Leon Butler

Leon Butler is an artist based in Galway working at the intersection of art and technology. His work has been recognised by The Type Directors Club, 100 Archive, Future Makers, Digital Media Awards, Young Directors Awards, and the Irish Design Awards. He has exhibited nationally and internationally, receiving commissions and funding from the Arts Council, European Media Arts Platform, Enterprise Ireland, National Sculpture Factory, Digital Hub, and Science Gallery.

Leon is currently working on A place without us, an examination of new spaces designed for human absence. Data centres, assembly lines, warehouses once populated by humans, these are now made for machines to inhabit - hostile environments for human presence. During his residency, Butler will explore embodied performance methods that link the human body to the machine using computer vision and marker-less tracking. This performance tool will allow users to interact with machines and explore new means of expression and communication. It will immerse participants in audio spaces, screen-based visual feedback, and robotic as well as haptic sensations such as a spray of mist on your skin or a perfume in the air.