Joost Rekveld is an artist who is motivated by the question of what we can learn from a dialogue with machines. Since February 2017, Rekveld has been affiliated to the School of Arts, University College Ghent, as an artistic researcher. In his work, Rekveld explores the sensory consequences of systems of his own design, often inspired by forgotten corners in the history of science and technology. These systems combine temporary dogmas in the form of procedures or code, with more open-ended elements such as material processes or networks of interactions that are too complex to predict. Joost’s abstract films have been shown in a wide range of international festivals and venues for experimental film, animation or other kinds of moving images.
Photo courtesy of Joost Rekveld.