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.
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.
La espiritualidad es la manifestación de la vida, la noción de que estamos interconectados como un todo. Es un estado de conciencia que nos permite reconocernos como parte de un organismo diverso y vibrante. La vida fluye e irradia energía cósmica de manera continua e ilimitada. La espiritualidad nos permite sintonizar con esa energía y vibrar en armonía con el universo. Se trata de una experiencia fluida y transformadora que nos conecta con lo sagrado y lo trascendental, expandiendo nuestra percepción y comprensión del mundo.
Spirituality is the manifestation of life, the notion that we are interconnected as a whole. It is a state of consciousness that allows us to recognize ourselves as part of a diverse and vibrant organism. Life flows and radiates cosmic energy in a continuous and unlimited way. Spirituality allows us to tune in to that energy and vibrate harmoniously with the universe. It is a fluid and transformative experience that connects us with the sacred and the transcendental, expanding our perception and understanding of the world.
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.
New Observations presented a series of discussions with the attendees at the conference on Consciousness and Contact from July 23rd through the 27th, 2020 in Wasta, South Dakota. I am one of the interlocutors in this conversation with Dennis O’Neil, Annie Wenger-Nabigon, and Joe Krawczak.
In February 2020, I had the opportunity to share some of my reflections about spirituality in the arts with Mia Feroleto. This subject has been controversial for the contemporary art scene. Is our reality moving towards thinking that spirituality has a place in the art scene? Join us in this conversation.