Sat, 30 July 2016
This podcast features Salma ElDardiry, Senior motion graphic artist and digital composter at Bibliotheca Alexandrina. In 2013, ElDardiry launched her project, Describing Egypt, which exhibits historical Egypt in virtual reality tours. The locations selected documents Egypt's Pharaonic, Islamic, Coptic and Jewish heritage. ElDardiry is also a freelance colorist, animator, musician and a photographer.
Direct download: Egypt_Virtual_Reality_Podcast.mp3
Category:Within the Margins -- posted at: 12:30am CDT |
Fri, 29 July 2016
Brian Burnham just received his PhD in Geology from the University of Manchester. He discusses the field of sequence stratigrahy, a field crucial for understanding the changes of sea level in the past and interpreting current climate change sea level change. With Roger Malina he discusses transdisciplinary collaboration between the geosciences, computer sciences and art and technology. |
Wed, 20 July 2016
Reporting live from Emerald City ComiCon 2016, Other Planes talks with black cosplayers about identity, race, and gender in cosplay, comix, and action films, speaking with incarnations of the Black Panther, Future Static Shock, Green Lantern, Trunks, Sardonyx, a Vodou Joker and a Ghostbuster.
Direct download: OtherPlanes_03.mp3
Category:Other Planes | Afrofuturism Podcast -- posted at: 12:52pm CDT |
Mon, 18 July 2016
A short discussion with Dr. Vickers about his approach to sonification including some discussion of his recent standup routine regarding sonification as its main topic. |
Mon, 11 July 2016
In this podcast Janeil Engelstad and Yvan Tina discuss their projects "Make Art with Purpose" and "Virtual Africa". They talk about the common threads and possible collaboration between these incredible projects. Also discussed is art, technology, and the advancements these have created in educational options. |
Sat, 9 July 2016
Sharath Chandram Ram describes his work in art, design and open science, and internet culture, He maintains a lab on internet and society at the Srishthi School for Art and Design in Bangalore, India. He describes his workshop in open radio astronomy that he held at the Explorapark in Medellin, Colombia and his work with indian fishing communities embroiled in ownership of the electromagnetic spectrum debates, In dialogue with Roger Malina. |
Fri, 1 July 2016
In this final section of the interview, Adam Zaretsky shares his views on the relationship between literature and biology, code and language, poetry and bioinformatics. He addresses the question of hubris in biotechnology and delivers his take on sensitive issues such as human gene editing and resurrection biology. The podcast also talks about the place of speculative thought in new media art.
Direct download: WeareWildPoetryHubrisDeExtinctionSpeculativeArt1.mp3
Category:Meta-Life -- posted at: 12:30am CDT |
Wed, 29 June 2016
Students from the Experimental Publishing and Curation graduate seminar discuss their current projects in publishing, which include an alternative to traditional academic publishing, an mobile app that encourages users to read in green spaces, a podcast focused on contemporary African art, and online publications about feminism and the environment. The issues covered in the discussion range from disruption to the role of technology and geography in the development of the projects. |
Fri, 24 June 2016
Our conversation with independent journalist Mehmet Atakan Foça about his factchecking and verification experience in Turkey |
Mon, 20 June 2016
John Jennings is an award-winning graphic novelist, curator, cartoonist, and Associate Professor of Art. John is currently illustrating the first graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler's seminal black science work on slavery and time travel, Kindred.
Direct download: OP_02_JohnJennings.mp3
Category:Other Planes | Afrofuturism Podcast -- posted at: 12:30am CDT |