But is I.T. Art?

Hello world! Enter the realm of new media art. In 7 episodes, But is I.T. art? takes you on a journey to discover art and tech through the works of Shifting Proximities, on show 08/2020 'til 05/2022 at Nxt Museum in Amsterdam. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does the art of the future look like? What began with moving-image and has since exploded in popularity with the rise of NFTs, only reflects a fraction of digital art can be…In this first episode, we’ll explore new media art; how we can try to define it and how it can be exhibited in a physical space, with help of Merel Van Helsdingen, Founder of Nxt Museum and Bogomir Doringer, Curator of Shifting Proximites the museum’s inaugural exhibition.We dive into the work Connected by Roelof Knol and talk to Marc Mahfoud, the artworks’ sound builder. Marc addresses the role of sound in new media art and elaborates how sound can deepen the experience of the work Connected by reflecting dynamics in a space aurally. Host: Viktor VanderveldeGuests: Merel Van Helsdingen Founder of Nxt Museum , Bogomir Doringer Curator of Shifting Proximites , Marc Mahfoud Sound Builder --------------------------------------------------------Credits: The Joy Definitive - pATCHESDream Escape - The TidesEther Oar - The Whole OtherAMBER - VYENThe Six Realms - I Think I Can Help You Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can light be used to reconstruct our perception of space? What happens when we fuse art, mathematical equations and human experience?This second episode of ‘But is I.T. Art?’ explores the role of light in new media art and how it can be used as in creating the illusion of a physical material to reconstruct our surroundings. Podcast Host Viktor Vandervelde dives into conversation with Matt Clark, the Founder of London-based practice ‘United Visual Artists’ (creators of Topologies #1’ shown in exhibition ‘Shifting Proximities’) and Alma van de Burgwal – former ‘Exhibition Host’ at Nxt Museum, currently studying a masters in architecture – to discuss light as a medium, its role in architecture and the impact on the human senses. —----------------------------Credits:The Joy Definitive -pATCHESAmber - VYENEther Oar - The Whole OtherProcession - Puddle of InfinitySubharmonic Bliss - Loopop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the [not so far] future: Will we experience nature digitally? How deep is the 21st century-modern-digital-human relationship with physical nature and can technology bring us closer together with it? In this episode we dive into the worlds of Habitat, created by Heleen Blanken with sound by Stijn van Beek. Podcast-host Viktor Vandervelde discusses with Heleen Blanken how digital art can be used to conserve and represent nature ~ but also to reflect on humanity’s role in the natural world. Is [digital] nature a distant, almost Alien, concept or something that we are a part of?---------------------------------------Credits: The Joy Definitive - pATCHESDream Escape - The TidesProcession - Puddle of InfinitySubharmonic Bliss - LoopopAmber - VYEN Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can a higher level of immersion enable a better understanding of complex matter? What does it feel like to witness space? How does Art meeting science expand our realities?In episode three we leave earth behind for a moment and move to space where we dive into the mathematical magic of a black hole. In conversation with Barney Steel, creative director of London based studio Marshmallow Laser Feast, Viktor explores the science behind their work ‘Distortions in Spacetime’ and dives into the facts on how modern technology enables the creation of immersive works of art that can be experienced collaboratively.  —----------------Credits:The Joy Definitive - pATCHESThe Six Realms - I Think I Can Help YouDream Escape - The TidesThe Three Elements - I Think I Can Help You Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can nature teach us to communicate with the machine living in our pocket? When technology tunes in on nature's communication - what does it hear? Can listening to nature improve our technological and social intelligence?In this episode podcast host Viktor Vandervelde visits artist Thijs Biersteker to discuss the wonders hidden right beneath our feet - and their implications for a better future. Together, they interrogate the role of the artist and the scientist and how bridges can be built in between the two to create more conscious connections with entities with the means of art. —-----------Credits:The Joy Definitive - pATCHESThe Three Elements - I Think I Can Help YouDream Escape - The TidesAmber - VYEN Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who is looking at who in a world of facial recognition? What happens when public decision making is outsourced to Artificial Intelligence? In this episode podcast host Viktor Vandervelde is diving into a conversation surrounding the executive control going hand in hand with the rise of surveillance technology in public spaces. He is looking closely at the work Zoom Pavillion by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer in collaboration with Krzysztof Wodiczko, at the fact that surveillance systems are indeed watching you, at social sorting and machines measuring the relationship between individuals. -------------------------------------Credits:The Joy Definitive - pATCHESThe Three Elements - I Think I Can Help YouDream Escape - The TidesAmber - VYEN Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when humans and machines start to feel each other’s language?⁠ Is the computer the modern day performance artist? What is VJing and can it be seen as art?In this episode Viktor Vandervelde enters the world of QR codes. Spoken by machines and integrated by humans, the QR code is an artefact of a new language. In conversation with by artist and coder Yuxi Cao (James) and sound artist Lau Hiu Kong (Lawrence), the creators of < 多維采樣 | Dimensional Sampling >, explore how they visualised a language that can only be read by machines/scanners - QR codes, they further talk about communication with and through the machine and the philosophical questions surrounding the human machine symbiosis evolving during live video performances.With special guests: Merel van Helsdingen, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and Heleen Blanken Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode explores one of the main motors of change in creating the bridge between digital and physical in the art world: WEB 3, NFTs and the blockchain.Featuring Merel van Helsdingen, Founder & Managing Director of Nxt MuseumOseanworld, Visual artist, musician and the creator of OseanWorldAmber Jae Slooten Digital Artist, Designer and Founder of The FabricantJesse Damiani Web 3 expert & Director of Simulation Literacies at Nxt MuseumLinks for further reading: https://www.jumpstartmag.com/decentralization-and-the-lack-of-regulation-in-nft-marketplaces/https://ostachowski.com/about/what-is-crypto-art-or-nft-art/history-of-crypto-art/https://artconnector.nl/the-art-connector-podcast-merel-van-helsdingen-nxt-museum/youtube.com/watch?v=JPw6W4q3c9o Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is a video-game art? How do artists invite the audience to play? And what do they want the audience to experience or learn when doing so?Featuring Oseanworld, Ksawery Kirklewski and Lu Yang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The fascination with mythological, the larger-than-life, often surreal characters is apparent in classic works of art. How do artists use new media art to tell mythological stories? How can these technologies bring the myths closer to us?Featuring Julius Horsthuis, Lu Yang, Jacolby Satterwhite and Marie Alexandre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Online, we create an alter ego, not bound by any of the physical constraints that exist in our everyday physical life. The question is who will you choose to be in this new iteration of yourself? Will your personality remain true to your IRL self or will elements of it enhance in this digital realm? This digital self can interact with others - or with artificial intelligence - and can become a social being with its own complete identity and character. Artists are exploring the possibilities for reaching audiences in these public digital spaces as well, but how do they do this and how does this differ from digital art in the physical realm? Episode 4 features Ksawery Kirklewski, Harriet Davey and The Fabricant . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Though the digital world consists of a binary system of zeroes and ones, the outcome is not as binary when it comes to gender. Fluidity is key when it comes to the digital self and this is apparent in many forms of contemporary new media art. How can artists reflect on the gender binary by working in WEB 3 or using digital technologies? Featuring Amber Jae Slooten, Harriet Davey and Jacolby Satterwhite Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

UFO – Unidentified Fluid Other cuts loose from physical life’s gravity and explores who we are becoming in virtual worlds. How will the future evolve? Will we be more active in the digital world or will there always be some sort of hybrid between digital and physical world? Is this hybrid art?Featuring Bogomir Doringer and Audrey Large Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.