About
Pivoting on hybrid and interdisciplinary research in arts, design, and emerging techno - scientific culture.
Philosophy
Promoting a playful interaction between theory, engineering, and situated practice, it comprises a multi-disciplinary team of artists, creative technologists, designers, theorists, and digital craftsmen pursuing situated research in a wide array of subareas, inter alia concerning: electronic arts, cybernetic culture, digital theatre/performance, embodiment, making/hacking methodologies, animism, media archaeology, ‘dark’ ecology, AI and bio-inspired algorithms, VR/AR, ‘alien’ phenomenology, ethnography, posthuman studies, and DIWO (Do-It-With-Others) approaches to art and education.
Drawing upon such traits, ongoing projects aim the production of experimental artefacts/prototypes, theoretical critique/analysis, original exploratory artworks, bespoke software/hardware, and all sorts of hybrids thereof.
MAD Research Lab is co-directed by Doros Polydorou and Marinos
Koutsomichalis since March 2019.
Our aim is the production of experimental artefacts/prototypes, theoretical critique/analysis, original exploratory artworks, bespoke software/hardware, and all sorts of hybrids thereof.
Publications
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2022
Exploring North Nordic Landscapes in a ‘Hyper-constructive’ Fashion
RUUKU: Studies in Artistic Research 18
2022
Instruments that are more than instruments (and other stories)
Ricercare 15 (pp. 76-106) and Ideas Sonicas 27 (pp. 57-76) joint issue
2022
Tactics against antiquity: the contemporary ancient Messene
Journal of Contemporary Archaeology 8(2): 274–298. Equinox Publishing
2022
Reinventing the Colonial Gaze Employing AI: a Case Study
International Symposium on Electronic Arts (ISEA). Barcelona, ES
2022
Ongoing Investigations (Marinos Koutsomichalis interviewed by Yiannis Colakides)
In Garett, M. and Colakides, Y. (eds). Frankenstein Reanimated: Art & Life in the 21st Century. Lancaster, UK: Torque
2022
The un|common ground
Gathering of Language-based Artistic Research Special Interest Group. Society for Artistic Research (SAR) Conference. Weimar, DE
2022
Techno-scientific Artistic Research: Bridging Art, Technology, and (Social) Sciences
Foundation For Research and Technology (FORTH). Heraklion, GR
2022
Invited talk
Sound for Events Class, Department of Ethnomusicology, Ionian University. Online
2022
Future Studies and Speculative Fabulations
European University of Technology task Review; as part of Technological Foresight and Responsible Innovation panel. TU Dublin; Dublin, IE.
2022
Deforming Hybrids
Artist Talk | Data as Common Ground, CYENS, Nicosia, CY
2022
The Eternal Labyrinth: A data-translated installation
Artistic Research: Various Fields, Approaches, Experiences, Riga, Latvia
2021
Cyprus as AI Saw It: Digital Colonialism and AttnGAN Text to Image Synthesis
Proceedings of the 9th Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X (xCoAx 21) (Graz AT & Online)
2021
A Yellow Box with a Key Switch and a 1/4″ TRS Balanced Audio Output
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (Shanghai, CN / Online)
2021
A Hyperstitional Machine Appropriating Human Culture in an Evolutionary Fashion
Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Creativity: Workshop on Knowledge-Based Systems in Computational Design (Coimbra, PT / Online).
2021
Non-solutionist and Post-optimal approaches to AI Research
Learning Machines Seminars. RI.SE. Stockholm, SE / Online
2021
A Case of De-colonialist AttnGAN Text to ImageSynthesis
New Materialist Informatics 2021: Computing and Worldmaking. Kassel, DE & Online
2021
StalkS: In meta-understanding the participants
X-disciplinary Congress on Artistic Research and Related Matters; Vilnius Academy of Arts. Vilnius, LT and Online
2021
The un|common ground: Language as a hiding place
Affinities + Urgencies in Language-based Artistic Research. Language-based artistic research special interest group. Online
2021
Conceptual and Generative Practices in Language based Artistic Research
Affinities + Urgencies in Language-based Artistic Research. Language-based artistic research special interest group. Online
2021
Multimodal Affect in Artistic Research: Systems, Landscapes, Workshops, Hybrids
Keynote speech; 2nd International Workshop on Multimodal Affect and Aesthetic Experience (part of the 23rd ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction). Montreal, CA and Online
2021
Generative systems employing natural-language
Artistic Research in Generative Art (ARIGA) Sessions. Online
2021
Τόποι, Συστήματα, Κραδασμοί, Κοινότητες, Πέτρες, Κήτη, Ρεύμα, Ακτίνες, Κβάντα!
