Castonguay's practice is based in new media and digital art, and his works exploit both obsolete technology and open source software. He was a founding member of the not-for-profit media lab Artengine. Elements, a recent installation, was shown at the Musee d'Art Contemporain de Montreal in 2006. His works are included in the collections of the Canada Council Art Bank, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography.
Ben Bogart is currently completing a Ph.D. in Interactive Arts and Technology from Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC. He gives regular presentations on dialogues between public & media art and the potential of electronic media as permanent public art. Bogart’s research interests include artistic research & development in machine creativity and generative systems, as well as responsive, interactive and site-specific installations.
More than many environmental artists, the work of Brandon Ballengée bridges the gap between research biology and art. He combines a fascination with fish and amphibians with the techniques of commercial art photography. In 1996 Ballengée began collaborating with scientists to create hybrid environmental art/ ecological research projects. Since then he has had numerous exhibitions nationally and internationally in which he presents photographs and biological samples of the creatures he collects. He is involved directly with field research and uses the visual impact of science to engage the public in a discussion of broader environmental issues.
Mouna Andraos is an interaction designer in various media including web, mobile, electronics and wearables, while applying ideas of softness, intimacy and uniqueness to the electronic spaces and objects that are increasingly inhabiting our personal environments. Working under the label Electronic Crafts, Mouna has been exploring the intersection of mass-produced electronics and handmade crafts to create playful, sustainable or participatory objects. Considering technology as a vehicle for social change, an important part of Andraos’ work is geared towards demystifying and disseminating technology.
Der Marshall McLuhan Guest Lecturer des Jahres 2010, Graham Smith, ist ein Künstler/Erfinder, der bereits seit den frühen 1980er Jahren die Grenzen von Kunst und Wissenschaft mittels Werken auslotet, die Robotik, virtuelle Räume, Fotografie und Telepräsenz in sich aufnehmen.
Friedrich Kittler ist einer der wichtigsten und einflussreichsten Medientheoretiker Europas. Den Autor unzähliger, in viele Sprachen übersetzter Bücher, fasziniert gegenwärtig v. a. die Verbindung von Mathematik und Musik im Alten Griechenland.
Eine Übersicht über die Teilnehmer der dreitägigen Veranstaltung Transitland Destination Berlin, die zwischen dem 6. - 8. November 2009 im .CHB stattfindet, befindet sich hier:
