On 26 September, we brought The Storm to Tate Modern’s Starr Cinema for The Evolving Studio: Artists Working with Technology, part of the programme around Julio Le Parc: Light. Colour. Action. It was an evening of conversation and a live experience of light, sound and touch.
From clothing to experience
Francesca Rosella and Ryan Genz traced CuteCircuit’s work from interactive fashion to SoundShirt and The Storm: what happens when clothing can communicate through light and touch, and when a cinematic experience can be felt as well as seen and heard. Writer and curator Alex Estorick moderated the conversation with Val Ravaglia.
Then guests experienced The Storm in groups of three. After the first group, we invited them to tell the room what they felt. Their immediate reactions became part of the evening: people spoke about the sense of immersion and getting chills. More groups followed, and the queue continued until the cinema had to close.
A day for art and technology
The event was part of a wider day at Tate Modern that included the UK launch of The Liminal Review 2026, published by the Lumen Prize and written by Dr Rachel Falconer of Goldsmiths, University of London. The Lumen Prize later welcomed CuteCircuit and Ana María Caballero as Lumen Prize award winners returning to share their work.
In its account of the weekend, the Lumen Prize thanked Tate and event curator Annie Bicknell for bringing The Evolving Studio to life, along with the Review’s supporting partner and key contributor Onassis ONX, Prodromos Tsiavos and the panellists and moderators who shaped the conversations.
Our thanks to the Lumen Prize, Annie Bicknell and the Tate team, Alex Estorick and Val Ravaglia, and everyone who stepped into The Storm and shared their response with us.
The Storm was designed by Francesca Rosella and Ryan Genz.