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data pseudomorphs: an interview
Both Kit Kuksenok and Marisa Satsia have taught and participated in courses at the School of Machines, and for the last year formed a feminist research partnership working on anti-systematic art/data practices.
2020 roundup!
We're so excited to finally be sharing our long overdue roundup of 2020 classes. It is filled with games, class screenshots, student projects, playlists and more sitting at the intersections between human-machine and nature-society.
interview with martha hipley
Artist and technology, Martha Hipley, was recently interviewed by Carlo de Gaetano about her upcoming class, Color and Accessibility.
school of machines poster of programs
We made this poster of programs as an overview to see all our program dates in one place!
interview with régine debatty
Régine Debatty curator, critic and founder of we-make-money-not-art.com, a blog which has received numerous distinctions over the years…
interview with kit kuksenok
Kit Kuksenok is a visual artist with a research background in Human Computer Interaction, and experience as a code/data worker in both academia and industry.
interview with whitefeather
…a course that aims to teach new practices of bioart, technofeminism and transhacktivism.
interview with martyna marchiniak
Martyna Marciniak is a researcher and curator currently using her skills as a trained architect to help make the world a better place…
interview with mario guzman
Mario Guzman es un investigador, escritor experimental y artista de nuevos medios digitales…
interview with maggie kane
Community organizer, creative technologist and owner of Streetcat Media, Maggie Kane, was recently interviewed about her upcoming class, Modelling for Mutual Aid, by curator and critic Régine Debatty.
interview with natalia cabrera
Natalia Cabrera es artista de medios digitales y narradora interactiva con sede en Santiago de Chile.
interview with viola yip
Experimental composer, performer, sound artist and instrument builder, Viola Yip, was recently interviewed by Maggie kane about her upcoming class, Telematic Together.
image processing & projection mapping w/machine learning in touchdesigner
The School of Machines, Making & Make-Believe is an organisation dedicated to the imaginative exploration of art, technology, design, and human connection. We learn and play with tools that make our brains and our dreams come to life! Wanna join us?
other worldly - a creative intro to unity for vr
This class focuses on tools to allow you to create your own virtual reality (VR) experiences. VR is a medium that compels us to explore artistic creation, storytelling, and interactivity.
data and society final showcase friday, 28. june!
As our June program comes to a close, come see what stories we have to tell about data and society through physical data representation as part of our final showcase!
announcing two new programs!
As part of our five-year anniversary, this August and September we have two special one-week programs on Money and Evidence aimed at artists and activists.
yining shi on approaching technology creatively and accessibly
This week we spoke to Yining Shi, one of the main instructors for the Bots & Machine Learning program, which takes place this July in Berlin.
scott kildall on data, water, territory: what it means to be human
Scott Kildall is a new media artist who has been working at the intersections of art, technology, and education for the past 15 years.
talking to alice stewart about vibrators, education and working between the physical and the digital
Creative technologist, designer and all-round amazing human Alice Stewart works between London and Amsterdam, as an educator, artist and researcher.