DIGIMAG 47 - SEPTEMBER 2009

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classic screen used in vjing lead us to the discovery of Mapping.

Apparati Effimeri: There are countless possibilities, just think about the big techno-metropolis like Tokyo or Dubai, where images are being increasingly used or about the most advanced technologies such as augmented realty. Marvin Milanese: The time seems to be approaching when all the visual disciplines will merge and be born under new principles. A mutual contamination that will entail the development of new forms of artistic expression. What’s your opinion?

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Marvin Milanese: From a technical and artistic viewpoint one of your latest video installations Hexagram for Enlargment is definitely a step forwards, if compared with the existing standards in terms of relationship between visual arts and architecture. How did this project come to life and what are its goals?

Apparati Effimeri: This artistic trend has always been constant and a goad for artists, because it allows to create new forms of expression. The only difference is that today the process is faster and standardized. Marvin Milanese: Art and technology, today more often than ever, are going hand in hand. We often talk about the pros of the technological revolution that has characterized the last few years, but what are in your opinion the drawbacks from an artistic viewpoint in this historical period?

Apparati Effimeri: Hexagram for Enlargment has been developed for the Itinerario Festival di Rocca Malatestiana Cesena. The show, from planning down to execution, granted our work an outstanding reception. Our aim is to create a very captivating show.

Apparati Effimeri: The development of technology and its user-friendliness have increased the artistic proposal, standardizing it; in this framework research and criticism have taken up a crucial role to help get one’s bearings in this myriad contemporary works.

Marvin Milanese: If until yesterday the support base for a projection was the screen and today any surface can serve the task, where are we going to, exactly?

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