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  • LAB 1: ART+COM -
    ART + COM—An Interdisciplinary Media Lab in West-Berlin (1987–1992) How did it all start? In the mid-1980s, few people thought that everyone would have a computer in their home. It was a rather futuristic goal to explore the computer as a tool and
  • Brush the Sky -
    In "Brush the Sky," a mother-daughter duo bring the ancient art of calligraphy into the 21st century. In the Wing Luke Museum, transparent wall hangings by Midori Kono Thiel emphasized the abstract nature of calligraphic art by deconstructing the
  • Water Lily Invasion -
    As global water levels and temperatures rise, plants and animals are mutating to adapt. Strange new creatures are arising at the interstices between plant and animal, questioning and transgressing the boundaries of what is considered to be reactive
  • The augmented reality (AR) installation Gardens of the Anthropocene posits a science-fiction future in which native aquatic and terrestrial plants have mutated to cope with the increasing unpredictable and erratic climate swings. The plants in the
  • I am Sound -
    From Mission Base's Website: An interactive image/sound installation by Tamiko Thiel (image) and Christoph Reiserer (sound), 2016 "I am Sound" interweaves contemporary concerns with surveillance, face tracking and use of personal data into a
  • Audible Collage -
    The audio play "Audible Textcollage" offers a performance in which two electronic reporters, Klara and Rainer, based on AT&T Text-to-Speech, using rule-based AI methods, have a conversation about the book and also provide a book review of the print
  • Specious Dialogue is a playful exploration of conversation. The work comprises two cubic sculptures mounted on casters, one black and one white, house battery-powered tiny cameras, as well as wireless recording and playback systems. These can be
  • Land of Cloud -
    Winner of the VRHAM 2018 Audience Award Three days journey beyond Space and Time lies the Land of Cloud. The people there are silent. They communicate not through speech, gesture or gaze, but instead through strange and wondrous "cloud mirrors."
  • Ototoxicity -
    Through the construction of a short story and the composition of a soundscape, this project and accompanying paper explores whether the dynamic ebb and flow of a story can be conveyed through abstract sound. The work is inspired by a text by
  • The Observatories -
    The Observatories asked: What techniques make us feel those fight-or-flight or must-buy-it-now urges? It also demonstrated how easy it is to manipulate people through subconscious smell. In standalone structures in the centre of Milton Keynes,