Art of War
by The Light Surgeons (UK)
European Premiere
The Light Surgeons, without any doubt one of the founding fathers of the new AV-art scene, finally on belgian soil with an engaged and confronting performance about ‘the Art Of War’
‘The Art of War’ performance by The Light Surgeons was first performed during the onedotzero 10th anniversary world tour . The event was held at Zouk club in Singapore and featured music by Singapore’s The T’ang Quartet. The Light Surgeons are considered the pioneers of live visuals. Their performance included a live visual event with music from The T’ang Quartet’s album Art Of War. The visuals showed quite a lot of violence and bloodshed , so it’s not for the faint of heart.
Tracy Phillips, Marketing Manager at Zouk had this to say about the display by The Light Surgeons: "In a word, moving. They used powerful imagery and merged it seamlessly with the abstract, cut- up soundtrack to evoke raw emotion."
About The Light Surgeons
A collective of pioneering multimedia artists founded in 1995 by creative director Chris Allen TLS’ work spans many diverse mediums; print, photography, motion graphics, digital film production, exhibitions, installations and ground breaking live audio visual performances.
TLS is renowned for producing countless innovative visuals for club events and concerts, and helping pioneer and develop the current VJ scene from the mid nineties. Born out of a foolish dedication to car boot sale bargains and secondhand camera shops, TLS began operating with an eclectic mix of Lo-Fi analogue equipment. Layering together Super 8 and 16mm cine projections with simple fragments of graphic designs on slides, TLS created wholly original and unique projected environments that became a standard feature in club culture throughout the nineties. This early form of motion graphics or visual composition, led to many musically inspired collaborations. After starting their own club night with Rob Da Bank - the now legendary Sunday Best, TLS began working in residence at the Blue Note club in Hoxton square, providing moving cine-scapes for seminal independent record labels like Ninja Tune, Mo’Wax, Metal Headz and Wall of Sound.
In this hot-bed of creative talent TLS slowly refined its creative output and developed its technology through live concert performances with bands such as The Herbalizer, Cornershop, Sneaker Pimps and Propellerheads; taking their shows on tour internationally.
Over the past ten years, The Light Surgeons have defined their own medium and remain hard to categorize. They have consistently managed to tread a tight rope between the commercial world and their own artistic work by producing countless productions for events and broadcast; with a diverse range of clients from high street fashion bands to film companies, product designers and architects.