Audio & Visual, Interviews, Series, Sónar, The CLOTcasts, Unsound
MATMOS, the domesticity of concréte sounds
The American experimental electronic duo Matmos are M.C. Schmidt and Drew Daniel. Both artists are the main core of the outfit but they are…
Biofabricate, Design, Interviews, Series
GINKGO BIOWORKS, biology by design
Synthetic biology is believed to be one of our best chances to address some of the global issues of an expanding world population such as…
Audio & Visual, Interviews, Series, Sound, The CLOTcasts, Unsound
ROBERT LIPPOK & LILLEVAN, music from the glaciers
CLOT Magazine got the chance to talk to musician Robert Lippok and video artist and live performer Lillevan during 2016 edition of Unsound Festival: Dislocation…
ÓSCAR MARTÍN, sounds born out of algorithms and microorganisms
Óscar Martín is a sound artist and programmer working in the field of generative art. Typically, generative works are systems that, when set in…
Architectures, Biofabricate, Design, Interviews
DUMOLAB*, fabricating a path to sustainable product design
Architect and Bio-practitioner Laia Mogas-Soldevila is at the forefront of developing tools that incorporate biology into the fabrication process. Her research studio, DumoLab*, a…
Audio & Visual, Curators, Interviews, Series, The CLOTcasts, Unsound
KRISTEN GALLERNEAUX, on sonic sounds
Media historian and artist Kristen Gallerneaux is the Curator of Communications and Information Technology at The Henry Ford Museum (Detroit, USA), where she takes…
DR BEN WOODARD, Philosopher
During German Romanticism (the dominant intellectual movement in the philosophy, the arts, and the culture of German-speaking countries in the late-18th and early 19th centuries)…
AI & A.Life, Interviews, Sound
EDUARDO MIRANDA, deciphering the possibilities of machine-made creativity
What do you imagine it is to be a composer working at the intersection of music, computing and biology? Professor Eduardo R. Miranda’s work takes…
PINAR YOLDAS, post-human biology and ecology
Pinar Yoldas is one of those artists that makes you question the future and what it might entail. Her work draws on her cross-disciplinary…
Biomedia, Computing Art, Interviews, Key Artists
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…
Body Sculptures, Interviews, Key Artists
STELARC, examining ideas around the obsolescence of the human body
Professor Stelarc, Distinguished Research Fellow at the School of Design and Art at Curtin University Perth, Australia, does not need an introduction. When he…
ASVOFF, Body Sculptures, Interviews, Series
NEIL HARBISSON, viewing colour through a spectrum of sound waves
What happens if we alter the traditional methods of sensing by adding an extra sense? What changes if we extend our perception and abilities…
KAROLINA FERENC, new ways for human-nonhuman engagement
What does it mean to be an emotional creature? How do we reconcile the prevailing human-centered design mindset with non-humans? Can lichens love? For…
Biofabricate, Design, Interviews, Series
JAMES CARNES, VP Strategy Creation & Lead for Open Source adidas Group
Massive hunting, fishing, agriculture, brought to scale by the industrial revolution and technological advances, have altered the environment and the atmosphere. Human beings have polluted…
Audio & Visual, Interviews, Series, The CLOTcasts, Thinkers, Unsound
JOHANNES KLABBERS, on posthumanist therapy
Johannes Klabbers is an Australian writer and posthumanist therapist living and working in The Netherlands. This year, he served as the ‘resident therapist’ at…
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…
ROBERTINA ŠEBJANIČ, reflecting on the cohabitation with other species
Ljubljana-based intermedia artist Robertina Šebjanič might be one of the most interdisciplinary artists of our times. She is co-founder and active member of Theremidi…
ASVOFF, Digital Culture, Interviews, Series
MELISSA COLEMAN, new technologies applied to fashion
‘I’m constantly trying to reframe the field of electronic textiles by asking myself what does this technology mean and what is it capable of…
SEAN ROGG, The Waldorf Project
The Waldorf Project’s Chapter 3/FUTURO ended last week after 27 sold out performances. For those that have been lucky to attend this intense, immersive,…