bill daggs

bill daggs b. 1981, London, is an artist, archivist, & musiker, working across disciplines from his London studio. His ongoing rhythmic investigations into time travel, sampling, looping and sonic architecture involve, though are not limited to, painting, sculpture, installation, performance, moving image, text and sonic composition. bill also runs and facilitates Sound Structures once a month.

Education

Distinction, MAFA, Central Saint Martins, 2019 – 21

First Class BA Hons, Fine Art, University of East London, 2014 – 17

Solo Exhibitions

2023

‘Allegorhythms’, Metroland Studios, Metroland Cultures Commission

2018

‘A Place That Reeked of Deja Vu’, The Bomb Factory Art Foundation

Performances

2023

‘all watched over by machines of tight embrace’, Lewisham Arthouse, London

‘Siblingship pt.II’ for Hospital Rooms, Groucho Club, London

‘Next Movement / The Cypher’, Metroland Studios, London

‘Siblingship pt.I’ for Thorp Stavri, Hypha Studios, London

‘Taking It Back’ (as part of John Costi’s Solo exhibition, ‘Found Football Difficult), South London Gallery, London

‘Ghost Notes’, Fold Gallery, London

‘NC Live – Listening’, South London Gallery, London

2022

‘Waiting With (Sonic Support)’ (as part of Abbas Zahedi’s Frieze 2022 Artist Award), Frieze Art Fair, London

Group Exhibitions

2023

‘Abstracting Rhythms’, Liliya Gallery, London

‘Carousel’, Photobook Café, London

‘2 For 1’, Hypha Studios Stratford, London

‘Dancing In Outer Space’, Studio Chapple, London

2022

‘New Contemporaries 2022’, South London Gallery, London

‘New Contemporaries 2022’, Humber Street Gallery, Hull

'Les Animaux Modeles', ROSL, London

'The Front Room Show II', D Contemporary, London

'The Eyes of The Night Creatures', Artsy X Delphian Gallery (online)

2021

'Prologue', Perlona Common Room, Shanghai

Central Saint Martins MA Showcase, Candid Arts Trust

2020

‘Friday Night VisiEN5’, EN5 Gallery, hosted by John Costi (online)

‘Works On Paper’, Blue Shop Cottage (online)

‘Do Knot With Er’, LUX Moving Image (online)

2019

‘Art on a Postcard’, WeWork, Devonshire Square

‘Cash is King 2’, Saatchi Gallery

‘Face Value 3 (Dirty Work)’, Jealous Gallery

‘Delphian Gallery Open Call 2019’, The Print Space

‘Expression Martini 2’, Hoxton Arches

2018

‘The Pestle Hit The Hide’, The Wick Exchange

‘Face Value 2’, Jealous Gallery

2017

‘Selected Works from the UEL Degree Show’, Eastbury Manor House

‘UEL Fine Art BA Degree Show’, University of East London

Awards & Programmes

2022

Metroland Cohort: Peer-To- Peer, London

Workshops

2023

‘Metroland Young Associates’ with Shepherd Manyika for Metroland Cultures

‘Birmingham Stories’ with Max Porter for The National Literacy Trust & Faber

‘Sounds of Silence’ with Shepherd Manyika for The British Library

2021

'Sounding The Archive’ for The Borough Road Collection Archive

Publications / Podcasts

2019

‘It’s Nice That’ Interviewed by Rebecca Irvin (read here)

2018

‘The Art Newspaper – Collectors Eye: Christina Makris’ (read here)

‘Mizog Art Podcast’ ep.14 (listen here)

‘Floorr Magazine Issue 17’ (read here)

‘The Rarekind F24 Podcast’ (listen here)

Discography:

2023

‘Allegorhythms’ - bill daggs (digital / cassette}

‘FOR / FOUR PORTALS _60.B_’ - bill daggs (digital)

2022

‘If The Rain Stops, Don’t Think That We Gave Up On You (OST)’ - bill daggs (digital)

2021

‘IUTSUANITLRSALOW’ (LP) - bill daggs (digital)

2011

‘O:ZN’ (LP) – DefDFires (digital / CD)

‘Being Watched’ (EP) - DefDFires (digital)

2009

‘Mumbling Source’ (LP) – bill daggs (FKA PrymarySource) & JJ Mumbles (digital)

2007

‘..a prelude’ (LP) – DefDFires (digital / CD)

2002

‘Basementality II’ (LP) – Underground Alliance (CD)