Matt Clark to deliver creative Keynote at ISE 2026

BARCELONA: Integrated Systems Europe has announced British artist Matt Clark, founder of United Visual Artists, as the Creative Keynote speaker for ISE 2026, bringing a dose of imagination, curiosity and creative clarity to the global AV gathering.

Best known for turning light, code and sound into living, breathing environments, Clark will take the stage on Tuesday 3 February from 15:30 to 16:15 in Room CC4.1. His keynote, titled Hidden Order, promises a rare peek behind the scenes of one of Barcelona’s most anticipated cultural spectacles.

At the heart of the session is Casa Batlló, Gaudí’s ever-enchanting landmark, which becomes both canvas and collaborator in Clark’s latest façade mapping. Commissioned by Casa Batlló and created with UVA, Hidden Order will light up the building on 31 January and 1 February, just days before ISE opens its doors.

Now in its fifth year, Casa Batlló’s annual mapping has grown into a much-loved public event, free for the city to enjoy. Clark’s contribution draws on Gaudí’s fascination with geometry and nature, pulling the building apart and stitching it back together through light, motion, sound and human movement. The result sits somewhere between abstraction and storytelling, where architecture seems to breathe and respond.

During his keynote, Clark will walk audiences through the full creative journey, from first sketches and research to prototyping, technical design and live delivery. He will show how limitations such as structure, scale and technology do not restrict creativity but shape it, turning constraints into catalysts.

The project does not stop at the façade. Hidden Order continues inside Casa Batlló as Beyond the Façade, a five-month exhibition opening on 31 January. Set within the building’s newly opened second-floor gallery, the installation invites visitors to step inside the creative process itself, reflecting on movement, time and the subtle dialogue between people and space.

Integrated Systems Events managing director Mike Blackman, said Clark’s work perfectly reflects the spirit of ISE 2026. “Matt’s ability to blend art, technology and human experience captures our theme, Push Beyond. This project challenges perceptions and encourages our industry to think more creatively about what is possible.”

Registration for ISE 2026 is now open. From bold ideas to unexpected inspiration, the event promises moments that surprise, provoke and perhaps even convert the casually curious into true believers.