Computing Art, Interviews, Sónar
TARIK BARRI, a journey of sound and light
Since he was a kid, programmer and audiovisual artist Tarik Barri knew what he loved: telling computers what to do. Barely aware that programming…
Computing Art, Interviews, Series, Sónar
ABSOLUTE RELATIVE, how our senses are linked to reality
How are our senses linked to reality? Can we trust our senses? How does our brain parse out contradictory sensory information? Exploring these questions…
Computing Art, Interviews, Sound, Unsound
EWA JUSTKA, enquiries into the materiality of sound and light
With one of the best live shows at the moment, Ewa Justka, a polish electronic and noise artist, is challenging audiences with her the…
Computing Art, News, Scout & Trends
Programme: alt.barbican
Barbican and The Trampery have launched alt.barbican, an arts accelerator that will encompass work across artificial intelligence, radio manipulation, wearable tech and more. They…
FLORENCE TO, tailoring the space with light and shapes
Textile design graduate Florence To creates architectural designs in space using light and shapes as the fabrics for her creations. As she grew interested…
Computing Art, Interviews, Series, Sónar
SOLOMON ROGERS, a tangible world of speculative fictions
Affordable and easily available Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) are starting to become more than a plausible possibility, with reports estimating 56 million VR…
Computing Art, CTM/transmediale, Series, Sound
CTM 2017: The Day After
Fear:[noun] an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful, or bad that is happening…
Biomedia, Computing Art, Interviews
DREW BERRY, molecular visual appeal
Molecular and cell biology are disciplines that seek to understand biological processes at molecular and cellular levels. When it comes to explaining these mechanisms,…
Computing Art, Interviews, Sónar
TEAMLAB, digital art transcending boundaries
teamLab is a Japanese collective and creative group that aims to blur the boundaries between art, science, technology and creativity, through co-creative activities. This…
Computing Art, Interviews, Series, Sónar
SERGI JORDÀ, leading the team that invented the ReacTable
We met Sergi Jordà on a cold and sunny winter day last March in Barcelona. And while we shared thoughts about common interests, careers…
Biomedia, Computing Art, Interviews
THERESA SCHUBERT, unfolding human existence in relation to other life forms
Generative art is the kind of art created with the use of a (generally) non-human autonomous system which can independently determine features of the art…
KODE9, devoiding of content an empty circle
Steve Goodman (better known as Kode9) is an artist, DJ and founder of the influential record label Hyperdub. Born in Glasgow and resident in London,…
Computing Art, Interviews, Series, Sónar
LAWRENCE LEK, building enigmatic and paradoxical spaces
Lawrence Lek is a German-born, Malaysian-Chinese artist that creates speculative architectural scenarios and uncanny simulations. He builds enigmatic and paradoxical spaces, using gaming software,…
Computing Art, Interviews, Scout & Trends
HANNA HAASLAHTI, on gestalt psychology and computer vision
Hanna Haaslahti is a media artist based in Helsinki (Finland). With a background in photography and set design, her work encompasses interactive installations, projections…
RYOICHI KUROKAWA, digitally colliding with all the senses
Synesthesia is a neurological phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second one. Synesthetes can…
Computing Art, Interviews, Sound
ROBERT HENKE, digging deep into the limits of sound and space
Thinking about who is at the forefront of exploring the nature and potentiality of sound and sensory spaces and Robert Henke is one of…