MATTEO BITTANTI

EVENT: MILAN MACHINIMA FESTIVAL MMXXI: FROM VIDEO GAMES TO VIDEO ART (MARCH 15-21 2021)

MILAN MACHINIMA FESTIVAL MMXXI: FROM VIDEO GAMES T... Read more →

EVENT: COLL.EO (FEBRUARY 12 - FEBRUARY 25 2021)

REASONABLE_3 digital video (1920 x 1080), sound, color, 3’ 33”, 2020 (United States/Italy) Created by COLL.EO VRAL February 12 - February 25 2021 Introduced by Random Parts Volatile. Fiery. Flaming. Heated. In flames. Sizzling. Gleaming. Alight. Ignited. Automobile. Car. Wagon. Truck. Van. Law Enforcement. Siren. Horn. Warning. Brawl. Storm. Disturbance.... Read more →

EVENT: TOTAL REFUSAL (JANUARY 29 - FEBRUARY 11 2021)

FEATHERFALL Digital video (1920 x 1080), color, sound, 10’ 21”, 2019 (Austria) Created by Total Refusal VRAL January 29 - February 11 2021 Introduced by Matteo Bittanti Originally conceived as a video installation, Featherfall is presented on VRAL as a single channel machinima. Adopting the format of the video essay,... Read more →

EVENT: ISABELLE ARVERS (JANUARY 15 - 28 2021)

MER ROSE CLAIRE Digital video (1920 x 1080), color, sound, 17’ 39”, 2020 (France) Created by Isabelle Arvers, 2020 Introduced by Gemma Fantacci Mer Rose Claire is part of Arvers’ ongoing abstract machinima series La Mer (2016-) which depicts shapes and abstract landscapes created by the Moviestorm game engine. Evocative... Read more →

EVENT: BOB BICKNELL-KNIGHT (DECEMBER 31 2020 - JANUARY 14 2021)

ZO Digital video (1920 x 1080), color, sound, 7’ 21”, 2017 (United Kingdom) Created by Bob Bicknell-Knight, 2017 VRAL December 31 2020 - January 14 2021 Introduced by Matteo Bittanti An artist and an internet bot called Zo converse on the fictional social media app Kik. Their exchange is punctuated... Read more →