New York, NY – The Postpoetic Machine, an experimental and immersive show by Venezuelan artist Maria Fernanda (Mafe) Izaguirre, will be presented at Theaterlab this fall from October 30 to November 13, 2024. This series of cybernetic explorations of human-machine communication invites visitors to experience an interactive hybrid landscape that challenges the boundaries of conventional language.
Long Island City, New York – Maria F. Izaguirre received a Support for Artists grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support her creative work. Sponsored by Theaterlab, this award will fund an off-Broadway production series in 2024 showcasing Izaguirre’s experimental explorations of her cybernetic art.
Long Island City, New York — Artist Maria F. Izaguirre has been selected as the recipient of the FST StudioProjects Fund 2023 award, a distinguished accolade established by Frederieke Sanders Taylor in 2017 to champion studio practice and support emerging artists in New York City.
Ensayo— En el escenario contemporáneo, el filósofo inglés David Roden, plantea una desconexión entre el ser humano y el posthumano. En su Tésis de la Desconexión, Roden da cuenta de una realidad radicalmente autónoma, conformada por un espectro de entidades tecnogenéticas, que van ampliando sus capacidades humanas en grados arbitrarios hasta convertirse en una entidad posthumana radical o alienígena…
A.I.R. is an experimental performance on post-poetry made possible, in part, by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and supported by a grant from the Jerome Foundation. Open the post to see the details and to participate.
I design and build sensitive machines that enhance my cognitive abilities and facilitate the exploration of hybrid human-machine consciousness. My work is rooted in the principles of Philosophical Posthumanism and explores the possibilities of creating a new species that combines biological beings and machines. A key question I ponder is whether machines will ever develop the ability to experience emotions.
Mafe Izaguirre—The Mirror, a cybernetic installation will be open for the public as part of the show [Move Semantics]: Rules of Unfolding at The Elizabeth Foundation Space Project.
The Unknowable Reality: Machines that Feel is the first time I have published an essay in English about my work. The article extends between pages 14 to 17 and presents images with augmented reality. Nothing is what it seems.