Episodes
Published 02/23/21
Ali Santana is a director and multi-disciplinary artist working with video, sound, collage, installation, and performance.
Published 02/23/21
Brett Volker and Steve Milton are the founders of Listen, a cultural innovation agency rooted in sound and music, but seasoned at the strategic use of cultural programs to make an impact. They work with brands and innovative artists to craft boundary-pushing creative projects.
Published 01/22/21
Ziv Schneider is an artist and designer working with new and emerging technologies, often in the context of non-fiction storytelling. Her recent project Sylvia is a storytelling experiment that disrupted the virtual influencer landscape for a short period of time.
Published 01/08/21
Vivian Greven’s painting is based on an adept play with various notions of bodies, being and representation, with concepts of classical antiquity merging with pop art and digital image worlds.
Published 12/25/20
Yuge Zhou is a Chinese born, Chicago-based artist whose videos and installations address connections, isolation and longing across urban and natural environments.
Published 12/11/20
Greg Gabe is a neuroscientist, engineer and artist exploring how the brain works.
Published 11/27/20
Efraín Rozas is a Peruvian performer/composer and robotics/software developer.
Published 11/13/20
In this episode, multidisciplinary artist, Saks Afridi discusses his collaborative projects with artisans and technologists across the globe to create sociopolitical and thought provoking works of art.
Published 09/24/20
In this episode, we speak with video artist Kameron Neal who uses his body and personal narratives to explore intimacy and to challenge socio-political ideologies. -About Kameron Neal- Kameron Neal is a queer Black video artist, designer, and performance-maker based in NYC. Forbes described Kameron’s solo exhibition at Detroit Art Week 2019 as “an absurd escape that simultaneously provokes and entertains.” Kameron is currently in residence at CultureHub, The Public Theater’s Devised...
Published 09/10/20
In this episode, SOTA host Gabriel Barcia-Colombo speaks with David Goodman, former VP of  Digital Development & Marketing at Sothebys about the role of media in the arts, his work at Sotheby's, his trajectory into the art world, and how art infiltrates many corners of everyday life. -About David Goodman- Experienced C-Suite executive who has spent 30+ years running divisions of global multi-media organizations, spearheading/overseeing growth, revenue, marketing, content creation,...
Published 08/27/20
Together, Mona Kasra and Gabe discuss her trajectory into the arts initially through video experimentation, the significance and history of selfie-rallies, and her collaborative interactive and immersive VR projects which merge nature and music, and preserve and present traditional aboriginal dances.
Published 08/13/20
Morehshin Allahyari is an Iranian media artist, activist, educator, and curator uses technology as a philosophical toolset to explore the social, political, and cultural.
Published 07/30/20
Multidisciplinary artist, Emilio Chapela uses a diverse range of mediums and media to delve into concepts around time. Together, Emilio and SOTA host Gabe BC, discuss cosmic micro waves, the Big Bang and its relation to white noise, and the construct of time. Projects Discussed Usumacinta  Noise Paintings Ask Google The Earth is dying… (from the "Ask Google" series) -About Emilio Chapela- Emilio Chapela is a visual artist with a background on mathematics, photography and the...
Published 07/16/20
Web artist Molly Soda's work delves into our internet identities, our online legacy and archiving the internet.In this episode, Molly shares her thoughts on growing up on the internet, the evolution of her work, how and why she embraces past online iterations, and why she thinks the internet has become boring. Projects Discussed Inbox Full Wrong Box House Tour -About Molly Soda- Amalia Soto, known as Molly Soda, is a Brooklyn-based artist and internet celebrity. Soda works across a...
Published 07/03/20
In this episode, we discuss how digital human "AIYA" explores heightened humanity in AI, the future of grieving, and the role digital humans may play in our future.
Published 06/25/20
Originally recorded in November 2019, Glenn shares with us his personal story becoming an activist, how and why he began working "outside of the system", and how his organization, Movers & Shakers, has employed AR to bolster protesting and engage and educate audiences on the history of oppression and colonization.
Published 06/04/20
In this episode we speak to Melinda Lauw, Co-Creator and Artistic Director of Whisperlodge, an immersive performance of live ASMR.
Published 05/28/20
Addie Wagenknecht uses the basic tech devices to create art that pokes fun at our expectations of and reliance on technology. Her conceptual installations have co-opted Roombas, cell phones, drones, surveillance cameras, and more.
Published 05/21/20
Lauren Lee McCarthy (she/they) is an LA-based artist examining social relationships in the midst of surveillance, automation, and algorithmic living.
Published 05/14/20
We speak with Claire Evans and Jona Becholt of YACHT, Young Americans Challenging High Technology, about their use of tech to produce albums and performances that push the boundaries of how music is experienced, produced, delivered, and more.
Published 05/07/20
We speak with producer and director, Jennifer Juniper Stratford who uses analog media to create nostalgic, throwback, experimental video art pieces inspired by the look and feel of 80s and 90s late-night TV.
Published 04/30/20
Jon Han creates surreal, digital renderings that meld digital environs with painterly mark-making. His process combines contemporary digital tools, traditional painting, and collage to produce unconventional illustrations.
Published 04/16/20
Ghostwriter turned creative technologist, Ross Goodwin uses machine learning to develop fully automated writing machines. Goodwin's inventions have authored poetry, stories, and even film scripts. Tune in to learn more about his projects, what he calls "narrated reality," and how his creations are intended to be used as tools for human writers, singers/song-writers, authors, and directors. Select Projects: Sunspring Please Feed the Lions On the Road -About Ross Goodwin- Ross...
Published 04/09/20
Today we speak with Can Büyükberber about his immersive installations inspired by philosophy, physics, and dreamscapes.
Published 04/02/20