Moorland Productions

Moorland Productions (Artistic collaboration, founded 1994) comprises Kenneth Hay & Seetha A Kenneth G. Hay BA, MA, Ph.D, FRSA 
b. Inverness Scotland 1955 * BA Fine Art, University of Leeds (1973-77)* Accademia di Belle Arti, Florence (1980-82)* MA Visual Arts, UCW Aberystwyth (1980-82)* Ph.D Italian Materialist Aesthetics, (Bertrando Spaventa- Galvano Della Volpe), UCW Aberystwyth (1982-90) CurrentFellow of the Royal Society for Arts, Manufacture & Commerce.Fellow of the Cornaro Institute, Cyprus2009 - present:  Professor of Aesthetics, Masaryk University, Brno, CZ.2014 - present:  Professor Emeritus of Contemporary Art Practice, The University of Leeds, UK.Freelance artist and writer. Previous 2000-2014: Head of Department, School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies, Professor of Contemporary Art, Head of the Faculty of Arts (Art, Music, Philosophy, Communication Studies and Classics) and Deputy Head of School of Design, Leeds University UK. 1989-2017: Lecturer/writer/researcher at Leeds University and Lecturer/examiner at many UK and overseas Universities and Art Colleges. 1987-88 Researcher for The Crafts Council, London1988-89 Assistant Editor, with Marco Livingston, 20th-century section, MacMillan’s “Dictionary of Art”, London.1988-89 Translator (Italian/English) for Bowker Sauer Publishers, London, The Design Museum, London and “The Dictionary of Art”, London.1988-89 Correspondent for “Flash Art News”, Giancarlo Politi, Milano.1988-89: Lecturer at Farnham School of Art, Gwent College of Art, and Middlesex Polytechnic Seetha A b.Singapore 1955 CurrentFreelance artist/translator working in London. Previous1980-81: Teacher of ELT and Maths in the American International School and Lycée Français, Bamako, Mali.1980-81: Taught Business English, at USAID, Bamako, Mali and Dress Pattern cutting, at “La Paysanne” Women’s Cooperative, Bamako, Mali.1980-1985: Worked as a German/English translator/interpreter in Frankfurt-am-Main1985-89: Polytechnic of Central London and Humboldt Institut, Berlin (Institute of Linguists, Higher Diploma in Translation Studies)        1991-94: Diploma Leeds College of Art, with Distinction1995-6: Delhi Academy of Fine Art Teaching/Workshop Experience Scuola Elementare, San Girolamo, Venice, Italy (2003); for Leon Coleman Ltd London, (2002) and Haringey, London (2002); ‘Heart of Visual Arts’,Multimedia workshops at Site Gallery, Sheffield (and public forum, with Tracy Emin - 26 Jan 2001); Family workshops for corporate sponsors, Tate Modern London (1994) and various London Schools (1994-97). 1976-77 Recreational Officer for adults with special needs, Rokeby House, LB of Lewisham.
1996: Research into the social and economic history of India during the British Raj at the Nehru Memorial Library, New Delhi.1996-99: Member of Forum for Independent Film and Video-makers, New Delhi.1994: ‘Wall to Wall’ touring exhibition from the South Bank Centre, London, curated by Maureen Paley, Leeds City Art Gallery. Assisted artists David Tremlett, Graham Gussin, Angela Bulloch in creating site-specific wallworks. Moorland Productions, founded 1994 Working collaboratively since 1994, as Moorland Productions, Ken and Seetha have participated in the Centennial Venice Biennale (1995) in the Transculture Pavillion with 'The World Tea Party', the 50th Venice Biennale as one of five UK artists in the RADAR Project-Connecting Europe, Centro Civico, Giudecca, Venice (2003), Presentation House, Vancouver (1996), the Czech National Centre for Experimental Theatre (2002), Galeria Pryzmat, Cracow, Poland (2004), London Deptford X (2004) and the Italia Future Telecom Centre (Venice, 2004), as well as in film festivals and exhibitions in Berlin (the 'Un Fair', Manchester CornerHouse and London (with 'BANK'), Museum Magogo (Glasgow Project Space and Artists Space, Melbourne) and over one hundred exhibitions, Biennales and Art Fairs since then in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Germany, Canada, USA, Japan, United Arab Emirates, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Poland, Australia, Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong, Holland, China, Delhi and elsewhere. Moorland Productions are interested in an open and experimental approach to art-making, linked to on-going historical and cultural research. Our work tends to cross boundaries depending on the needs of the project, we paint and make objects, but also work in multimedia, photography, digital media, film and video, sound and installation and websites, and we enjoy collaborations with other artists and working with local populations on specific projects. Kenneth was born in Scotland and trained in Leeds University, The Accademia di Belle Arti, Florence, UCW Aberystwyth and is currently Professor Emeritusof Contemporary Art at the University of Leeds, School of Design and Visiting Professor of Aesthetics at Masaryk University, Brno, CZ.  As an academic, he writes/teaches on modernism/postmodernism. Italian art & culture, philosophical aesthetics, and the role of artworks as research, particularly in relation to Ph.Ds in art Practice. Seetha was born in Singapore and trained as an artist and linguist in Leeds College of Art, Goldsmith's College, Delhi Academy of Fine Art. She has travelled widely in India, Africa, China, Asia and Europe, and is a freelance artist and video-maker, based in London.Her film documenting the demise of the famous ‘Routemaster’ London Buses was screened at the Brixton Cinema in 2008.In 2023, Moorland Productions won the International Donatello Prize (Firenze) and exhibited at: Miami Art Fair, New York ArtExpo, Los Angeles ArtLAB, Schultz Gallery Miami, Venice International Art Fair, The LINE, Hoxton, London, Nolita, Brooklyn, NY, Finity Gallery, Berlin, Medina Gallery, Rome, ARTEXPO, Basel, Galleria Cipriarte, Venice, Meyer Filhó Institute, Florianópolis, Brazil, Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity, CanadaThomson Gallery Zug CH, 
Goriska Brda Slovenia, Caroussel du Louvre, Paris (twice), The Hamburg Affordable Artfair (forthcoming), the Andakulova Gallery, Dubai, UAE (forthcoming).