V2 Lab for the Unstable Media

Self-portrait

V2_, Lab for the Unstable Media is an interdisciplinary center for art and media technology in Rotterdam (the Netherlands). V2_ presents, produces, archives and publishes research at the interface of art, technology and society. Founded in 1981, V2_ offers a platform for artists, designers, scientists, researchers, theorists, and developers of software and hardware from various disciplines to discuss their work and share their findings. In V2_'s view, art and design play an essential role in the social embedding of technological developments. V2_ creates a context in which issues regarding the social impact of technology are explored through critical dialogue, artistic reflection and practice-oriented research. (http://v2.nl/organization)

Manifesto

V2 Lab for the Unstable Media (1987) Manifest voor de instabiele media

Publications

Alfredo Cramerotti, Ken Hollings, Michelle Kasprzak, Mark Nash, Alexei Shulgin (2011) Every Artist, a Journalist

Andrew Maynard, Michelle Kasprzak (2014) Responsible Technological Innovation

Bruce Sterling, Rob van Kranenburg et al. (2011) The Era of Objects (Blowup Reader 3)

VVAA (2011) Wild Things

VVAA (2012) New Aesthetic New Anxieties

VVAA (2012) Show Me the Money

VVAA (2013) Innovation in Extreme Scenarios

VVAA (2013) Outer Space as Extreme Scenario

VVAA (2013) Speculative Realities

VVAA (2013) V2 Lab Show Booklet

VVAA (2014) New Materials New Methods. Blowup Reader 8

Links

URL: http://v2.nl/

Wayback Machine: http://web.archive.org/web/20170407200537/http://v2.nl/