Generative & Immersive Work by David Oxley
Saturday 3rd – Thursday 8th January 2026
Location: Whitespace Gallery, 76 East Crosscauseway, Edinburgh EH8 9HQ
Daily Opening Hours: 10.30am – 5.00pm Saturday to Wednesday, 10.30am – 2.30pm Thursday
Drop in any time during the Opening Hours on Saturday to Thursday. If you’d to get a reminder nearer the time you can Book a free ticket to the exhibition
Key Events
Opening Night – Friday 2nd January
Time: 6pm-8pm
Join me for the exhibition launch and an informal walk-through of several of the immersive and generative works on display. Limited spaces available, please book a free ticket for 2nd January 6-8pm to attend.
Sphaerosymphony Afternoon – Tuesday 6th January
Time: 2pm-4pm
A special session dedicated to Sphaerosymphony, with guest contributor Piera Morlacchi.
We’ll explore how real-time air quality data is transformed into evolving soundscapes and dynamic 3D visual forms, with live demos and discussion. To ensure we don’t go above venue capacity, please book a free ticket for Bridging Worlds – Sphaerosymphony
About the Exhibition
Bridging Worlds brings together a body of generative, data-driven, and immersive works that explore how systems, rules, and technologies shape the worlds we inhabit and imagine.
The exhibition spans interactive installations, real-time AI systems, sensor-driven pieces, and pattern-based generative visuals presented as both digital and physical works. Many works connect ideas first explored through early algorithmic and generative experiments in the 1990s with contemporary tools and contexts, including environmental data, immersive media, and responsive digital environments.
Several pieces emerged through collaboration across Scotland’s creative-tech community, from environmental data projects and workshops to experimental performance and immersive exhibitions. Together, the works form a network of interconnected “worlds” shaped through code, motion, behaviour, and participation.
Visitors can expect evolving digital forms, responsive environments, and works that blur the boundaries between physical and virtual space.
Artist
David Oxley is a creative technologist whose practice combines generative art, interactive systems, data visualisation, and immersive technologies. His work often revisits long-standing interests in algorithmic systems and emergence, re-examining them through contemporary tools such as AI, real-time data processing, and immersive environments.
Recent projects include Sphaerosymphony, an environmental data-driven audiovisual system, alongside a growing body of tactile and digital generative works developed through exhibitions, collaborations, and independent research.
Produced with support from Numeriq Ltd and our sponsors and partners
Optional Ways to Support the Exhibition
When you book a free ticket to Bridging Worlds, you’ll also have the option to purchase a limited-edition print or an art pack. These are entirely optional, but they’re a lovely way to support the exhibition while taking home something from my practice.
Earlier in the project, I also ran a limited-time Bridging Worlds Supporter Token on Tezos (a highly energy-efficient Proof-of-Stake blockchain). This experimental option was aimed primarily at Web3-savvy collectors and helped support the exhibition during its development phase.
The open edition supporter token has now closed, with 32 tokens collected. Supporters receive optional benefits such as digital airdrops, exhibition recognition, and selected physical works during the exhibition period.
Details for the token are on a dedicated page:
→ Supporter Tokens for Bridging Worlds
Posted: November 18, 2025 by David Oxley
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