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NOVAK is a creative studio producing innovative and ambitious art and design projects. Specialising in video design and immersive experiences, this encompasses projection mapping, art and museum installations, stage visuals for music artists and video accompaniments for theatre, dance and events. NOVAK’s work and skill sets seamlessly blend between their own innovative art installations and video

designs created in collaboration with theatre directors, choreographers, museum curators and other creative associates. Their art installations are often site-specific and on a grand and spectacular scale, that transforms and reimagines locations into extraordinary displays of colour and motion. These works explore a wide variety of themes, often including geographically relevant historic and cultural narratives that resonate deeply with audiences. NOVAK’s work within the realms of theatre and dance provides spectacular backdrops and immersive environments for performances to be enveloped within. Their arresting designs elevate narratives, augment performances and greatly enhance audience experiences. NOVAK has presented work throughout the world and at some of the most highly regarded arts festivals, including the UK’s largest light festival, Lumiere (London, Durham and Derry-Londonderry), Brighton Festival and the internationally renowned Singapore Night Festival. Their work has been commissioned by the likes of Bloomberg, Google, MTV and has featured alongside many celebrated musicians including Disclosure, Calvin Harris and Jean-Michel Jarre.

23/05/2025

Come and immerse yourself in the power of blossom!

NOVAK’s new interactive immersive experience opens on Saturday 24th May at the

Commissioned by the , this immersive experience offers you the opportunity to be enveloped in a dazzling and playful environment, inspired by the wonder of blossom. Featuring a newly created soundscape by , including contributions from pupils of Riverside Primary School, Gateshead.

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Open daily from the Saturday 24th May till Sunday 1st June 2025.

See Great North Museum’s website for opening times.

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Credits:

Commissioned by The National Trust
Direction, animation and interactive design by NOVAK
Sound design and Production by Digital Voice
Projectors supplied and installed by Multicord

Special thanks to Theresa Elliot, Alex Boyd, Andy Coates, Stephen Holmes and all the staff of the Great North Museum.

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02/04/2025

NOVAK Showreel 2025

We are delighted to present our latest showreel featuring a selection of projects from across the years.

Thank you to all of our amazing clients and collaborators for commissioning NOVAK and working with us to help create so many fantastic pieces of work.

06/12/2024

Tonight is opening night of Put Big Light On festival in Bolton featuring Yarn by NOVAK.

Yarn is a large scale projection mapping of Bolton’s icon Town Hall featuring music and sound design by Ed Carter, that explores and celebrates the towns history, some of its most treasured artefacts and its year as Greater Manchester’s Town of Culture.

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Credits

Direction, design and animation by NOVAK
Additional illustration by Darryl Ibbetson
Music and Sound Design by Ed Carter

Technical delivery by GrayMatter Video

Commissioned by Things That Go On Things and Bolton Town Council.

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03/08/2024

We are delightedly to have contribute to the video design for this years opening event of the Edinburgh International Festival ( ), ‘Where To Begin’.

Working in collaboration with fellow video artists, Yeast Culture ( ), NOVAK has created a selection of site specific sequences that transform the iconic Edinburgh location of George Herriot’s School.

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Credits:

Created by Pinwheel
Katy Fuller Creative Director
Simon Sharkey Co Director
Yeast Culture Video Artists
Roma Yagnik Composer
Davey Anderson Writer & Dramaturg
AndNow Fire Artists
Becky Minto Production Design
Fraser Lappin Production Design Associate
Phil Supple Lighting Designer
Brigid McCarthy Movement Direction

Animators
Adam Smith
Tim Grabham
NOVAK

Disguise programmer Andy Coates

Delivery Team
Holly Goodfellow Producer
Dan Adams Head of Operations & Production
Al Pickard Technical Production Manager
Ellen Fernley Project Coordinator

Photo: Murdo Macleod / The Guardian

05/07/2024

The Paddington Bear Experience, London.

