STATE Studio

13/11/2020

Wondered how you can physically explore HYPERTOPIA without entering our exhibition space? We recently introduced our Field Explorations, but due to the current influx of information once more:
We understand HYPERTOPIA as a borderless territory. That is why we co-created a decentralized walking program together with the participating artists and other contributors. We invite you to go on self-guided tours across Berlin that aim at contextualizing the exhibited artworks and opening a broader discourse around them. We will guide you along the route with hidden cues and hints as well as an online guide for each exploration.
The tours are aimed at curious minds, urban dwellers and all those who wander the world with open and critical eyes. So put on some warm clothes and start your exploration! 🍂

Check it out here: https://bit.ly/35u6nVs

12/11/2020

Featuring AI artist of the week: Robert B. Lisek is a multi-talented mathematician, composer and artist. Lisek is considered a pioneer in the field of art-based artificial intelligence and machine learning and is involved in a number of projects that focus on media art, creative storytelling and interactive art. Check out his work and follow us on Twitter for more AI artists @statestudiobln. 🌎 AI for Good ITU
Find out more about Lisek's work: http://fundamental.art.pl/SIBYL.html

10/11/2020

Online - Curious Minds: ArtScience Monthly #8

~ ArtScience Monthly #8 ~
At a time when the world is in turmoil and when we are once again being asked to keep our distance, we invite you to join ArtScience Monthly #8 on Tuesday the 17th. Let's spend a meaningful evening together, exchanging perspectives in a playful atmosphere.

This time we will be joined by the artist Ela Spalding and the researcher Tanya Straka.

Please register here to receive the zoom link: https://cutt.ly/wgChHPm

Online - Curious Minds: ArtScience Monthly #8

10/11/2020

STATE Studio • Hypertopia Field Exploration 1

HYPERTOPIA is back but in a different form: STATE's excited to share our alternative discourse program called "Field Exploration". This decentralized supporting program carries the themes of the exhibition into public space and invites visitors to embark on a journey of clues and impulses developed by the artists and other contributors, using hidden signposts along the route. Start your journey with "What is the Promise of Bio-Design in Times of the Anthropocene?" by Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg.
Each week there will be a new exploration released. Check it out here https://bit.ly/3l8CSOb.

Cues along the wayLittle cues and hints on the page will help you to find the QR code with the coordinates for the next station.

09/11/2020

Falling Walls Grand Finale: The Breakthroughs of the Year | Falling Walls

Congratulations to the ten Falling Walls #ScieneBreakthroughs of 2020! We are extra proud of featuring winner Daisy Ginsberg in our current #HYPERTOPIA exhibition & talk! 🎉
https://falling-walls.com/event/falling-walls-grand-finale-the-breakthroughs-of-the-year/

Over the past months, nearly 1000 nominees from 111 countries have made the journey to become the Science Breakthrough of the Year. On this historic date, the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, we come together for the grand finale to reveal the 10 BREAKTHROUGHS OF THE YEAR in each category...

09/11/2020

Hypertopia: Digital Field Trip with Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and Josef Settele [LIVESTREAM]

What a fantastic night. STATE had the delight of hosting esteemed biologist Josef Settele and bio-art artist & designer, Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg with Science Notes to provide incredible insights into the interdisciplinary field of synthetic biology. We are proud to have our Hypertopia: Digital Field Trip Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and Josef Settele be a part of Berlin Science Week. Couldn't make it? You can check out the entire video here: https://bit.ly/359TCPq

A collaboration between STATE Studio & Science Notes Magazin as part of Berlin Science Week 2020 "Designing for the Sixth Exctinction" Loan by ZKM I Zentrum ...

07/11/2020

The Artist Creating a New Mythology for the North Pole (Published 2019)

“There are so many stories of how ice has insisted on itself and acted as an agent of decolonization somehow,..." We are highlighting another fellow Hypertopian artist, Himali Singh Soin. The New York Times has detailed Himali's adventures to the Artic Circle in search of greater human truth. From her discoveries, she gave birth to "we are opposite like that".

