Artists Anna Ridler and Caroline Sinders talk about Mechanized Cacophonies, their online interactive artwork for The New Real.

Artist Jake Elwes talks about The Zizi Show, his online interactive artwork commissioned for The New Real.

Anna Ridler and Caroline Sinders have responded to their experiences of lockdown with an experimental artwork designed for multiple digital devices.

Artist Jake Elwes has brought together his fascination with machine learning and love of drag performance to create an interactive online artwork with a cabaret sensibility.

This curatorial statement was first published 2 August 2019 to accompany ‘Preternatural’, an exhibition of works by Jake Elwes curated by Drew Hemment presented during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019.