Reconsidering the boundaries between self and other, human and machine, natural and artificial

In collaboration with the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre and Altair Engineering, Richard Vijgen simulates the behaviour of the electromagnetic cloud from a single cell-phone in different urban environments and visualize how the electromagnetic waves are absorbed and reflected by their surroundings. The results reveal an invisible dimension of reality, a hybrid of architecture and data, as cathedrals of information.

This project uses iterative AI-generated imagery to explore model collapse, where AI drifts from original concepts over time. Reflecting on humanity’s reliance on technology, it highlights ethical concerns and risks of losing authentic connections to reality, challenging how AI shapes perception and truth.

Sensing machines mapping the Arctic, hormone-altering vapour, sweating bacteria, songs from the swamps…. This year’s Open Fields Conference was packed with mind-blowing discoveries

The new AV Live performance Red Spectrum (by Boris Chimp 504) explores new territories and space dimensions by adding a new color dimension to the monochromatic vision and merging organic and two-dimensional visuals with the usual 3D geometric-hard edges aesthetic.

Carbon Technostructure is an interactive installation that materialises the often invisible environmental impact of digital infrastructures. By employing real-time data analysis and physical visualisation techniques, the project bridges the gap between the intangible nature of digital services and their tangible carbon footprint.

Alternative Clock is a research project that examines “clock time” as a form of data, exploring how it governs lives and shapes the built environment, and a prototype of clocks that operate using diverse data inputs, offering new ways to experience and interact with time.