Check it out here: https://nyti.ms/3kYZ5y3

Inspired by her own journey to the Arctic Circle, Himali Singh Soin upends traditional stories of exploration in her new commission for Frieze.

07/11/2020

It's all about being TOGETHER! We curated HYPERTOPIA to feature artists that continue to pioneer for new collective ways of support in the world.

DADDY Magazine Berlin, locally based in Berlin, is bravely facing the world crises with humor and strength. They are launching their first print issue to support the empowerment of diverse BiPoC. Our team member, Marque Pham, writes on the afterlife of intimacy, connecting the scientific realm to the poetic.

Support here: www.daddy.land/together

Credit: Quinten Willemsen, Senya Corda, Dave Branek, Marie Sophie Beckmann

06/11/2020

Curious Minds: Art Science Monthly #6 (2/2)

~ ArtScience Monthly: Julia Krayer ~

In August, we had the pleasure of welcoming designer and researcher Julia Krayer for our ArtScience Monthly #6. We recorded her inspiration talk - just click on the link in our bio to see the full video.

Julia Krayer is part of the interdisciplinary “FungiFactoring” project at the FabLab if the Fraunhofer Institute for Environment, Safety and Energy Technology Umsicht. She examines bio-based, sustainable alternatives for polyester forms and composite materials based on mineral fibers to get closer to a world without plastic.

https://bit.ly/387IlkH

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

06/11/2020

Design for the Future When the Future Is Bleak

Couldn't join us for the Digital Field Trip? Take a glimpse into Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg's world! The New York Times has released a brilliant article on the intricacies of designing for a world at peak points of precarity. We are proud to feature her innovative, compassionate work in our exhibition HYPERTOPIA.

Read it here: https://nyti.ms/3jR5U3u
Credit: Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg

Amid pandemics and environmental disasters, designers and architects have been forced to imagine a world in which the only way to move forward is to look back.

05/11/2020

Hypertopia: Digital Field Trip with Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and Josef Settele

In wenigen Minuten beginnt der Hypertopia: Digital Field Trip Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and Josef Settele! Schaltet ein unter 🎬 https://bit.ly/3eucvj7 🎬
Wir freuen uns auf euch!
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The Hypertopia: Digital Field Trip Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and Josef Settele will start in a few minutes! Join the event here 🎬 https://bit.ly/3eucvj7 🎬

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A collaboration between STATE Studio and Science Notes Magazin as part of Berlin Science Week 2020. PROGRAM - Introduction to STATE Studios Exhibition: Hyper...

05/11/2020

“The critical imaginary is not a utopian effort to produce prescriptive visions of how the world ought to be. It is a heterotopian design technique” … asking “what ought the world to be?” Those are the wise words of Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg on her incredible art and design. Join us today at 7 PM on our Hypertopia: Digital Field Trip Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and Josef Settele. RSVP here: bit.ly/3jAGDKM

Credit: Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg, Anne Freitag

04/11/2020

STATE Studio • Veronika Dräxler

~ Curious Minds: Interview with Veronika Dräxler ~

In case you missed the interview, take the time to discover it now on our website.

Veronika Dräxler is an interdisciplinary artist, writer and developer of spaces for dialogue. She creates poetic narratives that research digital identity, (re)appIn her artistic work, she merges ritual performance with struggles of power relation and strategies of self-empowerment.

She was also our guest at the first edition of the ArtScience Monthly!

The pictures were taken by artist Veronika Natter Photography, and are part of her Curious Minds portrait series.

https://state-studio.com/posts/veronikadraexler

Interview with Curious Minds community member Veronika Dräxler about her way of working, and the questions and emotions that guide her creative process.

