In conversation with OONA, on masks, machines, and reimagining what it means to be seen.

“I want worlds that feel like Tarkovsky, not Call of Duty.”

Over a decade ago, Canadian digital artist James Kerr was working in construction. The settings called for tough nicknames. Kerr’s choice — not exactly appreciated by the rest — was Scorpion Dagger Ferrari Car.

In art history, colour mixing was a private ritual, a secret alchemy that took place behind studio doors — the sacred prelude to creation itself. Lars Wander’s approach, by contrast, is transparent and meticulously documented.

With Technelegy, Sasha Stiles forms a hybrid consciousness, creating meta-poetry and entire systems of writing — a quiet yet revolutionary act that opens a new chapter in human creativity.

“That’s a triumph of language: being able to speak to machines in a natural way, the one we use every day.”

In this exchange with Kika Nicolela, qubibi reflects on the origins of hello world, the long devotion to its algorithm, and the quiet metamorphosis that continues to unfold within it.

An artist who works with fragments of internet detritus, GIFs, and failed porn clips ended up in the Whitney Museum’s collection. The explanation is disarmingly simple: Lorna Mills is gifted.

“I don’t think art can save the world, but without it, the world wouldn’t be worth saving.”

For Swiss artist, designer, and coder Andreas Gysin, ASCII became a formal constraint, a way not to spread himself too thin in blockchain projects.

“We cannot hold the darkness inside by clenching our jaws and carrying on as if nothing is happening.” - Jess Mac 

Imagine how a PFP project made by one of the most famous generative artists with a conceptual approach to his work would look like? Exactly—not at all as you expected.

“Visual music is not background to sound, but the sound itself expressed in visual form.” 

“Creating is an act of love and service; we were created by the infinite, therefore creation is the most intimate form of communion we can experience with it.” _xo

From the underground rave scenes of the 1990s to the prestigious halls of the Musée d'Orsay, Sebastien Devaud—known to the world as Agoria—has consistently positioned himself at the frontier of emerging artistic territories.

“I'm mostly interested in how science explains human behavior, perceptions, and our understanding of the world around us.”

“Sometimes you need to separate the art from its market to measure its relevance.” - Marius Watz

“Experimentation and imitation should exist just to make you unique in the long run. You should seek authenticity.”

Dropping this Wednesday, the 13th, her first public release on objkt, Katerine Escobar turns the mundane into spectacle.

“I truly believe ideas are all around; it’s just a matter of tuning in and recognizing them when they show up.” —VERTIGO