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Ken Rinaldo

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"Machinic Diatoms: 3 unrealities envisions a future where molecular designers will allow for the coexistence of unicellular nanomachines within the human body. These machines may enter through our membranes and pores, becoming both invited and uninvited guests. They will find residence among the healthful organelles that are essential for our cellular maintenance and survival. Our bodies are complex systems, composed of multicellular bioelectrochemical agents that communicate and compete with and without our own DNA. The healthful bacteria that aid in digestion and protect against harmful bacteria are part of a complex ecological network that strives to maintain balance both inside and outside our bodies. The images of these constructed micro machines are neither human nor biological, but rather speculative forms that envision engineered micro-bio and machinic agents with properties to support our natural cellular systems.

In this artwork, American artist Ken Rinaldo showcases his expertise in interactive multimedia installations that blur the boundaries between the organic and the inorganic. With a career spanning over three decades, Rinaldo has explored the intersections of art and biology, particularly in interactive robotics, biological art, artificial life, interspecies communication, and digital imaging. Through his work, he presents us with a manipulated nature that blossoms in new forms and colors within a virtual universe of exquisite and rare beauty.

- Maria João Fernandes - International Association of Art Critics (AICA)

Ken Rinaldo

Ken Rinaldo was born in New York in 1958. He is internationally recognized for his interactive installations that blur the boundaries between the organic and inorganic and explore the experience and evolution of technological cultures. His work questions the diffuse limits in which hybrids arise. The "biological", the "machine", species of algorithms and their original intelligences are unexpectedly mixed in order to better understand the complex ecologies that these semi-living species create. Rinaldo is focused on trans-species communication and research methods to understand animals, insects, and bacterial cultures as models for emerging artificial intelligence: how they interact, self-organize, and cohabit Earth. Ken Rinaldo's works have been exhibited internationally in various museums, festivals, and art galleries, such as the António Prates Gallery in Lisbon, Portugal, Nuit Blanche in Canada, Ocean World Museum in Russia, Ars Electronica in Austria, Lille International Arts Festival in France, La Maison d'Ailleurs in Switzerland, Vancouver Olympics in Canada, Platform 21 in the Netherlands, Transmediale in Berlin, AV Festival in England, Caldas Museum of Art in Colombia, Arco in Spain, Te Papa Museum in Wellington, New Zealand, Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporaneo in Seville, Spain, Kiasma Museum in Finland, Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, Pan Palazzo Delle Arti in Italy, V2 SURDO in the Netherlands, Siggraph in Los Angeles, Exploratorium in San Francisco, Itau Museum in Brazil, Biennale of Electronic Art in Australia, and the National Center for Contemporary Art in Russia. Awarded in 2004 at Ars Electronica in Austria for his work "Augmented Fish Reality," Rinaldo also received the First Prize Vida 3.0 in Madrid for his work "Autopoiesis," which also earned an Honorable Mention at Ars Electronica in 2001. In 2008, Rinaldo and Youngs received the "Green Leaf Award" from the United Nations Environment Programme for the "Fountain Farm" project. Rinaldo is a member of the Senior Academic Council of Antennae Magazine and author of "Interactive Electronics for Artists and Inventors." His work has been featured on radio and TV, including international channels such as BBC, ORF, CNN, CNET, CBC & Discovery Channel. A selection of publications on his work includes
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Additional information

Artist

Ken Rinaldo

Color

Black, Gray, Olive Green

Date

2006

Editor

Centro Português de Serigrafia

Format

Medium

Image Size (in)

21.7 x 16.1 in

Total Size (in)

23.4 x 16.5 in

Orientation

Landscape

Paper

Digital Photo Paper

Print Run

15

Technique

Digital Print

Style

Bio Art

Framed

No