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Matter of Art?

Esther Porcelijn

Matter of Art?

An essay by Esther Porcelijn

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From the Fields to the Sea to the Soul

William Myers

For the past decade the fields of bioart and biodesign have flourished, as evidenced by numerous works, from material prototypes and completed architecture, to elaborate art installations and imaginative science-fiction-like speculations in video. Educators have been ... More

Being human in the age of loss

Xandra van der Eijk

Essay commissioned by MU Hybrid Art House for the exhibition‘Polarities: the psychology and politics of being ecological’ IntroductionThe first time I encountered overwhelming feelings of sadness, mixed with powerlessness and anger related to something other than human loss ... More

Evolutions of Kin

Angelique Spaninks

‘Free will is overrated. I do not make decisions outside the Universe and then plunge in, like an Olympic diver. I am already in. I am like a mermaid, constantly pulled and pulling, pushed and pushing, flicked and flicking, turned ... More

Mutating Systems, Bodies, and Perspectives

William Myers

Civilization is often regarded as a process of transforming raw material – what is found in nature – into culture and its accoutrements, from cities and musical scores, to cuisine and the rule of law. But of course, each ... More

Proposing a Dogme 95 Approach of Journalism

Stijn Postema

Artists, architects, theatre makers, musicians, they all can perform the act of journalism just as well as – and maybe better than – the ‘real’ journalists. Take for example Forensic Architecture, a London-based multidisciplinary collective with art exhibitions all ... More