Art

Baltan Laboratories. Back to the Future: Natlab & the history of Electronic Music

The beginning of this year, after an intensive renovation and more then four decades of being closed, the historic former Philips Natlab building in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, opened its doors. The new Natlab houses three cultural organizations; a cult cinema, a film workspace and Baltan Laboratories; a lab for development and display of electronic arts.... READ MORE...

From their eyes. A conversation with Japanese authors: Kodama Kanazawa

How does new media art stand in the cultural landscape of Japan? Is new media art playing an active role in keeping Japanese people in a state of childish innocence as a way to protect their identity from further erosion? What is the role of the authors who are active in the field? I have been lucky enough to have the chance to ask them directly. I have here the honor and the pleasure to share with you my findings.... READ MORE...

afterglow: 27th transmediale, a nonlinear report

Commissioned works, performances, conferences, talks, and an Internet black market have spiced up afterglow, the 27th transmediale that has taken place between 29.01 and 02.02 as usual at Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin. Under the multiple meanings of the afterglow, and slogans such as “How do you feel today?” “Feel Healthy, Feel Fit”, the debate has rotated around the different approaches towards e-waste, cloud computing, surveillance, mining, big data, and whistle-blowers.... READ MORE...

Artefact Festival 2014

Artefact is STUK's (media art center in Leuven, Belgium - http://www.stuk.be/) annual arts festival, focusing on (visual) culture, current affairs and scientific challenges. The programme consists of an extensive thematical exhibition with international artists, and lectures and performances linked to the central theme - both at STUK and in the centre of Leuven. Next to that, STUK and Het Depot present an ingenious music line-up during a three-day music festival.... READ MORE...