Sebastian Kite (b. 1986, London, British-German) lives and works in France. His practice explores the intersection of art, architecture and music, creating immersive environments that make visible the invisible emotive structures of human experience. Through sculpture, installation and public art at an architectural scale, he transforms familiar sites into places of quiet intensity, shared reflection and gentle disruption.
Drawing on elemental materials alongside contemporary technologies, Kite shapes light, sound, kinetics, performance, time and space into vessels for active contemplation, where perception becomes the medium and participation the catalyst. His installations blur the boundaries between inner and outer worlds, material and immaterial, tracing memory, presence and impermanence. Each work acts as a mirror for life, inviting both intimate introspection and collective consciousness in fleeting moments of heightened awareness.
Collaboration is central to Kite's creative process, working closely with choreographers, composers and filmmakers to create dynamic multi-sensory experiences. His work has been exhibited internationally at renowned venues including MEMENTO (France), Import Projects (Berlin), Saatchi Gallery and South Kiosk (London), Wanås Konst (Sweden), Arsenale (Venice), Kyiv (Ukraine) and Phoenix (Arizona), as well as unconventional off-site locations.
With a background in architecture from The Glasgow School of Art and Westminster School of Architecture, Kite's spatial understanding deeply informs his transformative installations. He co-founded the installation agency Kite & Laslett (2010-2013), served as Head of Design at Jotta Studio (2014-2017) and has taught at The Bartlett UCL and Westminster School of Architecture.
In recognition of his artistic achievements, Kite received the Royal British Society of Sculptors Bursary Award in 2015, LIT Award 2019 and the International Light Organisation Artist Award in 2024. In 2019, he established Studio SK, a creative platform translating his artistic vision across cultural and commercial realms.
Team
Artist Sebastian Kite
Managing Director Phoebe Smith
Creative Technologist Nathan Marcus
Managing Director Phoebe Smith
Creative Technologist Nathan Marcus
Selected projects and exhibitions
Sudden Rupture — The Mirror Falls
Schemerlicht Festival, The Netherlands, 2025
Inner, Outer, Other
MEMENTO, Espace Départemental Art Contemporain, Auch, France, 2025
Inner, Outer, Other
LUNA 25, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, 2025
Inner, Outer, Other
Klanglicht, Graz, Austria, 2022
Beacon
Public art commission for Unit.City, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2019
Inner Outer Other
Immersive installation, EVI Lichtungen, Hildesheim, Germany, 2020
Horizons
Finalist, Aesthetica Art Prize, York Art Gallery, UK, 2019
Horizons
.OBJ, National Design & Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland, 2018
We will meet in the place where there is no darkness (PART II)
Art Night, London, UK, 2018
The Green Ray
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, 2018
Continuum II
Arte Laguna, Arsenale, Venice, Italy, 2018
Continuum
Saatchi Gallery, London, 2017
We will meet in the place where there is no darkness
South Kiosk, London, UK 2017
Hue
Wanås Konst, Sweden, touring Berlin, London UK, 2015-16
Echelon
AC Institute, New York, USA, 2014
Orbit
Sonica Festival, Glasgow, UK, 2013
Vestige
The Design Museum, London, UK, 2013
Curious
Helmkehof, Hannover, Germany, 2013
Lichtspiel
Import Projects, Berlin, Germany, 2013
+-0
Postbahnhof, Berlin, Germany, 2012
Schemerlicht Festival, The Netherlands, 2025
Inner, Outer, Other
MEMENTO, Espace Départemental Art Contemporain, Auch, France, 2025
Inner, Outer, Other
LUNA 25, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, 2025
Inner, Outer, Other
Klanglicht, Graz, Austria, 2022
Beacon
Public art commission for Unit.City, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2019
Inner Outer Other
Immersive installation, EVI Lichtungen, Hildesheim, Germany, 2020
Horizons
Finalist, Aesthetica Art Prize, York Art Gallery, UK, 2019
Horizons
.OBJ, National Design & Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland, 2018
We will meet in the place where there is no darkness (PART II)
Art Night, London, UK, 2018
The Green Ray
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, 2018
Continuum II
Arte Laguna, Arsenale, Venice, Italy, 2018
Continuum
Saatchi Gallery, London, 2017
We will meet in the place where there is no darkness
South Kiosk, London, UK 2017
Hue
Wanås Konst, Sweden, touring Berlin, London UK, 2015-16
Echelon
AC Institute, New York, USA, 2014
Orbit
Sonica Festival, Glasgow, UK, 2013
Vestige
The Design Museum, London, UK, 2013
Curious
Helmkehof, Hannover, Germany, 2013
Lichtspiel
Import Projects, Berlin, Germany, 2013
+-0
Postbahnhof, Berlin, Germany, 2012
Confined
NEST, The Hague, The Netherlands, 2012
Restructured
St.George's Church, London, UK, 2012
Panoptic, Platform79 - the berlin project
Gerichtsgefängnis, Berlin, Germany, 2012
In Situ
The Belfry, St. John on Bethnal Green, London, UK, 2012
Enclosure
Hoxton Gallery, London, UK, 2011
Relay ‘A Leap In The Dark’
Testbed1, London, UK, 2011
Musarc
St. Bartholomew the Great, London, UK, 2010
Contact
Kite & Laslett Studio, London, UK, 2010
Candescence
Kite & Laslett Studio, London, UK, 2010
NEST, The Hague, The Netherlands, 2012
Restructured
St.George's Church, London, UK, 2012
Panoptic, Platform79 - the berlin project
Gerichtsgefängnis, Berlin, Germany, 2012
In Situ
The Belfry, St. John on Bethnal Green, London, UK, 2012
Enclosure
Hoxton Gallery, London, UK, 2011
Relay ‘A Leap In The Dark’
Testbed1, London, UK, 2011
Musarc
St. Bartholomew the Great, London, UK, 2010
Contact
Kite & Laslett Studio, London, UK, 2010
Candescence
Kite & Laslett Studio, London, UK, 2010
Forthcoming projects
Inner Time, 2026