The Thirst for Illusion
Gerald Bast in Conversation with Ina Conradi
and Mark Chavez
Angewandte Interdisciplinary Lab
A critical approach to
the present requires more than a singular perspective, it needs the interdisciplinary approach of artistic and scientific
research to create a better understanding and to come up with solutions for the future.
To be able to grasp the complexity
of today’s societal challenges, we need multiple perspectives and methods. A critical approach to the present requires more
than a singular perspective, it needs the interdisciplinary approach of artistic and scientific research to create a better
understanding and come up with solutions for the future. Gerald Bast talks to Ina Conradi and Mark Chavez about humanity’s
thirst for illusion, the relationship between reality and virtuality and the potential of the AI-based imaginary worlds they
create in their artistic practice.
Artistic duo Ina Conradi (US, SG) and Mark Chavez (US,
SG), based in Singapore and Los Angeles, have collaborated on numerous art and new media projects for the past 20 years. They
both hold a Master's of Fine Arts Degree from UCLA. Ina has been an Associate Professor at the School of Art, Design and Media,
Nanyang Technological University (2007 till present), living and working in Singapore since 2005. Mark is an award-winning
animator, artist, educator and entrepreneur who has developed animation systems and techniques for many different media. Ina
and Mark started their ongoing public art project Media Art Nexus (MAN) at Nanyang Technological University Singapore in 2016.
This curatorial and educational initiative has connected students, emerging and established artists and academics globally
with international cultural institutions.
About the event series:
In 2022, Gerald Bast, rector
of the University of Applied Arts Vienna, will invite artists and experts to the new Café Exchange at Angewandte Interdisciplinary
Lab. The interdisciplinary conversations will cover topics from the field of art, science, culture, technology and politics
and give audiences a chance to join the discussion.
Upcoming events:
(these Talks will be
in German)
9 June
Renaissance 3.0 – Die neue Verschränkung von Wissenschaft und Kunst
Gerald Bast im
Gespräch mit Peter Weibel über die Verschränkung von Wissenschaft und Kunst im Zeitalter der aktuellen technologischen Revolution
(Renaissance 3.0 – A New Entanglement of Science and Art. Gerald Bast in conversation with Peter Weibel about the entanglement
of science and art in the current age of technological revolution)
22 June
Transformation oder Disruption
– Gesellschaften im Veränderungsdruck
Gerald Bast im Gespräch mit Philipp Blom über die Herausforderungen, die wir alle
als Gesellschaft zu bewältigen haben
(Transformation or Disruption – Societies in Need of Change. Gerald Bast in conversation
with Philipp Blom about the challenges our society must meet)
Animation Still: ‘Moirai – Thread of Life’, experimental
animation, Ina Conradi & Mark Chavez, 2022
