“Hybrid Matters: Digital 2015-16.” Nordic Culture Fund. Nordic Network, n.d. Web. 1 Sept. 2014.
http://nordiskkulturfond.org/en/hybrid-matters-digital-2015-16
Using the concept of hybrid ecology, the Hybrid Matters project intends to explore the union of physical and virtual in our modern, everyday lives. It focuses on the juxtaposition of organic with artificial, using humans with smartphones and animals with tracking chips as example imagery. Art is at the forefront of the project as it dissects the fused relationship of technology with our natural environment, and the communication that takes place between each of these “actors.”
Hybrid Matters aims to direct its study through symposium, artistic research, field trips and workshops that engage audience participation. The project’s goal of public involvement is incredibly useful, but it is limited to the scope of the Nordic region. Exhibitions will only take place in that setting, so its outreach is slightly confined. Still, the idea of the project is interesting to follow, and its digital distribution program will likely create more accessibility.
