Semiconductor make Sound Films which reveal our physical world in flux; cities in motion, shifting landscapes and systems in chaos. Since 1999 UK artists Ruth Jarman & Joseph Gerhardt have been exploring many processes of digital animation to produce experimental films and live animation. Central to these works is the role of sound, which becomes synonymous with the image, as it creates, controls and deciphers it; exploring resonance, through the natural order of things. Finely crafted digital work is combined with analogue processes that tailor the randomness and errors within computer systems as co-conspirator.

These works are exhibited in galleries, festivals, cinemas and biennials worldwide; in addition they are presented as surround sound installations. Recent exhibitions include; Venice Biennale; EMAF Germany, Lyon Museum of Modern Art; France and Inhabituel; Milan. Semiconductors latest contribution to the genre of live cinema is their dedicated live performance software Sonic Inc; a real-time 3D sculpting tool, where creations are realized by specific sound inputs and user interaction, producing dynamic audio-created and controlled environments on the fly. Recent performances include: Transmediale; (Berlin), Tate Britain (London) and Images Festival (Toronto).

Most recently, they have finished a fellowship at the Space Science Laboratories, UC Berkeley where they were making research for future art work.