Looking beyond the evolving alarmist scenarios of environmental catastrophe prevalent in the global warming debate, transmediale.09 shifts the focus of this challenge to the broader cultural, societal and philosophical consequences that the collapse of the northern ice barrier reveals.
With a considerable amount of irony Ho Tzu-Nyen, one of the most renowned Singapurian filmmakers, borrows the image of Newton's apple as a metaphor for the futile challenge artists face in terms of achieving a creative inspiration (or rather, one after another) of their own accord.
Born and based in Singapore, Ho Tzu Nyen works primarily in the audio-visual medium, his projects traversing the fields of film, visual arts and the performing arts. His videos, paintings, performance-lectures and theatrical projects have been presented at major art exhibitions and festivals.
Graham Harwood has lived and worked with Matsuko Yokokoji (YoHa English translation 'aftermath') since 1994. YoHa's graphic vision, technical tinkering, has powered several celebrated collaborations establishing an international reputation for pioneering arts projects, including the first on-line commission from the Tate Gallery London and work in the permanent collections of the Pompidou Centre, ZKM and Manifesta07.
Vanessa Ramos-Velasquez is an interdisciplinary artist from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, who has acquired a diverse background along her various global residencies.
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Adam Hyde was for many years a digital artist exploring digital-analog hybrid broadcast systems. He founded FLOSS Manuals, the Book Sprint method, Booki/Booktype book production platforms and is now mostly engaged with exploring new methodologies for collaborative book production.
Les Liens Invisibles is an Italy-based artists duo, their work is an eclectic recombination of pop net culture, reverse engineering techniques, social media subvertising, and media reappropriation.
Timothy Druckrey is a researcher, curator and writer and Director of the Graduate Photographic and Electronic Media programme at the Maryland Institute.