After a demonstrative performance at STWST Linz, the thesis "Hostile Architectures as Algorithmic Intervention in Musical Improvisation" was defending at the
Tangible Music Lab, Linz, making Kevin Blackistone the first graduate of this new program.
Watch the performance on Dorf TV
Listen to the interview on Radio Fro
Start this semester Kevin Blackistone will be leading a workshop class teaching large scale, immersive, durational, interactive movement/performance narratives. This course is built as a collaboration between the Kunstuniversität Linz Interface Cultures masters, Anton Bruckner Universität Institute of Dance Arts masters and the Ars Electronica Center's Deep Space 8k facilities with support by the Ars Electronica Futurelab. Over the course duration the student will work collaboratively to produce a performance to be presented in the Deep Space venue.
Exquisite Corpus (Corpora in five forms), shown at the Spazio Piscina of the Equilibrio Festival in Sardegna, IT
Habitat, received bronze for the City Digital Skin Art awards to be presented on public LED walls including:
Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, DE., Milan Central Station, Milan, IT., Ten Square, Singapore, SG., Hangzhou Federation of Trade Unions CC West Lake Canopy, Hangzhou, CN.
Das Graue Tuch (the Grey Cloth) immersive theatrical work premiered at this years International Planetarium Society 100 year celebration at the Zeiß Planetarium in Jena, DE.[Chroma key director of photography and Animator for light communication interstitials. Jul 2024
The new animation Habitat presented at the Digital Bauhaus Lab as part of the Beyond Screens previews for CDSA award entries. Jul 2024
A timebased showcase of the bodies of the Exquisite Corpus screened as part of the Ars Electronica Animation Festival in Linz, AT. Sep 2024
Dance performance GOYO performed as part of the Ars Electronica Festival 2024 in Linz, AT. (Director: Li Li Jung; 리리정인). Sep 2024
The immersive exoplanetary inspired animation and soundtrack Hyperspectral premiered at Mapping Festival 2024 in the Syllepse of Jardín des Nations, CH and screened at Fulldome Festival. Jena, DE. May 2024
The quantum dance exploration Homodyne performed opening night of Mapping Festival in Genève, CH.
The latest revision of Exquisite Corpus presented at the Siggraph Asia 2023 Art Gallery in Sydney, AU. [Dec 2023]
The interactive immersive work Self Dissolution presented for interaction during the opening evening of the Ars Electronica Festival 2023 as part of "Interplayful Sensoric Environments – Part II" at Deep Space 8k of the Ars Electronica Center [Sep 2023]
The immersive dance Homodyne performed during "Deep Stage - Part II" of the Ars Electronica Festival at Deep Space 8k of the Ars Electronica Center [Sep 2023]
1000 Hungry Eyes presented for the Arse Elektronika festival at DH5.[Sep 2023]
Exquisite Corpus presented as part of the XR experience of the xCoAx conference, with panel presentation and research publication
Soundtracks to several works now been made available through Bandcamp.
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