The Spectacle of the Void: Art Without an Object
In the most extreme forms of conceptual art, the artistic gesture tends to vanish, dissolving into the thought that generates it. The “invisible artwork” emerges as both paradox and provocation, a declaration of war. It offers no object, no image, no body to contemplate, only an idea that endures through its own disappearance. This is […]
“Rushes” at Fluentum, Berlin: video art that breathes through the ruins of the real
What’s left of lived experience when it’s constantly filtered, fragmented, and reframed through screens? Perhaps only an echo, a digital residue flickering between apps, feeds, and lenses, or something more elusive: a faint yet persistent awareness that everything we do, no matter how mundane or intimate, might become part of a public archive. Entering Rushes, […]
Visual Capital: Designing for the Feed, Aesthetics, Algorithms, and the Creation of Works Made to Be Seen
Visual Value as the Dominant Currency An image is no longer simply looked at, it’s evaluated. In a split second, the eye decides whether to linger or scroll past. Artworks are no longer contemplative objects; they are visual interfaces designed to strike, assert themselves, and embed into the flow. Their value no longer lies solely […]