The
radical⇌matter journal unfolds as a two-volume
journey through shifting relations between art, science, technology, and ecology. At a moment marked by human-interspecies-machine
co-evolution and generative AI, creative practitioners possess the methodologies needed to shape AI's cultural and ethical
directions. Bringing together essays, artworks, field notes, and experimental propositions from a four-year artistic research
project (FWF PEEK), both volumes operate as "snakes" mirroring the ancient game of undecidability and ethical entanglements.
Volume 1 traces entanglements of matter, data, and affect through the multi-sensory tentacles of the common octopus.
Volume 2 unfolds via mycelium's sporing techniques toward interspecies forms of aliveness embodying the sensuous symbiotic
intelligence of fungal networks. Together, they form a living archive challenging boundaries between disciplines, methods,
and species.
Johnny Golding, Professor of Philosophy & Fine Art, Royal College of Art,
London
Martin Reinhart, Department of Art & Science, University of Applied Arts Vienna
BOOK
PRESENTATION
The radical⇌matter journal was presented on December 12, 2025, at the University
of Applied Arts Vienna, accompanied by a poster exhibition. Find all upcoming book presentations in our event
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