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.

Since July 2020, this iterative approach has birthed over 1400 unique web-native video artworks as part of the daily audio-visual project GENERATIVE DREAMS; and 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).

Since 2023, SCARLETMOTIFF 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

DENVER DIGERATI: SILENT SCREEN  Featured                                                 Denver, CO, USA [2024]
Indonesia Bertutur 2024: KIRANAMAYA  Featured                                             Peninslua Nusa Dua, 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]
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  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]
New Dimensions Lab 5  Workshop                                                                     Electric South, Cape Town, SA (2022]

STAGE + VISUAL

MoRoots: A Concert From The Sun  Scenography / Visuals                              Kampala, UG [2018]