NURIT BAR-SHAI, changing what we know about bacteria
‘I was fascinated by the scientific methods of control setting, protocols and measurable situations versus spontaneous outcomes.’ says Nurit Bar-Shai, an interdisciplinary artist and…
ASVOFF, Digital Culture, Interviews, Series
KATIA VEGA, proposing novel ways of interacting with the world
When we think about cosmetics, the first words that come to our mind are lipstick, rouge, foundation, eyeshadow or mascara, to name just a few….
Interviews, Series, Sound, Unsound
TOM ELLARD, making music from heterotopic spaces
Tom Ellard is a multi-faceted Australian musician, media artist and researcher. In his own words, he’s ‘made jingles, soundtracks, muzak, hit singles, noise installations,…
Biomedia, Interviews, Key Artists
ANDREW PELLING, growing ears on apples
From unusual and extraordinary perspectives is how projects get started in the laboratory of Andrew Pelling, a place where the highest values are curiosity…
ASVOFF, Digital Culture, Interviews, Series
MARINA CASTÁN, translating signs and symbols into a new e-language
Designer and researcher Marina Castán has been always interested in ‘how design can bring [smart] technology to society in a meaningful way’. From Barcelona…
ASVOFF, Digital Culture, Interviews, Series
RICARDO O’NASCIMENTO, sensorial experiences through digital interaction
To bring about sensorial experiences through digital interaction: that’s one of the main creative aims of Ricardo O’Nascimento. An artist and researcher in the…
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…
ASVOFF, Body Sculptures, Interviews, Series
VIKTORIA MODESTA, body architectures and new paradigms
If we would have had to choose only one word to define Viktoria Modesta, a Latvian-born English singer-songwriter, and bionic artist, it would be…
YOLANDE HARRIS, techno-intuition and sonic consciousness
Yolande Harris, is a composer, visual artist and academic, who aims to reinterpret from a post-humanist perspective the techno-ecological spaces we are meant to…
Interviews, Series, Sónar, Sound
MARTIN MESSIER, electroacoustic music by objects and bodies
As electronic technology impact on music becomes more prominent, we wonder if we are aware where sounds derive from; especially those from the natural…
JANA WINDEREN, haunting a palette of deep sea sounds
Seas and oceans, and the strange creatures that they sustain life in have fascinated human beings for thousand of years. And some people have…
Biomedia, Interviews, Key Artists
ORON CATTS, confronting and re-evaluating what life is
Reflections into materiality of life, the core of existence itself, has been the creative motor of Oron Catts* (along with his partner and main collaborator…
Biomedia, CTM/transmediale, Interviews
NATHAN THOMPSON, exploring the relationship between man and robots
One of the most exciting moments as a cell biologist probably is when, for the first time, you see through the microscope lenses, cardiac…
AI & A.Life, Biomedia, Interviews
ANDY GRACIE, into the relationships between the arts and the sciences
An experiment is a set of procedures performed to prove a theory but for visual artist Andy Gracie is not only an act of…
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…
Interviews, Key Artists, Series, Sound, Unsound
CHRIS WATSON, making audible the inaudible
I came across the work of Chris Watson when first introduced to his glacier recordings (1). I was immediately fascinated. These peculiar sounds had…
Biomedia, Interviews, Key Artists
VICTORIA VESNA, understanding how humans interact with technologies
Leading artist Victoria Vesna, Ph.D., is Director of UCLA’s Art|Sci Center and Professor at the UCLA Department of Design | Media Arts and one…
Interviews, Robotics & Kinetics
ROBERT HENGEVELD, visions of the future of nature
Robert Hengeveld is a multi-media artist living and working in Toronto (Canada). Hengeveld is that kind of visual artist that not only tells…
Curators, Interviews, Thinkers
JENS HAUSER, writer and art curator
Art produced by the intersection with science, technology and new media arises from philosophical reflections and specific scientific research. But more importantly, the epistemiological…