relating to both a global and local perspective. To achieve this, during the residency the artists conducted field research in Mondovì - making observations, meeting the community and capturing photographs. Alongside this, the artists engaged with the community through various forms of physical and digital co-creation, inviting them to contribute their ideas and images related to considering Mondovì in the past, present and future. The outcome of this research and image collection was the creation of a large-scale 6x2 metre photographic composition. This work was presented on a wall in public space during the Hybrid Festival in Mondovì from July 20 — July 22. The final composition consists of almost one thousand individual elements, inspired by the multi-layered identity of Mondovì. These layers present a diversity of perspectives on Mondovì and include such elements as children’s drawings, historical images, photography of daily life submitted by the community, graffiti scratched into walls around the city and spontaneous staged portraits in the streets. Through this collision of diverse layers, the work celebrates Mondovì as a place where elements of the past, modern reality and future dreams constantly overlap, inviting the audience to consider diverse narratives from both a local and global perspective. Partners: Co-Funded by the European Union

News From Home is an ongoing project by the artist duo Anne Fehres and Luke Conroy, capturing overlooked stories from communities. The 10th edition of this project took place during a 4 week artist-residency in Mondovì, Italy, as part of the broader European project Dialog City. In News From Home, the artists were interested in exploring both the objective and subjective stories of the community and its members, relating to both a global and local perspective. To achieve this, during the residency the artists conducted field research in Mondovì - making observations, meeting the community and capturing photographs. Alongside this, the artists engaged with the community through various forms of physical and digital co-creation, inviting them to contribute their ideas and images related to considering Mondovì in the past, present and future. The outcome of this research and image collection was the creation of a large-scale 6x2 metre photographic composition. This work was presented on a wall in public space during the Hybrid Festival in Mondovì from July 20 — July 22. The final composition consists of almost one thousand individual elements, inspired by the multi-layered identity of Mondovì. These layers present a diversity of perspectives on Mondovì and include such elements as children’s drawings, historical images, photography of daily life submitted by the community, graffiti scratched into walls around the city and spontaneous staged portraits in the streets. Through this collision of diverse layers, the work celebrates Mondovì as a place where elements of the past, modern reality and future dreams constantly overlap, inviting the audience to consider diverse narratives from both a local and global perspective. Partners: Co-Funded by the European Union

Video still from Unfolding. Unfolding is an experimental short film that reflects on the relationship between nature and humanity through an absurd ‘wellness session’. Set in the year 2070, the audience observes a session titled ‘Guided By Nature’ where a futuristic figure is instructed to undertake a variety of bodily positions and thought exercises at the instruction of an off-screen narrator - a personification of air.

As the common saying goes, “seeing is believing”. It seems this applies as much to physical experiences as it does to virtual ones. Whether visiting Linz in person or online, it is frequently visual perception that takes priority and informs one’s sense of place. What new realities might emerge, then, if the virtual and physical spaces of Linz are instead experienced via sound? In Virtual Listening the audience is invited to explore this question through a site specific, participatory sonic experience. In this 10-minute experience, the audience is blindfolded and transported by the artists through the FMR 23 festival site on a specially created vehicle. During this journey the audience encounters their surroundings via a geolocated narration and soundscape, generated from AI and artist’s encounters with Linz in both physical and virtual space. A key part of these sound layers was a spoken narration. The focus of this narration was to both guide the user through the festival site, while offering various fragments discussing how digitisation and virtual worlds shape and are shaped by society. Within this work, the audience also hears additional soundscapes crafted by Jim Zweerts, a Netherlands-based sound artist and electronic music producer. ​ The journey ends with the audience member being safely returned to their original starting location and their blindfold removed. How has this experience changed their perception of Linz? How can they share these new auditory memories with others? With their vision now returned, can they piece together the path they traveled? Did they even travel anywhere at all? Is it that “hearing is believing”? ​ The project was exhibited in the FMR23 – Biennial, a festival for art in digital contexts and public spaces that took place in Linz, Austria, from June 6 to 11, 2023. ​ The audio used in the work can be found in the below video. Alongside this audio is a animated 3D scan of the festival site where the work was exhibited. This imagery was collected by the artists during their research and production residency in Linz during March 2023.

