The Royal Academy of Arts
MONITOR
Currently showing at the Royal Academy, MONITOR is a film documenting an ambitious nomadic studio conceived by artist James Capper, with designer Thomas Pearce and architect Greg Storrar. Commissioned by Ukrainian arts foundation IZOLYATSIA, the project envisions a mobile workspace for artists working in and around Kyiv.
The film traces the development of the MONITOR prototype - how it was conceived, engineered, and built, and why it seeks to exist. The full-scale structure will be designed to move, to house, and to adapt. Engineered through robotic sheet-forming and inspired by reptilian locomotion, it will walk on four hydraulic legs across rough terrain, water, and ice.
It was a privilege to work with such forward-thinking collaborators and to tell the story of a project that sits at the intersection of art, engineering, and necessity.
