Marcin Gawin (they/them)
Bristol, England
Marcin Gawin (b. 1994) is a Polish artist working between traditional and new media. Having completed Marina Abramovic’s ‘Cleaning the House’ training in durational performance, their work delves into themes of embodiment and posthumanism, investigating how speculative narratives can reimagine the body as a site of transformation and potential. In 2024 Marcin graduated MA in Virtual and Expanded Realities from the University of the West of England and is a resident of Pervasive Media Studio for Creative Technologies in Bristol, UK. They have presented their work internationally, including at the Sheffield DocFest, VSSL Studio, CPH:DOX, Terytoria Festiwal, and Modern Art Oxford.
Helena Hamilton
Helena Hamilton is an artist working at the intersections of visual art, sound, and digital interaction. Her practice explores dynamic relationships between sound, image, and site, bridging the digital and physical to create experiences that evoke meaning rather than impose it. At its core is a quiet yet deliberate politics — a fascination with the overlooked: the hum of fluorescent tubes, the crease of crumpled paper, or the repetitive sound of their child’s toy. Grounded in observation and investigation, Helena's work draws from everyday life to create open-ended encounters that invite reflection on the extraordinary within the ordinary.
Josh McAvoy
Josh McAvoy is Co-Founding Director at Aura Digital, a Belfast based creative technology studio. Aura specialises in real-time workflows across XR, Animation, Games and Virtual Production for both the entertainment and private industries, with Josh’s work as a creative technologist and technical director spanning multiple pipelines, specialising in ICVFX supervision and LED Stage Operation. His technical practice incorporates a wide array of technologies, including motion capture, ICVFX for LED, projection mapping and stage production technologies.
Josh is Lead Technical Artist on ‘The Baby Factory is Closed,’ a multi-sensory XR experience world premiering and in competition at SXSW 2026, directed by Deepa Mann-Kler.
He has taught widely on Virtual Production and real-time workflow upskilling for multiple industry bodies in Northern Ireland for screen industry professionals, and has held speaking engagements at SXSW, Beyond Conference, Belfast Media Festival and Digital DNA.