As the common saying goes, “seeing is believing”. It seems this applies as much to physical experiences as it does to virtual ones. Whether visiting Linz in person or online, it is frequently visual perception that takes priority and informs one’s sense of place. What new realities might emerge, then, if the virtual and physical spaces of Linz are instead experienced via sound? In Virtual Listening the audience is invited to explore this question through a site specific, participatory sonic experience. In this 10-minute experience, the audience is blindfolded and transported by the artists through the FMR 23 festival site on a specially created vehicle. During this journey the audience encounters their surroundings via a geolocated narration and soundscape, generated from AI and artist’s encounters with Linz in both physical and virtual space. A key part of these sound layers was a spoken narration. The focus of this narration was to both guide the user through the festival site, while offering various fragments discussing how digitisation and virtual worlds shape and are shaped by society. Within this work, the audience also hears additional soundscapes crafted by Jim Zweerts, a Netherlands-based sound artist and electronic music producer. ​ The journey ends with the audience member being safely returned to their original starting location and their blindfold removed. How has this experience changed their perception of Linz? How can they share these new auditory memories with others? With their vision now returned, can they piece together the path they traveled? Did they even travel anywhere at all? Is it that “hearing is believing”? ​ The project was exhibited in the FMR23 – Biennial, a festival for art in digital contexts and public spaces that took place in Linz, Austria, from June 6 to 11, 2023. ​ The audio used in the work can be found in the below video. Alongside this audio is a animated 3D scan of the festival site where the work was exhibited. This imagery was collected by the artists during their research and production residency in Linz during March 2023.

Video still from Unfolding. Unfolding is an experimental short film that reflects on the relationship between nature and humanity through an absurd ‘wellness session’. Set in the year 2070, the audience observes a session titled ‘Guided By Nature’ where a futuristic figure is instructed to undertake a variety of bodily positions and thought exercises at the instruction of an off-screen narrator - a personification of air.

'We Are Here' is a project by the artist duo Anne Fehres and Luke Conroy which celebrates community and cultural heritage through food, sharing and art. For three weeks the artists lived and worked in the rural Southern Italian town of Stigliano. During this period they invited the community to share their personal recipes and the stories associated with them. These various recipes and stories were captured and are now presented as public artworks around Stigliano.

'We Are Here' is a project by the artist duo Anne Fehres and Luke Conroy which celebrates community and cultural heritage through food, sharing and art. For three weeks the artists lived and worked in the rural Southern Italian town of Stigliano. During this period they invited the community to share their personal recipes and the stories associated with them. These various recipes and stories were captured and are now presented as public artworks around Stigliano.

'We Are Here' is a project by the artist duo Anne Fehres and Luke Conroy which celebrates community and cultural heritage through food, sharing and art. For three weeks the artists lived and worked in the rural Southern Italian town of Stigliano. During this period they invited the community to share their personal recipes and the stories associated with them. These various recipes and stories were captured and are now presented as public artworks around Stigliano.

'We Are Here' is a project by the artist duo Anne Fehres and Luke Conroy which celebrates community and cultural heritage through food, sharing and art. For three weeks the artists lived and worked in the rural Southern Italian town of Stigliano. During this period they invited the community to share their personal recipes and the stories associated with them. These various recipes and stories were captured and are now presented as public artworks around Stigliano.

Textile Installation containing digitally printed fabrics and hand dyed fabrics. Includes custom created sun lounges

Textile Installation containing digitally printed fabrics and hand dyed fabrics. Includes custom created sun lounges

