Close your eyes and imagine some of the most exciting, experimental, cross-disciplinary contemporary art possible.

Imagine hearing a bike singing in the wind, imagine what the world would sound like if your ears were made of coiled wire rather than fleshy membranes, imagine a very quiet brass band parading around Oxford, imagine a piece of performance art inspired by dust mites dancing in the sunlight, imagine what happens when you combine one part magnesium with one part poetry. Imagine no longer - visit FUSION / OVADA.

The FUSION / OVADA festival is taking place OVADA, the contemporary art gallery and visual art development space situated on Osney Lane in Oxford city centre, on the 11 of September, and continues until this Saturday (September 19).

The festival’s activities have been split between OVADA and Fusion, located off Cowley Road in East Oxford, with additional performances and actions in locations around the city.

The artists participating in the festival are graduating artists from the MA Interdisciplinary Arts Practices (Fine Art & Music) courses at Oxford Brookes University. Consequently, visitors to the festival can expect to encounter artists whose work specialises in composition and sonic art, contemporary arts, contemporary arts and music and social sculpture, with much cross-fertilisation between all of the artists.

Participating artist Sam Kidel is graduating from the MA Sonic Art and Composition course. Reflecting upon his studies he remarked; “I think the most valuable aspect of the course is its interdisciplinary teaching approach - I have been encouraged to think beyond sound, considering the visual, contextual and social aspects of my work, which I have been very inspired by.”

Thinking about his time living and studying in Oxford, Kidel continued: “I've found the museums inspiring places to research, and they're approachable, which is great.

"I've presented an installation at the Pitt Rivers and I know others have been working with other museums. I've also enjoyed lots of talks and screenings at Oxford Uni, it's a great resource if you can get past the gatekeepers.”

Graduating artist Annie Wright reflected upon her time at Oxford Brookes University, “I have hugely enjoyed doing the Brookes Interdisciplinary MA.

"I did Contemporary Art, and have learnt and gained so much: from creative strategies for generating ideas, no more ‘writer’s block’ equivalent, to increased confidence with the use of sound technology, to how to make a glass bowl.

"The course encourages you away from the white cube of the art gallery and once it’s over, I would like to take work into schools and perhaps community centres.”

Visitors to OVADA are encountering films, musical and non-musical performances, installation pieces, drawings, sound, wind-powered musical instruments mounted on bicycles that can be taken for a musical ride around town, and a tea stand. While visitors to Fusion can expect to find work that is specifically embedded in the East Oxford community.

This work has been created by artists who have been developing relationships with members of the community at the centre and creating art work from those relationships since July.

Fusion is open throughout the day during the festival for visitors to view this work, and also as a base for the festival enabling visitors to meet some of the artists participating in the festival, and pick up a schedule and festival map.

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Kidel is presenting his work at both OVADA and Fusion, he comments: “I set up a call centre at OVADA where visitors will be able to hear the outcome of a series of telephone calls I have been making to the Government, playing Muzak down the phone to them. I'm also staging Very Quiet Marching Band walks around Fusion and OVADA… I think the festival should be great fun.”

Wright explains the inspiration for the work that she will be presenting at OVADA: “My work for the festival is the continuation of a train of thought started a few years ago when I sat on some stairs and watched dust mites dancing in the sunlight. There will be an installation at OVADA called Workshop for a Memorial and there I shall be performing Elemental Connection. This short performance, which lasts approximately 20 minutes, includes spoken text, mysterious sounds, and a mixing of chemicals. I don’t want to give too much away!”

Other participating artists involved included Craig Green and Alex Newton, who show films, Debbie Fieldhouse, who created musical bikes (velophones), Pascale Cumberbatch, who displays the results of an archaeological excavation, Ross Gordon, who performs sonic compositions, Kris Reeder, who performs 'radical political music and protest sonic art', and Anna Yearwood, who presents her work a conceptual drawing project.

• The Interdisciplinary Arts MA Festival continues until Sunday.

• For further information about the FusionOVADA Festival visit http://www.ovada.org.uk/whats-on/

• OVADA Screening & Performance Night is from 6-9pm tonight (Thursday)