Residency Sharing: Gabriella Presnal

Thursday, October 29, 2026
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
arebyte Digital Art Centre
25, 27 Camden RdLondon NW1 9LN

This October, arebyte Digital Art Centre is hosting multidisciplinary artist Gabriella Presnal for a month-long residency in London. Presnal has been observing the city’s everyday life, using photogrammetry to document its architecture and material culture. In this talk, they will share the practice and research developed during the residency.

The residency is part of an international exchange programme jointly developed by arebyte Digital Art Centre in London and M-Cult in Helsinki, in collaboration with the Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland. The programme brings together two artists working at the intersection of art, media and technology: alongside Presnal, Zimbabwean artist and creative technologist Chipo Mapondera will undertake a residency at M-Cult in Helsinki in November.

Drawing on arebyte’s 2026–2028 programme theme, REBOOT: Recoding Reality, and on the shared interest of M-Cult and the Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland in social, technological and ecological regeneration, the residency explores how artists can reimagine more equitable worlds where people have agency over technology and connect with and care for their environments.

The evening will begin with short introductions from representatives of the three partner organisations, followed by Presnal's presentation and an audience Q&A.

About

Gabriella Presnal

Gabriella Presnal is a Finnish-American multidisciplinary artist based in Southern Finland, interested in the malleability of spaces and their interdependence with the agencies of humans and nonhumans alike. Often starting from textiles as spatial representations, their work emerges as sculpture, photogrammetry, animation, performance and moving image. Their practice also involves working with communities, including queer international youth, on projects around sustainability, precarity in the arts and imagining utopias.

Partners and Funding

arebyte Digital Art Centre

arebyte Digital Art Centre in London explores how technology shapes contemporary culture through exhibitions and public programmes. Founded in 2013, arebyte works with artists across emerging technologies, including AI, game engines, and virtual environments, supporting the production and presentation of critically engaged digital art. Its programme spans international exhibitions and collaborations, alongside studios, residencies, workshops, and artist development opportunities, creating a space for research, public engagement, and new ways of experiencing digital art.

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Finnish Institute in UK and Ireland

The Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland supports the internationalisation of Finnish and Finland-based artists, researchers and social actors. As the leading expert on Finnish culture and society, the Institute enables societal change through art and culture, empowering diverse perspectives and fostering a more inclusive cultural landscape for all. Founded in 1991, the Institute is a non-profit, private foundation funded by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture.

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Finnish Media Art Networks

For M-Cult, the residency projecy is part of Finnish Media Art Networks, an international development project carried out together with AV-arkki and the Finnish Light Art Society FLASH and funded by the Finnish Arts and Culture Agency.