Digital Bubbling?

English: In my days in São Paulo, I took the opportunity to see the eighteenth edition of FILE São Paulo 2017 (International Festival of Electronic Language). This is a festival known in the São Paulo art circuit, because of its price (free) and its location (in the middle of the Paulista Avenue). Its proposal is…

Hands on VR AR

English: Within the 2017 Low Residency program, we had a day focused on new practical experiences with workshops in different areas: video mapping, letterpress, Black on White photograms, among others. I chose a theme that has enchanted me with its various artistic possibilities, but which at the same time brings many critical questions to me.…

Alice’s Cabinet

English: “The creative act is not performed by the artist alone; the spectator brings the work in contact with the external world by deciphering and interpreting its inner qualifications and thus adds his contribution to the creative act.” Marcel Duchamp, April 1957 Just before I faced the adventure of returning to London I had the…

Weaving Technology

English:  In wanderings in Sao Paulo, I came across a wonderful lecture on Body, Fashion, and Technology, by the Brazilian artist Ricardo O’ Nascimento. It Interestingly Ricardo does not have an artistic past, he is graduated in International Relations and had the will to become a diplomat. Life had led him to work in the exhibition…

Have fun getting LOST

English: Art in the digital environment elusive taxonomies   At our last meeting, Jonathan bombarded us with information about possible organizations, taxonomies related to digital in the context of contemporary art. The act of making art  in a digital environment. To me, it was as if I had stepped into a parallel universe. I had just…

Björk Digital

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJg_tPB0Nu0 English: After talking and reflect a lot about virtual reality (VR) I went to see Bjork Digital exhibition at Somerset House in London. The exhibition was focused on videos by Bjork and virtual reality immersion.I admit that I have many criticisms of this "buzz" of virtual reality and have written some things here on the blog…

The Lumen Prize 2016

English: Online the Gallery in 2016 In the constant attempt to understand how art and technology relates in the English scene in 2016, I came across The Lumen Prize, an annual competition which began in 2013, and is focused on the celebration of the best in digital art. This award helps to understand art and technology…