STATE Studio

17/03/2021

ALEXANDRA GINSBERG, asking how we can make the world better

How can we make the world ‚better‘? And thinking of a post-pandemic world, who will be impacted by these possible versions of 'better'?

In her practice, Alexander Daisy Ginsberg sets out to creatively critique and ask what different versions of better mean and who will benefit from these possible realities.

We had the honor to work with Ginsberg in the context of the exhibition HYPERTOPIA, which sought to reflect on artistic proposals that confronted the major crises of our time.

Her work Designing for the Sixth Extinction seeks thus to rearticulate the role design plays in the field of synthetic biology and opens a window into a possible world field with biotechnologically aided surreal landscapes.

Take a look and get inspired by the words of @daisyginsberg. Written by
@artexvivo @clotmagazine

https://www.clotmag.com/interviews/alexandra-daisy-ginsberg-creatively-asking-how-we-can-make-the-world-better
#biomedia #biodesign #spectulativedesign #biotech #better #world #nature #environement #art #science #interactiondesign #interdisciplinary #art #hypertopia

15/03/2021

Curious Minds: ArtScience Monthly #12

It's tomorrow, as from 7pm! Let's envision together new ways of approaching nature, together with artist Anne Duk Hee Jordan and biologist & philosopher Andreas Weber. Following their inspiration talks, we'll engage in playful exchanges and learn from one another by sharing our insights and experiences.
Register to ArtScience Monthly #12 if you haven't done so yet.

We're looking forward to interconnecting with you!

An interactive evening around art, science and innovative ideas for our future.

12/03/2021

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We're happy to welcome you tonight at 7pm for the performance by The Society of Nontrivial Pursuits!

The audiovisual happening starts with a performance evening of solos, duos & groups, ranging from classical Korean instruments to remote shared live coding. Followed by a week-long exhibition, displayed online and in the windows of the State Studio building, the installations include staged zoom conferences - entirely in the spirit of 2021-,automatic pen drawings, feedback system flowers and a “ghost performance” that de/re-composes the traces of the live shows from the opening event.

Enjoy some insights live on our Instagram channel @statestudiobln or take a look at the entire performance via:
https://gencomp.medienhaus.udk-berlin.de/s4ntp_state/ UdK Berlin - Musik

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12/03/2021

~ ArtScience Monthly #12 ~
In how far do you experience a feeling of kinship with non-human beings? What new and different creatures might we become if we felt kinship for all life forms? We're looking forward to delving into these questions with you on Tuesday, together with artist Anne Duk Hee Jordan.

Through her work, Duk Hee opens up doors to a universe where she humorously and romantically creates machines that juxtapose robotic consciousness with organic cyclic decay and life. Her sculptures are intended to draw the viewer into the present and open a dialogue between natural phenomena, philosophy and art.

Join us next Tuesday, 7pm on Zoom, for the ArtScience Monthly #12: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/curious-minds-artscience-monthly-12-tickets-137407015081

Get some some first insights into Duk Hee's work by discovering her installation Atmospheres of Breathing (2020).

Photo credits: Ana Santl, Marcus Meyer, Hayo He
STATE Studio #annedukheejordan
https://dukhee.de/projects/2020_Atmospheres?mc_cid=601be88557&mc_eid=UNIQID

11/03/2021

Curious Minds: ArtScience Monthly #12

~ ArtScience Monthly #12~

We're excited to welcoming you next Tuesday for the ArtScience Monthly - an interactive evening that is about sharing perspectives with other Curious Minds and co-creating new ideas for the future!

This time we'll envision new ways of approaching nature, after listening to inspiration talks by artist Anne Duk Hee Jordan and philosopher & biologist Andreas Weber.

Join us next Tuesday, 7pm CET on Zoom.

We're looking forward to interconnecting with you!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/curious-minds-artscience-monthly-12-tickets-137407015081

An interactive evening around art, science and innovative ideas for our future.

10/03/2021

The Society for Nontrivial Pursuits - YouTube

A Society for Nontrivial Pursuits @STATE Studio!

We’re excited to announce the upcoming performance by The Society for Nontrivial Pursuits! The collective includes students, alumni and associates of the Generative Art / Computational Art class of the University of Arts Berlin. Exploring the possibility spaces of feedback systems, chaotic circuits and social systems for experimental performance are investigated.

The audiovisual happening starts with a performance evening of solos, duos & groups, ranging from classical Korean instruments to remote shared live coding. Followed by a week-long exhibition, displayed online and in the windows of the STATE Studio building, the installations include staged zoom conferences, automatic pen drawings, feedback system flowers and a “ghost performance” that de/re-composes the traces of the live shows from the opening event.

Join us on Friday 7pm, for some insights live on our Instagram channel or take a look at the S4NTP youtube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFRw4fgQb7dqRXuZ5lxwi3g.

Image Credit: TsingYun Zhang UdK Berlin UdK Berlin - Musik #S4NTP

Complex behaviors, whether in feedback systems, chaotic circuits, social systems and/or computer programs are fascinating objects of study. The Society for N...

