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10967 Berlin
Germany
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Welcome to the website of artist, multi-disciplinary technologist, hacker, and composer Martin Backes
After months of hard work, I am happy to share some exciting news. Together with Choreographer Moritz Ostruschnjak, I am working on a dance and theatre piece for Theater Bielefeld called NOOSTOPIA. Expect lots of robots, a crazy stage & lightning design coming straight out of a virtual […]
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My installation ‘What do machines sing of?’ will be shown next as part of the ‘BIENNIAL OF DIGITAL ARTS NÉMO’ at Le Centquatre-Paris. So if you happen to be around, see you there!
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On September 19th, during the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, the best newcomer, act, album, label, and experiment was awarded. It was a great honour for me to give the laudatio for the category BEST EXPERIMENT and to announce the winners.
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My installation ‘What do machines sing of?’ will be part of this years Nuit blanche in Paris (France). ‘Nuit Blanche – edition 18’ will take place at Le Centquatre-Paris on october 5th, 2019. It`s bascially a sort of pre-opening on October 5th, 2019 of the following ‘BIENNIAL OF […]
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I feel really honored that I can present my installation ‘What do machines sing of?’ at Germany’s digital association Bitkom in Berlin for their office opening in September.
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The last year I was working on my first Augemented Reality / Mixed Reality (AR) art project. So I am very happy to announce that my new work called ‘What do I know? I am just a machine?!’ is finally completed.
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As part of the jury, I am very happy to announce the final VIA – VUT Indie Awards 2019 shortlist. 16 artists, labels and experiments are shortlisted for this year’s edition. VIA! is Germany’s most important award for the independent music industry. On September 19th, during the Reeperbahn […]
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My installation ‘What do machines sing of?’ will be shown next as part of a group show called ‘Pandora’s Box Opened’ at whiteBOX in Munich. So if you happen to be around for the opening, see you there!
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Last week, I was interviewed (german only) by Martin Raabenstein for an online magazine called DAS FILTER about myself, my work and what kind of music I am into.
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I am very excited to announce that my new work called „Nature Changes Along with Us“ is finally ready for the public. The work is basically a generative/algorithmic 3-channel computer/video installation and deals with the human impact on our planet and with our changing notion of nature. It´s […]
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I am really happy to announce that my Pixelhead artwork will be part of the upcoming VIENNA BIENNALE 2019 edition. The work will be on display at the MAK DESIGN LAB in Vienna (Austria) for at least the next two years.
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I designed and built my very own noise synthesizer made out of simple electronics components (resistors, capacitors, transistors, LEDs, integrated circuit chips). By the use of such primitive analog computers in combination with feedback, sensors and other inputs, „Blue Noise Box“ creates it`s very unique sound.
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I am presenting my latest work „I am sitting in a machine;“ at ‘It’s a book 2019‘ in Leipzig, Germany. It will be presented differently this time. You can experience the work in the form of an audio walk instead of a net art piece or a dubplate […]
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I am looking very much forward to give some lectures at the CODE University of Applied Sciences Berlin. During the upcoming semester I will teach two classes within the ‚Interaction Design‘ course program.
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I am very happy to be selected for the 3rd edition of Temp Studio artist-in-residence programme in Lisbon, Portugal.
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My installation „What do machines sing of?“ will be part of this years Athens Digital Arts Festival (ADAF) in Athens (Greece). ADAF 2018 will take place at Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall, from 24 to 27 May 2018.
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Finally, the FACELESS exhibition comes to Berlin as part of Gallery Weekend Berlin. Once again my work Pixelhead will be part of the exhibition and I will also be DJing at the opening party.
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I am very pleased to announce that I will be Artist-in-Residence at Q21 / MuseumsQuartier Vienna for the whole month of April.
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I am really happy to present my latest work „I am sitting in a machine;“ at KlangLand 17 in Kassel, Germany.
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My Pixelhead work will be part of this years „die digitale dusseldorf“ in Düsseldorf, Germany. I will also play a special Bass Culture DJ Set at the opening party on friday night.
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My installation „What do machines sing of?“ will be shown at this wonderful place called NEW MEDIA GALLERY. The exhibition takes place 20 October — 22 December in Vancouver, Canada. More information after the click.
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My installation „What do machines sing of?“ will be part of this years „MÈQ FESTIVAL – Festival international d’art numérique performatif et de création audiovisuelle contemporaine“ in Montpellier (France). MÈQ FESTIVAL takes place 12 October — 14 October at Humain trop humain CDN Montpellier. I will also give […]
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Happy to announce that I will be part of this fantastic 2-day programme of workshops, roundtables and installations at LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial in Gijón, Spain. The purpose of summerLAB is to exchange experiences of community work that promote the creative and critical use of […]
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I am really happy to present my new work „I am sitting in a machine;“. The work consists of two parts. One part is a web page application distributed via the Internet. The other part is a limited edition dubplate record consisting of 30 units.
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I am very pleased to invite you to the upcoming Flipping the Coin evening at Berghain´s Kantine. I am going to present my new work „I am sitting in a machine;“.
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