Biography
Memo Akten (b. 1975, Turkey) is a multi-disciplinary artist, musician, and researcher currently based in Los Angeles. He creates Speculative Simulations and Data Dramatizations investigating the intricacies of human-machine entanglements. His work explores perception and states of consciousness; the tensions between ecology, technology, science and spirituality; and for more than a decade he’s been working with Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and our Collective Consciousness as scraped by the Internet, to reflect on the human condition, drawing connections between intelligence in nature, intelligence in machines, perception, consciousness, neuroscience, fundamental physics, ritual and religion. He writes code and uses algorithmic / data-driven design and aesthetics to create moving images, sounds, large-scale responsive installations and performances.
Website: https://www.memo.tv/
In our collection:
- Deeper Meditations #6, 2021, 1024x1024 mp4, stereo audio, 60s loop (view the artwork)
- Waves: The Abiotechnogenesis Collection #1, 2021, JPG, 6400 x 3584 pixels (view the artwork)
- UMAY Study #1.1, 2021, Video with sound, 00:15(view the artwork)
- UMAY Study #1.2, 2021, Video with sound, 00:15 (view the artwork)
- UMAY Study #1.5, 2021, Video with sound, 00:15 (view the artwork)
- ROOTS, 2021, p5js, interactive (view the artwork)
- Superradiance Keyframe Xform 03900 (Keyframe transform visualisation from SUPERRADIANCE. Frame 3900), 2025, video, 00:10 (view the artwork)
Focus on
ROOTS, 2021, p5js, interactive (view the artwork)