Studio Martin Backes
Kottbusser Damm 101
10967 Berlin
Germany
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Welcome to the website of artist, multi-disciplinary technologist, director, hacker, and composer Martin Backes
I am pleased to announce that my Augmented Reality/Mixed Reality (AR) work, titled “What do I know? I am just a machine?!”, will be exhibited at the JUT Art Museum as part of the group exhibition “The Future Life, Future You – Digital, Machine and Cyborgs,” starting on […]
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My Augmented Reality / Mixed Reality (AR) work called ‘What do I know? I am just a machine?!’ will be shown at NRW-Forum Düsseldorf as part of the group exhibition ‘Welcome to Paradise’ starting from August 26.
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With pleasure I have received an invite by the WE ARE TOMORROW (WAT) Italia conference themed “Tech for Humans” for a tech and art talk. The event including my talk will be streamed live via the link below.
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My net art work „I am sitting in a machine;“ will be part of this year’s online edition of Athens Digital Arts Festival (ADAF) in Athens (Greece).
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‘Kinetic Walkers’ emerged from the project NOOSTOPIA I created together with Moritz Ostruschnjak for Theater Bielefeld. The work is a interactive robotic installation that consists of several robots. The robots could be controlled in various ways, which includes using real-time live control and pre-programmed control including a movement […]
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‘Music Automats’ grew out of the project NOOSTOPIA, a dance and theatre piece, I created together with the choreographer Moritz Ostruschnjak for Theater Bielefeld. The work is a interactive robotic sound installation that consists of several robotic instruments. The robots could be controlled in various ways, which includes […]
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The latest project to come out of The Wrong (which runs The Wrong Digital Art Biennale) is The Wrong TV, a new online tv platform for digital art, music & culture, with 24/7 free live streaming. David Quiles Guilló reached out to Ben Grosser to curate a program […]
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After months of hard work, I am happy to share some exciting news. Together with Choreographer Moritz Ostruschnjak, I created a dance and theatre piece for Theater Bielefeld called NOOSTOPIA. Expect lots of robots, a crazy stage & lightning design coming straight out of a virtual world, great […]
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My installation ‘What do machines sing of?’ will be shown next as part of the ‘BIENNIAL OF DIGITAL ARTS NÉMO’ at Le Centquatre-Paris. So if you happen to be around, see you there!
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On September 19th, during the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, the best newcomer, act, album, label, and experiment was awarded. It was a great honour for me to give the laudatio for the category BEST EXPERIMENT and to announce the winners.
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My installation ‘What do machines sing of?’ will be part of this years Nuit blanche in Paris (France). ‘Nuit Blanche – edition 18’ will take place at Le Centquatre-Paris on october 5th, 2019. It`s bascially a sort of pre-opening on October 5th, 2019 of the following ‘BIENNIAL OF […]
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I feel really honored that I can present my installation ‘What do machines sing of?’ at Germany’s digital association Bitkom in Berlin for their office opening in September.
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The last year I was working on my first Augmented Reality / Mixed Reality (AR) art project. So I am very happy to announce that my new work called ‘What do I know? I am just a machine?!’ is finally completed.
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As part of the jury, I am very happy to announce the final VIA – VUT Indie Awards 2019 shortlist. 16 artists, labels and experiments are shortlisted for this year’s edition. VIA! is Germany’s most important award for the independent music industry. On September 19th, during the Reeperbahn […]
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My installation ‘What do machines sing of?’ will be shown next as part of a group show called ‘Pandora’s Box Opened’ at whiteBOX in Munich. So if you happen to be around for the opening, see you there!
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Last week, I was interviewed (german only) by Martin Raabenstein for an online magazine called DAS FILTER about myself, my work and what kind of music I am into.
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I am very excited to announce that my new work called „Nature Changes Along with Us“ is finally ready for the public. The work is basically a generative/algorithmic 3-channel computer/video installation and deals with the human impact on our planet and with our changing notion of nature. It´s […]
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I am really happy to announce that my Pixelhead artwork will be part of the upcoming VIENNA BIENNALE 2019 edition. The work will be on display at the MAK DESIGN LAB in Vienna (Austria) for at least the next two years.
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I designed and built my very own noise synthesizer made out of simple electronics components (resistors, capacitors, transistors, LEDs, integrated circuit chips). By the use of such primitive analog computers in combination with feedback, sensors and other inputs, “Blue Noise Box” creates it`s very unique sound.
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I am presenting my latest work „I am sitting in a machine;“ at ‘It’s a book 2019‘ in Leipzig, Germany. It will be presented differently this time. You can experience the work in the form of an audio walk instead of a net art piece or a dubplate […]
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I am looking very much forward to give some lectures at the CODE University of Applied Sciences Berlin. During the upcoming semester I will teach two classes within the ‚Interaction Design‘ course program.
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I am very happy to be selected for the 3rd edition of Temp Studio artist-in-residence programme in Lisbon, Portugal.
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My installation „What do machines sing of?“ will be part of this years Athens Digital Arts Festival (ADAF) in Athens (Greece). ADAF 2018 will take place at Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall, from 24 to 27 May 2018.
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Finally, the FACELESS exhibition comes to Berlin as part of Gallery Weekend Berlin. Once again my work Pixelhead will be part of the exhibition and I will also be DJing at the opening party.
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I am very pleased to announce that I will be Artist-in-Residence at Q21 / MuseumsQuartier Vienna for the whole month of April.
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