September 2011

The Third & The Seventh

13/09/2011

This short movie, The Third & the Seventh, by Alex Roman is dated back to 2009 but this year it was presented at the Prix Ars Electronica where it received an Award of Distinction in the category of Computer Animation/Film/VFX. In my opinion this short movie was the most intriguing…

Writings

L’11 Settembre e le tecnologie, dieci anni dopo. Tecnologie e catastrofi

11/09/2011

Poco tempo dopo la tragedia delle Torri Gemelle ebbi l’occasione di discutere con Pierre Restany della capacità delle tecnologie di prevenire, o addirittura di evitare, disastri come quello. In effetti la relazione tra tecnologie e catastrofi è un connubio interessante ma poco analizzato, che andrebbe sicuramente approfondito, anche da un…

Meetings

Ars Electronica 2011 – Origin

09/09/2011

This year’s Ars Electronica events took place again in its historical place, the Brucknerhaus, while the last year they were at the Tabakfabrik. “How does innovation come about? The 2011 Ars Electronica Festival – ORIGIN – How It All Begins – delves into this elementary question, scrutinizing both science and…