RAZA TARIQ

Raza Tariq  (b. 2002) is a London-born conceptual artist whose work examines ritual & technē as coextensive systems. In a world where technology and its influence become invisible, he asks what form visual traditions surrounding shared ideas of an “invisible” take, resituating the Islamic as conceptual occurrence rather than classical object.

RESIDENCY PROJECT (JAN-JUL 2026)

PURE PROFIT is a network of site specific installations, imagining the ATM as a civic altar within a technospiritual order. Participants collect “Talisman Ledger” necklaces at arebyte, unlocking a digital colour spectrum spiritual Tube map of London and a series of ATM pilgrimages shaped by Islamic numerology, Sufi practices and public interaction.

AYESHA SUREYA PATEL

Ayesha Sureya is a London-born interdisciplinary artist and facilitator whose work forms in the intersections of metal, textiles and technology. A graduate of Central Saint Martins (BA Jewellery Design, 2018), Ayesha has since developed an independent studio practice (Bow Arts 2019–2022), and was awarded the Morley College Metal Scholarship (2024), where they expanded their metal fabrication skills. Ayesha has exhibited 3D jewellery works and animations in the UK and internationally, including at Nunnery Gallery and Goldsmiths’ Hall, London (2022), the Pratt Institute, New York, and Greenwich Peninsula, London (2023).

RESIDENCY PROJECT (NOV 2024-MAR 2025)

Ayesha’s residency project develops ongoing research into embodied rituals, materiality and the sanctity of the body through soft,wear — a play on modifications of the body as a soft vessel contained within a hard outer shell, hard,wear. The work explores projection as a psycho-transformative experience that reflects, illuminates and reshapes the body, drawing connections between body, mind and soul. Drawing on Ayurvedic understandings of the body through the Doshas — Vata, Pitta and Kapha — the project reframes ideas of modification beyond cyberpunk tropes, instead exploring the body as an innate technology connected to nature and changing environments. Through animation, projection, movement and sculptural experimentation, Ayesha explores how rituals and body-based practices can be translated through technology, creating new ways of connecting the human body with digital processes.

JOSHA EIFFEL

Josha Eiffel’s work combines VFX techniques and figurative approaches to showcase humans through computer art. After a decade of using music videos to explore as a platform for these experiments, he is turning his focus to issues closer to home in a series based on class struggle in the UK. Relevant past exhibitions include: Shards, Crystal Palace Film Festival, London, UK (2020), Jonathan Yeo Portraits,, The National Museum of Denmark, Frederiksburg Castle, Copenhagen, Denmark (2016), Biomodd [LDN5], TedXLondon: City 2.0. The Crystal, London, UK (2013)

RESIDENCY PROJECT (NOV 2024-MAR 2025)

Half-Class explores the erosion of working-class identity and Traveller communities during the early 2000s, a period shaped by increasing individualism and pressure towards middle-class aspiration in the UK. Working with Edmund Fraser, he collaborates on a series of 3D-scanned portraits of young people from his hometown, transforming them into CGI clay renders and immersive 3D scenes that recreate significant moments from growing up through motion capture and Unreal Engine. Through the residency, Josha experiments with modified LED fan systems to create volumetric holograms, while exploring interactive possibilities using machine learning and optical sensors. The project focuses on developing a series of functioning prototype works and creating space for technical experimentation and feedback.

ZHIYAN CAI (JAN-JUL 2026)

Zhiyan Cai is a London-based digital artist and former architect. Her work blends Asian cultural elements with sci-fi themes, utilizing 3D rendering, holography, projection mapping, AR, and VR to create immersive experiences. Through a female perspective, Zhiyan reinterprets mythology as ancient science fiction.

Her work has been exhibited at Design Shanghai (CN), Wandsworth Art Fringe (UK), Shenzhen Cultural Expo (CN), Fox Yard Studio (UK), London Contemporary (UK), Asia World-Expo Fine Art Biennial (CN), New York Design Week HAA Digital Art (US), Milano Design Week (IT), London Design Festival (UK).

RESIDENCY PROJECT (NOV 2024-MAR 2025)

Before the advent of language, facial expressions were central to communication and identity recognition, making humans highly sensitive to faces. Masks were among the first tools used to alter emotions and identities, from divine possession in Chinese Nuo opera to Mempo masks of Japanese samurai. As ancient forms of “mods”, masks offered new emotional identities. In the Web 2.0 era, emojis replaced facial expressions in text-based communication, while AI-generated faces, virtual avatars and deepfakes now blur boundaries between real and artificial identities. During the residency, the artist develops an interactive video installation exploring the “uncanny valley” between real and artificial faces through looping videos, AI-generated imagery, virtual humans and audience participation. Combining animation, face capture, projection and real-time data visualisation, the project questions how technology reshapes emotional expression and identity.