Computing Art, Interviews, Series, Sónar
ALEIX FERNANDEZ, visual illusions for the digital era
Barcelona has always been a place for design and experimentation. Digital design and visual arts have flourished in the last 20 years, but more…
AI & A.Life, Contributors, Op & Ed
Moving Towards Augmented Art, by Rola Daniels
Augmented Reality (AR) is one of several technologies emerging for widespread use; culturally popularised to undoubtedly soon be woven into the fabric of everyday…
Discussion Panel: CRYPTIC 2017: Art and Science
CLOT Magazine will be collaborating with Neus Torres Tamarit and Ben Murray bringing a discussion panel on the subject of art, science, and technology, for…
Event: Dasha Rush + LCC at The Barbican
Last month Barbican brought us the UK premiere of two immersive audiovisual performances. An evening curated by Estela Oliva, who was presenting her new project…
Computing Art, News, Robotics & Kinetics
Post-event: Arte Robotica V1.0 DesignMorphine
DesignMorphine is a creative hub, promoting and supporting digital design through workshops, lectures, projects and explorations in the fields of architecture, design and arts….
AI & A.Life, Interviews, Sound
GREG FOX, new shapes of drumming
There is a certain type of drummer who has never seen eye to eye with technology. Rhythm and drum beats relate to something primal,…
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…
Redefining Failure in a Technologically Aided Era, by Jung In Jung
[Rebecca Lieberman, Mnemograph, 2016, Artificial Retirement Flux Factory, NYC. Photo credit: Jung In Jung] Herbert Marcuse wrote that the “technological rationalisation” of society and culture rejects…
Programme: The New Normal. Strelka Institute
Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design is an educational institution based in Moscow and founded in 2009. Since its inception, its core values…
BEAU WANZER, molecular biology and synths
It is not easy to find artists, especially musicians, with a scientific background and even less frequent, that they are trained as molecular biologists….
Curators, Interviews, Thinkers
DR CHARISSA N. TERRANOVA, writer and Professor of Aesthetic Studies
Dr. Charissa N. Terranova is a U.S. based writer and educator currently an Associate Professor of Aesthetic Studies at the Edith O’Donnell Institute of…
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…
Computing Art, Interviews, Sound, Unsound
EWA JUSTKA, enquiries into the materiality of sound and light
With one of the best live shows at the moment, Ewa Justka, a polish electronic and noise artist, is challenging audiences with her the…
Workshop: Arte Robotica V1.0 DesignMorphine
DesignMorphine is a creative hub for design through workshops, lectures, projects, and explorations in the field of architecture, design, and arts. Their goal is to provide…
Interviews, The CLOTcasts, Unsound
MARCEL WEBER (MFO), playing with the limits of perception
Marcel Weber better know as MFO is a renowned German lighting and visual artist. Marcel has been creating and directing audiovisual performances, installations, and…
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…
AI & A.Life, Computing Art, Series, Sónar
Sónar+D 2017: The Day After
Sónar’s 24th edition has, for another year, closed with great success. In terms of numbers at least, with 123,000 attendees – the highest in the…
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…