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A digital collage split into two scenes featuring a large, blue, stylised dinosaur. On the left, a person in a colourful outfit feeds the creature against a backdrop of grey mountains. On the right, another person in a blue dress leads the dinosaur through a dense forest with a red leash.

Reed + Rader provide GIF-tastic dubstep-dancing dinosaurs in new show

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12 November 2012

As both its acolytes and detractors never tire of telling you, east London is many things, but a home to dubstep-danicng dinosaurs? That’s a new one for us. Luckily Reed + Rader’s mind works exactly like that and the New York-based duo have taken over the 18 Hewett Street gallery with a surreal Gif-tastic celebration bringing together prehistoric critters and cutting edge technology.
The best thing about Pamela (Reed) and Matthew (Rader) is that they don’t take themselves too seriously and so let their imaginations run riot in ways which make their work all the richer.

And Protein is also hosting a series of events this week with the pair to open up some insights about their partnership and their process. Snazzy.

Cretaceous Returns runs until November 20.

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Reed + Rader: Feeding for Cretaceous Returns

Two people stand against a white background wearing eccentric, full-body costumes. One wears a multi-coloured polka-dot suit with a large yellow and green headpiece, while the other wears a blue suit with white stars and red wing-like attachments.
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Reed + Rader: Cretaceous Returns

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Reed + Rader: Sidescroller for Cretaceous Returns

A small, green illustrated crocodile with its mouth open stands on a rocky ledge. Above it, purple bats and stalactites hang from the ceiling of a dark cave.
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Reed + Rader: Sidescroller for Cretaceous Returns

A 3D render of a person with red hair wearing a black and pink suit. They stand in a rocky cave among tall green grass, holding a glowing white orb.
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Reed + Rader: Sidescroller for Cretaceous Returns

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Reed + Rader: Walking for Cretaceous Returns

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