09/03/2021

~ ArtScience Monthly #12 ~
What if the material world displayed subjectivity, feeling, and personhood? How would an animistic idea of "aliveness" transform our relationship to reality and our attitude towards the planet?

Next Tuesday, we'll have the pleasure of listening to Dr. Andreas Weber. Andreas is a biologist, philosopher and writer. His work focuses on a re-evaluation of our understanding of the living. He proposes to view – and treat – all organisms as subjects and hence the biosphere as a meaning-creating and poetic reality.

We're looking forward to exploring these questions with you, Curious Minds from around the world! Join us next Tuesday, March 16, 7pm CET via Zoom
https://bit.ly/30qpD2R

Photo credits (portrait): Valentina Bosio-Raynard
#andreasweber
#biopoetics
#biologyofwonder

05/03/2021

In the World of Himali Singh Soin

How do you imagine the world in 20 years? What is the emotion that drives you in your work? How do you care for your community?

The artist Himali Singh, who formed part of our exhibition HYPERTOPIA, shares her views of the world and her pursuit of a more equitable future. She thinks through ecological loss, and the loss of home, seeking shelter somewhere in the radicality of love. Her speculations are performed in audio-visual, immersive environments. Step into Himali’s world and check out her interview @oneresilientearth. The HYPERTOPA publication including the artwork and a written piece by the acclaimed artist will be available at the end of March!

The exhibition HYPERTOPIA was driven by the vision of a collective change in consciousness. The interdisciplinary program and exhibition anticipated a future after the crisis in order to explore approaches for a meaningful present.
Stay tuned!

https://bit.ly/2OljFgJ

In this article of the Open Mind Series, we interview writer and artist Himali Singh Soin on how she sees the world now and tomorrow.

05/03/2021

Curious Minds: ArtScience Monthly #12

~ ArtScience Monthly #12~
We warmly invite you to join us on Tuesday, March 16 as from 7pm CET, for our upcoming online community gathering. Following inspiration talks by artist Anne Duk Hee Jordan and biologist & philosopher Dr. Andreas Weber, we will connect our ideas and intuitions to collectively envision new ways of approaching nature.

Through her art, Anne Duk Hee Jordan opens up doors to a universe where she humorously and romantically creates machines that juxtapose robotic consciousness with organic cyclic decay and life. As a biologist, philosopher and writer, Andreas Weber focuses on a re-evaluation of our understanding of the living. He proposes to view – and treat – all organisms as subjects and hence the biosphere as a meaning-creating and poetic reality.

We're looking forward to interconnecting with you!

Please register to receive the Zoom link: https://bit.ly/30qpD2R

An interactive evening around art, science and innovative ideas for our future.

04/03/2021

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Pneuma è un progetto di Christian Fogarolli realizzato grazie al sostegno dell’Italian Council, il programma di promozione di arte contemporanea italiana nel mondo della Direzione Generale Creatività Contemporanea del MiBACT.

"Pneuma si concentra sull'immaterialità e intangibilità della malattia mentale 🧠, analizzando diversi contesti geografici e culturali europei che si occupano di cura e ricerca sul disagio psichico, mettendo in discussione lo stigma e la categorizzazione creati dai sistemi politici, statali e societari.

Partendo da queste basi, ho costruito un percorso espositivo composto da un’installazione ambientale di diversi materiali che interagiscono con sculture in vetro, un lavoro video e delle fotografie realizzate grazie alla collaborazione con istituti di ricerca sul cervello quali l’Università di Trento (con il Centro Mente Cervello CIMeC UniTrento) e King's College di Londra.

Il progetto è stato presentato in diverse occasioni presso STATE Studio di Berlino, MARe Museum of Contemporary Art di Bucarest, La Fondazione di Roma, Löwenbräukunst Art Center e Schwarzescafé di Zurigo, Etablissement Gschwandner Reaktor a Vienna.
I lavori finali entreranno a far parte delle collezioni permanenti del MAMbo - Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna."

04/03/2021

For our BRAINPALACE project, lights are projected on Tatjana Busch's sculpture and reverberate throughout the gallery space. This creates an immersive aesthetic experience that is further enhanced by the sound environment of ATELIER E. After taking part in this multi-sensorial experience, some members of the team said they felt part of a larger whole.

We're curious: Tell us about a time when you felt connected with your environment. What triggered such an experience? How would you describe this feeling, in your own words?

Leave us your thoughts in the comments!

The project “BRAINPALACE - BRAINPATTERNS Power and Patterns of Thought” is realized as part of the exhibition series “Science and Art in Dialogue’' and the network “Science, Art and Design” of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO and the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM.
It is a collaboration between the artists Tatjana Busch, Christian Losert and Daniel Dalfovo (Atelier E), the researchers Mathias Vukelić, Ravi Kanth Kosuru, Hans Trinkaus, Alex Sarishvili, Laura Kaltwasser, Dorothée Höfter and STATE Studio.

