{"id":415368,"date":"2026-02-08T23:29:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T23:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/415368\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T23:29:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T23:29:22","slug":"inside-mark-dorfs-digital-vivariums-and-infinite-livestreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/415368\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Mark Dorf\u2019s digital vivariums and infinite livestreams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-block-key=\"9bja5\">Inside NYC-based artist <a href=\"https:\/\/mdorf.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Dorf<\/a>\u2019s project <a href=\"https:\/\/mdorf.com\/late-pastoral\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Late Pastoral<\/a>, the ecological world is trapped in a rear-illuminated print. It\u2019s real \u2013 but something is off, it\u2019s been digitally altered, data-noise clutters images of glowing plant life. Shaped by the pervasive influence of technology, design and the rhythms of digital connectivity, even nature becomes at one with the unreal. Non-human nature is the main thesis of Mark\u2019s wide-spanning digital art works, offering reflections on our digital age. Inspired by his urban city surroundings, where nature finds itself in unexpected places, Mark approaches nature dominantly through images and digital experience.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"dairh\">A central axis of Mark\u2019s work is a long-term collaboration with ecologists Dr Paul CaraDonna and Dr Amy Iler, a relationship that has lasted over twelve years at a remote high-altitude field research station in the Colorado Rockies. It\u2019s what fuels and roots his practice in the spectrum of art-science. \u201cNature is a subject of interest for me because everyone carries some relationship to landscape and non-human life. It is one of humanity\u2019s oldest shared languages, perhaps second only to the body itself,\u201d says Mark. \u201cTechnology enters my work because it is the fabric of contemporary reality; networks, automated systems and communication technologies have wholly altered and reshaped how we perceive and navigate the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"bag1p\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/mdorf.com\/livestream-earth\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Livestream.Earth<\/a>, Mark immerses viewers in a continuous current of live streams sourced from across the internet. It\u2019s literally live streams \u2013 of trickling water or rivers, all rendered through pixels. The viewer is drawn in, but held back by the limitations of the technological experience. His newest project <a href=\"https:\/\/mdorf.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Homecoming<\/a> (which just premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam) is a reimagining of Homer\u2019s The Odyssey channelled through algorithmic technology and \u201cenvironmental uncertainty\u201d. Relentless visual torrents turn the viewer\u2019s gaze to distortions within artificial realities, reconsidering what it means to \u201cbelong in a time\u201d \u2013 to a planet where home feels increasingly intangible. \u201cI invite viewers to consider how digital materials shape their own lives and subsequently alter their understanding of the \u2018natural\u2019 world and beyond,\u201d says Mark. \u201cI am lucky in that a lot of my work is about perception so in effect I find creative influence from just being in and experiencing the world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Inside NYC-based artist Mark Dorf\u2019s project Late Pastoral, the ecological world is trapped in a rear-illuminated print. 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