Brendan Dawes
The Art of Form and Code
Nothing Can Ever Be The Same (2023)

Nothing Can Ever Be The Same will be on display as part of the Aesthetica Art Prize 2025 at York Art Gallery from 19 Sep 2025 — 25 Jan 2026

This site documents my continuing fascination for making computer-based work using generative and automated systems to create objects which exist digitaly, physically and sometimes both.

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Explore the work: data / electronic / web / paper / plastic / pixels / iot / interface / time / memories / ai / everything

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Produced for Use — Limited edition physical objects.

Represented by Gazelli Art House.

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That Was The Week That Was – 30th August 2025

2024-12-17 News  

Eno documentary shortlisted for Academy Award

2024-12-17 News  

Eno documentary shortlisted for Academy Award

2025-10-03 – Dec 20 2025 Group Show  

Subject to Change in London

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Descendants Gen 2

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Persian Dreams

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You Me and the Machine

You, Me and the Machine
Tribute to Herbert W. Franke
2022-10-01 22:31:18
Press Any Key To Escape
Real-time patterns inspired by a former work-life
2022-07-22
Infinite Glimpses
Generating infinite compositions from a month of desktop screen captures
2022-06-18 15:31:18
2018-12-19 22:41:25
Embraer Data Streams
LED and AR installation at the Farnborough Airshow for Embraer
2018-07-16 09:00:30
Plastic Player 2
An open-source analog interface for digital music
2018-01-30
Carefully Everywhere Descending
Real-time data installation for PricewaterhouseCoopers' London Data Lab
2017-10-11
2017-07-16
Plastic Player
A Playful Analog Interface for Digital Music
2016-12-30
2016-11-14
2016-04-19
Tools
A constantly evolving list of the tools I use to make things
2016-01-27
Local Murmurs
Story-sharing installation for Airbnb at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival
2016-01-22
2015-08-09
2015-04-19
2015-03-06
Six Monkeys
Physical interactions with email
2014-09-08
2013-07-12
2013-05-23
2012-03-01
2011-11-01
2011-03-01
2010-03-26
2004-03-01