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…
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…
Architectures, Interviews, Scout & Trends
SOLVEIG SETTEMSDAL, studies in sculptural fluidity
dune The fascination with fluidity and the potential and transience of materials came to Norwegian visual artist Solveig Settemsdal as a dream. A…
Interviews, Scout & Trends, Sound
PETE SAVILLE & VIK GUDI, maths, sound and sculpture
“We tried to make a record label that was art-focused”, that was the starting point of Re·search, a new experimental music record label…
Biomedia, Interviews, Scout & Trends
ANI LIU, navigating the divergent connections between art and science
Issues related to women’s reproductive health rights, like birth control and abortion regardless of religion, culture or socioeconomic levels are some of the most issues…
Biomedia, Interviews, Scout & Trends
NEUS TORRES TAMARIT, making art about genetics
Neus Torres Tamarit is an artist and art director that explores the interaction between art and genetics. Her aim is to evoke curiosity and…
Interviews, Scout & Trends, Sound
FOUL-UP with Beastie Respond and Eva Papamargariti
Foul-up: [noun] an occasion when something is spoiled by a stupid mistake -English Oxford Dictionary Mistakes often have a significant influence on…
Design, Interviews, Scout & Trends
AIWU, exploring a future society driven by technology
Ruiheng Sun, as known as AIWU, holds two BE degrees; one in Facility Agricultural Science and Engineering, and the other in Industry Design (Hohai University,…
Computing Art, Interviews, Scout & Trends
COMMON TASK, a cybernetic Russian eutopia
This November marks the 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution, the overthrow of the Provisional Government in Russia and the installation of the first…
Biomedia, Interviews, Scout & Trends
AMANDA BAUM & ROSE LEAHY, a view on multispecies experience
I came across the work of Amanda Baum and Rose Leahy for the first time last year in Barcelona. We did not have a…
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…
Event: WHIST
Sigmund Freud described three levels of the mind: conscious mind (all the mental processes of which we are aware), preconscious mind (feelings and thoughts…
Exhibition: Mycohive: Telling the Bees, Shrouding the Soil
In Mycohive: Telling the Bees, Shrouding the Soil Amanda Baum & Rose Leahy explore how human rituals can trigger and help remediate symbiotic relationships…
Biomedia, Interviews, Scout & Trends
REN RI, investigating the relationship between bees and humanity
Ren Ri is a Beijing-based biomedia artist and beekeeper whose work investigates the relationship between humanity and nature. While Ri now considers himself more…
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…
Biomedia, Interviews, Scout & Trends
ROB St JOHN, experimenting with stillness and emergence
Human impact has caused mass extinctions of animal and plant species and altered the environment in such a way that, according to a paper published…
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…
Design, Interviews, Scout & Trends
SARAH DAHER, sending messages through the air by releasing chemical molecules
Interdisciplinary designer Sarah Daher explores the relationships between humans, nature and technology and imagines future scenarios in which humans in which humans will engage with…