From Darkroom to Dream State: Dlela Lombard on Visionary Flow and Digital Art
Dlela Lombard is a German photo and digital artist with roots in analogue photography, darkroom practice, and film-set work. Largely self-taught, her early career included book cover art and international exhibitions, and since the early 2000s she has developed an evolving digital practice grounded in intuition, sensory experience, and experimental image-making. Her work blends photography, painting, and unconventional digital techniques to explore ephemeral form, perception, and states of consciousness.
Kin>% on Digital Fatalism, Hidden Labor, and the Politics of AI
Kin>% (cell_less) is a UK-based PhD artist-researcher whose practice investigates narratives of technological inevitability and the ways algorithmic systems make decisions for and about us. Working across sound, installation, moving image, and interactive digital media, her work invites audiences to question the politics of technology and its role in shaping identity, agency, and perception.
Silence, Surveillance, and Immersive Video Art: Sofia Malemina
Sofia Malemina is a London-based multimedia artist whose work spans video, sound, and immersive installation. A 2023 Fine Art graduate of Central Saint Martins, Sofia combines digital technologies with traditional techniques to explore themes like identity, perception, and the blurry line between physical and virtual space. Her influences range from the philosophical musings of Jean Baudrillard to the experimental silence of John Cage, and her practice is rooted in conceptual inquiry that feels both personal and deeply reflective. We asked Sofia about her art, creative process, and inspirations.