Ergens in het universum is er iets of iemand verbonde met jouw elementaire deeltjes. Sterker nog: jij bent verbonden met andere mensen, dieren en dingen in heden, verleden en toekomst door middel van die elementaire deeltjes. Al die informatie bevindt zich in het zogeheten Akasha-veld. In het Sanskriet betekent Akasha “ether”, of het geluid van…
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Today, the Delft University of Technology and TodaysArt reveal a new partnership: together they will launch an artist-in-residence programme. In this unique cross-disciplinary programme, residency artists and university departments will collaborate on research projects and work together towards the realization of new artworks. The results will be presented during the TodaysArt festival and other festivals…
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Op het Jaarcongres ECP organiseert ECP voor de tweede maal een technologie-kunstexpositie. Tevens wordt er weer, in samenwerking met de Fusie, de Icarus Award uitgereikt met als thema: ‘De informatiesamenleving: de droom of de val van Icarus’. Dit jaar vindt de expositie plaats in het hart van de Fokker Terminal, Den Haag. Mesh is an…
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Cube at Islamic Art Festival, Sharjah – 19th edition (14th December 2016 until 24th January 2017) The annual Islamic Arts Festival began in 1998 under the supervision and organisation of the Directorate of Art in the Department of Culture and Information of the UAE, with the intention of exhibiting various forms of traditional and contemporary…
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During the kick-off of SHAPE 2016 at festival Novas Frequências in Rio de Janeiro (BR), Mike Rijnierse premiered Relief, an installation based on the principle of echolocation, developed in collaboration with Rob Bothof. Mounted on a wall, the sculpture is not primarily designed to be gazed at, but to be listened to. The work examines…
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Lift-off: An interview with Mike Rijnierse A monthly programme by SHAPE (Sound, Heterogeneous Art & Performance in Europe), the platform established in 2014 by 16 European festivals with support of EU’s Creative Europe programme to promote up-and-coming musicians and innovative audiovisual artists. This month: Machine Woman is a sound artist and image maker who often…
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Mike Rijnierse presented Lumokinese, developed in collaboration with Willem Marijs at the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven. During GLOW 2016, the Van Abbemuseum presented A Place Beyond Belief, an exhibition which brought together artworks by pioneers in the field of light art as well as new artists. From László Moholy-Nagy, Dan Flavin, Adam Barker-Mill, Gianni Colombo, to Mike Rijnierse…
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Mike Rijnierse + Rob Bothof – Cube It wouldn’t be TodaysArt without Mike Rijnierse. Known for his large scale site specific installations, in which the audience is incorporated into the context of the work, Rijnierse is an interdisciplinary artist whose works have been an integral part of the TodaysArt evolution. From last year’s bungy jumping…
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Cube was presented at KIKK Festival in Namur, Belgium, from November 3rd to 5th, 2016. KIKK offers an international program of art, design, technology and creativity. This year KIKK invited FIBER to present a selection of artists who are connected to the theme of ‘Interference’. Read more about Cube. The installation Cube operates on the…
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Klok For the 11th edition of TodaysArt, Mike Rijnierse has developed a site specific work for The Pier in Scheveningen. During the festival, a 100 kg church bell was thrown from the bungee jump, situated on the tower at the pier, where the festival took place. The sixty meters deep fall of the bell resulted…
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Gem of Lives, a collaboration with Satoru Sugihara Gem of Lives is an artwork crystallizing the historical context of Toad Mountain in Taipei, Taiwan and pursuit of emergence in agent-based computational design and rule-based behavioral art performance. The workshop took place at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei (TW) DEZACT Space Media…
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September 2nd 2015 the sounds of sirens filled the city of The Hague. Tracking the source of those sounds I found myself at the Spuiplein, the heart of the city, where ambulance workers were gathered to demonstrate for their working conditions. The Spuiplein condenses the social, political, and cultural life of the administrative capital of…
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