Fraunhofer IAO: Fraunhofer-Institut für Arbeitswirtschaft und Organisation Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft #Christian_losert #daniel_dalfovo #tatjana_busch #raveposts

26/02/2021

BRAINPALACE - Meet the Team: Hans Trinkaus

The scientist behind the art:

Hans Trinkaus works at the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics (ITWM), in the Department of Systems Analysis, Prognosis and Control, in the Division of Decision Support in Medicine and Technology. Among other things he is responsible for the follow-up project BRAINPATTERNS, where the measured neuronal signatures will be explored in brain patterns.

His main research interests are intuitive, graphical, interactive methods for the management of complex scenarios, especially in real-life applications, which include: visual data mining, systematic technology development, knowledge management, multi criteria decision support, simulation, monitoring and controlling of technical processes, and software assisted call analysis.

The project “BRAINPALACE - BRAINPATTERNS Power and Patterns of Thought” is realized as part of the exhibition series “Science and Art in Dialogue’' and the network “Science, Art and Design” of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO and the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM.

It is a collaboration between the artists Tatjana Busch, Christian Losert and Daniel Dalfovo (Atelier E), the researchers Mathias Vukelić, Ravi Kanth Kosuru, Hans Trinkaus, Alex Sarishvili, Laura Kaltwasser, Dorothée Höfter and STATE Studio.
Fraunhofer IAO: Fraunhofer-Institut für Arbeitswirtschaft und Organisation Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft #Christian_losert #daniel_dalfovo #tatjana_busch

23/02/2021

Curious Minds: Art Science Monthly #7 (1/2) - Jonathon Keats

(Re)discover the talk by Experimental Philosopher Jonathon Keats, given at the ArtScience Monthly #7!

"What I'm most curious about is to probe the underlying operating systems within our society (...) For instance, I've been engaged in time recently. I've built a clock in Alaska, that is calibrated by the flow of rivers (...) There are alternative ways in which we can look at time. And we can look at time as an emergent phenomenon of life itself, of the planet. And that's what the rivers can give us".

#jonathonkeats is an experimental philosopher, artist, and writer whose work explores all aspects of society through science and technology. At the ArtScience Monthly session of last September, he told us about how he uses thought-experiments to engage in collective reflections on aspects of our culture that we remain mostly unaware of.

Also, here is a great article to dig deeper into Jonathon's practice: https://medium.com/experiental-space-research-lab/considering-reorientation-of-the-self-with-artist-jonathan-keats-626850febfb5
Gray Area

https://bit.ly/3aLDVAT

In the framework of the ArtScience Monthly, STATE Studio invites artists and researchers to share insights about their thinking processes and the questions t...

19/02/2021

BRAINPALACE - Meet the Team: Dorothée Höfter

"BRAINPALACE represents a perfect symbiosis between art and science."

Dorothée Höfter is a precious long-term collaborator from the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft. As the Head of the Fraunhofer's series "Science and Art in Dialogue", she makes use of her creativity and strong experience to bring artists and scientists together. Her work is about developing new concepts and coordinating projects that merge disciplines, leave familiar pathways and encourage valuable shifts in perspectives.

In addition, last year Dorothée joined the STATE family as an advisor. We are grateful for her support, critical thinking, her wealth of experience and kind heart.

The project "BRAINPALACE - BRAINPATTERNS Power and Patterns of Thought" is realized as part of the exhibition series "Science and Art in Dialogue" and the network "Science, Art and Design" of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO and the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM.

It is a collaboration between the artists Tatjana Busch, Christian Losert and Daniel Dalfovo (Atelier E), the researchers Mathias Vukelić, Ravi Kanth Kosuru, Hans Trinkaus, Alex Sarishvili, Laura Kaltwasser, Dorothée Höfter and STATE Studio.

Fraunhofer IAO: Fraunhofer-Institut für Arbeitswirtschaft und Organisation Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft #Christia_losert #daniel_dalfovo #tatjana_busch

17/02/2021

#Didyouknow?

Even imagining an activity can trigger measurable changes of electrical brain activity: the so-called Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) are based on exactly this observation.

The most common neurotechnological measurement method for recording brain activity is electroencephalography (EEG). According to the same procedure, the participants of BRAINPALACE receive feedback about their brain activity through the art installation and can thus actively influence it.

Increasingly, the EEG-based BCIs can also be used in the context of neurofeedback training. Neurofeedback is a therapy method that makes it possible to improve the brain's ability to self-regulate by specifically modulating brain patterns in the desired direction. This allows the feedback of the own brain state to the user. In this way, the user is able to influence his or her own brain activation in a specific way.

The project "BRAINPALACE - BRAINPATTERNS Power and Patterns of Thought" is realized as part of the exhibition series "Science and Art in Dialogue" and the network "Science, Art and Design" of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO and the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM.

It is a collaboration between the artists Tatjana Busch, Christian Losert and Daniel Dalfovo (Atelier E), the researchers Mathias Vukelić, Ravi Kanth Kosuru, Hans Trinkaus, Alex Sarishvili, Laura Kaltwasser, Dorothée Höfter and STATE Studio.

Credit: Atelier E
Fraunhofer IAO: Fraunhofer-Institut für Arbeitswirtschaft und Organisation Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft #ChristianLosert #DanielDalfovo #tatjana_busch