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HTMLText_183C1BD1_08D2_9783_417A_95617AE4021E_mobile.html = Microsoft Garage is proud to showcase artists who embody the spirit of being - those who are curiosity-driven, fearless when experimenting, and use creating as a means of learning.
At The Garage, we deliver programs and experiences to Microsoft employees, customers, and ecosystems that drive collaboration, creativity, and experimentation.
We learn by doing at The Garage, and so do the talented creators and innovators we align with.
Each of our carefully curated featured artists use art a form of expression, working with leading edge technology and data to express ideas surrounding: sustainability, culture, and social awareness. Creating community, and igniting conversation.
Each featured artist will present a selection of their work online. These pieces are available for sale directly from the artist, but please note that Microsoft will recieve no renumeration for this. The online exhibition will be followed by a series of physical exhibitions, to be hosted in our new building in SoHo, when safe to do so.
We are proud to present the first virtual exhibition, SPIRIT OF BEING, curated by Heather Falconer and Hatchers.tv.
Curators Note:
The artists involved in the SPIRIT OF BEING explore what it means to be present in relation to current times; technological advancements, disparity, diversity, economic depression, media consumption, global health and climate crisis.
Embodying the mediums of visual art, sound, sculpture, and incorporating technology, each utilize their work as a means of expression, education and communication to uplift the heart, mind, body and spirit, of themselves, and others.
About Hatchers:
Hatchers’ is a container for stories about the jubilant but sometimes painful act of expression, and everything that goes along with it. These ‘stories’ are about the difficult, yet rewarding journey of being a creator. Hatchers’ supports all those dedicated to their path across all disciplines. Hatchers’ mission is to hold space, to educate and inspire each other, and future generations, encourage collaboration and build community.
SADIE CLAYTON
Reviive, 2021
Copper Sculpture
2 x 1.5 meters
This copper mobile is one in Clayton's new series focusing on installations that bring healing and harmony to both the individual and wider communities. Copper is a material that has an abundance of environmental, health and physical benefits. Clayton hopes that through the interaction with these large-scale pieces, each individual will feel a real spiritual conduction between the material and themselves.
As an essential nutrient for the body, copper helps to maintain healthy bones, blood vessels, nerves, and immune function. This metal has also been found to repel coronavirus pathogens at a faster rate than any other material at 45 minutes versus 24 hours.
Hatchers is partnered with Fairchain, a secure, privacy-first framework that powers a more sustainable art economy for artists, galleries, and collectors.
JGOLDCROWN
Multi Colored Hearts
Bordered multi colored hearts on canvas
JGOLDCROWN
Neon Hearts
Neon and spray paint on canvas
Mounted neon hearts
JGOLDCROWN
Thin line between love and hate
Neon paint on canvas
UTTAM GRANDHI
The Lotus Effect, 2020
A participatory installation for times of transformation
(can be made available as an NFT)
Lotuses grow in muddy, murky waters, rise to the surface, and unfold. They bloom untainted by the muck and serve as a reminder, albeit a temporary one, that moments of beauty can emerge from the toughest conditions.
In Tibetan Buddhism this sacred symbol is associated with purity, awakening, transformation, and compassion, and it appears in works of art at the Rubin Museum.
For The Lotus Effect, Uttam Grandhi and Rubin Museum invite you to fold an origami lotus of your own and contribute it to a physical installation.
The installation will serve as a community-built symbol of gratitude for the people and things that help us get through difficult moments.
Hatchers is partnered with Fairchain, a secure, privacy-first framework that powers a more sustainable art economy for artists, galleries, and collectors.
UTTAM GRANDHI
The Lotus Effect, 2020
A participatory installation for times of transformation
(can be made available as an NFT)
Lotuses grow in muddy, murky waters, rise to the surface, and unfold. They bloom untainted by the muck and serve as a reminder, albeit a temporary one, that moments of beauty can emerge from the toughest conditions.
In Tibetan Buddhism this sacred symbol is associated with purity, awakening, transformation, and compassion, and it appears in works of art at the Rubin Museum.
For The Lotus Effect, Uttam Grandhi and Rubin Museum invite you to fold an origami lotus of your own and contribute it to a physical installation.
