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Founded in 1997 Semiconductor make moving image works which reveal our physical world in flux; cities in motion, shifting landscapes and systems in chaos. Ruth Jarman (* 1973 in Fareham, England) and Joe Gerhardt (* 1972 in Oxford) studied at the University of Brighton. Since 1999 UK they have worked with digital animation to transcend the constraints of time, scale and natural forces, they explore the world beyond human experience questioning our very existence. Central to these works is the role of sound, which becomes synonymous with the image, as it creates, controls and deciphers it; exploring resonance, through the natural order of things. Their award winning work has been exhibited extensively from Tate Britain and ICA London to the San Francisco Film Festival, Mutek Montreal and the Venice Biennale. In 2001 they broke the mold by releasing their works on DVD; this has been followed up with Worlds in Flux a new DVD on Fat Cat Records which accompanies their 2007 UK touring exhibition, Brilliant Noise. Recent fellowships and residencies have supported site-specific work, including research and experimentation at the NASA Space Sciences Laboratories UC Berkeley, California. 

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