MATTEO BITTANTI

EVENT: MALITZIN CORTÉS (CNDSD) AND IVÁN ABREU (OCTOBER 1 - 10 2024, ONLINE)

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 →

EVENT: ALAN BUTLER (SEPTEMBER 13 - 26 2024, ONLINE)

26 GASOLINE STATIONS digital video (1920 x 1080), colour, sound, 4’ 23”, 2016, Ireland created by Alan Butler September 13 - 26 2024 Introduced by Matteo Bittanti vral.org 26 GASOLINE STATIONS is a digital homage to Ed Ruscha’s iconic 1963 photobook, 26 Gasoline Stations. Ruscha’s work famously documented the mundane yet intriguing petrol stations along his route from Los Angeles... Read more →

EVENT: GIATH TAHA (AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 12 2024)

BECOMING A GHOST digital video (1920 x 1080), color, sound, 21’ 09”, 2022, Syria created by Giath Taha Originally a four-channel video installation and presented on VRAL as a single-channel video, Becoming a Ghost documents Syrian-born artist Giath Taha’s emotional reunion with his brother in the online game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). Separated for ten years due to the Syrian conflict,... Read more →

UPDATE: RECENT ARTICLES ON PATREON (AUGUST 2024: ALICE BUCKNELL, SUMMER BREAK)

Our Patreon for VRAL is a space specifically designed for enthusiasts, critics, artists and scholars interested in avant-garde machinima, offering more than 350 hundred curated posts that dive deep into this art form. For a modest monthly contribution starting at just $3.5, patrons unlock access to a rich repository of exclusive content that spans insightful articles, thought-provoking essays, and videos.... Read more →

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 →