Jean-Paul Fourmentraux explores art and digital disobedience in “antiDATA”
French socio-anthropologist and digital art critic Jean-Paul Fourmentraux talks about techno-critical hacktivism through his recent book "antiDATA: digital disobedience".
Interview
Plant Teachers, Radical Social Distancing and Falling Skies: Interview with Jeremy Narby
Jeremy Narby, the worldwide-known author of ‘The Cosmic Serpent’ (1998) is releasing a new book this year, ‘Plant Teachers - Tobacco and Ayhuasca’. Interview.
NØ SCHOOL NEVERS, Covid edition: “meeting and exchanging in real space”
Initiated by artists Benjamin Gaulon and Dasha Ilina, Nø School is a conceptually alternative anti-school spanning two weeks of talks, workshops and other activities in Nevers, France.
Stefan Shankland documents the inexorable mutation of the world
From the heart of the waste processing plant in Ivry-sur-Seine outside Paris, Stefan Shankland has been documenting perpetual and inexorable mutations.
Post Growth: The Biosphere’s Work and The Solar Salary (2/2)
Since 2018, DISNOVATION.ORG’s Post Growth project puts into critical perspective the imbrications between growth mechanisms and contemporary ecosystemic crises. Part 2.
Dr. Adriana Knouf aims for transgender space travelling
Adriana Knouf will be the ART4MED artist in residency at Waag Society in Amsterdam in 2021. Tonya Sudiono from Waag asks her questions to know who is she, where did she come from (hint: outer space) and what is she planning to do at Waag?
MakersXchange: meet Liliana Pereira at ESCAPE, Estúdio de cerâmica in Santo Tirso, Portugal
The first series of online exchanges of the MakersXchange program just finished. UPTEC takes the opportunity to discuss with Liliana Pereira, a ceramic artist and founder of ESCAPE – Estúdio de cerâmica, a space dedicated to handmade ceramics, and get her insights on maker culture.
Post Growth: a Toolkit for Radical Transitions (1/2)
Since 2018, DISNOVATION.ORG’s Post Growth project puts into critical perspective the imbrications between growth mechanisms and contemporary ecosystemic crises. Part 1: Toolkit.
“To become a live coder you need to practice, practice, practice”: interview with Giovanni Mori
Makery met with Giovanni Mori, author of 'Live Coding? What does it mean?', an ethnographical survey on an innovative improvisational approach (Arcane, 2020).
Metamorphosis: ELEKTRA/BIAN channels virtual worlds and video games in Montreal
In June 2020, Elektra presented a hybrid biennial that hovered between virtual and real spaces in both Montreal and Seoul.
Modelling for Mutual Aid: Maggie Kane on how DIY community organizations can survive during the pandemic
Maggie Kane, is interviewed by curator and critic Régine Debatty about systems of mutual aid, her work with Free99Fridge, and the upcoming class Modelling for Mutual Aid.
Making Magtronics in Swelovenia: Interview with MAG & Mika
Not to be outdone by the ongoing pandemic, which had already twice canceled their original 2020 artist co-residency in Slovenia, experimental musician MAG and e-textile designer Mika came together this winter to create their own intimate Feral Lab residency in the Swedish countryside.
Evelina Domnitch and Dmitry Gelfand explore exotic physical phenomena
Evelina Domnitch and Dmitry Gelfand explore the increasingly intimate relationship between artistic visions and emerging scientific theories and discoveries.
Makers’ Mobility: Samuel Kalika about Critical Concrete
MakersXchange examines mobility programs for makers to better understand their needs for a future pilot program. New interview with Samuel Kalifa, the founder of Critical Concrete in Porto.
Hackers & Designers: Anja Groten on makers’ mobility
MakersXchange examines mobility programs for makers to better understand their needs for a future pilot program. Encounter with Anja Groten, co-founder of Hackers & Designers in Amsterdam.
Makers’ Mobility: interview with Stephen Kovats from r0g Agency
MakersXchange examines mobility programs for makers to better understand their needs for a future pilot program. New interview with Stephen Kovats from r0g_agency for open culture and critical transformation.
MakersXchange: meet Karim Asry from Espacio Open, Bilbao
MakersXchange examines mobility programs for makers to better understand their needs for a future pilot program. Here we meet Karim Asry, creative director at Espacio Open in Bilbao, Spain.
Vulca and makers’ mobility: Interview with Alexandre Rousselet
MakersXchange examines mobility programs for makers to better understand their needs for a future pilot program. Interview with Alexandre Rousselet from Vulca association.
Thierry M’Baye on makers’ mobility: “There is often a problem of equity in European projects”
MakersXchange: meet Thierry M’Baye, founder of m.e.u.h/Lab, musician, artist and community facilitator for makers and social entrepreneurs in Roubaix, France and Belgium.
Forms Of Ownership: Interview with Vienne Chan and Boris Oicherman
The Rencontres Internationales Monde-s Multiple-s was is held online from November 13 to December 6. Interview with Vienne Chan and Boris Oicherman from The Forms of Ownership.