touching the invisible
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brainball
brainbar
delay mirror
hellhunt
monochromeye
remotehome
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budapest 2004
moscow 2005
london 2005
oslo 2005
stockholm 2006
montreal 2006
Touching the Invisible
Touching the Invisible is an art exhibition designed and produced by the Interactive Institute Smart Studio. The exhibition will be shown in Budapest, Moscow, London, Oslo and in Canada.
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budapest Oct-Nov 2004 |
moscow March-April 2005 |
london May-June 2005 |
oslo October 2005 |
stockholm March 2006 |
montreal October 2006 |
touching the invisible
Touching the Invisible characterizes the work performed at the Smart Studio and reflects how we work with the invisible flow of information. As it is channelled and directed into specific lines of investigation, the bits and waves transform through an eclectic mix of ideas into compound forms that become both visible and tangible. Our aim is always to bring the invisible out into the real space we inhabit, to invite the visitor for interaction, and overturn the outcome. The exhibition is built around six individual pieces representing different aspects and interpretations of the theme, that in different ways challenge our preconceived notions on flux and immobility, on thought and matter, on time and space.
The generative processes that lead to the final work can often start from discussions in the group, where we try to find associative paths between individual definitions, for example by delimiting an area of interest with keywords or images that may provoke a multitude of interpretations. The shifts of meaning that occur in the process are used as an asset that can add an unexpected twist to the issues and their realisations.
smart studio
Smart Studio, a research group within the Interactive Institute, creates new fusions between art, science and technology. The research proceeds from an artistic perspective that uses and develops different applications in technology. For us, a successful research project is not defined from the point of view of function or use. Instead the essential thing is that the project serves as an intermediary of, or catalyst for issues and ideas.
Our definition of art, technology and science is continually formed, during our daily work. Nevertheless, it finds its starting-point in a number of basic values:
Art: we direct our energies towards contemporary art, product design
and architecture.
Issues of aesthetics and interpretation as well as the critical potential
of art, design and architecture play a central role in the work of the
studio.
Technology: we see it as a stimulating working material that can be used in unexpected ways and in novel contexts. Technological applications are developed to create, influence and comment on social and cultural situations.
Science: traditional scientific methods and a much more unrestrained yet consistent and qualitative artistic search characterise research at Smart. At the same time as the Studio utilises reputed research methods from design science, and behavioural science it also attempts to establish artistic based research.
Applying knowledge and experience from all these areas, our approach is to look for the exceptional and find the deviations rather than to follow any given methodology that might characterise each field on their own. Our goal is not to find practical solutions to problems, we rather want to destabilise familiar situations by adding conceptual and visual paradoxes in the result.
Research at Smart Studio is open for public inspection. Our goal is that the results of our own research will find an audience, be exposed to criticism, and be discussed publicly. Smart Studio participates at conferences, exhibitions, public discussions and other forums not only to be affected by but also to exert an influence on the surrounding world.
the interactive institute
The Interactive Institute is a multidisciplinary, creative research
institute, active in the borderland between enterprise and art, technology
and science. It strives for innovation within the field of digital media.
The Institute carries out and publishes internationally renowned research
and creates innovative concepts for new digital products and services.
Today the Interactive Institute has eleven studios, with over 130 researchers
across Sweden.
The Interactive Institute is a wholly owned subsidiary company of the
Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research.
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