The Movement Lab presents: the Artificial environments / environmental Intelligence Festival
The Ae/eI Festival features work-in-progress installations and performances in the Movement Lab every day during the week of February 21-28, all of which are free and open to the public. It is guided by the question, what happens when we close the loop on the constructed binary of nature and technology?
Artificial environments / environmental Intelligence Festival Days 6 & 7:
Totally Functional
Created by Ari Riggins
Monday, February 26th | 12:30 - 3:30pm
Tuesday, February 27th | 12:30 - 3:30pm
Inspired by the morphing and self-constructing landscapes of Assateague islands, Riggins explores the creation of a digital landscape, investigating the nature of computing— its origins in knitting machinery and the humanity within programming. Asking the question: How augmented is our reality?
Installation takes place from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM each day.
Capacity in the lab is capped at 40 audience members at a time. Attendees who have RSVP'd before the event will have priority, and admission will be determined on a first come first serve basis on arrival.
Ari Riggins is a multimedia research-based artist. Her practice explores contemporary conceptions of the body and both the literal and social transitions of humans into a cyborgian existence. By creating unique material combinations ranging from insects, textile and self-grown crystals to digital media and animations, Riggins is able to illuminate the dualism of the physical and digital in a logic-based manner.