AUTOCONSTRUCCIÓN digital video (1920 x 1080), color, sound, 13’ 52”, 2024, Mexico created by Malitzin Cortés (CNDSD) and Iván Abreu vral.org Originally conceived and performed as a live-coded audiovisual concert and real-time video game animation, Autoconstrucción was collaboratively created by Malitzin Cortés (CNDSD) and Iván Abreu. The project, executed through algorithms and unfolding across four distinct chapters, was performed in... Read more →
10/01/2024
09/27/2024
MENTAL NOTE: LOS SANTOS, CIRCA 2024
I will be doing fieldwork in Los Angeles aka Los Santos for the foreseable future. Hence, the relocation. We will announce a series of projects soon. Read more →
08/04/2024
CALL FOR PAPERS: GAME ENGINE CULTURE(S) (DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 15 2024)
Project overview Game engines like Unity and Unreal Engine have transcended their initial confines in video game development, evolving into versatile platforms that now influence a wide array of creative and scientific fields. These powerful tools are not just limited to gaming; they have reshaped Hollywood visual effects, virtual production, and even pre-visualisation of movie sets, as well as contemporary... Read more →
08/02/2024
EVENT: ALICE BUCKNELL (AUGUST 2 - 15 2024, ONLINE)
The Alluvials digital video (1920 x 1080), color, sound, 38’ 05”, 2023, United States of America Created by Alice Bucknell The Alluvials is a seven-chapter video work — and video game — that delves into the politics of drought and water scarcity in a near-future Los Angeles. The narrative unfolds through diverse more-than-human perspectives, including the Los Angeles River, wildfire,... Read more →
07/19/2024
EVENT: FERNANDO PEREIRA GOMES (JULY 19 - AUGUST 1 2024, ONLINE)
Light Study digital video (1280 x 720), color, sound, 28’ 32”, 2015, Brazil created by Fernando Pereira Gomes In Light Study, a male avatar from Grand Theft Auto V stands unwavering, gazing into the camera for nearly thirty minutes as weather and light conditions shift subtly yet continuously, painting the scene with an ever-changing palette. The camera remains mostly fixed,... Read more →