AIRBAG signs installation artist Kit Webster

AIRBAG has announced Kit Webster has joined its roster as a director specialising in technology / installation / design / experience.

Webster is a Melbourne based artist with a respected international profile, with works commissioned by New York Fashion Week, Melbourne Music Week, Dark Mofo, Stereosonic, Vivid Festival and White Night.

Driven by a desire to explore and challenge sensory perceptions, Webster creates cutting-edge light installations ranging from live immersive audiovisual environments to digital sculptures. His works utilise precision programming and visualisation techniques to create captivating results across a range of platforms.

Says Robert Stock, EP, AIRBAG: “Kit is an awesome talent and fits in perfectly with our multidisciplinary approach to creative problem solving. He is highly skilled in working with video, technology and exploring new and interesting ways to create compelling and innovative experiential outcomes – plus his work is dope.”

Says Webster: “I chose AIRBAG, because they’re a modern production company that get me and my work. Working with them will help me realise complex ideas with the support of AIRBAG’s great ecosystem of VFX experts and film directors. Having my tech-infused concepts embraced by brands to create cutting edge and exciting spectacles for Australian and international audiences is an incredibly exciting prospect.”

His current obsessions involve the creation of new types of non-linear LED and projection mapping outcomes and the fusion of digital and physical realms.

Check out Webster’s work here.