International and award winning artists Ruth Gibson & Bruno Martelli are the creators of igloo. Gibson and Martelli are accomplished artists in the field of electronic media & performance, championing the use of motion capture in realtime 3d worlds. igloo have produced gallery installation, video works, online projects and performance which have been shown internationally at festivals and events: 52nd Venice Biennale 2007, ISEA 2006, VAD 2005, Lille 3000 2006, NOW 2000, Transmediale 1999, Club Transmediale 2005, Soundtoys.net 2005, GameTime 2004, New Forms Festival 2004, MDDF 2000-04, V2/DEAF 1997.

igloo investigate the ways in which people relate to natural phenomena in both wilderness and urban environments. igloo's work questions the notion of the reality of nature and how it can be influenced by individual experience and collective mythology. The images and choreographed narratives produced, create dualities which challenge our perceptions of the real and the illusory. An enduring theme linking each project is the synthesis of elements we would normally expect to see in juxtaposition.

Pioneering works such as Winterspace and Summerbranch have received critical acclaim at festivals worldwide. Windowsninetyeight their first major work won a BAFTA nomination. igloo received a Royal Opera House commission for Goodbye Venus and more recently a NESTA award to research novel uses for 3D computer gaming engines. Their research into sensory environments for children has resulted in permanent installations in schools and in hospitals across the UK. This ongoing work has spawned KidZone which premiered at the Lille3000 festival.

Gibson & Martelli were Artists-in-Residence at RMIT in Melbourne Australia in 2005 & 2006. Lecturing at UCL Bartlett School of Architecture, RCA & Brunel University they are invited to make presentations, undertake residencies and give master classes at conferences and symposia