From motion pictures to mega pixels, the Big M celebrates moving image culture and the possibilities for experimentation created by digital technologies. Unique in both design and function, the Big M provides an alternative to the conventional gallery setting and takes work by emerging and established artists to diverse audiences.

The Big M is a highly-stylised inflatable structure that functions as a temporary and mobile venue for the presentation of video and digital media. Fabricated from pvc, it is 17 metres in diameter and 5 metres high. Click here to watch a short video of the structure.

Via a specially designed touch-screen interface, viewers choose their own programme by selecting individual works, each with a running time of 5 minutes or less. Three video projectors show work on DVD in a three screen arrangement with stereophonic sound.

ISIS Arts has produced three programmes and tours for The Big M; Programme 1 was launched in June 2000 and included 21 new and commissioned works by 16 artists. Programme 2 was launched in 2002 and featured 24 innovative works by 18 international artists. The current Programme, number 3, features 20 works by 17 artists addressing the theme of 'Crossing Borders' and was launched in September 2005 in conjunction with the Berwick upon Tweed Film and Media Arts Festival.

From experimental narrative, to performance and computer animation, all of these works push the boundaries of video production and highlight the diversity of practice within this expanding field.