Video: OZGUR SAMLIOGLU
Music: ISLANDMAN
PLUGIN NEW MEDIA SECTION 2017, CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL
With the ever increasing speed of change and the number of images we are subjected to every day, it has become harder than ever for the artists to catch up with the times and capture the imagination of the masses. New media claims to do just that. And while doing so it transforms the art audience and the art institutions themselves. As new media continues its experimentation with novel ways of doing art, Plugin will continue experimenting with better ways to present new media.
Curators: Ceren + Irmak Arkman
Artists; Felix Luque, Memo Akten, Onformative, Ryoichi Kurokawa, Semiconductor, Joanie Lemercier, Lia, Field, Sougwen Chung, İdil İlkin, Aziz + Cucher, Quayola
Exhibition : Natura Nova
Natura Nova represents new media's questions/answers pertaining to today and tomorrow of our world.
Art has always been obsessed with representing nature in an effort to make sense of the world and the life itself. These presentations have taken various forms over the ages, developing in relation with the changing times; but the fascination with nature itself and the quest to capture it best remained the same.
The exhibition will try to present the current dialogue between our new and evolving world and the new media -the art genre that aims to capture this novelty at its best. All the artworks in the selection will provide new and unique answers from the artists to the problem of what constitutes a representation of nature.
Exciting Possibilities
Plugin Sponsor Siemens had a dedicated booth showcasing emerging talents of the digital art world. In line with the "Exciting Possibilities" motto of the brand, the artworks by Can Büyükberber and Marpi highlighted new media as a novel field that redefines art as a forum for exciting and unexpected experiences. The works on display used interactivity and immersion as two key components of how new media relates to its audience to create unique and personal experiences.
The opening performance featuring visuals by Marpi and music by Islandman, on the other hand, focused on the unique relationship of new media art with music, as well as underlining its potential for immediacy through the use of live visuals.