Every day we are surrounded by machines and technological systems that have their own internal clocks. →

If/Then

is a generative virtual environment based on the urban space around Paradiso in Amsterdam that is influenced in real time by weather conditions and the day and night rhythms of physical reality. →

Vec4(red,green,blue,alpha)

Derives from the ideas of the mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) who assumed that the universe consists of “monads”, invisible elementary particles equipped with a certain degree of consciousness. →

The Monads

A kinetic/light/sound installation based on a subjective interpretation of sound traveling through space. →

))))) repetition at my distance

investigates the dynamics between air particles as a dynamic ecosystem where the visitor travels through different altitudes of an artificial atmosphere above the Goffertpark in Nijmegen. →

Airborne Landscapes

creates a swarm of light and sound; a combination of chaos and precision, appearance and intention. →

Red Horizon

The neighborhood is alive, it is a collection of various conscious and unconscious stimuli and reactions to them. →

Symbiotic Spaces

A sensory installation that explores sensuality in terms of behaviors, phenomena and possible qualities without their relying on cultural codes. →

Glinting honey in the dark, a feather tickling on my back

reflects on Stockholm’s ever changing urban landscapes and on the complex relationships between man-made, technology and nature. →

Flowing Grounds

Residency Digital Explorers – Witte Rook

September - October 2024

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The nature of the online environment as spaces
of connection.

This virtual garden on the common.garden platform was created as part of the Digital Explorers residency program at Witte Rook in September-October 2024.

During this period, I explored the meaning of ‘site-specific’ in the context of online environments as spaces of connection. I used the garden as a meeting space to reflect on this topic with various guests. These conversations were guided by perspectives that play a significant role in my practice, including the nature of bubbles and spheres, hardware-software network architecture, quantum physics, and the influence of the digital dimension on our lived experience of time and space in the physical world.

The meetings and observations took form as traces in images and text. New visitors are still encouraged to contribute to this evolving digital ecosystem, which connects human, natural, and artificial agents.

The common.garden platform is initiated by Constant Dullaart. On this platform you can make online exhibitions in a 2D space where you can also meet with others without having to use commercial media.

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Lead developer
Olaf Wempe