The installation will serve as a community-built symbol of gratitude for the people and things that help us get through difficult moments.
Hatchers is partnered with Fairchain, a secure, privacy-first framework that powers a more sustainable art economy for artists, galleries, and collectors.
UTTAM GRANDHI
Graphic Gratitude, 2020
Virtual Reality
(can be made available as an NFT)
In Buddhism, the lotus is a sacred symbol associated with purity, awakening, transformation, and compassion. The lotuses presented in this piece are a selection of the many hundreds that were folded by people from across the world. They serve as reminders to be resilient, to express gratitude, to be compassionate, and to wish for transformation. The lotuses further remind us that moments of beauty can emerge from the toughest of conditions. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to observe the beautifully illustrated and folded lotuses more closely.
Music – A Tranquil Touch by Schwartz Sound, licensed through Evato Elements
Hatchers is partnered with Fairchain, a secure, privacy-first framework that powers a more sustainable art economy for artists, galleries, and collectors.
STUART SEMPLE
Happy Clouds, 2020
Virtual Reality
Taken during the artist’s HappyCloud performance in Milan 2010, this image documents the non-permanent nature of fleeting emotions. HappyClouds are environmentally friendly artificial clouds that the artist has been releasing around the globe most famously from Tate Modern in London during the last recession. The work aims to connect audiences around the concept of joy through a universally recognizable symbol - the smiley.
Click to enter the ‘Happy Cloud Room’ is a new piece of digital work by Stuart Semple and his VOMA.LAB studio. The work enables visitors to experience HappyClouds in a digital form. The work speaks to the lack of public art during the covid lockdown and continues the artists’ commitment to making art available for everyone in environments and spaces outside those ordinarily associated with art. In this instance online.
MARIA KOZAK
Bucolic Terrains, 2020
Please view site for the best experience
Developed by Yiting Liu
Sound by Darshan Jesrani
Bucolic Terrains is an interactive website that generates as the viewer moves through it, immersing them in sound and image. It is a playful exploration of our evolution as digital beings—an ode to technology that was once revolutionary but is now nostalgic. Set in part in the classic Microsoft Windows Xp wallpaper; it is simultaneously the view on my computer and outside my studio window. It is a nod to a digital culture that developed around us slowly but has recently engulfed us in our entirety, forced into the moment by the pandemic. The environment, forms, contraptions and experiences were written in code, 3D modeled, drawn digitally and painted IRL further blending the various realities.
Hatchers is partnered with Fairchain, a secure, privacy-first framework that powers a more sustainable art economy for artists, galleries, and collectors.
STUART SEMPLE
I SHOULD BE CRYING (but I just can't let it show)
Steel Sculpture, Edition Available 3/3
Despite being knocked down the work hints at an inner sense of joy and peace irrespective of previous events. The title gives a sense of hope that the piece could right itself. Steel edition available 3/3
Hatchers is partnered with Fairchain, a secure, privacy-first framework that powers a more sustainable art economy for artists, galleries, and collectors.
MARIA KOZAK
, 2020
Oil on Canvas
78 x 96 inches
The title Primordial Soup refers to the theory that life began in a pond as a result of the combination of chemicals from the atmosphere and some form of energy to make proteins which would then evolve into all the species. It contains a process of adaptation which enables organisms to adjust to their environment in order to ensure their survival. For our civilization this is includes our progression from an agricultural, to industrial and now technological society now waist-deep in the internet of things. The surface of the painting is built up with abstracted organisms, symbols, hieroglyphics, and iconography. The layers are then peeled away in an excavation— an homage to de Kooning.
Sold
JGOLDCROWN
Neon hearts
Neon and spray paint on canvas
Mounted neon hearts
JGOLDCROWN
Multi Colored Hearts
Bordered multi colored hearts on canvas
SADIE CLAYTON
Reviive, 2021
Copper Sculpture
2 x 1.5 meters
This copper mobile is one in Clayton's new series focusing on installations that bring healing and harmony to both the individual and wider communities. Copper is a material that has an abundance of environmental, health and physical benefits. Clayton hopes that through the interaction with these large-scale pieces, each individual will feel a real spiritual conduction between the material and themselves.
