More and more voices are warning us of the growing importance of water on our planet, faced with the threat of future scarcity and the increasingly devastating effects of pollution arising from human activity, which ultimately affects all forms of life on Earth. A variety of initiatives have come up in recent months that seek to encourage reflection and...
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From the beginning of February until 22 June 2014, the art centre La Panacée de Montpellier is hosting an exhibition of the collection Dernières Nouvelles de l’Éther. Commissioned by Franck Bauchard and Sébastien Pluot, this ambitious display gathers the work of almost forty artists, including historically acclaimed personalities such as Marcel...
Leer másThe Genesis of VIDA: Interview with Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Widely recognised in the international contemporary art scene for his spectacular interactive installations in public spaces as well as his more intimate works that create dialogues with the viewer from a single screen, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer is one of the visionary artists who promoted the creation of the VIDA 2.0 competition in 1999. Alongside Susie...
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To celebrate 15 years of the Awards, the Espacio Fundación Telefónica will launch an exposition and a series of workshops and activities for all types of audiences: – Exposition of VIDA Awards 15.0 The Espacio Fundación Telefónica will show the winning pieces from the International VIDA Contest 15.0.from 12 March to 20 April. Up until...
Leer másMedia Archaeology and Artificial Life: an Interview with Andrés Burbano
In 2010, the Colombian artists and researchers Andrés Burbano and Solen Kiratli received an Incentive to Latin American Production in VIDA 13.0 for New Dunites, an archaeological and artistic research project that is rescuing the remains of a major Hollywood production from the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes in California. Since then, the project has spurred on...
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