Generator X // Marius Watz (NO)
Marius Watz is the initiator of Generator.x, a conference and exhibition examining the current role of software and generative strategies in art and design.“Intrigued by the power of computation and the realization that all digital media are in fact software, a new generation of artists
and designers are turning to code as a means of new expression and a way to better control their medium. They have realized that software is not the transparent interface it has conventionally been thought to be. Instead, software is a material that both limits and permits personal expression.True literacy means being able to both read and write. If to use pre-existing software is to ‘read’ digital media, then programming is the equivalent to writing. The Generator.x project focuses on artists and designers who embrace this new literacy not as a technical obstacle, but as a way to redefine the tools and the media they work in.”