Arcade

 

curated by Coven

Hypha HQ, Unit 3, Euston Tower, 286 Euston Road, NW1 3DP


PV: Thursday, 19th March 2026, 6 – 9pm
Open: 20th March – 18th April 2026, Thursday – Sunday, 12 – 6pm

At ARCADE, all of the art is playable. ARCADE is a new exhibition of interactive artworks and experimental films from eleven artists working across the UK and Europe. Curated by SE London duo COVEN LDN (Producer Natalie Hall and Sculptor Tom Witherick), this exhibition takes a laser-focus on audience playfulness – working to actively create a new space in fine art balancing high quality work with a looser, friendlier approach focusing on play.

Delving into themes of science fiction, speculative futurism, role-playing, and fantasy, ARCADE puts audiences at the core, with unnatural video games, sculptural simulations, expansive browser-based open worlds, and surrealist table-top roleplaying games.

Alongside the exhibition Coven will be hosting a number of exciting events including – A screening of films by contemporary Iranian artists organised by Parham Ghalamdar focused on a strand of Iranian moving image practice shaped by life after 1979 and by the screen as a daily environment. A free creative networking evening and professional skills and development masterclass hosted by Natalie Hall. As well as a number of creative workshops organised by their amazing artists centred around themes and processes found in their own practices.

Artists

Amos Nappo
Floon Collective
Joe Strickland
Jim Osman
Joe Browning + Georgia Crowther
Johnny Henson
Marc Blazel
Parham Ghalamdar
Sabina Oțelea
Tom Witherick
Virginie Tan

Artwork list

 

Marc Blazel

World Ends Here 1.5 HD ReMIX, 2026
exe file, PC, projector, monitor, BigKeys keyboard, mouse, gamepad
100 x 100 x 120cm

Floon

Your way is blocked!, 2026
Table, chair, clothing, foam latex, silicone, human hair, arduino circuitry, protoplasm, blue orgones, burnt sage, power banks, hand stamp
110 x 110 x 140cm

Virginie Tan

Windows – Montenero Edition, 2026
Projection, Textile, Computer with Unity and Ableton Live, Keyboard
140 x 200 cm

Sabina Oțelea

Hidden Key, 2025
Interactive game created with New Art City; Sonic Speculative Fiction; Monitor; Computer; Keyboard; Headphones; Set of Speakers; Extension / Power Cables Natural Materials (volcanic rocks; polished sea glass; glycerin preserved Primula elatior (i.e. oxlip) specimens; lava fragments; drift wood); Books; Personal Protective Equipment; Desk and Chair; Printed Maps and Drawings
wall-mounted, dimensions variable

Joseph Browning and Georgia Arben-Crowther

EX SIMULATOR, 2026
Digital installation & ceramics
100 x 100cm

Joe Strickland

Shot in the Dark, 2025
Digital camera, headphones, stickers, footage
30 x 30cm

Parham Ghalamdar

SNW_DSRT, 2025
4 min 27 sec digital video, 16:9 aspect ratio, colour, digital file
Dimensions variable

Tom Witherick

KILLER ROBOT APOCALYPSE, 2026
Wood, paint, toy guns, chain
120 x 120 x 35cm

contact information

Email: [email protected]
Socials: @covenldn
Website: https://covenldn.org/