As an essential nutrient for the body, copper helps to maintain healthy bones, blood vessels, nerves, and immune function. This metal has also been found to repel coronavirus pathogens at a faster rate than any other material at 45 minutes versus 24 hours!
Hatchers is partnered with Fairchain, a secure, privacy-first framework that powers a more sustainable art economy for artists, galleries, and collectors.
JGOLDCROWN
Thin line between love and hate
Neon and paint on canvas
BEATIE WOLFE
Raw Space, 2017
360 AR Experience
Raw Space was released as the World’s first live 360° AR experience, combining live 360° stereoscopic video of Wolfe’s physical record stream from the quietest room on earth, with real-time AR animations, the effect was a Fantasia-like live streamed album, which ran continuously for a week with artwork that evolved every time the record spun. “With ‘Raw Space’, I wanted to create the anti-stream for our current streaming generation and really celebrate the world of the album – its artwork, arc, narrative, music – in a ceremonial and absorbing way that makes the listener feel like they’ve been transported into the world of the album, like I did opening up a record as a kid.”
STUART SEMPLE
I SHOULD BE CRYING (but I just can’t let it show)
2 colour screenprint on Saunders Waterford paper
576 x 56 cm /30 x 22", Edition of 10/10
In this piece of public sculpture for the city of Denver, Stuart Semple created a monumental work in a disused alleyway. Made from steel foam and then handprinted. The work challenges the notion of faking an external smile for others whilst under pressure from the external environment. The piece remains optimistic and speaks of an inner happiness and resolve that is not dependent on external factors. An edition of 10
Hatchers is partnered with Fairchain, a secure, privacy-first framework that powers a more sustainable art economy for artists, galleries, and collectors.
MARIA KOZAK
Bucolic Terrains, 2020
Please view site for the best experience
Developed by Yiting Liu
Sound by Darshan Jesrani
Bucolic Terrains is an interactive website that generates as the viewer moves through it, immersing them in sound and image. It is a playful exploration of our evolution as digital beings—an ode to technology that was once revolutionary but is now nostalgic. Set in part in the classic Microsoft Windows Xp wallpaper; it is simultaneously the view on my computer and outside my studio window. It is a nod to a digital culture that developed around us slowly but has recently engulfed us in our entirety, forced into the moment by the pandemic. The environment, forms, contraptions and experiences were written in code, 3D modeled, drawn digitally and painted IRL further blending the various realities.
Please note: camera use is only temporary whilst experiencing the artwork. no images or data are collected or stored during this process.
Hatchers is partnered with Fairchain, a secure, privacy-first framework that powers a more sustainable art economy for artists, galleries, and collectors.
STUART SEMPLE
I SHOULD BE CRYING (but I just can't let it show)
Steel Sculpture, Edition Available 3/3
Despite being knocked down the work hints at an inner sense of joy and peace irrespective of previous events. The title gives a sense of hope that the piece could right itself. Steel edition available 3/3
Hatchers is partnered with Fairchain, a secure, privacy-first framework that powers a more sustainable art economy for artists, galleries, and collectors.
UTTAM GRANDHI
Graphic Gratitude, 2020
Virtual Reality
(can be made available as an NFT)
In Buddhism, the lotus is a sacred symbol associated with purity, awakening, transformation, and compassion. The lotuses presented in this piece are a selection of the many hundreds that were folded by people from across the world. They serve as reminders to be resilient, to express gratitude, to be compassionate, and to wish for transformation. The lotuses further remind us that moments of beauty can emerge from the toughest of conditions. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to observe the beautifully illustrated and folded lotuses more closely.
Music – A Tranquil Touch by Schwartz Sound, licensed through Evato Elements
Hatchers is partnered with Fairchain, a secure, privacy-first framework that powers a more sustainable art economy for artists, galleries, and collectors.
MARIA KOZAK
DanceLife, 2020
HD Video, Duration: 03:31
Edition 1/10
Collaboration with Jared Hoffman
Music by Darshan Jesrani
Dancing can be uncomfortable for some but is also a place where many let go and are truly themselves – movement is, after all, one of our earliest expressions. Likewise motion capture has qualities of being ’seen’ and ‘on camera’ yet people seem to lose their inhibitions when they are immersed in it. This is one of the wonders of technology; it provides a filter that strips down our sense of reflection and allows us to be more free.
