As a result of the exhibition “Speculative Realities”, the V2 Institute for Unstable Media of Rotterdam has launched a free publication exploring the relevance of recent philosophical movements such as Object-Oriented Ontology and Speculative Realism in the visual arts and new media. The publication also reviews the works presented in the exhibition...
Leer másAnnouncement of the Matilde Pérez “Art and Digital Technologies 3.0” Competition
For the third year running, Fundación Telefónica and UNIACC are making a call for students and graduates of Chilean universities to take part in the Matilde Pérez “Art and Digital Technologies” Competition, with artistic projects involving digital and/or electronic technologies. The projects – either currently underway or already completed – can...
Leer másInternational Seminar on Artificial Life (2/3): Artificial Life and Synthetic Biology
On 15 and 16 November 2012, Espacio Fundación Telefónica’s auditorium hosted a meeting of experts who addressed, from different perspectives, the concept of artificial life and the challenges posed by contemporary research in fields such as robotics, synthetic biology and art. During the first part of this summary of the seminar, we examined Gusz...
Leer másAs Art Is Lifelike: Evolution, Art, and the Readymade. Nell Tenhaaf
The early development and current concerns of artificial life practices are outlined in relation to both biology and art. The pragmatic side of a-life is presented, together with a consideration of how it compares with the biological sciences and a description of its methodologies for studying nature through computer simulation. A-life is proposed here as a...
Leer másInterview with Paul Vanouse
Paul Vanouse has developed since 1990 a body of work that has explored the possibilities of emerging media, from interactive cinema and responsive installations to genetic experiments. In 2012 his work Ocular Revision, an installation that addresses the visualization of DNA and the current myths and beliefs surrounding genetic information, received the...
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