Outdoor public art work, digital print pasted to wall

Outdoor public art work, digital print pasted to wall

Talk To Me - De Heygraeff Audiotour is a public art installation that takes the audience into the world of four ‘other-than-human’ residents at De Heygraeff in The Netherlands. In this audio tour you can listen to fictional conversations with Marko the Douglas fir, Leela the mole, Janneke the boom barrier and Martijn the street light. This project was created as part of the 3-month artist residency ‘Re-creatie Reinarde’. During this residency, myself and collaborator Anne Fehres, lived and worked in the unique context of a care facility for adults with severe disabilities. The ultimate aim of this project is to provide a greater connection between the ‘inner’ environment of this care facility and the ‘outer’ recreation area just outside the facility fence. Although close in proximity, these two worlds traditionally have little crossover. We have structured this audio tour to encourage not just a physical movement of people between these inner and outer spaces, but also an intellectual movement. Through the various absurdist, fictional dialogues in the audio tour, there was an aim to blend humour, philosophy and insight into the disability context. Indirectly, each of the conversations touches upon themes and ideas which are sensitive to the diverse perspectives on disability. Responding to our research, observations and discussions during the residency period, each conversation has been inspired by insights through thinking about disability from the standpoint of the 'outsider', the care-worker, the family member, the care organisation and the disabled. All the tracks for the audio tour are recorded in Dutch and were designed to be listened to on location, through scanning a QR Code which takes you to the project website. The audio works are also viewable as video works with English subtitles, filmed on location.

Naked Windows is an immersive, 360-degree video, a meta-work exploring and imagining the possible realities outside of the rectangular boxes presented in virtual meetings. In the video the audience occupies the role of a voyeur, invited by the artists to peer ‘backstage’ into their personal interior spaces while they engage in a virtual presentation. In this role, the audience must negotiate their own curiosity and voyeurism while exploring the boundaries between public and private, truth and fiction.

‘Talk To Me’ is a humorous and thoughtful sound project which aims to explore the possibility for Human communication with the ‘Other Than Human’. It does so through the creation of various absurdist, fictional dialogues with objects/entities.

During a residency at Artist Residencies Enschede (ARE) the duo of Luke Conroy (Australia) and Anne Fehres (The Netherlands) created a project around the explorer Abel Tasman. This figure is historically and culturally linked to each artist’s country of origin, a result of the 1642 voyage where Tasman accidentally 'discovered' the island now called Tasmania, the place where one half of the artist duo grew up. In their research, the image of Tasman that grew was one of a heroic seafarer from a small village. Upon leaving on his expedition to explore the unknown southern lands, the instruction of Tasman was that "all continents and islands, which you shall discover, touch at, and set foot on, you will take possession of…”. Tasman’s voyage was captured in great detail in his journal and through this the artists have been able to build an image of Tasman’s brief stop in Tasmania, where he planted a Dutch flag and proclaimed ownership. While Tasman’s methodical and businesslike journals provide an important record of white European’s first contact with this island, the artists were instead inspired by what such accounts leave out. Not only do these journals lack a record of any emotion of Tasman and his crew but, more importantly, they are entirely from the perspective of the outsider looking in. In their exhibition therefore, the artists aim to expand the imagination around the journey of Abel Tasman. In doing so, the artists were inspired by the culture of the internet and 'fake news', where disinformation and fluidity around truth and authenticity has become the status quo. In a time where the truth has multiple perspectives, the artists want to give this mass of conflicting information a physical form. The works produced during the residency are regarded by the artists as 'mind maps' of contemporary existence that visualize the enormous flow of information and ideas. In their works, the transient and fragmentary elements of the digital world are given a space to be considered in a new way. The works are created out of a variety of eclectic resources from 90s pop culture, internet iconography, stock photography, historical archives and personal images. Each piece in the exhibition consists of hundreds of individual images that have been digitally brought together and later added to with a variety of manual techniques. What emerges from this approach, is a mythology that is full of contradictions and new interpretations, where Abel Tasman remains

During a residency at Artist Residencies Enschede (ARE) the duo of Luke Conroy (Australia) and Anne Fehres (The Netherlands) created a project around the explorer Abel Tasman. This figure is historically and culturally linked to each artist’s country of origin, a result of the 1642 voyage where Tasman accidentally 'discovered' the island now called Tasmania, the place where one half of the artist duo grew up. In their research, the image of Tasman that grew was one of a heroic seafarer from a small village. Upon leaving on his expedition to explore the unknown southern lands, the instruction of Tasman was that "all continents and islands, which you shall discover, touch at, and set foot on, you will take possession of…”. Tasman’s voyage was captured in great detail in his journal and through this the artists have been able to build an image of Tasman’s brief stop in Tasmania, where he planted a Dutch flag and proclaimed ownership. While Tasman’s methodical and businesslike journals provide an important record of white European’s first contact with this island, the artists were instead inspired by what such accounts leave out. Not only do these journals lack a record of any emotion of Tasman and his crew but, more importantly, they are entirely from the perspective of the outsider looking in. In their exhibition therefore, the artists aim to expand the imagination around the journey of Abel Tasman. In doing so, the artists were inspired by the culture of the internet and 'fake news', where disinformation and fluidity around truth and authenticity has become the status quo. In a time where the truth has multiple perspectives, the artists want to give this mass of conflicting information a physical form. The works produced during the residency are regarded by the artists as 'mind maps' of contemporary existence that visualize the enormous flow of information and ideas. In their works, the transient and fragmentary elements of the digital world are given a space to be considered in a new way. The works are created out of a variety of eclectic resources from 90s pop culture, internet iconography, stock photography, historical archives and personal images. Each piece in the exhibition consists of hundreds of individual images that have been digitally brought together and later added to with a variety of manual techniques. What emerges from this approach, is a mythology that is full of contradictions and new interpretations, where Abel Tasman remains

