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Machinimentary: 1993, San Andreas. digital video, color, sound, 1 hour, 43 minutes, 33 seconds, 2023, various (possibly: Kazakhstan, Hong Kong, China and Switzerland). created by Pastinaca Videotapes Plantation (PVP) introduced by Matteo Bittanti vral.org Machinimentary: 1993, San Andreas. is a feature-length pseudo-documentary that treats the snowbound streets of Grand
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Nam June Paik, Video Flag Y, 1985. 84 ten-inch television sets, three Plexiglas cases, fans, LaserDisc players, LaserDiscs, and video tapes. 72 x 144 x 50 inches. JPMorgan Chase Art Collection. © Estate of Nam June Paik. I’ll Be Your Mirror: Art and the Digital Screen February 12–April 30,
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ARE3NA digital video/machinima (2048x858), color, sound, 35’, 2022, The Netherlands Created by Jordy Veenstra Introduced by Matteo Bittanti December 19 2022 - January 5 2023 vral.org AR3NA is a visual study of Quake III Arena; its environments and its textures. It is also a complex work of media
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The MILAN MACHINIMA FESTIVAL is delighted to announce its first machinima live performance on its brand new Twitch channel. Curated by Gemma Fantacci, the inaugural show is Kamilia Kard’s Toxic Garden - DANCE DANCE DANCE. Join us tonight Friday December 2 at 9 pm Central European Time (CET)! Toxic
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CHAIN-LINK single-channel HD video (1920 x 1080, MPEG-4 AAC, H.264) comprising machinima, 3D animation, and found footage with sound, 90’ 1”, 2022, Canada Created by Steven Cottingham Introduced by Matteo Bittanti vral.org WORLD PREMIERE Bruce Sterling famously stated that the future is “old men, in cities, afraid of
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L’AUTRE MONSTRE (THE OTHER MONSTER) digital video/machinima (1920 x 1080), color, sound, 48’ 26”, 2021, France (in French with English subtitles) Created by Alix Desaubliaux October 28 - November 10 2022 vral.org L’Autre Monster (The Other Monster) is an experimental film created with/in Monster Hunter
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Hyperscapes – Virtuelle Landschaft als Sehnsuchtsort? 25/11/22 — 29/01/23 (Vernissage: 24.11.2022, 18:30 Uhr) Press release (English below) Mit der Loslösung des Menschen von der Natur änderte sich die Bedeutung von Landschaft. Die ehemals bedrohliche Wildnis wurde zum Sehnsuchtsort für den Ruhesuchenden, die Touristin, den Wanderer
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panGenerator, Infinity, 2020 The Pieces I Am Curated by Douyin Art September 30 2022 - January 8 2023 UCCA Edge 2F, No.88 Xizang Bei Lu, Jing'an District, Shanghai press release SHANGHAI, China — From September 30, 2022, to January 8, 2023, UCCA and Douyin Art present the group
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Slip.Stream.Slip (Part 2)—resistance and velocity in game engine culture Curated by Valentino Catricalà Modal gallery at the School of Digital Arts (SODA), Manchester, England October 13–December 16, 2022, Monday–Friday, 12–5pm press release Modal is a brand new digital gallery showcasing artists working at the
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SON digital video/machinima (1920 x 1080), colour, sound, 14’ 59”, 2016, United Kingdom Created by Christian Wright October 14 - 27 2022 Introduced by Matteo Bittanti vral.org Christian Wright reframes painting and cinema through the medium of the video game. Inspired by Caspar David Friedrich’s landscapes and
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when you are close to me I shiver video recording of live simulation digital video/machinima (1920 x 1080), color, sound, 7’ 47”, 2020, Italy Created by Martina Menegon Sound design by Alexander Martinz Introduced by Luca Miranda vral.org when you are close to me I shiver is an
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POST-CODED THOUGHTS ON THE NEVER-UPCOMING FORESHADOWED LI(F)E digital video/machinima (1920 x 1080), color, sound, 8’ 54”, 2021, Iran/Greece Created by Babak Ahteshamipour vral.org Post-coded Thoughts on the Never-upcoming Foreshadowed Li(f)e is a machinima created with The Sims. In this post-apocalyptic narrative, human beings