We document social and environmental injustice using innovative and creative forms of investigation and publication:

Advanced Digital Investigations

Exhibitions

Supply Chain Investigations

Interactive Platforms

Printed Maps

Data Visualisation and GIS Analysis

Talks

Interactive Maps

Workshops

Interactive Installations

GIS Analysis

Models and 3D Maps

Exhibitions

What we do:

We investigate social and environmental issues, using multimedia forms of evidence, research methods and publication. This includes analysing images and videos as evidence, creating maps and 3D models to investigate, and designing animated presentations and interactive tools.

Who we work for:

We make high-tech multimedia investigations into social and environmental conditions accessible to activists and campaigners. We translate technical data, uncover corporate secrecy and design intuitive tools for public organising and policy change.

Highlights:

Feedback:

“Fantastically useful!”
George Monbiot

"There are six times as many outdoor ads in the most deprived areas of England as there are in the least deprived. Extraordinary new report by @adfreecities which shows how much advertising affects health and how it targets low income communities."
Dr Chris Van Tulleken, UCL

“What they've exposed really does speak to society's ethics, and therefore it's something that Parliamentarians must in all conscience properly engage with ... I think it's no overstatement to say that the issues with which this report deals are really a matter of life and death for all of us”
Caroline Lucas, former Green Party MP

“Meaningful change is possible, and this report shows why it is needed and how it can be done. It’s a must read.”
Professor Emma Boyland, Chair of Food Marketing and Child Health, University of Liverpool.

“I even had the opportunity to discuss the impact of intensive poultry farming on the River Wye, with Peter, one of the artists, whose work shows the sheer scale and horror of pollution from these farms.”
Kerry McCarthy MP

Materiality is a research and design collective organised by Peter Brooks and based in Bristol.

Multimedia Investigations

Research Projects

Design Projects

Related Projects*

Clients/Collaborators/Customers: