Video After the Tube
Gary Hill, 58, is a leading figure in contemporary art. His work is a touchstone in the history of media art. Born in California, he has been developing video projects since the 1970s.In…
Writing
Just What Is It that Makes Today’s Delusions So Different, So Appealing? (Factoría)
¿QUÉ ES LO QUE HACE A LOS ESPEJISMOS DE HOY TAN DIFERENTES, TAN ATRACTIVOS? is the title of the inaugural exhibition at Factoría (Santiago de Compostela, Spain). I am participating with…
We Must De-template
“Interface Design for Reprogramming Uses: We Must De-template” is the workshop I am running today at IxDA 09 - South America. In the workshop, I discuss projects proposing critical and…
From a critique of use to the critical use of media
Yesterday, at the Digital Culture Forum, I presented some ideas about what I consider the conditions for digital art’s existence. Daniel Hora published such a good summary of my talk that I…
A 2.0 Tribute to Mr. Turing
In the same week that Andrew Keen came to Brazil to launch his "The Cult of the Amateur", a book discussing how Web 2.0 has been destroying Western culture and values, distributed…
Technological Aesthetics
A recurring question in debates on digital art: the role of technology in the creative process and in the work itself.Some say technology is merely a tool, a means of achieving the desired…
Fast/Slow_Scapes
Fast/Slow_Scapes is a series of videos always captured inside a moving vehicle [cars, taxis, boats, trains, and buses] and with different mobile phone models. These videos are based on…