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The Paddington Bear Experience is a new immersive adventure that takes you deep into Paddington's world. This enchanting journey features video elements created by NOVAK, seamlessly woven into a brilliantly realised environment.

Thanks and congratulations the wonderful team of people who worked tirelessly to make this a reality.

Special thanks to all of the people we collaborated with in the creation of the video design.

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Credits:

Producer: Nathan Brine for Path Entertainment
Creative Director: Tom Maller
Writer: Katie Lyons
Production Designer:
Production Manager: Erin Witton for GBA
Lighting Design: Terry Cook, John Coman, Matt Ladkin for Woodroffe Bassett
Sound Designer and overall technical mastermind of the show: Luke Swaffield for Autograph
Video and Projection Design: NOVAK
Game Design and Integration: Sam Clear and David Middleton
Costume Designer: Stewart J Charlesworth
Art Director: Ryan OConner
Associate Director: Elena Voce
Associate Set Designer: Christianna Mason
Assistant Set Designer: Willow Burrows
3D Draftsman: Tim Blazdell

Head of Lighting: Laurence Russell
Costume Supervisor: Alice Lessing
Props Supervisor: Rachel Mathewson
Head of Video: Dan Gray for Gray Matter Video
Stitches and Glue: Puppetry Design and make

Set Construction: Scene 2, Wild Creations, Footprint Scenery
On Site Carpenter: Sam Stuart for SAS
On Site Scenic Artists: Tash Shepard and Becca Hallen (and their amazing team!)

Graphic Designer: Billy Knapper
Graphic Illustrator: John Biggs

Photographer - Mark Senior

19/03/2024

The Book of Kells Experience opened earlier this year to rave reviews and award nominations for its innovative design and use of digital media.

Part of this was the Long Room reimagined, an immersive experience created by NOVAK in partnership with Event.

Here is a short overview video of what we created, encapsulating a snippet of the wider experience.

Special thanks to , , , the team at Trinity College Dublin and all our other collaborators.

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Credits:

Long Room reimagined by NOVAK
Produced in partnership with Event

Music direction and production - Ed Carter
Harpist - Siobhán Armstrong
Harp recording studio technician - Anna Rose Garvey
Trinity bell recordings - Andrew Bonehill and Ellen Jane Kruger
With thanks to Enda Bates

Thanks to all our collaborators and partners.

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04/01/2024

Today marks the official opening of the new Book of Kells Experience at Trinity College Dublin.

The enhanced experience encompasses a newly unveiled Pavilion showcasing the Long Room reimagined. Created by NOVAK, this immersive journey offers a view into both the rich history and future of this magnificent library.

For additional details and ticket reservations, follow

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Credits:

Long Room reimagined by NOVAK
Produced in partnership with Event

Music direction and production - Ed Carter
Harpist - Siobhán Armstrong
Harp recording studio technician - Anna Rose Garvey
Trinity bell recordings - Andrew Bonehill and Ellen Jane Kruger
With thanks to Enda Bates

Thanks to all our collaborators and partners.

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12/10/2023

We are delighted to be back at Light Night Leeds with our new work, Sylvan Quiet.

Showing Thursday & Friday, 7.30pm – 10.30pm (repeats throughout the evening).

Thanks to all of the team at Light Night Leeds for inviting us back and to all of our collaborators for helping us make it happen.

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Novak return to Light Night Leeds with this brand-new projection work inspired by and incorporating the Making A Stand sculpture created for Leeds 2023. Sylvan Quiet seamlessly blends nature and human creativity, inviting viewers on a sensory journey into the delicate essence of woodlands, capturing the forest’s serene beauty and the interplay of light and shadow.
In an era highlighting the fragility of ecosystems, this artwork goes beyond aesthetics and underscores the urgency of our responsibility. Novak’s creation prompts reflection on our connection to the natural world, urging the preservation of these enigmatic ecosystems.

