News
Rosa Menkman Shows The BLOB of Im/Possible Images at V2_
The BLOB of Im/Possible Images is part of Still Unstable in Rotterdam through Oct. 18.
Virtual Worlds
News
A car park beneath Oulu is now a botanical afterlife
Jakob Kudsk Steensen's The Kuutar Garden grows a virtual seed vault ecosystem in Kivisydan, with music by Danny L Harle.
ecology
The Places We're Losing Are Becoming Jakob Steensen's Worlds
Danish artist Jacob Kudsk Steensen turns volcanic vents, collapsed glaciers, and extinct birdsong into virtual worlds that blur science, grief, and living dream.
Documentary
"La vraie vie" Asks What It Means To Be Real In A Fake Place
French filmmakers follow actor Victor Assié through a role-play server in Arma 3, creating a documentary that blurs the line between virtual and real life.
Performance
Natalie Paneng's quirky and cool virtual universe
Johannesburg-based artist Natalie Paneng blends theater, digital art, and performance to create playful virtual worlds that examine online identity and self-presentation.
game design
Rui Hu: The infinite futures of games
Artist Rui Hu blends game engines, installation art, and memory to examine how virtual spaces infiltrate our physical world.
indigenous history
Skawennati: Nurturing Indigenous imagination in virtual worlds
Mohawk artist Skawennati pioneers Indigenous presence in virtual spaces through groundbreaking projects like TimeTraveller™ and CyberPowWow, while leading initiatives to empower Indigenous youth in digital storytelling
Performance
Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley creates game worlds from excessive and autonomous archives
Artist Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley creates multilayered game experiences that adapt based on player identity, building autonomous digital archives that center and protect Black trans narratives.
game design
Colombian heritage shapes Leo Castañeda's gaming universes
Artist Leo Castañeda bridges painting and game design in his project "Levels and Bosses," creating innovative gameplay mechanics that challenge colonial structures while drawing from his South American artistic heritage.
Mental Health
Tura, Lost at Sea
A Personal Account of EverQuest, Grad School and Surviving Anxiety