New Artwork: Ray() – New Generative Drawings
I made a new series of generative drawings. Generated by a computer algorithm, cut into linoleum and printed on paper. More info after the click.
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Welcome to the website of artist, multi-disciplinary technologist, director, hacker, and composer Martin Backes
I made a new series of generative drawings. Generated by a computer algorithm, cut into linoleum and printed on paper. More info after the click.
Read MoreI am happy to announce that I collaborated with M.I.A. for her new “Double Bubble Trouble” music video, directed by herself. Please find my art work Pixelhead as part of her music video after the click.
Read MoreFor WHITEvoid and Bertron Schwarz Frey, we (aconica – creative lab for sound + media) worked on an interactive multimedia installation for the reopening of the Mendelssohn-Haus museum.
Read MoreOnce again my work Pixelhead will be shown at the FACELESS exhibition. Faceless was exhibited in two separate parts at freiraum quartier21 in Vienna. The installation at Mediamatic Amsterdam marks the first time the exhibition can be viewed as a whole. Curated by artist Bogomir Doringer in support […]
Read MoreMy work Pixelhead will be shown at the FACELESS exhibition at MuseumsQuartier / quartier21 in Austria, Vienna.
Read MoreJoin us for DONNERSTAGSBAR – PLATOON members & friends night, which will feature Peter Kirn’s very special live set and a head-to-head DJ set by Peter and myself! After the click you will also find a new DJ promo mix which features current bass music culture for your […]
Read MoreMy work Pixelhead will be exhibited at the NIU Art Museum in Illinois, USA. The exhibition ’On Watching and Being Seen’ explores the voyeur and the exhibitionist in both older and contemporary works, especially work that responds to the impact of social media and technology in defining what […]
Read MoreI cooperated with Georg Klein for the work ’toposonie : : spree’ – a participatory soundwalk along the river Spree in Berlin-Mitte.
Read MoreI`m pleased to announce that I am nominated for the GASAG Art Prize 2014. More information soon.
Read MoreI will play live as part of the Laptop Ensemble Republic 111 at the University of Arts in Berlin.
Read MoreKreuzberg Pavillon will host an experimental interacting groupshow on May the 18th 2013 with naked walls, one single catalogue and 10 selected artists, whose works will be given and carried by the visitors during the duration of the opening. My work Pixelhead will be one of the 10 […]
Read MoreI am featured in the latest issue of the lovely KALTBLUT Magazine. KALTBLUT is a 400 pages strong magazine for Art, Fashion, and Media.
Read MoreI did a collaboration project with Daniel Franke from We Are Chopchop & Focus + Echo for this interactive audiovisual installation called ’Gedankenscherz’. I composed all the music and was also responsible for the sound interaction design.
Read MoreBerlin Amateurs’ Maria Muñoz interviewed me about my work, the electronic music scene in Berlin and the difference between art + music. Additionally I gave a couple of music tips for a period of one month.
Read MoreSeems to be that I`m a official Trendsetter now. My work Pixelhead ended up in ’The European Youth Trend Report 2013’. According to their website it`s the yearly ‘Bible of European youth culture’.
Read MoreMy work Pixelhead will be exhibited in Utrecht Netherlands, at the ’Coded Perception – New Aesthetic Expo’.
Read MoreI`m pleased to announce Pixelhead is nominated for the prestigious INDEX: Award 2013 in the category ‘Community’.
Read MoreAfter a long process, it took me almost a year, its finally done. The Pixelhead art work is now available as a limited Edition of 333 pieces. Please find all the information you need to order Pixelhead (still available!) below. Photos Photos from the Artconnect Berlin Exhibition Please […]
Read MoreFrom Thursday on Artconnect Berlin will celebrate their 1st Anniversary four days long. One of my Pixelhead prototypes (work study) will be part of the EXHIBITION and their FUNDRAISING ART AUCTION.
Read MoreI collaborated with Max Richter, rAndom International & Wayne McGregor on a performative light and sound installation called Future Self.
Read MoreI will track all my Google-Searches for one week as part of Johannes P. Osterhoff`s project Google™ One Week Performance-Piece for Transmediale 2k + 12.
Read MoreAs part of the Berlin Porn Film Festival closing night I will perform live at Berghain with Shu Lea Cheang and a bunch of other sound artists on Sunday, October 30, 2011. Join us on a LIVE CODE LIVE SPAM viral trip!
Read MoreI am very happy to announce that my Sound Direction for “Six Easy Pieces” is nominated for THE LEO at this year`s 25th Braunschweig International film festival.
Read MoreI cooperated with australian artist Petrina Hicks to work on a new video installation called “Hippy and the Snake”. I did all the recording, processing and sound design for the two-channel video installation.
Read MoreLast week I was interviewed by Deutsche Welle Germany in the context of the networking platform launch ARTCONNECT BERLIN.
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