Jessica Curry

Jessica Curry Statement:
I completed my training in Screen Music at the National Film and Television School. There is a pastoral melancholy to my pieces and an emotional current that unashamedly speaks of the human condition, Romanticism and an attempt to capture a timeless longing. I aim to create beautiful, powerful and provocative music that has a profound effect on the audience- where the music creates the sense of place and evokes unexpected emotional responses.
I have collaborated on a variety of projects with games developer and researcher Dr. Dan Pinchbeck since 2003, including a series of experimental computer games. The latest of these games, Dear Esther, was selected for Prix Ars Electronica 2008, was an award winner at Indiecade 09, Los Angeles. Our Second Life piece The Second Death of Caspar Helendale was performed at the Royal Opera House in November 2009.
I have exhibited internationally and have received commissions, residencies, grants and awards from organisations such as the Royal Opera House, The Wellcome Trust, The Royal Society of Arts, Location One New York, PVA, Werkleitz Gesellschaft, Prix Ars Electronica, Labculture, Arts Council England, Hull Time Based Arts and Exeter Phoenix. I was the first ever Artist in Residence at the New Media Centre at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London and was also selected for the European Media Artist Residency Exchange programme in Germany.
My latest film, i carry your heart, was shown around the world in 2009, including the prestigious Kassel ary Film and Video Festival and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Venezuela. In February 2010 I was selected to represent the UK Arts Council delegation to SXSW Interactive, Texas and in April 2010 I was chosen to participate in the PRSF New Music Incubator, Sweden.