"The Intersect" examines the reciprocal influences of technology and the arts, providing analyses of how tech advancements shape artistic expression and how creativity fuels technological progress. Subscribe for updates on the art-tech relationship.
"The Intersect: Art in Tech and Tech in Art" is the audio companion to our celebrated newsletter curated by artist and technologist Juergen Berkessel. The podcast explores the fascinating relationship between creativity and technology, focusing on how advancements in tech influence artistic expression and how artistic innovation drives technological progress.
With a background in fine arts, technology and music, Juergen is uniquely positioned to guide listeners through his curations of thought-provoking discussions, featuring in-depth analyses, interviews with pioneering artists, and insights into the latest trends in digital art, AI, and cultural movements.
Join a diverse community of art lovers, artists, and tech enthusiasts as we explore various themes, including the impact of virtual reality in art, the evolution of creative tools, and the societal implications of technology in the artistic realm.
Let's address the AI elephant in the room: synthetic voices are used, but they're here to help, not replace. Juergen's real work is in the curation process, where his focus ensures the podcast's quality. Without AI assistance, this companion podcast wouldn't be feasible.
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"The Intersect" examines the reciprocal influences of technology and the arts, providing analyses of how tech advancements shape artistic expression and how creativity fuels technological progress. Subscribe for updates on the art-tech relationship.
"The Intersect: Art in Tech and Tech in Art" is the audio companion to our celebrated newsletter curated by artist and technologist Juergen Berkessel. The podcast explores the fascinating relationship between creativity and technology, focusing on how advancements in tech influence artistic expression and how artistic innovation drives technological progress.
With a background in fine arts, technology and music, Juergen is uniquely positioned to guide listeners through his curations of thought-provoking discussions, featuring in-depth analyses, interviews with pioneering artists, and insights into the latest trends in digital art, AI, and cultural movements.
Join a diverse community of art lovers, artists, and tech enthusiasts as we explore various themes, including the impact of virtual reality in art, the evolution of creative tools, and the societal implications of technology in the artistic realm.
Let's address the AI elephant in the room: synthetic voices are used, but they're here to help, not replace. Juergen's real work is in the curation process, where his focus ensures the podcast's quality. Without AI assistance, this companion podcast wouldn't be feasible.
Chelsea and Georgia dive into issue #67 of The Intersect newsletter, exploring what makes creative work trustworthy when AI can instantly generate compelling visuals. Through stories from NOT REAL ART's resilience-focused year-in-review, Ars Electronica's vision of artists as social navigators, and Marco Brambilla's AI-reimagined World's Fairs, they examine how the creative world is responding to algorithmic abundance. The discussion touches on Bradford's City of Culture success, Beeple's interactive AI installation at LACMA, and the photography world's identity crisis as described by Marco Savarese. With human-made design commanding a 60% premium through the 'Not By AI' movement and Adobe emphasizing authenticity in their 2026 trends, the episode questions whether proving you're human is becoming creativity's most valuable act. The conversation reveals how artists are finding new roles as guides through uncertainty while grappling with maintaining creative voice when machines can replicate almost everything except lived experience and intentional imperfection.
In this episode of The Intersect, Chelsea and Georgia dive into Issue 66 of the newsletter, exploring the evolving landscape of creative practice in 2025. They discuss groundbreaking findings from LANDR's survey revealing that 87% of musicians globally are now using AI in their workflows, primarily for production and promotion rather than pure generation. The conversation covers Adobe's new Firefly text-prompt video editing tools, which enhance existing footage rather than creating from scratch, and Louis Bury's provocative concept of "digital folk art" encompassing everything from Skibidi toilet videos to meme culture. They examine the U.S. Copyright Office's ruling that purely AI-generated work cannot be copyrighted, protecting the human element in creativity. The hosts also discuss Caroline Dewison's intricate miniature dioramas that are so perfect people assume they're AI-generated, highlighting our shifted baseline for astonishment. The episode touches on the absurdity of Marco Rubio's Calibri font ban at the State Department and Adobe's Content Authenticity Initiative for AI transparency. Throughout, Chelsea and Georgia emphasize the importance of understanding the reciprocal relationship between art and technology, where technologists who grasp artistic principles build more human-centered products, and artists who understand technical tools expand their creative possibilities.
Chelsea and Georgia dive deep into the provocative theme of 'Children of the Algorithm,' exploring what happens when young minds consume creativity rather than create it themselves. The episode unpacks Dave Stewart's controversial AI licensing platform 'Rare,' which positions itself as helping musicians get paid before their work is absorbed by AI systems, though critics question whether it's protection or exploitation. They examine panGenerator's powerful 'Infinity' installation that physicalizes our endless scrolling habits, and Jordan Porter-Woodruff's exhibition highlighting how algorithms risk turning children into spectators of imagination. Despite AI anxiety, illustrators like Paul Ryding are thriving by emphasizing handcrafted, human-made work. The hosts also discuss the 700-1600% surge in AI design tools for small businesses, Beeple's viral $100,000 robot dogs with billionaire heads at Art Basel, and Patricia Urquiola's sustainable textile innovations. Throughout, they question whether technology democratizes creativity or simply raises the baseline while fundamental creative challenges remain unchanged.
Chelsea and Georgia dive into Issue No. 64 of The Intersect newsletter, exploring the persistent gap between technological promise and reality. They discuss the shocking revelation that 90% of people can't distinguish AI music from human-made tracks, examine e-ink displays that promise paper-like digital art but cost thousands of dollars, and explore how Chinese ethno-documentaries use sophisticated cinematographic techniques as tools of political aesthetics. The conversation touches on cultural stagnation in American pop culture, the inspiring journey of glass sculptor Sabrina Dowling Giudici who returned to art after decades in accounting, and Dr. Alice Gorman's groundbreaking perspective on space archaeology that reframes satellites as cultural artifacts. Throughout, they emphasize why understanding both artistic principles and technological capabilities is crucial for innovation in both fields, highlighting stories that demonstrate how creativity and technology continuously shape each other in unexpected ways.
