DJ Spooky as guest at Institute for Open Arts

Introduction: Karen Werner
Q&A: Paul Feigelfeld & Thomas Ballhausen

A Guest Lecture organized by Institute for Open Arts & Inter-University Organization Arts & Knowledges in collaboration with TONSPUR Kunstverein Wien and Fulbright Austria.

We are delighted to welcome the internationally renowned multimedia artist, writer and researcher Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky to the Institute for Open Arts. In his guest lecture DJ Spooky will discuss compositions based on art projects related to the most recent Venice Biennale, based on a collaboration with architects from Terreform One an architecture collective that focuses ocean currents, and the last common ancestor of all green life on Earth – algae. The lecture in Salzburg will also feature the first-ever presentation of insights into the commissioned piece “Democracy. A Composition” (TONSPUR 96).

Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky is currently at work on two books—one about the impact of algorithms on how we think of storytelling—Digital Fiction for Duke University Press, and The Future of Food, about the impact of AI on how we think of the production of food in the 21st Century. He was Artist in Residence at Yale University Center for Collaborative Arts and Media (2023-2024). He is a composer, multimedia artist, and writer whose work engages audiences in a blend of genres, global culture, and environmental and social issues. Miller has collaborated with an array of recording artists, including Ryuichi Sakamoto, Metallica, Chuck D from Public Enemy, Steve Reich, and Yoko Ono amongst many others. His 2018 album, DJ Spooky Presents: Phantom Dancehall, debuted at #3 on Billboard Reggae