Artistic research in the field of music and sound; Twixtlab. Online.
2021
Creative machines: Thinking about creative agents and artistic values
Roundtable. European Culture and Technology Laboratory (ECT Lab+) ‘Thinking Human First’ seminar series
2021
Supercollider behind the scene
Roundtable discussion. CODEFEST, organised by University of Turin and codexpo. Online
2021
Deforming Hybrids
Seminar | MGA Makerspace, CUT, Limassol, CY
2020
Rough-hewn Hertzian Multimedia Instruments
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (Birmingham, GB)
2020
Technology as the means to democratic, participatory and community-oriented practices in museums
Free/Libre Technologies, Arts And The Commons Unconference Proceedings (Nicosia, CY)
2020
Invited Talk at Apo33 / IMPETUS LAB
Apo33 / IMPETUS LAB, Les Ateliers de Bitche. Nantes, FR / Online
2019
Evolvable Media Repositories: An Evolutionary System to Retrieve and Ever-Renovate Related Media Web Content.
Proceedings of the Computing Conference (London, UK) Volume 2, pp 76-92. New York, NY: Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-22868-2_6
2019
Hertzian, Disruptive, Experimental Text Physicalizations
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Electronic Art (Gwangju, KO)
2019
The Future of Technology in Museums
Free/Libre Technologies, Arts And The Commons Unconference (Nicosia, CY).
2019
Evolvable Media Repositories: An Evolutionary System to Retrieve and Ever-Renovate Related Media Web Content
In Arai, K, Bhatia, R., Kapoor, S. (Eds) Intelligent Computing – Proceedings of the Computing Conference (London, UK) Volume 2, pp 76-92. New York, NY: Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-22868-2_6
Artistic Output
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2022
DEEP()MESS – OPEN.ENDED DIS.CONNECTED
STWST48x8 DEEP 48 Hours Disconnected Connecting; STWST; in cooperation with ARS ELECTRONICA. Linz, AT
2022
Παράλογη Συλλογικότητα: Confusion/Implosion
Παράλογη Συλλογικότητα. Exposition Electropixel - Collectif Irationel; MADLab. Limassol, CY
2022
MEDIA()MESSe
STWST / MADLAB / PIKSEL / APO33; Fabrique puissance 10; Fabrique; Nantes, FR
2022
Making Futures Workshop
Mantis; TU Dublin Grangegorman; Dublin, IE
2022
ΡΟΜΠΟΤΑ
Self-published limited-edition handmade book with text sketches by Marinos Koutsomichalis
2022
Schläfli symbol {5,3}
Plateforme Paris, FR
2022
Pandemic Glissandi
The Horspiel Machine. Electropixel 12; Plateforme. Paris, FR
2022
Pandemic Glissandi
The Horspiel Machine. Electropixel #12. New York, USA
2022
Sentience
STWST48x8 DEEP 48 Hours Disconnected Connecting; STWST; in cooperation with ARS ELECTRONICA. Linz, AT
2022
Hertzian Hybridities
Group exhibition. Exposition Electropixel - Collectif Irationel. La Plateforme Intermédia. Nantes, FR
2022
w piwnicy / στο υπόγειο
CD [glass master]; self-released. Paris, FR & Warsaw, PO
2022
Cosmic Traces
Hertzian Hybridities group exhibition. Exposition Electropixel - Collectif Irationel. La Plateforme Intermédia. Nantes, FR
2021
Malfunctions
Movement_athens Radio. Athens, GR and Online
2021
Creatures Cluster, site-specific installation
Mad Machine, CANAL CONNECT, Teatros del Canal, Madrid, Spain
2021
