Creating New Spaces: Interviews with artists redefining spaces through technology
Explore the practice of creating media art installations with the Creating New Spaces podcast. In each episode, the host Robin Petterd brings you interviews with artists who are pushing the boundaries of art and technology. The podcast focuses on the intricacies of media installation and art, revealing the creative and technical processes behind the scenes. Perfect for artists, students, educators, and anyone interested in experimental art practice. Listen to hear conversations that illuminate the processes and challenges of new ways of working.
- Update frequency
- every 27 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 26
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Embracing unpredictability and physical process in immersive art with Georgie Friedman
In this podcast, discover how physical prototyping, water systems, and shifting sound and light bring Georgie Friedman’s installations to life.
In this interview, Georgie Friedman explores the creativ…
Intervals: Creative responses to space with Johan F. Karlsson
In this podcast, you’ll learn how Johan F. Karlsson uses observation, intuition, and the concept of ma to shape site-specific installations that reveal subtle changes in space and time.
In this interv…
Keith Armstrong on collaborating with forests
What does it mean to make art for a forest—not just about it? Keith Armstrong explores this question through his long-term project Forest Art Intelligence, which blends ecological recovery with creat…
The evolution of Lacunae with Soma Lumia
In this podcast, you will learn how Lacunae, an interactive installation by Tasmanian artist collective Soma Lumia, has evolved through multiple iterations. Lacunae is an interactive installation tha…
Media art for public spaces with Ariana Gerstein and Monteith McCollum
What happens when an artwork is shaped by the unpredictability of public space?
In this interview Ariana Gerstein and Monteith McCollum discuss What We Bring, an outdoor installation that extends Ari…
Breaking barriers to creative coding through analog techniques with Rita Eperjesi
In this podcast, you will learn how Rita Eperjesi is rethinking the way creative coding is taught with her project, DECODE: A Friendly Introduction to Creative Coding through Analog Techniques. Rita…
Creating reflective spaces and secular rituals with Matt Warren
In this interview, learn how to create immersive atmospheres that evoke self-reflection and emotional engagement in audiences.
This conversation features Matt Warren, an artist, musician, and educator…
Fluid visions: Exploring lava, femininity, and form with Yizhen Li
In this interview, new media artist Yizhen Li shares the creative process behind Lava’s Lament, an immersive installation exhibited at Gray Area in San Francisco in early 2024 as part of Gray Area’s …
Art and science collaboration: Transforming environmental data into art with Nigel Helyer
In this interview, artist Nigel Helyer shares the creative and technical processes behind BioSphere | DataSphere, a series of works based on environmental data from the Tasman Fracture Marine Park. …
Exploring visual harmonies through liquid screens with Bego M. Santiago
In this interview, artist Bego M. Santiago discusses the creative process behind her series Cosmos: All That is Ordered. Cosmos: All That is Ordered is a series of installations that blends sacred ge…
Bridging nature and technology with Andrey Shibanov and Khristina Ots from SPLACES.STUDIO
In this interview, Andrey Shibanov and Khristina Ots from SPLACES.STUDIO talk about the creative and technical processes behind the interactive sculpture "Megalith", which transforms a stone into an…
Crafting immersive spaces with Simon Burgin
Explore the intricate process of crafting immersive digital spaces with Simon Burgin. Simon Burgin creates immersive artworks and interactive installations featured in prominent venues such as The Lu…
Making energy usage visible with Ali Phi
Ever wondered about the environmental impact of your digital footprint? In this interview, Ali Phi discusses the creative process behind 'TWh (terawatt hours)'. 'TWh' is an installation that blends w…
Creating immersive nature-inspired experiences with Joel Zika
In this interview Joel Zika talks about the creative process behind “Valley of a Thousand Plants”. “Valley of a Thousand Plants" is an immersive installation that surrounds audiences with hyper-real …
From idea to installation: Creating outdoor light art with Amalie Solande from Vertigo
Amalie Solande from Vertigo, a Copenhagen-based audiovisual artist collective, discusses their outdoor light installation, Siro, in this episode. The installation features a circle of large light tub…
The collaborative crafting of Motherboard with Vicky Browne and Simon Reece
This episode is an interview with artists Vicky Browne and Simon Reece about their innovative work, "Motherboard." Merging ceramics with technology, this piece invites viewers to experience interacti…
Navigating residencies: The making of Glacier Trilogy with Theresa Schubert
In this interview Theresa Schubert a Berlin-based artist discusses her “Glacier trilogy”, a three-piece work that explores the transformation of glaciers in the face of climate change. The Glacier t…
Embracing slowness with Camila Colussi
Camila Colussi, a Chilean artist based in London, discusses her sound-light interactive installation "Tectonic Lingering: A microPolitics of Time."The piece explores the concept of time and the accel…
Navigating 'Phase': Generative universes with Seph Li
Seph Li discusses the generative installation called "Phase". The piece combines interaction and computational logic to create a unique and immersive experience for participants. Seph merges algorith…
Crafting 'Vectorize(Prototype)': A digital double approach with SPEKTRA
Asaco and Toyoshi Morioka of SPEKTRA discuss the creation of 'Vectorize(Prototype)' an audiovisual installation prototype in a performing arts theatre. SPEKTRA, based in Kyoto, is a group known for i…