DanceLife is a compilation of documented clips from Kozak and Hoffman’s interactive motion capture installation ThirdLife. In the piece, participants are scanned using a Microsoft Kinect and projected as a new avatar. By using soft, pastel gradients and calming natural footage, Third Life seeks to envoke a ‘safe space’ where digital anxiety is reduced and the participant loses their sense of self. Film of random participants using the piece was compiled together and set to a mix of Nelson Bishop - Alice Et Les Aloes.
Hatchers is partnered with Fairchain, a secure, privacy-first framework that powers a more sustainable art economy for artists, galleries, and collectors.
MARIA KOZAK
Primordial Soup, 2020
Oil on Canvas
78 x 96 "
The title Primordial Soup refers to the theory that life began in a pond as a result of the combination of chemicals from the atmosphere and some form of energy to make proteins which would then evolve into all the species. It contains a process of adaptation which enables organisms to adjust to their environment in order to ensure their survival. For our civilization this is includes our progression from an agricultural, to industrial and now technological society now waist-deep in the internet of things. The surface of the painting is built up with abstracted organisms, symbols, hieroglyphics, and iconography. The layers are then peeled away in an excavation— an homage to de Kooning.
Sold
STUART SEMPLE
Happy Clouds, 2020
Virtual Reality
Taken during the artist’s HappyCloud performance in Milan 2010, this image documents the non-permanent nature of fleeting emotions. HappyClouds are environmentally friendly artificial clouds that the artist has been releasing around the globe most famously from Tate Modern in London during the last recession. The work aims to connect audiences around the concept of joy through a universally recognizable symbol - the smiley.
Click to enter the ‘Happy Cloud Room’ is a new piece of digital work by Stuart Semple and his VOMA.LAB studio. The work enables visitors to experience HappyClouds in a digital form. The work speaks to the lack of public art during the covid lockdown and continues the artists’ commitment to making art available for everyone in environments and spaces outside those ordinarily associated with art. In this instance online.
BEATIE WOLFE
Raw Space, 2017
360 AR Experience
Raw Space was released as the World’s first live 360° AR experience, combining live 360° stereoscopic video of Wolfe’s physical record stream from the quietest room on earth, with real-time AR animations, the effect was a Fantasia-like live streamed album, which ran continuously for a week with artwork that evolved every time the record spun. “With ‘Raw Space’, I wanted to create the anti-stream for our current streaming generation and really celebrate the world of the album – its artwork, arc, narrative, music – in a ceremonial and absorbing way that makes the listener feel like they’ve been transported into the world of the album, like I did opening up a record as a kid.”
STUART SEMPLE
Happy Clouds, 2020
Virtual Reality
Taken during the artist’s HappyCloud performance in Milan 2010, this image documents the non-permanent nature of fleeting emotions. HappyClouds are environmentally friendly artificial clouds that the artist has been releasing around the globe most famously from Tate Modern in London during the last recession. The work aims to connect audiences around the concept of joy through a universally recognizable symbol - the smiley.
Click to enter the ‘Happy Cloud Room’ is a new piece of digital work by Stuart Semple and his VOMA.LAB studio. The work enables visitors to experience HappyClouds in a digital form. The work speaks to the lack of public art during the covid lockdown and continues the artists’ commitment to making art available for everyone in environments and spaces outside those ordinarily associated with art. In this instance online.
STUART SEMPLE
I SHOULD BE CRYING (but I just can't let it show)
2 colour screenprint on Saunders Waterford paper
76 x 56 cm /30 x 22", Edition of 10/10
In this piece of public sculpture for the city of Denver, Stuart Semple created a monumental work in a disused alleyway. Made from steel, foam and then handprinted. The work challenges the notion of faking an external smile for others whilst under pressure from the external environment. The piece remains optimistic and speaks of an inner happiness and resolve that is not dependent on external factors. an edition of 10
Hatchers is partnered with Fairchain, a secure, privacy-first framework that powers a more sustainable art economy for artists, galleries, and collectors.
BEATIE WOLFE
Raw Space, 2017
360 AR Experience
Raw Space was released as the World’s first live 360° AR experience, combining live 360° stereoscopic video of Wolfe’s physical record stream from the quietest room on earth, with real-time AR animations, the effect was a Fantasia-like live streamed album, which ran continuously for a week with artwork that evolved every time the record spun. “With ‘Raw Space’, I wanted to create the anti-stream for our current streaming generation and really celebrate the world of the album – its artwork, arc, narrative, music – in a ceremonial and absorbing way that makes the listener feel like they’ve been transported into the world of the album, like I did opening up a record as a kid.”
BEATIE WOLFE
Raw Space, 2017
360 AR Experience
Raw Space was released as the World’s first live 360° AR experience, combining live 360° stereoscopic video of Wolfe’s physical record stream from the quietest room on earth, with real-time AR animations, the effect was a Fantasia-like live streamed album, which ran continuously for a week with artwork that evolved every time the record spun. “With ‘Raw Space’, I wanted to create the anti-stream for our current streaming generation and really celebrate the world of the album – its artwork, arc, narrative, music – in a ceremonial and absorbing way that makes the listener feel like they’ve been transported into the world of the album, like I did opening up a record as a kid.”
STUART SEMPLE
Happy Clouds, 2020
Virtual Reality
Taken during the artist’s HappyCloud performance in Milan 2010, this image documents the non-permanent nature of fleeting emotions. HappyClouds are environmentally friendly artificial clouds that the artist has been releasing around the globe most famously from Tate Modern in London during the last recession. The work aims to connect audiences around the concept of joy through a universally recognizable symbol - the smiley.
Click to enter the ‘Happy Cloud Room’ is a new piece of digital work by Stuart Semple and his VOMA.LAB studio. The work enables visitors to experience HappyClouds in a digital form. The work speaks to the lack of public art during the covid lockdown and continues the artists’ commitment to making art available for everyone in environments and spaces outside those ordinarily associated with art. In this instance online.
Microsoft Garage is proud to showcase artists who embody the spirit of being - those who are curiosity-driven, fearless when experimenting, and use creating as a means of learning.
At The Garage, we deliver programs and experiences to Microsoft employees, customers, and ecosystems that drive collaboration, creativity, and experimentation.
We learn by doing at The Garage, and so do the talented creators and innovators we align with.
Each of our carefully curated featured artists use art a form of expression, working with leading edge technology and data to express ideas surrounding: sustainability, culture, and social awareness. Creating community, and igniting conversation.
Each featured artist will present a selection of their work online. These pieces are available for sale directly from the artist, but please note that Microsoft will recieve no renumeration for this. The online exhibition will be followed by a series of physical exhibitions, to be hosted in our new building in SoHo, when safe to do so.
We are proud to present the first virtual exhibition, SPIRIT OF BEING, curated by Heather Falconer and Hatchers.tv.
Curators Note:
The artists involved in the SPIRIT OF BEING explore what it means to be present in relation to current times; technological advancements, disparity, diversity, economic depression, media consumption, global health and climate crisis.
Embodying the mediums of visual art, sound, sculpture, and incorporating technology, each utilize their work as a means of expression, education and communication to uplift the heart, mind, body and spirit, of themselves, and others.
About Hatchers:
Hatchers’ is a container for stories about the jubilant but sometimes painful act of expression, and everything that goes along with it. These ‘stories’ are about the difficult, yet rewarding journey of being a creator. Hatchers’ supports all those dedicated to their path across all disciplines. Hatchers’ mission is to hold space, to educate and inspire each other, and future generations, encourage collaboration and build community.
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BEATIE WOLFE
"Musical weirdo and visionary"
Beatie Wolfe is an artist who has beamed her music into space, been appointed a UN Women role model for innovation, and held an acclaimed solo exhibition of her ‘world first’ album designs at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
The Barbican recently commissioned a documentary about Beatie Wolfe's pioneering work titled ‘Orange Juice for the Ears: From Space Beams to Anti-Streams’ and Wolfe's latest innovation is an environmental protest piece built using 800,000 of historic data which will be premiered at the London Design Biennale in 2021.
JGOLDCROWN
Born in West London, James Goldcrown is a self-taught artist/photographer based in Los Angeles.
In 2007 James moved to New York, He began incorporating mixed media into his photography influenced by his previous days as a street artist in the early 90's.
His many projects led to his first show at Miami Basel, where his work sold out in 2 hours. Now internationally renowned for his Bleeding Hearts/Lovewall murals, he has collaborated with brands and companies such as, Toms, L'Oreal, Rag & Bone, Sephora, Island Records, Universal, MTV, Vogue, Bandier, Rimowa Luggage, Henri Bendel, Armarni and more.
MARIA KOZAK
Maria Kozak is a new media artist and painter based in New York.
Kozaks subject matter varies between nature, humanity, technology and the sublime, but the dominant theme in her work is a series of dualities; control/surrender, darkness/light, stillness/movement, the real/artificial. Kozak has recently exhibited at Sotheby’s, The Detroit Public Library, and SPRING/BREAK Art Show. Kozak's work has been featured on Artsy, Cool Hunting, and in Paper Magazine. Kozak was recently awarded a NYFA grant and Schusterman Foundation Fellowship for her work in emerging technology and is a community member of NEW INC, the New Museum incubator for art and technology.
STUART SEMPLE
Stuart Semple is one of the UK’s leading post YBA’s (Young British Artists). Semple is best known for his Happy Cloud performance from Tate Modern, the ongoing ‘Art Wars’, started when artist Anish Kapoor secured the exclusive rights to use Vantablack (sparking his creation of the ‘Pinkest Pink’, available to all but Kapoor), ‘Happy City’ – a project which took over the city of Denver for a summer of large-scale public artworks, installations and immersive experiences – and the launch of HostileDesign.org as a campaign to fight design crimes against humanity.
Semple can be seen and heard discussing his work and its themes on ‘Mr Happy: The Art of Stuart Semple’, a documentary film created throughout the duration of ‘Happy City’, which is free to stream on Amazon Prime, and also the feature-length radio documentary created for BBC Radio 4, “Art of Now: Hostile Design”.
Semple has been honoured as a UN Happiness Hero, a distinction given to mark the UN International Day of Happiness on 20th March 2013. Stuart is also ambassador for mental health charity Mind.
MARIA KOZAK
Maria Kozak is a new media artist and painter based in New York.
Kozaks subject matter varies between nature, humanity, technology and the sublime, but the dominant theme in her work is a series of dualities; control/surrender, darkness/light, stillness/movement, the real/artificial. Kozak has recently exhibited at Sotheby’s, The Detroit Public Library, and SPRING/BREAK Art Show. Kozak's work has been featured on Artsy, Cool Hunting, and in Paper Magazine. Kozak was recently awarded a NYFA grant and Schusterman Foundation Fellowship for her work in emerging technology and is a community member of NEW INC, the New Museum incubator for art and technology.
SADIE CLAYTON
Sadie Clayton is a sculptor exploring the dynamic boundaries between art, nature and technology. Clayton works specifically with copper; a material that is known for its healing properties. Having worked with institutions such as the Royal Academy of Arts and the Tate, Clayton is now embarking on a series of large public sculptures and installations to extend the beauty and benefits of this material into the wider community.
SADIE CLAYTON
Sadie Clayton is a sculptor exploring the dynamic boundaries between art, nature and technology. Clayton works specifically with copper; a material that is known for its healing properties. Having worked with institutions such as the Royal Academy of Arts and the Tate, Clayton is now embarking on a series of large public sculptures and installations to extend the beauty and benefits of this material into the wider community.
STUART SEMPLE
Stuart Semple is one of the UK’s leading post YBA’s (Young British Artists). Semple is best known for his Happy Cloud performance from Tate Modern, the ongoing ‘Art Wars’, started when artist Anish Kapoor secured the exclusive rights to use Vantablack (sparking his creation of the ‘Pinkest Pink’, available to all but Kapoor), ‘Happy City’ – a project which took over the city of Denver for a summer of large-scale public artworks, installations and immersive experiences – and the launch of HostileDesign.org as a campaign to fight design crimes against humanity.
