VISUAL ARTIST LIVE AV DIRECTOR
WITH A FOCUS ON THE VISUALISATION OF SOUND AND CREATING IMMERSIVE AUDIENCE EXPERIENCES. UK-BASED SAM WIEHL HAS AN EXTENSIVE AND VARIED BACKGROUND WORKING IN AV AS A VISUAL ARTIST, LIVE EVENT DESIGNER, MUSIC VIDEO CREATOR, DIRECTOR, ANIMATOR AND FILMMAKER.
COLLABORATIONS INCLUDE WORK WITH ARTISTS SUCH AS MOGWAI, YANN TIERSEN, FOREST SWORDS, MATTHEW HERBERT, LADYTRON, VESSEL AND CHRIS WATSON. CREATING AND DIRECTING VISUAL AND VIDEO CAMPAIGNS AND BUILDING THESE INTO FULL TOURING LIVE SHOWS.
SUCH LIVE SHOWS INCLUDE INNOVATIVE USE OF GAME ENGINE TECHNOLOGY, ALONG WITH WORLD-BUILDING AND INTERACTIVE VISUALS. HIS DISTINCTIVE ART DIRECTION SHAPED THE VISUAL WORLD OF THE ACCLAIMED LIVERPOOL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF PSYCHEDELIA AS WELL AS MULTIPLE MAJOR ALBUM CAMPAIGNS.
WORKING ALSO IN CREATING INSTALLATIONS AND VIDEO ART, FOCUSING ON IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING, VIA FILM, LIVE AV AND SITE-SPECIFIC WORK, HE’S COLLABORATED WITH INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS TATE, UNSOUND FESTIVAL, SECONDLIFE, CTM BERLIN AND ENGLISH HERITAGE.
ABOVE IMAGES: LIVERPOOL PZYK FESTIVAL AIRSHIP DREAMS ZULI & SFX ISLET ELI BROWN CONTACT IMAGES: VIDA JAFARI MONTEITH & MOORES LADYTRON FUCK MONEY SAM WIEHL