Exhibition: TBA21 – Tidalectics
Seas and oceans, and the strange creatures that they sustain life in, have fascinated human beings for thousand of years but at the same time…
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…
FERRAN ADRIA, sublime food deconstruction
“From time to time, Catalan good sense closes its eyes dnd lets things be”i Nicolau M. Rubió i Tudurí (Prologue to Viatges d’Alí Bei, 1932)…
On the question of Interspecies Creativity
In February 2017, CLOT Magazine in collaboration with LASER Leonardo, organised a roundtable discussion on ‘Interspecies Creativity’. The idea came out after our talk…
AI & A.Life, Computing Art, Op & Ed
ICCMR and Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival Voice 2.0
Computing technology is nowadays present in all aspects of music. For some, like Professor Eduardo R. Miranda, understanding the relationship between musical creativity and computing…
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…
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…
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…
SIMON PARK, the art of revealing microbial life
Dr Simon Park, a bacteriologist by training, creates artistic works using the natural creativity of these powerful microorganisms. Park, a senior lecturer in Molecular Biology…
BIOFABRICATE 2016: The Day After
BIOFABRICATE is the annual conference that brings together critical thinking and design to challenge both what we know and how we use materials. The…
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…
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….
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…
Audio & Visual, Biomedia, Short Films
CellF in Sydney
Guy Ben-Ary’s dream was to become a rock star. How he found his path to stardom? He decided to built the world’s first neural synthesiser…
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…
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…
THOUGHT COLLIDER, everything in nature has a purpose and is cyclical
A theme continuing to weave through the work of Thought Collider, the experimental critical art and design duo, Mike Thompson and Susana Cámara Leret, examines…
Biomedia, Interviews, Key Artists
MARTA DE MENEZES, creating artworks that literally live and die
The work of visual artist and curator Marta De Menezes, who creates artworks that literally live and die, combines both biology and art. Menezes, crossing…
WHITEFEATHER, biomanufacturing and new ways of thinking
The creative universe of interdisciplinary Canadian artist and researcher WhiteFeather encompasses life sciences and engineering to create cutting-edge projects using materials such as human…
NINA SELLARS, shaping our understanding of the human body
The creative universe of Nina Sellars, artist and researcher based in Australia, lies in the heart of science, humanities and art. Sellars utilizes the…