ANASTASIA PISTOFIDOU, gesturing between ourselves and the natural world
When Anastasia Pistofidou* moved from Greece to Spain in 2010 to study at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC), she already had…
CHRISTA SOMMERER & LAURENT MIGNONNEAU, questioning life at different levels
Christa Sommerer & Laurent Mignonneau are not only internationally renowned media artists but also pioneering names in media art(s) culture(s) scene. Their works have…
Body Sculptures, Interviews, Scout & Trends
OLEG DOU, a concatenation of bodily possibilities
Oleg Dou’s photographs and sculptures are often described as grotesque and repulsive, but the unsettling nature of his heavily edited photographic portraits derives from…
Interviews, Robotics & Kinetics, Sónar
NICOLE L’HUILLIER, playing music in zero gravity conditions
One week after receiving a degree in architecture with maximum distinction from the University of Chile, in search of novel creative inspiration, Nicole L’Huillier…
SUSAN ROGERS, discovering new ways of creating sounds
Susan Rogers is the director of the Berklee Music Perception and Cognition Laboratory in Boston. But before that, she became famous as one of the…
Interviews, Scout & Trends, Sound
MICHAEL BEGG, sounds of daily life that lurk just beneath the surface
Michael Begg is quick to cite his sources. Talking about the wells of inspiration for his work, he credits a stranger on a train,…
Biomedia, Interviews, Scout & Trends
LUIZ ZANOTELLO, the digital is now more material than ever
Berlin-based Brazilian new media artist and designer Luiz Zanotello has been applying his background in design and technology into his practice-based artistic research and…
BENJAMIN H. BRATTON, director of The New Normal at Strelka Institute
Benjamin Bratton is the author of two essential books that help us understand the dominating effects of technology in a post/late-modernity: Dispute Plan to Prevent…
Design, Interviews, Scout & Trends
LOUIS ALDERSON-BYTHELL, a dichotomy of inspiration with biology and fashion design
Fashion: a reflection of our times, politics, showcase of individuality. Follow it or not, fashion is inescapable for the mere fact that everyone wears…
YANN NOVAK, ambiental explorations of sound and light
Listening to a Yann Novak composition is akin to sitting in Pacific Northwest rainfall. Whispers of field recordings and modular synthesizers gently percolate the atmosphere,…
Design, Interviews, Scout & Trends
HELENE STEINER, manipulating the natural world
At this particular moment, Helene Steiner is the CCO of Cell-Free Technology, a company that makes biocomputers capable of sequencing and analyzing DNA, which she…
Computing Art, Interviews, Scout & Trends
MARCUS VOLZ, an insight into the generative art debate
Generative art refers to the use of an autonomous system to produce artwork. Hence, such a system can either be the creator of the work…
Biofabricate, Design, Interviews, Series
RICHARD BECKETT, challenging the aesthetics of human structures and objects
Richard Beckett is a London-based architect and designer, and co-founder of BiotA Lab and Syn.De.Bio (Synthetic Design Biotopes) where his creativity has nourished with…
TONY ROLANDO, and the new wave of modular synthesis
There was a point a decade ago where the ubiquity of the onstage glowing apple caused something to crack in the electronic musician. The…
CHRIS CHEUNG (h0nh1m), dark atoms and liquid luminescence
Chris Cheung (h0nh1m) harnesses chaotic matter within the architectural constraints of his installations and audiovisual performances. The Hong Kong-based artist and designer is influenced…
Computing Art, Digital Couture, Interviews, Scout & Trends
KOHEI NAWA, exploring the artistic potential of surfaces
Kyoto-based Japanese artist Kohei Nawa has continuously explored the potentials of different surfaces with the use of various mediums and materials such as glass…
Computing Art, Interviews, Scout & Trends
NAGAMI DESIGN, crossing borders beyond imagination
Many know Ávila as small medieval town in the west of Spain known the world over for its iconic Romanesque walls. Now, Ávila will also…
Interviews, Scout & Trends, Sound
NELO AKAMATSU, meditave studies of water and sound
When experiencing the installations of Nelo Akamatsu, one might be gently overcome by a very delicate, physical sense of calmness. The artist incorporates Japanese…
MARIANA PESTANA & RORY HYDE, ‘The Future Starts Here’
The Future Starts Here is the new major exhibition coming to the V&A Museum (London) this spring 2018. The Future Starts Here explores groundbreaking technologies…
RICHARD SKELTON, musical invocations of meditative landscapes
Nature’s cycles of life and decay are a fascinating subject. And interruptions in these processes are even more intriguing. At a young age, I…