The 'CMB' is the oldest light in the universe, echoing faintly from the Big Bang, with a fraction still visible in analogue TV static.

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Unlike a smooth HD print, a woven 'CMB' image is fragmentary, bringing its constructedness to the fore. Moving this data from historically patriarchal 'hard science' to the 'soft' domain of textiles, the work performs a feminist intervention, reclaiming the 'fabric of the universe' from abstract physics & grounding it in an institutionally-sidelined, tactile realm of knowing.It traces a counter throughline from the origins of the universe, computation & knowledge-making, incorporating indigenous, queer, female & othered positionalities, understanding reality as a mobile mesh of relations, knots & tensions.

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Damien Roach is a London-based artist, designer, musician, & lecturer. His projects span art, design & creative direction, publishing, sound/music & audiovisual. His RCA PhD research project ‘Acid Realism’ is focused on AI, machine vision, & non-human planetarity.

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Recent solo projects include ‘Grounding’ at SXSW London, ‘SEED’, immersive AV performances at London’s ICA & Tate Modern, curating the cross-platform exhibition ‘Real Time’, re-scoring Boyle Family’s 1969 film ‘Beyond Image’, design for clients ranging from Caribou to Disney, & publishing a journal exploring non-dystopic future visions. He has exhibited internationally, including the 51st Venice Biennale, Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Swiss Institute NYC, & solo presentations including Roberts Art Foundation (London), Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Arnolfini, Gasworks & Neuer Aachener Kunstverein.

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