During a residency at Artist Residencies Enschede (ARE) the duo of Luke Conroy (Australia) and Anne Fehres (The Netherlands) created a project around the explorer Abel Tasman. This figure is historically and culturally linked to each artist’s country of origin, a result of the 1642 voyage where Tasman accidentally 'discovered' the island now called Tasmania, the place where one half of the artist duo grew up. In their research, the image of Tasman that grew was one of a heroic seafarer from a small village. Upon leaving on his expedition to explore the unknown southern lands, the instruction of Tasman was that "all continents and islands, which you shall discover, touch at, and set foot on, you will take possession of…”. Tasman’s voyage was captured in great detail in his journal and through this the artists have been able to build an image of Tasman’s brief stop in Tasmania, where he planted a Dutch flag and proclaimed ownership. While Tasman’s methodical and businesslike journals provide an important record of white European’s first contact with this island, the artists were instead inspired by what such accounts leave out. Not only do these journals lack a record of any emotion of Tasman and his crew but, more importantly, they are entirely from the perspective of the outsider looking in. In their exhibition therefore, the artists aim to expand the imagination around the journey of Abel Tasman. In doing so, the artists were inspired by the culture of the internet and 'fake news', where disinformation and fluidity around truth and authenticity has become the status quo. In a time where the truth has multiple perspectives, the artists want to give this mass of conflicting information a physical form. The works produced during the residency are regarded by the artists as 'mind maps' of contemporary existence that visualize the enormous flow of information and ideas. In their works, the transient and fragmentary elements of the digital world are given a space to be considered in a new way. The works are created out of a variety of eclectic resources from 90s pop culture, internet iconography, stock photography, historical archives and personal images. Each piece in the exhibition consists of hundreds of individual images that have been digitally brought together and later added to with a variety of manual techniques. What emerges from this approach, is a mythology that is full of contradictions and new interpretations, where Abel Tasman remains

During a residency at Artist Residencies Enschede (ARE) the duo of Luke Conroy (Australia) and Anne Fehres (The Netherlands) created a project around the explorer Abel Tasman. This figure is historically and culturally linked to each artist’s country of origin, a result of the 1642 voyage where Tasman accidentally 'discovered' the island now called Tasmania, the place where one half of the artist duo grew up. In their research, the image of Tasman that grew was one of a heroic seafarer from a small village. Upon leaving on his expedition to explore the unknown southern lands, the instruction of Tasman was that "all continents and islands, which you shall discover, touch at, and set foot on, you will take possession of…”. Tasman’s voyage was captured in great detail in his journal and through this the artists have been able to build an image of Tasman’s brief stop in Tasmania, where he planted a Dutch flag and proclaimed ownership. While Tasman’s methodical and businesslike journals provide an important record of white European’s first contact with this island, the artists were instead inspired by what such accounts leave out. Not only do these journals lack a record of any emotion of Tasman and his crew but, more importantly, they are entirely from the perspective of the outsider looking in. In their exhibition therefore, the artists aim to expand the imagination around the journey of Abel Tasman. In doing so, the artists were inspired by the culture of the internet and 'fake news', where disinformation and fluidity around truth and authenticity has become the status quo. In a time where the truth has multiple perspectives, the artists want to give this mass of conflicting information a physical form. The works produced during the residency are regarded by the artists as 'mind maps' of contemporary existence that visualize the enormous flow of information and ideas. In their works, the transient and fragmentary elements of the digital world are given a space to be considered in a new way. The works are created out of a variety of eclectic resources from 90s pop culture, internet iconography, stock photography, historical archives and personal images. Each piece in the exhibition consists of hundreds of individual images that have been digitally brought together and later added to with a variety of manual techniques. What emerges from this approach, is a mythology that is full of contradictions and new interpretations, where Abel Tasman remains

