Re:Trace - Additional Texts from Participating Authors

 

Recent Submissions

  • Uncanny Realm – The Extension of The Natural 

    Beloff, Laura (Proceedings of the 23rd International Symposium on Electronic Arts - BIO-CREATION AND PEACE (pp. 780–783). Manizales: Department of Visual Design, Universidad de Caldas, and ISEA International., 2017-06)
    Taking the uncanny valley concept by M. Mori (Mori 1970) as a starting point, the paper will investigate how this concept fits into experiments that are intertwining biological and technological matter. The uncanny valley ...

  • Intertwining of the digital and the biological in the artistic practice 

    Beloff, Laura (Forthcoming 2018, 2018)
    In the recent two decades, we have witnessed a gradual shift observable in the works of artists working with technology. This shift can be characterized as moving from the digital and virtual realm towards the physical ...

  • Art as a Playground for Evolution 

    Beloff, Laura (Riga: RIXC, 2016)
    The article connects artistic activity with play activity and evolution, which are considered on two levels. On the first level, play activity and its beneficial role to evolution is introduced through various science sc ...

  • Uncovering information systems in the work of Teresa Burga 

    Mariátegui, José-Carlos; Arca, Elisa
    Teresa Burga (Iquitos, 1935) has developed, since the sixties, a pioneering work in information-based arts. However, her work has only in the last decade been studied in depth from a perspective that has revalued her ...

  • Prolegomena for a Transdisciplinary Investigation Into the Materialities of Soft Systems 

    Jørgensen, Jonas (Universidad de Caldas, 2017-06)
    This paper presents exploratory research on the materiality, aesthetics and ecological potential of soft robots. Within the still emergent paradigm of soft robotics research, bio-inspiration is often hailed as being of ...

  • Leveraging Morphological Computation for Expressive Movement Generation in a Soft Robotic Artwork 

    Jørgensen, Jonas (ACM, 2017-06)
    The paper describes the design of a cephalopod-inspired soft robot that is part of the art installation Tales of C (2017). Two soft modules for movement are presented, one actuated by a servo motor the other with pneumatics. ...