Institute for the Unstable Media
V2_ is an interdisciplinary center for art and media technology in Rotterdam (the Netherlands). V2_'s activities include organizing presentations, exhibitions and workshops, research and development of artworks in its own media lab, distributing artworks through its Agency, publishing in the field of art and media technology, and developing an online archive.
The Vibrancy Effect
Vibrancy Effect is V2_'s newest e-Book, edited by Chris Salter, Harry Smoak and Michel van Dartel. It contains contributions by Andrew Pickering, Timothy Lenoir, Tagny Duff, Sundar Sarukkai, Dmitry Gelfand, Evelina Domnitch, Arjen Mulder among ...
Vital Beauty
"Vital Beauty: Reclaiming Aesthetics in the Tangle of Technology and Nature" focuses on the question of how the age-old notion of beauty can have a meaning fit for the 21st century.
Palm Top Theater Market Launch Content Party at DEAF2012
Palm Top Theater will be launched on the global market late this summer and on this special occasion we would like to show you the prototype and explain how you can become part of the producer community. You are invited by Alex Adriaansens,Tom Nagae ...
DEAF2012: The Power of Things
DEAF is back! The festival presents a wide range of program segments, including a large exhibition, concerts, performances, seminars, workshops and an academic symposium. Ticket sales started.
De Derde Dinsdag #7
V2_ joined “De Derde Dinsdag”, a monthly event with sneak previews of upcoming shows and cultural events in Rotterdam. Upcoming show at Het Wilde Weten.
Vital Beauty - Symposium
V2_ presents: "Vital Beauty," an international symposium and publication as part of the Dutch Electronic Art Festival 2012.
The early history of DEAF
A short text in Dutch about the early years of DEAF. Written for Virtueel Platform.
DEAF2012 Workshops
As part of DEAF2012 a series of workshops will be organized on augmented reality, wearable technology and ecology. Each workshop will be led by artists and specialists in the field. Places are limited, it is important to register early.
Julien Maire in residence at V2_ and Transmedia Brussel
V2_ has initiated a new artist-in-residence program in which the V2_Lab will partner with art education institutions. Julien Maire started as V2_/Transmedia artist-in-residence.
Celebrating Democracy
Thanks to The People Speak and all participants who were responsible for a remarkable democratic decision on December 1 last year, we will unveil a plaque celebrating democracy and commemorating Test_Lab: Who Wants to Be ...? on the facade of V2_ at ...
30 Years V2_
V2_ turns 30! We’ll celebrate this milestone in a range of ways this year, starting with the DEAF festival’s closing club night at WORM, May 19.
Summer Sessions 2012 - Call for Proposals
V2_’s Summer Sessions are brief themed residencies that allow promising young artists to collaborate with V2_Lab developers. We are looking for art project proposals, don't miss this opportunity!
V2_Lab Welcomes Valia Fetisov
The Lab has started a collaboration with the Russian LABORATORIA - Art and Science Space.
DEAF2012: Call for Volunteers
Do you like media art, parties, are you social, flexible, and do you speak English? Then apply now as DEAF2012 volunteer!
Is Wearable Tech Just Bad Fashion?
Wearable Technology is often criticized to be merely 'bad fashion'. Being on the verge of art, fashion and technology, one could argue it is therefor not real fashion. Or at least not attractive in it's design. In this e-Textile Workspace edition, ...
The Sympathy of Things
"The Sympathy of Things: Ruskin and the Ecology of Design," the new publication by Lars Spuybroek is now available in V2_'s webshop.
Performative Wearables
Since wearable technology pieces are often designed to be interactive, and in most cases are presented to an audience in some sort of way, we thought it was interesting to do a thought experiment: can every ‘wearable’ be considered a ...
From Image to Interaction
In "From Image to Interaction," Arjen Mulder traces evolutionary lines in the fine art of the past five hundred years that have led directly to the interactive art of today.
The Age of Instability
Short essay by Arjen Mulder - To understand today’s world, one must understand what instability is, and what its consequences are, socially, politically and economically but also mentally.
