patten - Towards infinite shores

What this video is

Released in November 2013 as part of patten's debut Warp Records EP 'EOLIAN INSTATE,' this video marks a significant moment of institutional crossover between underground UK electronic music and fine art gallery contexts. The work was exhibited at MoMA, New York, foregrounding the post-internet generation's collapse of the distinction between music video, video art, and gallery installation. patten's anonymous,…

Why it matters

Represents a high-water mark of early-2010s UK experimental electronic music video production: no performance, no narrative, no human figure — purely material and optical. Sits within a lineage of abstract electronic music video art (Oval, Oneohtrix Point Never) while anticipating the accelerating…

The director

London-based artist working in video and design whose work employs an abstract cascade of densely packed information she has described as 'experiential architecture.' Produces videos and cover art for artists on Warp Records. Has had work exhibited at MoMA,…