04/11/2020

Hybrid Talks #40 : Transparenz (DE) | Falling Walls

Berlin Science Week has begun and is sharing over 200 live discussions, meetings, workshops, and performances! One great program we're keeping our eyes on is the Hybrid Talks, created by the Hybrid Plattform a joint institution of our frequent collaborators Technische Universität Berlin and Universität der Künste Berlin. What exactly does "transparency" mean for art, fashion, design, and architecture? In a world where science is being threatened by false information, how do we make sure our communication is "transparent"? Listen to the experts on Nov 5 @ 6 PM. https://bit.ly/3my435n

The Hybrid Talks are a conversation format initiated by the Hybrid Plattform, a project platform of the Berlin University of the Arts and the Technische

03/11/2020

AI for Good ITU has started off the month of November by featuring the fantastic work of acclaimed artist Karen Palmer, Karen Palmer-IF who has created RIOT, an emotionally responsive AI VR film that takes the viewer through a dangerous protest. AI technology supports artists in keeping up with the pulse of social change across the world. For more AI artists, follow us on twitter or instagram @statestudiobln. 🌎

03/11/2020

With a heavy heart, we must announce that from November 2 we’re temporarily closing in accordance with the new health regulations. We were astounded by the amount of support HYPERTOPIA received in its brief time and the incredible responses by our visitors. Fret not, we are working to make our exhibition digitally accessible and are extending a warm invitation to our Hypertopia: Digital Field Trip Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and Josef Settele. For more online programming, follow us on Instagram at @statestudiobln or on our website at state-studio.com. Stay safe and healthy.
Credit: Anne Freitag

31/10/2020

Konstruktive Datenkunst

Salvatore Iaconesi and Oriana Persico are two of the AI artists that we met through AI for Good ITU which we have the pleasure of showcasing in our gallery. OBIETTIVO is just a part of their greater artistic project DATAPOESIS which seeks to creatively bring data back to a human level of comprehension. Check out their fascinating in-depth interview featured on Chapter Magazine on how they work in the new field of "data art".

The interview is in German after being translated from English.

Link here: http://chapter-magazine.com/konstruktive-datenkunst/ 🤖

Credit: Anne Freitag

CultureKonstruktive Datenkunst Das Künstlerduo Salvatore Iaconesi & Oriana Persico im Interview Im Keller des STATE Studios – einer Berliner Wissenschaftsgalerie, deren aktuelle Ausstellung HYPERTOPIA zu transdisziplinären Gedankenreisen in ein mögliches Morgen einlädt – erzählt ein elektro...

30/10/2020

Hypertopia: Digital Field Trip Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and Josef Settele

Berlin Science Week is setting off 1 November! In our first collaboration with Science Notes, we are excited to host Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and Josef Settele for Hypertopia: Digital Field Trip Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and Josef Settele next Thursday as part of Berlin Science Week. They'll be giving their expert insights into what we would have never thought would lie in biology, art, and science. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3jAGDKM

🤓 Science Notes Berlin Science Week

Hypertopia is made possible with the support of Hauptstadtkulturfonds.

Credit: Anne Buettner

How can we bring together the arts and sciences to explore alternative sustainable futures?

30/10/2020

Hypertopia is all about the courage in exploring the what-ifs and what could be. So naturally, we are more than thrilled to be on the Chelsea School of the Arts channel and premiere our very first digital exhibition tour of Hypertopia Ausstellung. Tune in at 5 PM through Chelsea College of Arts Instagram to join us for a tour and Q&A afterward: https://www.instagram.com/chelseamafa/
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Credit: Anne Freitag

29/10/2020

We are all a part of change whether or not we feel as if we’re making a difference. This Saturday, Jana Maria Dohmann will perform and activate her exhibition at STATE Studio. Weaving Social Textures will quite literally embrace the knots, connections, and relationships we all hold close to ourselves in these tumultuous days. Stay tuned, the performance will be made available digitally!

