David Bickerstaff

After leaving Art College in 1979, David Bickerstaff continued his artist practice while working as a professional actor on many Theatre, film and TV programs until moving to the United Kingdom (1988), to continue his career. David created Atomictv in 1989 as an umbrella organisation for developing time based media projects and he began to experiment with interactive and electronic media.

David's documentary work and video installations such as Narrenturm(2010), Hygieia (2011), Heavy Water: a film for Chernobyl (2007), and Making War Horse (2009), have been broadcast in Britain and shown in many international festivals,with recent screenings at the Wellcome Collection, Onedotzero, Tate Modern and the documentary fortnight at the Museum of Modern Art (New York). He was a member of the BAFTA judging panel for Interactive Art (2004), and has been a Creative Director at Newangle Productions since 1997, a commercial partnership that produces video installations and interactives for visitor attractions. Recent clients including the British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Historic Royal Palaces, Museum of London, the Royal Observatory, and Cadbury World. He has won various awards for his projects including an Insight Award for Excellence from the National Association of Film and Digital Media Artists in the US (2007).