WEB IMAGE COMPRESSOR

SCARLETMOTIFF (Noel Apitta) is an audio-visual artist from Kampala, Uganda, operating along the threads connecting creative technology, audio production, graphic design, and the materiality of light.

Through a practice centered on iteration, repetition, and spontaneous composition he seeks to convert the rich analog narratives of human experiences into digital expressions, blending real-time generative computer graphics and original soundscapes to create abstracted vignettes of directed emotion.

From 2020-2024, this iterative approach birthed over 1500 unique web-native video artworks as part of the daily audio-visual project GENERATIVE DREAMS; and has seen his practice evolve to explore light and its relationship to physical space as a medium for immersive journey-making.

From video sculpture and immersive projection mapping to interactive audio-visual installations, his work has been exhibited at the Noor Riyadh Light Art Festival (Riyadh, 2022), Afri Art Gallery (Kampala, 2022), the NEOSHIBUYA 15 Second Museum (Tokyo, 2021) , Afropocene StudioLab (Kampala, 2023) and the BuzzFest Tech Art Festival (Austin,TX, 2022).

In 2024, SCARLETMOTIFF  was the Prohelvetia Artist in Residence at L'Abri Geneva, Switzerland.
Since 2023, he has been an artist in residence at the Afropocene StudioLab

EDUCATION

YouTube Distributed Academies for the Dark Art of Everything                             The Internet [Ongoing]
BSc. Electrical Engineering                                                         Makerere University Kampala, UG [2020]

EXHIBITIONS

In Transit Under Another Sky  Featured                                         The Africa Centre, London, UK [2025]
RESPIRATIONS  Featured                                                                    A.B.R.A.C.A, Bergesserin, FR [2024]
FORTRESS OF BLOOM  Open Studio                                                   L'Abri Genéve, Geneva, CH [2024]
DENVER DIGERATI: SILENT SCREEN  Featured                                                   Denver, CO, USA [2024]
Indonesia Bertutur 2024: KIRANAMAYA  Featured                                                               Bali, ID [2024]
In Transit Under Another Sky  Group Exhibition                                   Kampala, UG // Nairobi, KE [2024]
Festa das Luzes de Joinville  Featured                                                                         Joinville, BZ [2024]
PROOF OF WORK  Group Exhibition                                     Afropocene StudioLab, Kampala, UG [2023]
We Dream of New Horizons Noor Riyadh Light Art Festival  Featured     Riyadh Art, Riyadh, KSA [2022]
PORTALS  Solo                                                                                   Afri Art Gallery, Kampala, UG [2022]
BuzzFest Tech Art Festival  Featured                                                                     Austin, TX, USA [2022]
NeoShibuya TV 15 Second Museum  Featured                                                                Tokyo, JP [2021]
Creative Code Festival  Featured                                                            Lightbox NYC, NYC, USA [2020]

RESIDENCIES

Prohelvetia Artist In Residence at L'Abri Genève  Residency                                       Geneva, CH [2024]
Moving Image East Africa   Workshop                                                British Council, Kampala, UG [2024]
African XR Realities  Workshop                                              Electric South/Meta, Cape Town, SA [2023]
Afropocene StudioLab  Workshop                                                                 Kampala, UG (2023-Present]
Electric South New Dimensions Lab 5  Workshop                                                  Cape Town, SA (2022]

STAGE + VISUAL

MoRoots: A Concert From The Sun  Scenography / Visuals                                       Kampala, UG [2019]
CTRL AD Presents: LISTEN Scenography / Visuals                                                     Kampala, UG [2018]