Institute for the Unstable Media
V2_ is an interdisciplinary center for art and media technology in Rotterdam (the Netherlands). V2_'s activities include organizing presentations, exhibitions and workshops, research and development of artworks in its own lab, distributing artworks through its Agency, publishing in the field of art and media technology, and developing an online archive.
News from Nowhere: Media Cabaret 2 and the Tip Top Orchestra
Media Cabaret 2 and the Tip Top Orchestra is the prelude to News from Nowhere, the 2013 graduation show of Media Design and Communication at the Piet Zwart Institute.
Piet Zwart Graduation Show: News from Nowhere
The Piet Zwart Institute Media Design & Communication Graduation Shows at V2_Institute for the Unstable Media & TENT
Test_Lab: The Graduation Edition 2013
V2_ and The New Institute present this year’s graduation edition of Test_Lab – a special evening showcasing a selection of installations, demonstrations, performances, prototypes and experiments by a new generation of artists and designers ...
Habakkuk expert meeting
An expert meeting discussing innovation and extreme scenario's, what happens when creativity interacts with science and technology, and how to break 'innovation stagnation'.
On the Threshold of Beauty
In this lavishly illustrated book Kees Tazelaar meticulously reconstructs the birth and evolution of electronic music in the Netherlands from 1925 till 1965. It is the compelling story of the development of electronic music at the Philips research ...
Habakkuk
Habakkuk is a research project initiated by V2_ in 2013. It researches and re-enacts the improbable but true historical top secret project ‘Habakkuk’.
Vital Beauty
"Vital Beauty: Reclaiming Aesthetics in the Tangle of Technology and Nature" focuses on the question of how the age-old notion of beauty can have a meaning fit for the 21st century.
Navigating the Collective Unconscious
Text (2013) by Arjen Mulder about Marnix de Nijs's work 'Exploded Views 2.0'.
Marrow and Bone
Marrow & Bone is research project and form experiment by Ishèle Levy and Lee Rammelt, aiming at material innovation.
N0things app now available
The app N0things (spelled N-zero-things) has been launched October 13th 2012. Available for free in the iTunes store! Download it and start collecting!
SPASM 4 Live
SPASM 4 Live (Spatial Audio Sound Mixer) gives you the possibility to create intuitive audio mixes by staging sounds in a virtual space.
The Vibrancy Effect
(e-Book) What are the ethical, aesthetic and political stakes in understanding a world view in which humans are no longer at the centre?
The Sympathy of Things
"The Sympathy of Things: Ruskin and the Ecology of Design," the new publication by Lars Spuybroek is now available in V2_'s webshop.
