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  1. Exploring Digital Media and Creative Practices: An Interview with Bob Sweeny

    Some time ago, I had the privilege of speaking with Professor Robert W. Sweeny about digital and art education. He shared many fascinating insights—read them below. Robert W. Sweeny In today’s rapidly evolving world, digital media continues to reshape how we learn, teach, and create. To explore these intersections, I sat down with Robert (Bob) Sweeny, a professor of art education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. With nearly two decades of experience, Bob is not only a leader in his field but also the founder of the Digital Visual Study Research Group. His latest book, Digital Visual Art Education: Making,…

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  2. With the Thing

    Bioart Society’s SOLU Space will host the premiere of "With the Thing" on Friday, August 28, 2024, from 18:00 to 20:00. The screening, a 5-minute video by me and Henrika Ylirisku, delves into human interactions with a curious, device with a pulse. The event continues on Saturday, August 29, featuring a reading group discussion and a second screening. With the Thing aims to challenge our perceptions of digital and non-human entities. The event takes place at SOLU Space, Panimokatu 1, Helsinki. Click for more info!

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  3. The Death of AI art

    From: Tomi Slotte Dufva Subject: The Death of AI Art Format: A̶S̶C̶I̶I̶ HTML+js+god nows what the webpages use these days Average Reading Time:Time will tell. Signal to Noise Ratio: Only known by algorithms Rating: adult Genre: provocation (copycat) The recent trend with technology is to bet heavily on Artificial Intelligence. From automating tiresome factory jobs, AI is now moving into more cognition demanding jobs. Not only truck or taxi drivers are threatened, but doctors, nurses, and many others as well. Similarly, art and design worlds are preparing for the new intelligent era. Behind these near-future visions lies a plethora of…

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  4. Postman episode 2: Jukka Hautamäki

    podcast RSS In the second episode of Postman I interview Helsinki-based visual artist Jukka Hautamäki who specialises in new media and live electronics sound performances. We discuss his most recent exhibition at Forum Box-gallery in Helsinki , Finland and expand from there to general topics on using electronics and code in art. You can see more of Jukka's work from his website: jukkahautamaki.com

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  5. Discussions with the machine

    I am having an exhibition together with Matti Vainio at TM-gallery in Helsinki, Finland. The theme of the exhibition is the discourse between human and technology. We want to examine and question that relationship between through drawing. Patient little Malevich at work in exhibition with @matti_vainio_artist at @tmliitto gallery in Helsinki. #art #exihibition #robot #arduino #trinket #arttech #gallery #helsinki French philosopher Bernard Stiegler has called technology as a pharmacon: a drug that at the same times saves and destroys (by addiction, misuses, overuse, etc.). As technology, especially digital technology becomes ubiquitous the importance of how we live with the technology…

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