Holly Herndon is an artist interested in how the spaces we inhabit in the digital world become physical. In her video for “Chorus” off her 2014 EP of the same name, she explores how we coexist with technology. Her collaborators Akihiko Taniguchi and Mat Dryhurst created the video using clips sourced from friends and rendered in glitchy […]
The short student film “Noah” follows a teenager mid- and post-girlfriend drama in form of screen recordings of his internet activity. It’s smart. And depressing. Has POV like this been attempted before? Stalkerish Facebook behavior. Chats. Skypes. Porn. Exciting stuff. And then, a cathartic opus with a stranger on Chat Roulette at the end. Directed by […]
ANIMAL’s feature Artist’s Notebook asks artists to show us their original idea sketch next to a finished piece. This week, Eva and Franco Mattes tell us about their piece Catt (2010) and trolling Maurizio Cattelan. Known for their provocative projects that involve and expose its willing and unwilling participants, Eva and Franco Mattes have stolen many little bits […]
Kyle McDonald, an artist working with code has decided to put his own spin on Marina Abramović’s Kickstarter campaign by starting one of his own on GitHub. new project: mutual gaze intervention for marina abramovic. https://t.co/UAHefTLbKN if you're moved to donate leave a comment on the gist! — Kyle McDonald (@kcimc) July 29, 2013 McDonald’s […]
Imagine getting all the visceral thrill of Chatroulette without the anxiety brought on by actually having to hold a conversation with another human. It looks a little like Rando, an iOS app that lets you take photos that are shared with exactly one other randomuser. In return, of course, you’ll occasionally receive photos from your anonymous friends around […]
