Dr Nic Sandiland

Biography

Nic Sandiland is a UK-based artist working across installation, performance, and film.

He originally trained as an electronics engineer before studying dance and performance. Over the past 30 years, his practice has centered on the presence and actions of the viewer and how, through digital mediation and interaction, we can reconcile our physical bodies with the progressively techno-centric world we find ourselves in.

Through his work, Nic seeks to re-enliven the body, revisiting and revaluing the viewer’s actions through their innate physical presence. To do this, his work has drawn on cinematic techniques such as slow motion and moving camera mechanisms as well as, more recently, machine vision, LiDAR, and robotics.

Nic has made work in London, Europe, and Southeast Asia and has presented at theatres, art galleries, and many unusual venues. His film work has been shown worldwide and has been broadcast on UK TV (Channel 4).

His work has been commissioned by organisations such as the Royal Festival Hall, the Barbican Arts Centre, Sadler’s Wells Theatre, and The Brighton Festival and he is a regular collaborator with choreographers Yael Flexer and Rosemary Lee.

He has also worked as an interactive technology designer with Station House Opera, Blast Theory, Gary Stevens, and Imogen Stidworthy. He is also a producer and editor for Extant Theatre, the UK’s leading professional performing arts company of visually impaired artists and theatre practitioners.

Nic has taught workshops on digital technology and dance around the World including Bangalore, India, and Seoul, South Korea. He also taught video production for 10 years at London Contemporary Dance School (MA dance for camera) and is currently a senior lecturer in fine art

Teaching

• Module leader (BA Fine Art) for:

Introduction to Media, Sites & Situations (year 1 BA Fine Art)

Media, Site & Situation (year 2 BA Fine Art)

Multimedia (year 3 BA Fine Art)

• Current Supervisory Role:

MRes DoP for Marta Guerra Doblas, A Qualitative Phenomenological Research about Gen Z emerging dance artists

• Key expertise:

Interactive Art, Video Production, Sonic Art, Performance Art, Contemporary Dance and Choreography, Electronics, Installation Art.