In the 9th episode of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, artist Nieves de la Fuente Gutiérrez talks to media scientist Thomas Spies about her work and her creative process in digital and analogue space. Find the full episode here

Sophie Emilie Beha talks to artist Marco Donnarumma about his project, which artistically and scientifically deals with the relationship between sound, artificial intelligence and the physical knowledge that lies within deaf and hard of hearing bodies. Listen to the new episode here.

The Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia is awarding a scholarship for female media artists for the years 2024 and 2025. Apply now!

In a shared kitchen in Berlin, Sophie talks to Maren and Lisa from STERNA | PAU about what theatre and gaming can learn from each other and what experiences they have had in the fusion of these two genres outside of classical dramaturgy. Watch the episode here.

Artist Kiraņ Kumār, software engineer Matthias Härtig and theatre director Jens Heitjohann talk about their experiences from the project, which explores the understanding of dance as a universal form of movement. Find the full episode here.

In this new episode Sophie Emilie Beha and MELT talk about “Counting Feelings” – an artistic research project that examines how and which data we implement in our data practices. Listen to the new episode here.

The projects funded in the programs Media Art Fund and Media Art Fellows are presented in a publication. Order a copy here free of charge!

In the second episode of “behind the screens – behind the scenes: A Model World”, Olga Felker talks to curators Julia Kaganskiy and Juliette Bibasse about their research project “A Model World”, which was developed as part of the new Media Art Fellows programme. Julia and Juliette’s fellowship was based at the Stiftung Zollverein (Essen). It focuses on techniques for changing the climate, commonly known as geoengineering. Find the Podcast here.

In the new podcast episode with Olga Felker we learn more about the exciting research of Media Art Fellow Kris Dittel (Rotterdam), who together with Aneta Rostkowska, director of Temporary Gallery, Center for Contemporary Art (Cologne), has launched the project Forms of Kinship. Kris and Aneta, as well as other invited guests, will approach diverse forms of kinship and social relationships beyond the traditional nuclear family in a variety of ways in a study group. Listen to the podcast here

For the third episode behind the screens – behind the scenes, journalist Olga Felker met media art fellow Wouter de Romph at the Inter Media Art Institute in Düsseldorf to learn more about the project The Cassette Underground, which is working intensively on this topic as part of a media art fellowship from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Foundation director Linnea Semmerling also has her say, and together with the musicologist and DJ invited by IMAI she talks about the special role of cassettes, the networks of the 1980s associated with them, and the Foundation’s conservational responsibility. Find the Podcast here.

Bereits im vergangenen Jahr startete unsere Online-Serie CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, in der einige Last year, we started our online series CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, in which some artists from this field are introduced in dialogue. This year, the series continues: In episode #3, the Essen-based artist Axel Braun talks about his work in the field of the Anthropocene. Click here for the episode!

Please note: The English Version will be uploaded shortly!

It won’t be long now before the CALL FOR PROJECTS for the two funding programmes “Medienkunstfonds” and “Medienkunstfellows” is online. As in the previous round, we are looking for cooperative projects in media art and digital culture from institutions and independent initiatives in NRW. As soon as it’s ready, you’ll find out here, on social media and in the newsletter.

With curators Kerstin Meincke and Nada Schroer, Nico Joana Weber and Vanja Smiljanić, the two Media Art Fellows of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (2018 and 2019), talk about selected works from recent years and what moves their working process. You can access Nico’s episode here. Vanja’s episode can be found here!

The essay “Approaches (around the Dortmunder U)” written by Daniel G. Andújar is online. The original Spanish version of the text can be downloaded as a PDF. The English and German translations are available in the online magazine.

From Monday 26.7, Ale Bachlechner will be taking over our social media accounts.
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In the film “Just want to be”, Ale Bachlechner visualises the results of her research on the exhibition by using private mobile phone videos. Curious? Check out the Video here: Just want you to be

We are happy to welcome the artist duo Jana Kerima Stolzer and Lex Rütten on our channels! Starting Monday, May 31, the two will take over for a week and take us into their work and everyday life. Follow them on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

The first deadlines for the Medienkunstfonds and Medienkunstfellows are over! Thank you for the numerous submissions. We are looking forward to exciting projects and will keep you posted!