Computing Art, Interviews, Sound
RALF BAECKER, revealing the mechanisms of computation
Ralf Baecker is a German artist and programmer, working at the interface of art, science and technology. Ralf Baecker studied media art at Cologne’s Academy…
AI & A.Life, Digital Culture, Interviews
LAUREN McCARTHY, the coder among the wild beasts
Of all the things that drive people to technology and coding, the most common reason, I’ve come to learn, is their own humanity. Lauren McCarthy…
AI & A.Life, Digital Culture, News
Editor’s Pick: ‘Bloemenveiling’ by Anna Ridler and David Pfau
Entangled Realities: Living With Artificial Intelligence is an international group exhibition hosted at HeK (House of Electronic Arts Basel), an interdisciplinary art institution dedicated to…
Exhibition: ‘Claude Heiland-Allen’ at Chalton Gallery London
Claude Heiland-Allen exhibition consists of diverse works such as digital prints, Pure-data sound works, and different audio-visual, multimedia, and interactive installations. The artist works using…
Exhibition: ‘World of Light’ by Migration, Los Angeles
Migration is an L.A based creative institution specialised in experimental sensorial events, influenced by technology, art and sound. One of their latest exhibits ‘‘World of…
Computing Art, Digital Culture, News
Exhibition and program: ‘The New Alphabet’ at HKW
Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) in Berlin is presenting a new exhibition and research program. After the long-term projects The Anthropocene Project (2013–2015)…
Exhibition: ‘Machines Are Not Alone’ at Kontejner
Kontejner is a non-profit NGO founded in 2002 in Zagreb (Croatia). Since its inception Kontejner has engaged in organisation art festivals and curational work…
AI & A.Life, Biomedia, Interviews
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…
Interviews, Sónar, The CLOTcasts
KENRIC MCDOWELL, bringing together humans and machines
Machine learning – a method of data analysis that automates analytical model building, or the science of getting computers to act without being explicitly…
NORIMICHI HIRAKAWA, the juxtaposition between human imagination and coding
Looking at the artwork datum from 2017 by Japanese media artist Norimichi Hirakawa, the viewer is presented with an audiovisual installation consisting of a…
HENRY DRIVER, digital image or physical surface?
Technology is evolving fast, and we can only wonder whether we are able to adapt quickly or predict the implications of its exponential growth…
Computing Art, Interviews, Series, Sónar
ABSOLUTE RELATIVE, how our senses are linked to reality
How are our senses linked to reality? Can we trust our senses? How does our brain parse out contradictory sensory information? Exploring these questions…
ASVOFF, Interviews, Robotics & Kinetics
NEIL MENDOZA, on the relationship human beings have with technology
In the video accompanying the artwork Fish Hammer, a small goldfish – dubbed Smashie by UK-born, New media artist Neil Mendoza – can be…
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…
FLORENCE TO, tailoring the space with light and shapes
Textile design graduate Florence To creates architectural designs in space using light and shapes as the fabrics for her creations. As she grew interested…
Exhibition: Ryoji Ikeda π, e, ø
A new exhibition by Japan’s leading electronic composer and visual artist Ryoji Ikeda at Almine Rech Gallery in London. His performances and exhibitions…
Computing Art, Interviews, Series, Sónar
SOLOMON ROGERS, a tangible world of speculative fictions
Affordable and easily available Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) are starting to become more than a plausible possibility, with reports estimating 56 million VR…
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…
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…
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…