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ZEITGEIST19 Curated PodcastAuthor: ZEITGEIST19 Foundation
Explore the Spirit of Now Through the Lens of Art & SustainabilityS05: 'As Above, So Below' In Collaboration with One Ocean Foundation Language: en Genres: Arts, Design, Visual Arts Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Jakob Kudsk Steensen. Art In the Psychosphere
Episode 5
Monday, 31 March, 2025
About the episode:In today’s episode, we’re thrilled to sit down with Jakob Kudsk Steensen, a visionary Danish artist whose groundbreaking work fuses environmental storytelling with virtual reality, video games, sound, and immersive 3D environments. Known for transforming Berlin’s iconic Berghain nightclub into an eerie digital swamp with Berl-Berl, exhibiting at the Venice Biennale as a Future Generation Art Prize finalist, and collaborating with global sensations like BTS and musician Arca, Jakob reimagines lost ecosystems and overlooked natural phenomena to deepen our connection to the world around us. His 2025 commissions, Boreal Dreams at Fondation Beyeler and Psychosphere at Cisternerne Denmark, promise to push the boundaries of art and technology even further.We dive into how Jakob’s digital realms—crafted through extensive fieldwork and partnerships with biologists, composers, and writers—might bring us closer to nature in an age of disconnection. He shares his thoughts on whether artists can act as agents of change amidst today’s uncertainty, distorted truths, and environmental crises, and reflects on how cross-sectoral collaborations fuel his innovative creativity. Plus, Jakob speaks about the importance of the deep sea and reveals the subject he’s currently investigating, offering a glimpse into what’s at the forefront of his mind right now. Join us for a captivating conversation that bridges art, ecology, and the virtual frontier!The speaker:Jakob Kudsk Steensen is a Danish artist working with environmental storytelling through video games, VR, sound installations and immersive environments. He creates poetic interpretations about overlooked natural phenomena through collaborations with field biologists, composers and writers.''As Above, So Below'' is a collaborative podcast season between ZEITGEIST19 and One Ocean Foundation, focused on biodiversity and ocean conservation and planetary well-being.Host: Farah Piriye & Elizabeth Zhivkova, ZEITGEIST19Follow Jakob Kudsk Steensen's journey on InstagramFollow ZEITGEIST19's journey on Instagram and LinkedInFollow One Ocean Foundation's journey on Instagram and LinkedIn