Credit: Anne Freitag, Jana Maria Dohmann

28/10/2020

The next issue of PLASMA magazine is out now! Despite the flaws of humanity, this issues focuses us down to earth to get us to focus on the heart of the matter, by gazing up into space! Our fascination with what lies beyond the atmosphere tells us more about ourselves than the extraterrestials that may live among the stars. To add to the delight, the artwork of our very own Veronika Natter is featured on the cover! 🌎

Order here: https://plasma-magazine.com/2020/06/25/plasma-6-_preorder/

Credit: David Benski, Veronika Natter

28/10/2020

STATE Studio • Mitarbeit in Kommunikation in Vollzeit

Words are your thing and more? We’re looking for a full time member to support our communication team. We’re offering an interdisciplinary atmosphere, dedicated to making the world a better place. We’re working on the cutting edges of art and science, so if nothing lights you up more, apply today! ✏️

Link here: https://state-studio.com/program/mitarbeit-in-kommunikation

Zur Verstärkung unseres Teams suchen wir zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine/n Mitarbeiter/in Kommunikation in Vollzeit (w/m/d)

27/10/2020

It’s the end of the month and we’d love to share a recap of the great AI artists featured by AI for Good ITU. From missing data sets, to bias, and even conversations between different AI systems, we were stunned at the amount of diverse talent across the world. Weekly AI artists will be celebrated each week. AI is a growing field and we want to keep you sharp to what’s happening on the frontlines of AI creativity.

Credit: Birk Schmithüsen, Mimi Onuoha, Raad Seraj

Check out more here: https://state-studio.com/program/ai-for-good-global-summit2020

27/10/2020

“... at the end of the day, we’re just meat machines that deeply, emotionally, feel.” Ani Liu infuses sentimentality into its supposed opposite, the science of rationality. Hypertopia Ausstellung blurs the boundaries of human and machine, feeling and equation. Where does existence start? Plug in the numbers at Hypertopia and book your ticket slot!

Link here: https://bit.ly/3lWtGMW 🤖

Credit: Annie Liu & Anne Freitag

24/10/2020

Do you have an idea that's itching to be shared with the world? You don't want to compromise idea or design and have combined art & tech in your practice? The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft has an open call for their Artist/Designer in Lab residency. Featuring the great work from 2019's artist Liat Grayver & Ilke Helmig.

For more info, click this link here: https://www.art-design.fraunhofer.de/de/programme/artist-in-lab.html

Credit: Liat Grayver, Ilke Helmig

24/10/2020

HYPERTOPIA is officially open! Thanks to all who made the opening warm despite the rain. We are delighted to provide a haven of creativity and future visions of worlds more just and sustainable than what our present may feel like. Please RSVP at Hypertopia Ausstellung! We hope that you leave HYPERTOPIA with a new perspective and invigorated spirit on our current reality.

Tue - Fri 12:00 - 19:00, Sat & Sun 12:00 - 17:00 ✨
Book your slot: : https://bit.ly/3lWtGMW
Credit: Otto Felber

22/10/2020

HYPERTOPIA Führungen

A bit overwhelmed by the flux of the world and curious to have a deeper insight into HYPERTOPIA? We’re happy to lend a hand and are offering free guided exhibition tours to enrich your enjoyment of our exhibition. RSVP now, since capacity is limited. We operate on a bilingual basis so there are HYPERTOPIA Guided Tours in English on Saturday and HYPERTOPIA Führungen in German on Sunday! We’re staying safe at STATE Studio, so bring your mask and favorite disinfectant!
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Willkommen zu einer Welt, wie wir sie nicht kennen. Willkommen in HYPERTOPIA!

22/10/2020

AI and humans have been pitted against each other throughout its entire discourse. We have teamed up with AI for Good, ITU, and Monash University, to discuss human collaboration with AI musicians. A live improvisation between humans and AI will be presented to demonstrate the amazing capacities in which we could grow. Join the webinar and get a first digital preview of HYPERTOPIA today!

Link: https://aiforgood.itu.int/events/human-collaboration-with-an-ai-musician/