Nowism now showing at Undershed. Four artists exploring social and digital futures in the making

Undershed - an immersive gallery for Watershed

Aerial view of intricate freeway interchanges with glowing, futuristic light trails, set against a backdrop of distant mountains and a misty horizon.
Undershed

Undershed - an immersive gallery for Watershed

We are excited to introduce our space on the ground floor of Watershed which showcases new and globally award-winning immersive art.

Undershed is a new gallery, one of only a few places in the UK dedicated to the best immersive and interactive artwork from all over the world.

What's On

An overhead projector casts a shadow of a cartoonish, concerned face with raised eyebrows on a wall, creating a humorous and whimsical tone.

Until

Nowism

part of Unfinished at Undershed

Four artists from our incredible Pervasive Media Studio community share works in progress exploring the future of technologies in our lives. Make faces with emotion-sensing software, build new worlds, meet future folk heroes – imagine what digital futures could look like.

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Looking up at tall, bare trees with a vivid pink and orange sky. The view creates a dramatic, surreal atmosphere, emphasising height and contrast.

Open your animal eyes. A collection of groundbreaking video games and virtual reality.

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Past exhibitions

Articles

A woman stands in a VR Headset experiencing Impulse: Playing with Reality.

“ Undershed: One year in  ”

Posted on Fri 7 Nov 2025 by Amy Rose

Lead Curator Amy Rose shares reflections, highlights, and achievements after Undershed's first birthday.

A woman stands with a VR headset on and controllers in here hand, the background is purple and pink with various shadows.

“ The Making of Impulse: Playing with Reality ”

Posted on Thu 2 Oct 2025 by Amy Rose

We asked the co-directors May Abdalla and Barry Gene Murphy a few questions about the process of making Impulse: Playing with Reality.

A child hugging a robotic inflatable

“ Playing with giant marshmallows and invisible robots ”

Posted on Fri 8 Aug 2025 by Amy Rose

Undershed Lead Curator Amy Rose shares more about The Hothouse Laboratory, Undershed's latest exhibition.

Amy Rose, Undershed Curator is peering down at a screen showing FRAMERATE: Pulse of the Earth

“ Taking a position in an overwhelming world  ”

Posted on Mon 7 July 2025 by Amy Rose

In this article Amy Rose, Lead Curator of Undershed shares her reflections on FRAMERATE: Pulse of the Earth which will run until Sun 13 July.

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Undershed Immersive Gallery is funded by

BFI The National Lottery
Arts Council England
Bristol and Bath Creative R&D
MyWorld

With thanks to our sponsor Redcliffe Imaging