we're presenting The Subterranean Imprint Archive at Sónar +D (Barcelona) this year, a VR playground curated by Fabbula more info: fabbula.com/curation/sonar… Diversion cinema

we look forward to presenting our collaborative work with co-creator Russel Hlongwane at the Dak'Art Biennale later this year 🩵

very excited that our project Dzata: The Institute of Technological Consciousness has received an Award of Distinction from Ars Electronica's #startsprizeafrica : This work was created w/ artist Russel Hlongwane with support from the Mozilla foundation: starts.eu/starts-prize-a…

So pleased to share that Lumen Global Majority Award Winners Russel Hlongwane, Francois Knoetze and 🔌✴Amy Louise Wilson ✴🔌 of Lo-Def Film Factory, have won an Award of Distinction at the S+T+ARTS Prize Africa Ars Electronica for “Dzata: The Institute of Technological Consciousness”. In

current research.

Amy Louise Wilson was the 2020 National Playwright, her play AnotherKind was adapted for online and shown at the 2021 online National Arts Festival. The call for the 2024 National Playwright Competition partnered by HEINEKEN Beverages is now open tinyurl.com/mjyrdhd7

trailer for THE ROCK SPEAKS, our new video work using Runway to visualize territories of extraction from which computational power is produced. In tracing mineral passages, the film grounds an immaterial future-focused AI in real-world sites of conflict & refusal.

The New Dimensions Lab is back! If you are an artist based in Africa who would like to develop a nonfiction XR project then please apply - we will be doing a deeper dive into social XR experiences this year too. medium.com/@electric_sout…

🌎we are pleased to take part in VIAD Johannesburg upcoming exhibition of leading African and international bio- and eco-artists, foregrounding the entanglement between living and non/living forms, humans and the more-than-human, and the effect culture has on climate change.

The Fisher Child AR/VR project re-remembers and preserves the oral histories of the Kalk Bay fishing community, spearheaded by activist Traci Kwaai. Thanks to MIT OpenDocLab co-creation studio x Unity for the Worlding #immersivemedia incubator-onwards now to workshops+production!

please spread the word - for a Cape Town based artist who may be looking for a beautiful & affordable artist studio to live their best creative lives 🌿🌺💥more details here: vansa.co.za/opportunities/… #southafricanartists

installation views from our project Dzata: The Institute of Technological Consciousness on show now Ars Electronica STARTS #startsprizeafrica #arselectronica2024

note to the African AI community

SHORTS,SHORTS & SHOTS- AFROFUTURISM EDITION! by mydocubox. In partnership with Electric South, SHORTS,SHORTS & SHOTS showcased The Other Dakar (Dir. Selly Raby Kane) and The Subterranean Imprint (Dirs. Francois Knoetze + Amy Louise Wilson - Lo-Def Film Factory)📷Gateri & Odesha

"The Rock speaks" World Premiere at @iffr Tiger Short Competition!!! Created by Lo-Def Film Factory was part of the OpenDocs program produced by _ a r t e f a c t o _ and Runway Studios Thank you for this incredible selection! We couldn’t imagine a better way to kick off 2025 💙

🔔 S+T+ARTS Prize Africa Open Call 🚀 Projects should be driven by both technology and the arts. Purely artistic or technologically driven projects are not the focus of this competition. Deadline: March 5, 2025 (23:59 CET) Learn more and apply here starts.eu/starts-prize-a…

some process visuals from our new project which examines chaotic climate future(s) through the lens of south african eco-political histories #newwork #process #extractivism #mining