Artist Mode
Gaming as Artistic Practice
With allapopp, Fantasia Malware, Lenn Blaschke
Moderation: Marcus Boxler
Part of “PLAYMODE.EXE”
- Dialogue
English /
How do artists integrate the aesthetics, logic and mechanics of digital games into their artistic practices? To what extent do games function as an aesthetic vocabulary for world creation? The panel participants will discuss these questions, starting with visual strategies relating to avatars, interface designs and game engines, and moving on to playful structures such as non-linearity, loops and interactivity. The focus is on artistic work that does not imitate game mechanics, but transforms them. The panel shows how a hybrid artistic language is emerging at the interface between art and games, one that renegotiates our perception of reality, identity and image production.
Accompanying the performances of Fantasia Malware, an installation and discourse programme on the dynamic fusion of performance, art and gaming culture will take place in cooperation with the DKB Foundation and Contemporary Arts Alliance Berlin. Gaming is more than entertainment – it is a form of artistic expression, a mirror of society and a defining visual culture all at once. The programme shows how artists transform gaming aesthetics and mechanisms into a visual, socially critical language. HAU3 transforms into an experimental playground where visitors not only watch, but also immerse themselves in playable worlds.
Dates
Current
Notes:
Price: 5 €
Credits
A cooperation between HAU Hebbel am Ufer, CAA Berlin, and DKB STIFTUNG. Co-curated by Peggy Schoenegge (peer to space).
Location
HAU3
Tempelhofer Ufer 10, 10963 BerlinHAU3 unfortunately is not barrier-free. Access to the theatre is via a stairwell (3rd floor). If you need help, please contact our Ticketing & Service team at +49 (0)30 259004-27 or email us at tickets@hebbel-am-ufer.de.