Semple can be seen and heard discussing his work and its themes on ‘Mr Happy: The Art of Stuart Semple’, a documentary film created throughout the duration of ‘Happy City’, which is free to stream on Amazon Prime, and also the feature-length radio documentary created for BBC Radio 4, “Art of Now: Hostile Design”.
Semple has been honoured as a UN Happiness Hero, a distinction given to mark the UN International Day of Happiness on 20th March 2013. Stuart is also ambassador for mental health charity Mind.
UTTAM GRANDHI
Uttam Grandhi is an Elastic Mind Enthusiast, based in Brooklyn.
Grandhi’s interests span across origami, electronics, code, fabrication, and mixed reality. He is an alumni of NYU-ITP, Vancouver Film School, and BITS-Pilani, India.
His artworks have been exhibited at venues such as Cartier, MIT, Tokyo University, Rubin Museum of Art, National Museum of Mathematics, Gulliver’s Gate (Miniature Museum), SIGGRAPH, World Maker Faire New York, Internet Yami Ichi, AMNH, and Chuck Jones Center for Creativity, among many other national and international venues. Grandi has won recognitions from MIT,Harvard University, and NASA for his inventions in Augmented Reality, and origami.
JGOLDCROWN
Born in West London, James Goldcrown is a self-taught artist/photographer based in Los Angeles.
In 2007 James moved to New York, He began incorporating mixed media into his photography influenced by his previous days as a street artist in the early 90's.
His many projects led to his first show at Miami Basel, where his work sold out in 2 hours. Now internationally renowned for his Bleeding Hearts/Lovewall murals, he has collaborated with brands and companies such as, Toms, L'Oreal, Rag & Bone, Sephora, Island Records, Universal, MTV, Vogue, Bandier, Rimowa Luggage, Henri Bendel, Armarni and more.
UTTAM GRANDHI
Uttam Grandhi is an Elastic Mind Enthusiast, based in Brooklyn.
Grandhi’s interests span across origami, electronics, code, fabrication, and mixed reality. He is an alumni of NYU-ITP, Vancouver Film School, and BITS-Pilani, India.
His artworks have been exhibited at venues such as Cartier, MIT, Tokyo University, Rubin Museum of Art, National Museum of Mathematics, Gulliver’s Gate (Miniature Museum), SIGGRAPH, World Maker Faire New York, Internet Yami Ichi, AMNH, and Chuck Jones Center for Creativity, among many other national and international venues. Grandi has won recognitions from MIT,Harvard University, and NASA for his inventions in Augmented Reality, and origami.
BEATIE WOLFE
"Musical weirdo and visionary"
Beatie Wolfe is an artist who has beamed her music into space, been appointed a UN Women role model for innovation, and held an acclaimed solo exhibition of her ‘world first’ album designs at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
The Barbican recently commissioned a documentary about Beatie Wolfe's pioneering work titled ‘Orange Juice for the Ears: From Space Beams to Anti-Streams’ and Wolfe's latest innovation is an environmental protest piece built using 800,000 of historic data which will be premiered at the London Design Biennale in 2021.
MARIA KOZAK
DanceLife, 2020
HD Video, Duration: 03:31
Edition 1/10
Collaboration with Jared Hoffman
Music by Darshan Jesrani
Dancing can be uncomfortable for some but is also a place where many let go and are truly themselves – movement is, after all, one of our earliest expressions. Likewise motion capture has qualities of being ’seen’ and ‘on camera’ yet people seem to lose their inhibitions when they are immersed in it. This is one of the wonders of technology; it provides a filter that strips down our sense of reflection and allows us to be more free.
DanceLife is a compilation of documented clips from Kozak and Hoffman’s interactive motion capture installation ThirdLife. In the piece, participants are scanned using a Microsoft Kinect and projected as a new avatar. By using soft, pastel gradients and calming natural footage, Third Life seeks to envoke a ‘safe space’ where digital anxiety is reduced and the participant loses their sense of self. Film of random participants using the piece was compiled together and set to a mix of Nelson Bishop - Alice Et Les Aloes.
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