Studio 207 · 20 - 23 November, 10:00am–6:00pm
Piksel’s thread aims to shed light on the DIY aspects of electronic art, drawing from 23 years of the Piksel archive, its artists, and their works. The featured projects are grouped into various DIY themes: from DIY radio to DIY bioart, from performative coding to code art, from self-destructive hardware to radical networks, and finally, from generative electronic literature to critical AI installations. Critical art, joy, and science converge in this list of projects. Many more artists could be included—digging through the Piksel archives has revealed an incredible number of original creators and relevant projects. It’s been difficult to choose just a few. If you’d like to explore more of the Piksel artists and projects, you can dive into the archive at piksel.no.
Thanks to STWST for the invitation. We truly hope you enjoy this journey through time as much as we did.
Piksel’s DIY Thread is part of STWST’ Red Thread of Media Art
Piksel is an international network and annual event dedicated to electronic art and technological freedom. Part workshop, part festival, it takes place in Bergen, Norway, and brings together participants from over a dozen countries to exchange ideas, code, present artworks and software projects, and engage in workshops, performances, and discussions on the aesthetics and politics of free technologies.
Maite Cajaraville (ES/NO)
Multidisciplinary artist born in Llerena (Badajoz), she works across electronic art, audiovisual performance, and installation. Her work explores the relationship between technology, public space, and social participation. She has exhibited at venues such as the Centre Pompidou Málaga, the Venice Biennale, and the Reina Sofía Museum, among others. Since 2014, she has co-directed the Piksel festival in Norway together with Gisle Frøysland.
Gisle Frøysland (NO)
Visual artist, musician, and VJ from Bergen (Norway), founder of BEK – Bergen Center for Electronic Art – and the Piksel festival. His work critically examines digital culture and media power structures. He has presented his work at festivals such as Transmediale, Pixelache, and Mal au Pixel, and frequently collaborates with international artists in electronic and experimental art.