The American artist Casey Reas is considered a pioneer in the development of aesthetic software. Firstly, he presented his programming language ‘Processing’, which he developed in collaboration with Ben Fry and Doug Bennett. And, with his latest work, he demonstrated a way to create impressive art from algorithms and dynamic software. Reas’ approach is a very experimental one, he is working with dynamic software that independently reacts to changes in its environment, and with systems that are neither programmed nor predictable, but only react to interferences of the user. Casey Reas a professor in the department of Design Media Arts at UCLA and one of the founding professors of the Interaction Design Institute Ivrea.
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CASEY REAS
CASEY REAS
The American artist Casey Reas is considered a pioneer in the development of aesthetic software. Firstly, he presented his programming language ‘Processing’, which he developed in collaboration with Ben Fry and Doug Bennett. And, with his latest work, he demonstrated a way to create impressive art from algorithms and dynamic software. Reas’ approach is a very experimental one, he is working with dynamic software that independently reacts to changes in its environment, and with systems that are neither programmed nor predictable, but only react to interferences of the user. Casey Reas a professor in the department of Design Media Arts at UCLA and one of the founding professors of the Interaction Design Institute Ivrea.
CARSTEN NICOLAI
The German artist and musician Carsten Nicolai uses a combination of electronic sounds and visual arts as a hybrid tool. Sound is a primary theme in his creative acts which he stages in visualized sound performances. Nicolai started his speech with the minimal pixel video ‘Spray’. With his experimental projects he analysed everyday perception phenomena and examined the links between art, nature and science. Born in 1965, in Karl-Marx-Stadt, Nicolai studied landscaping at the Dresden University of Technology. He then founded the artists’ co-operative gallery ‘Oscar’ and ‘Voxxx’, a culture factory. Carsten Nicolai lives and works in Berlin and Chemnitz.
CARSTEN NICOLAI
The German artist and musician Carsten Nicolai uses a combination of electronic sounds and visual arts as a hybrid tool. Sound is a primary theme in his creative acts which he stages in visualized sound performances. Nicolai started his speech with the minimal pixel video ‘Spray’. With his experimental projects he analysed everyday perception phenomena and examined the links between art, nature and science. Born in 1965, in Karl-Marx-Stadt, Nicolai studied landscaping at the Dresden University of Technology. He then founded the artists’ co-operative gallery ‘Oscar’ and ‘Voxxx’, a culture factory. Carsten Nicolai lives and works in Berlin and Chemnitz.
HOLGER HOFFMAN
Holger Hoffmann, architect and project manager of the renowned UNStudio lectured on the implementation of complex computer-generated geometries in architectural projects and provided exciting case studies including the design for the ‘Galleria Department Store’ in Seoul or the Mercedes-Benz museum in Stuttgart.
HOLGER HOFFMAN
Holger Hoffmann, architect and project manager of the renowned UNStudio lectured on the implementation of complex computer-generated geometries in architectural projects and provided exciting case studies including the design for the ‘Galleria Department Store’ in Seoul or the Mercedes-Benz museum in Stuttgart.
JOACHIM SAUTER
Joachim Sauter, Media designer, professor and founder of the agency ART+COM has always been using the computer as a medium and creative device. The projects he presented at the see conference deal with interactive installations and environments including a virtual model of Berlin, which combines history and modern architecture. Joachim Sauter’s works have been exhibited in Museums all over the world, such as in the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Biennale in Venice. Since 1991, he has been a professor for digital media design at the University of Arts in Berlin. In addition, he has also been teaching as a professor for media design and media art at UCLA, Los Angeles.
JOACHIM SAUTER
Joachim Sauter, Media designer, professor and founder of the agency ART+COM has always been using the computer as a medium and creative device. The projects he presented at the see conference deal with interactive installations and environments including a virtual model of Berlin, which combines history and modern architecture. Joachim Sauter’s works have been exhibited in Museums all over the world, such as in the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Biennale in Venice. Since 1991, he has been a professor for digital media design at the University of Arts in Berlin. In addition, he has also been teaching as a professor for media design and media art at UCLA, Los Angeles.
DR. JOCHEN WAGNER
Philosopher and theologian Dr. Jochen Wagner opened the first see conference in April 2006. In his key note speech he suggested a rehabilitation of sensuous reality. With impressive videos of Maradonna and Ronaldinho the self-confessed soccer fan demonstrated how today’s media use images to evoke viewers’ emotions while at the same time advising listeners to not neglect haptic experiences.
DR. JOCHEN WAGNER
Philosopher and theologian Dr. Jochen Wagner opened the first see conference in April 2006. In his key note speech he suggested a rehabilitation of sensuous reality. With impressive videos of Maradonna and Ronaldinho the self-confessed soccer fan demonstrated how today’s media use images to evoke viewers’ emotions while at the same time advising listeners to not neglect haptic experiences.