Creatures Cluster, site-specific installation
Mad Machine, iMal, Brussels, Belgium
2021
Site-specific installation commissioned project
LUFF 2021, Lausanne, Switzerland
2021
Cyprus as AI Saw it in 1879: Perpetuating Colonialism
Workshop on Ethical Considerations in Creative applications of Computer Vision, Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) 2021, virtual
2021
AlgoNoiseOrchestra
Østre; Piksel festival. Bergen, NO
2021
AlgoNoiseOrchestra
Filiason #17 - soirée de musique nouvelle et décalé; Les Ateliers de Bitche. Nantes, FR and Online
2021
SuperCollider in concert
SuperCollider in concert; a networked improvised performance. CODEFEST, organised by the University of Turin and codexpo
2021
(Ir)rationalités In/Ex-térieures 2021
AudioBlast #9: Divergent Landscapes festival. Apo33 / Art Zoyd Studio. Online
2021
Cyprus as AI Saw it: Reinventing the Colonial Gaze
Фестиваль аудіовізуального мистецтва ТЕТРАМАТИКА: Технології та Чуттєве; Cтанції Станіслава Лема. Lviv, UA
2021
Pandemic Glissandi
Algorithmic live-streaming installation. Anulios; Online
2021
Sāk vitt ok vītt of verǫld hverja (audio excerpts)
X International FKL Symposium on Soundscape: unheard landscapes. Blois, FR.
2021
The Eternal Labyrinth
Group Exhibition, Art Gallery 23, Athens, GR
2020-1
Weierstrass function, finite state automata, and l-system
Audiosphere: Sound Experimentation 1980-2020 Group exhibition; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia. Madrid, ES.
2020
Malformed Information Forest
Kepler’s Gardens, Ars Electronica. Online.
2020
Poe’s Tree
Kepler’s Gardens, Ars Electronica. Online.
2020
Improvisation with Dime Ensemble
PIKSEL festival. Bergen, NO / Online
2020
BLOOMS performance (with Solar Return, THENOISER, Jenny Pickett, and others)
STWST48x6 MORE LESS, Stadtwerkstatt / Ars Electronica. Linz, AT/Online
2020
Interrogations for Solo Serge parts 1-4
Electroacoustic Music Days. Online
2020
Ereignis #1
8K. Christianchurch, NZ and Online
2020
Electric Nights Radio Mix
Electric Nights Festival. Athens, GR and Online
2020
Bastard Noise [digital download]
Internet Archive, BandCamp
2020
Interrogations for Solo Serge [digital download]
Internet Archive, BandCamp
2020
Electric Nights Radio Mix [digital download]
Mixcloud
2020
Stories of Flights, Ferries and Fish [Digital]
Bandcamp
2020
Creatures Cluster, site-specific installation
NOVAXX 2019, Haro sur les héros. Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles. Paris, FR
2019
Hyperstition Bot (Or, An Evolutionary Machine Appropriating Human Culture)
Children of Prometheus Group Exhibition (curated by Marc Garret). NEME Arts Centre. Limassol, CY
2019
Sāk vitt ok vītt of verǫld hverja
Nordic Music Days Bodø, Stormen Kulturhus. Bodø, NO
2019
Sāk vitt ok vītt of verǫld hverja
in-discourse AB. Malmö, SE
2019
混乱
神楽音. Tokyo, JP
2019
Sāk vitt ok vītt of verǫld hverja
DOKK1. Århus, DK
2019
Sāk vitt ok vītt of verǫld hverja
H15. Copenhagen, DK
2019
Sygxysis. In An Anthology of Greek Experimental Electronic Music 1966-2016 [CD/LP]
Brussels, BE: Subrosa
Hosted by
Cyprus University
of Technology
of Technology
MAD Research Lab is hosted at the Cyprus University of Technology in Limassol, Cyprus.