With thanks to Queens Hotel and Schroders Personal Wealth.

https://www.lightnightleeds.co.uk/zones/station-zone/ (link in bio)

Credits:

Sylvan Quiet By NOVAK
Original score by Ed Carter
Lighting design by Phil Supple
Lighting programming by Andy Furby
Video technology by QED Productions
Audio Technology by 3D Productions
Lights and rigging by LRC

31/12/2022

2022 has seen NOVAK work on many amazing projects, with lots of fantastic people.
We have continued to work in established areas, while expanding into new ones. In this past year we have collaborated with many long standing partners, alongside lots of new ones. We look forward to much more of this in 2023!

Thank you to everyone who has commissioned us, we have collaborated with and to all who have come and seen our work.

To see lots of our 2022 projects, plus many others, go check out our website, which has recently had a big update. www.novak.uk (link in bio)

Happy New Year! NOVAK.

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Images:

#1 Hyem - North of Tyne, Under The Stars. Newcastle upon Tyne

#2 The Storyteller - North of Tyne, Under The Stars. North Shields

#3 Earth Calls - Message From The Skies, Edinburgh

#4 If Not Now - Rochester Castle, Kent

#5 Voyage & Home - Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle

#6 RUSH - Journeys Festival International, Leicester

#7 VM Stream - Kings Cross, London

#8 Tidal - Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
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#9 Supernatural Songs - Sage Gateshead, Gateshead.

#10 Earth Tones - Christmas at Kew, Kew Gardens.

18/12/2022

Video documentation of our installation, Earth Tones, currently being shown at Christmas at Kew until the 8th January 2023.
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Earth Tones by NOVAK - Christmas at Kew 2022

Earth Tones is an immersive floor projection that covers a 56 meter long stretch of Kew Gardens Holly Walk featuring a multi channel musical score.

This audio visual installation explores the cyclical nature of the seasons, through an ever changing sequence of vividly colorful landscapes.

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Credits:

Produced in collaboration with Culture Creative for Christmas at Kew 2022

Direction, design and animation by NOVAK
Additional design by Darryl Ibbetson

Music and sound design by Ed Carter

Technical installation by Graymatter Video

23/11/2022

Earth Tones by NOVAK - Christmas at Kew 2022

Earth Tones is an immersive floor projection that covers a 56 meter long stretch of Kew Gardens Holly Walk featuring a multi channel musical score.

This audio visual installation explores the cyclical nature of the seasons, through an ever changing sequence of vividly colorful landscapes.

Showing from now until 8th January 2023.

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Produced in collaboration with Culture Creative for Christmas at Kew 2022

Direction, design and animation by NOVAK
Additional design by Darryl Ibbetson

Music and sound design by Ed Carter

Technical installation by Graymatter Video

18/10/2022

Roman Britain in Colour at the Great North Museum

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Roman Britain in Colour is a permanent installation that we produced for the Great North Museum in Newcastle. For the project we projection mapped seven Roman alters revealing how colourful they were when made 1900 years ago, alongside animations that offer interpretations of the alters and the gods associated with them.

The installation is a collaboration between the Great North Museum and Hadrian’s Wall Community Archaeology Project (WallCAP), and NOVAK.

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NOVAK are a creative studio producing innovative and ambitious art and design projects. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, NOVAK specialises in motion design and large format video, encompassing projection mapping, art installations, stage visuals for music artists and video accompaniments for theatre and dance performances. The work of NOVAK is often site-specific and on a grand and spectacular scale, that transforms and reimagines locations into extraordinary displays of colour and motion. Informed and inspired by the location of the work, their designs are visually stunning, while also conveying geographically relevant historic and cultural narratives, that resonate deeply with audiences. NOVAK has presented work throughout the world and at some of the most highly regarded arts festivals, including the UK’s largest light festival, Lumiere (London, Durham and Derry-Londonderry). Their work has also featured alongside many critically acclaimed musicians at some of the world’s leading music events; including Glastonbury (UK), Coachella (USA), Fuji Rock (Japan) and Roskilde (Denmark).