During a residency at Artist Residencies Enschede (ARE) the duo of Luke Conroy (Australia) and Anne Fehres (The Netherlands) created a project around the explorer Abel Tasman. This figure is historically and culturally linked to each artist’s country of origin, a result of the 1642 voyage where Tasman accidentally 'discovered' the island now called Tasmania, the place where one half of the artist duo grew up. In their research, the image of Tasman that grew was one of a heroic seafarer from a small village. Upon leaving on his expedition to explore the unknown southern lands, the instruction of Tasman was that "all continents and islands, which you shall discover, touch at, and set foot on, you will take possession of…”. Tasman’s voyage was captured in great detail in his journal and through this the artists have been able to build an image of Tasman’s brief stop in Tasmania, where he planted a Dutch flag and proclaimed ownership. While Tasman’s methodical and businesslike journals provide an important record of white European’s first contact with this island, the artists were instead inspired by what such accounts leave out. Not only do these journals lack a record of any emotion of Tasman and his crew but, more importantly, they are entirely from the perspective of the outsider looking in. In their exhibition therefore, the artists aim to expand the imagination around the journey of Abel Tasman. In doing so, the artists were inspired by the culture of the internet and 'fake news', where disinformation and fluidity around truth and authenticity has become the status quo. In a time where the truth has multiple perspectives, the artists want to give this mass of conflicting information a physical form. The works produced during the residency are regarded by the artists as 'mind maps' of contemporary existence that visualize the enormous flow of information and ideas. In their works, the transient and fragmentary elements of the digital world are given a space to be considered in a new way. The works are created out of a variety of eclectic resources from 90s pop culture, internet iconography, stock photography, historical archives and personal images. Each piece in the exhibition consists of hundreds of individual images that have been digitally brought together and later added to with a variety of manual techniques. What emerges from this approach, is a mythology that is full of contradictions and new interpretations, where Abel Tasman remains

During a residency at Artist Residencies Enschede (ARE) the duo of Luke Conroy (Australia) and Anne Fehres (The Netherlands) created a project around the explorer Abel Tasman. This figure is historically and culturally linked to each artist’s country of origin, a result of the 1642 voyage where Tasman accidentally 'discovered' the island now called Tasmania, the place where one half of the artist duo grew up. In their research, the image of Tasman that grew was one of a heroic seafarer from a small village. Upon leaving on his expedition to explore the unknown southern lands, the instruction of Tasman was that "all continents and islands, which you shall discover, touch at, and set foot on, you will take possession of…”. Tasman’s voyage was captured in great detail in his journal and through this the artists have been able to build an image of Tasman’s brief stop in Tasmania, where he planted a Dutch flag and proclaimed ownership. While Tasman’s methodical and businesslike journals provide an important record of white European’s first contact with this island, the artists were instead inspired by what such accounts leave out. Not only do these journals lack a record of any emotion of Tasman and his crew but, more importantly, they are entirely from the perspective of the outsider looking in. In their exhibition therefore, the artists aim to expand the imagination around the journey of Abel Tasman. In doing so, the artists were inspired by the culture of the internet and 'fake news', where disinformation and fluidity around truth and authenticity has become the status quo. In a time where the truth has multiple perspectives, the artists want to give this mass of conflicting information a physical form. The works produced during the residency are regarded by the artists as 'mind maps' of contemporary existence that visualize the enormous flow of information and ideas. In their works, the transient and fragmentary elements of the digital world are given a space to be considered in a new way. The works are created out of a variety of eclectic resources from 90s pop culture, internet iconography, stock photography, historical archives and personal images. Each piece in the exhibition consists of hundreds of individual images that have been digitally brought together and later added to with a variety of manual techniques. What emerges from this approach, is a mythology that is full of contradictions and new interpretations, where Abel Tasman remains