The studio’s interest lies in engaging the public in the social, historical or scientific context of a place. With a multidisciplinary approach, Chomko & Rosier create interactive installations, experiences and sculpture for the public realm. The studio’s work spans research, conceptual development, design and production, working corroboratively on a range of commission based and self-initiated projects.
The studio’s interest lies in engaging the public in the social, historical or scientific context of a place. With a multidisciplinary approach, Chomko & Rosier create interactive installations, experiences and sculpture for the public realm. The studio’s work spans research, conceptual development, design and production, working corroboratively on a range of commission based and self-initiated projects.
With backgrounds in interaction design and architecture respectively, Jonathan Chomko and Matthew Rosier have been collaborating on public artworks since 2013, working between the fields of art, design and technology.
Chomko & Rosier’s work identifies compelling narratives within a place and responds through artistic intervention. With a strong conceptual approach, the studio’s focus is also on how the public experiences the work. It is through the use of design and technology within their work that they are able to create interactive structures and experiences that seek to engage the public in narratives, ideas and each other.
The studio’s work has been installed nationally and internationally, has been recognised as a Design of the Year by the London Design Museum, and won the Innovation Award at the Museum & Heritage Awards. Previous clients include the UK Space Agency, Historic Royal Palaces, National Trust, British Council, FutureEverything, Illuminating York, Watershed and Media Ambition Tokyo.
Exhibitions
2017
Shadowing, Bat Yam Festival, Israel
Relative Clocks, Chromatic, Montreal, Canada
Slow Glass, Chromatic, Montreal, Canada
Shadowing, Future Cities Catapult, London
2016
Relative Clocks, Decima Gallery, London, UK
Heart of a King, Future Tech Summit, London
Shadowing, Media Ambition Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
2015
Smart Nation, Art Science Museum, Singapore
Shadowing, Designs of the Year, London Design Museum, London, UK
Shadowing, Illuminating York, York, UK
2014
Shadowing, Playable City, Bristol, UK
Awards & Shortlists
2017
Nominated in the Innovation category for the Museum and Heritage Awards with The Lost Palace
Finalist for the East Street Market competition
Finalist for the Cheshire East SHIFT competition
2016
Short listed for the IxDA Awards with The Lost Palace
Winner of the 2016 Active Public Space Award with Shadowing
Finalist for Making the Invisible Visible International Design Competition, Montreal, Canada
The Lost Palace listed as 1/6 ‘Museum Experiences that will make a Difference in 2016’ by Museum & Heritage
2015
Winner of UK Space Agency’s Public Outreach competition
Design of the Year nomination for Shadowing, London Design Museum
Finalist for UWS Paisley Digital Art Award, Glasgow, Scotland
Finalist for BBC Radio 2 Artist in Residency
Winner of Historic Royal Palace’s Lost Palace competition
2014
Honourable Mention in ArchMediums Basel Pavilion of Culture competition Winner of the Playable City International Design Competition
Residencies & Fellowships
2016
Member of FutureEverything Fault Lines 2016-2018 artist cohort
2013
Matthew and Jonathan 1 year residency at Fabrica, Italy
Speaking
2016
Panellists for Playable City Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
CPD Presentation Hawkins\Brown Architects London
CPD Presentation Hawkins\Brown Architects Manchester
2015
Panellist for Radical Pedagogies, London, UK
Speaker at Festival of the Future City Bristol
Teaching
2017
Guest critic for BA Interior and Spatial Design, Chelsea School of Art
2016
Guest critic for BA Architecture, Oxford Brookes University
Guest critic for BA Interior and Spatial Design, Chelsea School of Art
2015
Workshop leader for Signals of Tomorrow Workshop run by FutureEverything, Art Science Museum, Singapore.
Guest critic for BA Architecture, Oxford Brookes University