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“Post Growth”, the future of life on the planet

Redazione DigicultSeptember 16, 2020

iMal is happy to invite you for "Post Growth", an exhibition by DISNOVATION.ORG. This exhibition consists of six artworks that encourage us to challenge our dominant narratives about growth and progress, and explore the radical implications of a speculative economic model based on energy emitted by the Sun.... READ MORE...

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“Bodywork”, sixth and final exhibition of the series “Positions”

Redazione DigicultSeptember 9, 2020

Five intriguing artists will shine their light on the human body, each in their own distinctive way. Rather than regard the body as a natural entity, they consider it as a result of the culture in which it exists. The effect is humorous, hallucinatory, clinical and revelatory.... READ MORE...

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Call for Contributions: Ecomusicology Sounding Board’s section

Redazione DigicultJune 24, 2020

Deeply interdisciplinary, the field of ecomusicology is a branch of study exploring the various and complex nexus between people, nature and sounds. E... READ MORE...

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The Speculative Design of Immaculate Motherhood

Patricia de VriesJune 22, 2020

In the next five years, the artificial womb will become a medical reality. Ectogenesis, outside-the-womb gestation, is increasingly viable for human embryos. Will it lead to a feminist utopia, or is it the newest manifestation of an age-old male fantasy? This question has occupied the minds of feminists, science-fiction writers, artists and scientists for decades. Article by Patricia de Vries... READ MORE...

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Innovation in and for Europe: STARTS 2020 prize winners

Redazione DigicultJune 18, 2020

Science, Technology and arts (STARTS for short) limn a nexus at which insightful observers have identified extraordinarily high potential for innovation. And innovation is precisely what’s called for if we’re to master the social, ecological and economic challenges that Europe will be facing in the near future. In this STARTS Prize initiative, the European Commission’s focus is on projects and people that can make meaningful contributions to this effort.... READ MORE...

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The exhibition “Tomás Saraceno. Aria” (re)opens to the public

Redazione DigicultJune 8, 2020

Saraceno creates immersive works and participatory experiences that suggest a new way of living in our world by making connections to non‐human phenomena such as dust particles and plants. The exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi will stay open until 1 November 2020, with all the measures to contain the COVID-19 epidemic.... READ MORE...

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“The Botanical Mind Online”, a new online project about the significance of the plant kingdom to human life

Redazione DigicultMay 15, 2020

Humanity’s place in the natural order is under scrutiny as never before, held in a precarious balance between visible and invisible forces: from the microscopic threat of a virus to the monumental power of climate change. Camden Art Centre has launched this online programme of new artist commissions, podcasts, films, texts, images and audio, expanding on and enriching the ideas and issues informing the show.... READ MORE...

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Floraphilia. Revolution of plants”, a vision of nature

Redazione DigicultMay 8, 2020

The exhibition Floraphilia. Revolution of plants, at Temporary Gallery, frees the world of plants from the reactionary context of interior design magazines and eco-trends, revealing its emancipatory potential leading to social transformation.... READ MORE...

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“Critical Zones”: a multidimensional communication about the critical state of the Earth

Redazione DigicultMay 6, 2020

The exhibition Critical Zones about the critical state of the Earth now coincides with the coronavirus pandemic, evincing core questions of the ecological crisi... READ MORE...

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“Catharsis”, Jakob Kudsk Steensen’s new digital simulation

Redazione DigicultApril 29, 2020

The Serpentine presented "Catharsis" by Danish artist Jakob Kudsk Steensen as part of a global public art project, "CONNECT, BTS", a series of major art projects open free to the public in five cities on four continents initiated by South Korean pop group BTS.... READ MORE...

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Sarah Grant: Modeling Communication with Slime Mould

Selena SavicApril 8, 2020

As part of a short residency at the Institute for Experimental Design and Media Cultures, within the "Thinking Toys for Commoning" research project, artist and critical engineer Sarah Grant explored communication across the slime mould body with an interest in network topology and resource sharing. Article by Selena Savic... READ MORE...

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“Bodydrift – Anatomies of the Future”, an interactive exhibition

Redazione DigicultMarch 11, 2020

What does the future of the human body look like? In the exhibition Bodydrift – Anatomies of the Future, artists and designers explore the moral and technological boundaries of the body. Humans are improved, protected, made more attractive.... READ MORE...

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Algorithmic Imagery: Interview with Mike Tyka

Teresa RuffinoMarch 9, 2020

Mike Tyka is an artist and researcher with a PhD in Biophysics. In conversation with Teresa Ruffino he explains how, in his sculptural works, he expresses the arbitrary representation of molecules and how he started working with algorithms as an artistic tool describing his experience and vision for the future of this technology.... READ MORE...

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“The Habitat of Time”: our perception of life, societies and physical world

Redazione DigicultMarch 4, 2020

Announcing a new group exhibition curated by Julie Louise Bacon exploring the role of time as a medium in shaping human and morethan-human worlds, presented in the context of her current residency as associate curator at Arts Catalyst.... READ MORE...

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When the human meets the nonhuman: the exhibition “Weather Report: Forecasting Future”

Redazione DigicultFebruary 14, 2020

The exhibition Weather Report: Forecasting Future in Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma is themed around the complex and varied relations between the human and nonhuman in an age when climate change and mass extinction are threatening the future of life on Earth.... READ MORE...

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“Sonya Rapoport: biorhythm”, a 21st century portrait

Redazione DigicultFebruary 10, 2020

Charting her transition from modernist painter to ground-breaking conceptual artist, Sonya Rapoport: biorhythm provides an in-depth look at the artist’s output from 1974–83, a pivotal decade that marked a major shift in her work from abstract painting to the incorporation of emerging computer technologies.... READ MORE...

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I NUOVI CORPI > tre workshop di arte, AI e biotecnologie

Redazione DigicultJanuary 13, 2020

Sorry, this entry is only available in Italian.... READ MORE...

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La vibrazione primaria delle piante. Plants Dub: un progetto di musica vegetale

Andrea MiDecember 3, 2019

Ricerche scientifiche recenti dimostrano ampiamente che le piante emettono suoni e frequenze non percepibili dall’orecchio umano. Plants Dub ha pensato di lavorare sull’intelligenza comunicativa delle piante e hanno scoperto che, spesso, essa si svolge per via di uno scambio di segnali elettrochimici, trasformati dal duo in suono.... READ MORE...

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