Matt Adams co-founded Blast Theory in 1991, an artists’ group renowned for its multidisciplinary approach pioneering the use of new technologies within performance contexts. Since 1997, the group has collaborated with the Mixed Reality Laboratory at the University of Nottingham. Blast Theory is a partner in the Integrated Project on Pervasive Gaming (IPerG) and in Participate, a mass participation science project.

Blast Theory has also shown work at Tate Online, Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, and National Fine Art Museum in Taiwan. Blast Theory has been awarded residencies in Adelaide, Berlin, Canada, London and Bristol. Matt has curated at Tate Modern and at the ICA in London. He has co-authored over a dozen papers with the University of Nottingham, is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Exeter and a Visiting Professor at the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Website: www.blasttheory.co.uk

Email: matt at blasttheory.co.uk