Event: Roc Herms' "Postcards from Home" (Milan, May 6, 2016)
As part of the
collateral events seriesof
GAME VIDEO/ART. A SURVEY, an exhibition about the intersection between video games and video art currently on display at Milan's IULM University, the curators are happy to announce the second presentation by Spanish artist Roc Herms. Free and open to the public, the event will take place on Friday, May 6, 2016.
Full details below:
Roc Herms, Postcards from Home
Date & time: Friday, May 6, 2016, 6 - 7.30 pm
Location: Room 112 (IULM 1), IULM Milan, Italy
Language: English
Free and open to the public -
how to reach IULMPlease RSVP(write "Roc Herms" in the subject line - limited seating)
Event description: Join us for a fascinating presentation by Spanish artist Roc Herms, whose photographic practice oscillates between different layers of reality.
The Speaker: Roc Herms (Spain, 1978) has been taking photographs since 2002. Herms explores the increasing digitalization of the human race and the ongoing relationship between the self and its mediated expressions. In 2008, he won the Editor's Award for Excellence awarded by PHOTO ICON Magazine. Herms’ series Are You Sure You Want To Log Out? was exhibited at the 2014 Noorderlicht Photography Festival: An Ocean of Possibilities. Herms is the author of several books, including Postcards from Home and <Yo> <Yo> <Yo> <Yo> (2007-2015). His most recent work in on display at fotomuseum in Winterthur, Switzerland, as part of the ongoing sersi SITUATIONS_PLAY.