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electronic life forms is a media art and research project of Pascal Glissmann and Martina Höfflin. It investigates the fascination for artificial life and the principles of interaction theoretically and artistically.

projects


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epp

Wall#4 of the new IFI2 (Department of Computing) building at the University of Oslo is is captured by an electronic pattern parasite. This parasite is an organism that crawls up the wall by milling its way into the surface structure leaving a pattern-like structure behind. (more…)



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colmena

In summer 2010 a swarm (span.: colmena) of electronic life forms invades the park of the Pilar i Joan Miro Foundation in Palma de Mallorca. (more…)



Detail parasite sculptures

parasites

9 sculptures of knitted wire occupy the entrance hall of the Supercomputingcentre of the university in Stuttgart. Parasite circuits sit on them, using the energy given by solar cells to create sounds and movements. (more…)



elf in Helsinki

elf

Installation with analog electronics, photographs and preserving glasses, 2004-2009 (more…)



news


f_elf_potsdam

Jun-Sep 2011 →

Here comes the sun at the Biosphäre Potsdam

Colmena katalog

Jan 2011 →

colmena: catalog presentation

feature_epp_news

Sep 2010 →

Oslo, Norway: Mounting of “epp”

colmena in the entrance of the foundation

June 2010 →

Palma de Mallorca, Spain: Installation and opening of ‘colmena’

elf2010

Jul-Sep 2010 →

Here comes the sun in Berlin and Dortmund

shifttime

Jul 2009 →

Darwin Festival, Shrewsbury, Great Britain

Bouillants

May-Jun 2009 →

Bouillants#1, Rennes & Saint-Brieuc, France

Wood Street Galleries Logo

Jan-Apr 2008 →

Urban Living exhibition at Wood Street Galleries, Pittsburgh, USA

f_pan_logo

Nov-Dez 2007 →

FASTFORWARD ON NEW MEDIA ART, Palazzo Arti Napoli, Italy

Oct-Nov 2007 →

International Digital Art Festival, Seoul, Korea

Heartbreaker Logo

Dez 2006 →

Heartwork in the K21, Düsseldorf, Germany

Trondheim

Oct 2006 →

Matchmaking Festival, Trondheim, Norway

STRP 2006

Mar 2006 →

STRP Festival in Eindhoven, Netherlands

Skuc Gallery

Dec 2005 →

Skuc Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia

f_korea

Oct-Nov 2005 →

Digital Playground o5, Uijeongbu, Korea

f_ars

Sep 2005 →

Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria

Siggraph 2005

Jul-Aug 2005 →

Siggraph 2005, Los Angeles, USA

Pixelache

Apr 2005 →

Pixelache Festival in the Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland

Japan Media Arts Festival

Feb-Mar 2005 →

Japan Media Art Festival in Tokyo

Controlled

Jan 2005 →

Controlled – a microcontroller workshop

Filmwinter Logo

Jan 2005 →

Filmwinter Stuttgart: FESTIVAL FOR EXPANDED MEDIA

Glas Moog, Cologne

Nov 2004 →

Electronic life forms exhibition at Glas Moog (Museum’s night, Cologne)

f_newforms_logo

Oct 2004 →

New Forms Festival, Vancouver

artbots - the robot talent show

Sep 2004 →

Artbots, New York City, USA

Treets Workshop

Aug 2004 →

treets – workshop, presentation and installation

Analog robots 2

Jan 2004 →

Workshop Analog Robots II

Analog Robots 1

Jun 2003 →

Workshop Analog Robots I

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