The Inbetween Machine

How bodies are represented and given agency in hybrid spaces makes a big difference for people in the Global South, says DJ and creative technologist Babusi Nyoni. It was one of the reasons for him to build his own Metaverse setting. Interactive artist Roel Wouters often sees digital bodies reduced to ornaments. To overcome that, he looks for friction in the all-too-smooth digital realms. Together they discuss with Toolkit-member and MU-director Angelique Spaninks about the necessity of experimentation in the in-between. The Inbetween Machine is part of Toolkit for the Inbetween, developed by The Hmm, affect lab and MU. Find out more at toolkitfortheinbetween.com. Special thanks to Innovatielabs.

Togetherness or even deep connection are not a given in hybrid experiences, is one of the lessons learned for Toolkit-member and affect lab founder Klasien van de Zandschulp. Talking to artist duo Martina Seitl & Christer Lundahl about this, she shows togetherness in hybrid settings may feel a bit awkward sometimes. So careful onboarding and aftercare are essential, and it does help to let our senses play a big part. The Inbetween Machine is part of Toolkit for the Inbetween, developed by The Hmm, affect lab and MU. Find out more at toolkitfortheinbetween.com. Special thanks to Innovatielabs.

How do you make sure events are accessible, and how can hybridity help with this? With artist and researcher Ren Loren Britton, we discuss how to design events that also work for people with disabilities, and curator and writer Faye Kabali-Kagwa shines a light on hybrid events for people without high-speed Internet access. The Hmm team member Margarita Osipian brings two Toolkit experiments to the table. The Inbetween Machine is part of Toolkit for the Inbetween, developed by The Hmm, affect lab and MU. Find out more at toolkitfortheinbetween.com. Special thanks to Innovatielabs.

What role do time and space play when organising hybrid events? This episode features guest researcher Esther Hammelburg, who earned her doctorate in liveness and discovered that “we are here together now” is the crux of any event. And Lilian Stolk, director of The Hmm, talks about the experimental events they organised featuring time and space. The Inbetween Machine is part of Toolkit for the Inbetween, developed by The Hmm, affect lab and MU. Find out more at toolkitfortheinbetween.com. Special thanks to Innovatielabs.