Body sense
Human beings experience life in and through their bodies; With the body we are born and some time later die. The body, often before our consciousness realizes, registers how we are, where we are and what is beneficial or detrimental to us. In mediated presence, which is also dependent on the body, such physical cues are not easily available. Nevertheless, technology invaded human perception of the world around and even of the self. Because the body is the instrument that records it all, because it manifests our mortality and because it's sense for what is good or bad for us is so refined, physical presence is needed when issues of ethical nature are at stake.
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If I learn to quickly assess the impulses fired at me, this assessment will not be based on knowledge but on intuition.
Intuition can easily be manipulated. Politics and commerce make use of fleeting, one-sided imagery
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Knowledge without commitment to a subject will remain superficial.
A superficial multitude is completely different from an experience that arises from engagement. It…
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Our desire to perceive, understand and react faster will leave us unable to truly participate.
We distance ourselves. The world is tangibly close, but we ourselves draw back.....
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The multitude of impressions is fascinating and enriching, as long as your rate of watching, listening and analyzing is sufficiently high.
This is something that can be learned. You become more adept at screening things superficially and…
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There is no end to the amount of information that’s available, but there are limits to how much we can process.
Our knowledge and experience are able to grow as long as we remain receptive, and as long as we can…
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Projects of survival
'Blue Shift [LOG. 1]' is a Darwinian installation piece that was realized together with…
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[7] Open sourcing
The Biomodd project itself has also taken an open source nature. For instance, instructions for…
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[6] Juxtaposing the local and the global
Each Biomodd version reflects the cultural and social conditions in which it was created and is a…
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[5] Collaboration and co-creation
We work with teams and every individual within the group is empowered to add something substantial…
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[4] Digital games and game culture
Biomodd highlights the social nature of gaming and game culture.
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[3] Case modding
The idea of case modding is approached as a form of expanded sculpture. In this sculptural approach…
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[2] E-waste and its creative reuse
Electronic waste is one of the most problematic consequences of digital technology.
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Failure and survival
Nature and technology are our means to re-structure the tangible world. 'Nature' is understood here…
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Dynamics and self-organization
Creating frameworks where things can happen, beyond expectations, beyond control.