In this compelling episode of The Intersect, hosts Chelsea and Georgia tackle the fundamental question of who controls the narrative in our digital age. The conversation spans from the surprising military origins of CGI in Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958) to contemporary issues of AI beauty filters homogenizing global beauty standards. They explore how activists are reclaiming video game spaces like Grand Theft Auto V for immigrant rights education, examine the confrontation between traditional photography and AI reinterpretation through the "Afghan Girl" controversy, and discuss how AI represents not just a new tool but a structural shift in creative practice. The episode also features insights on space exploration through artistic lenses and the evolution of creative education at institutions like Ringling College. Throughout, the hosts question power dynamics in technology and art, offering listeners a nuanced perspective on how computational tools and creative expression shape each other in unexpected ways.
In this thought-provoking Thanksgiving week episode, hosts Chelsea and Georgia dive into Issue 62 of The Intersect newsletter, exploring eight fascinating stories that reveal the complex relationship between art and technology. The episode opens with artist Jean Mackay's watercolor of a lunar halo—a phenomenon that even advanced cameras cannot capture—highlighting how human artistic observation still surpasses digital technology in certain realms. The conversation then shifts to a startling revelation: 97% of listeners cannot distinguish between AI-generated and human-created music, according to a Deezer and Ipsos survey, raising urgent questions about authenticity in the digital age. The hosts examine how streaming platforms, initially heralded as democratizing forces, have evolved into the very monopolies they promised to destroy, with three companies now controlling 80% of labeled music. From the surprising history of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (which originally featured live zoo animals) to the global rise of Chinese web novels reaching 200 million readers organically, the episode showcases how cultural phenomena evolve beyond their origins. The discussion also covers innovative public art collaborations, sophisticated anti-forgery technologies combining DNA analysis and blockchain, and even AI-powered intimate devices—all demonstrating how technology and creativity intersect in unexpected ways.
Chelsea and Georgia explore this week's most intriguing art-tech stories from The Intersect newsletter. They discuss SoundCloud's surprising move to give artists 100% of distribution royalties, questioning whether it's generosity or desperation. The episode highlights Elias Marrow's audacious "reverse heist" where he secretly installed AI art in museums, challenging traditional gatekeeping. They uncover the secret story of artwork potentially on the Moon from Apollo 12, examine why smartphones still can't match dedicated cameras for zoom capabilities, and explore pixel art's enduring appeal in our high-resolution world. The conversation also covers d'strict's innovative approach to immersive art, the Met's new VR experiences, and how cultural outrage is manufactured around events like Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance. Throughout, they emphasize how technology and artistic expression continuously push and pull at each other, creating new possibilities when practitioners understand both domains.
In episode 60 of The Intersect, hosts Chelsea and Georgia dive deep into the complex world of creative borrowing and the ethics of artistic influence. The conversation spans centuries, from Leonardo da Vinci's visionary helicopter designs now brought to life through 3D animation, to contemporary controversies like Meta's attempted appropriation of the PG-13 rating system. The hosts explore fascinating stories including Grace Weston's doll-based art that reclaims women's agency in classical narratives, the discovery that spider web decorations are actually sophisticated vibration-tuning devices, and a Montreal sound artist who reveals hidden urban soundscapes by removing car noise. Through discussions of gaming's influence on cinema, haptic comfort devices, and AI-recreated historical voices guiding museum tours, the episode examines where inspiration ends and theft begins. The conversation highlights how understanding the reciprocal relationship between technology and artistic expression is crucial for both fields, with technologists who grasp artistic principles building more human-centered designs, and artists who understand technical tools expanding their creative possibilities exponentially.
Explore the hidden history of computational thinking in textile arts, from Jacquard looms to modern AI, as artists navigate the evolving landscape where ancient crafts meet cutting-edge technology. This episode weaves together stories of marble streetwear, golden toilets, NFT evolution, and the paradoxes artists face when embracing artificial intelligence in their creative practice. From the punch cards that revolutionized both weaving and computing to contemporary artists who code with thread and pixels alike, discover how the patterns of computational logic have always been embedded in human creativity.
Guillermo del Toro declares he'd rather die than use generative AI, comparing Frankenstein to a careless tech bro in this accidentally Halloween-themed episode. We explore Swedish scientists achieving the absolute limit of human vision with nanoscale pixels that recreate Klimt on a grain of rice, while photographers use these perfect displays to emulate analog film grain. The episode features Indigenous artists staging unauthorized AR interventions at The Met, overlaying colonial paintings with digital truth-telling. We examine Elise Swopes' pre-AI waterfalls drowning Chicago, created through painstaking manual work that AI can now replicate in seconds. Plus: real art world horror stories including hurricane-destroyed galleries and jealousy-sliced paintings, a skeleton dance for back pain research, Photo Oxford's exploration of truth in photography, and the Caira camera—another AI gadget solving problems nobody had. Throughout, we question whether the democratization of image-making dilutes artistic vision or if intentionality still matters more than method.
Artists are retreating from digital tools that once promised liberation, questioning whether technological efficiency is worth the loss of emotional connection in creative work. This episode of The Intersect dives deep into the growing tension between convenience and creativity, exploring why a pioneering digital musician now finds therapy only in acoustic guitar, and what Spotify's new AI partnerships with major labels really mean for artists. We examine the billion-dollar question of AI training data compensation, photography's identity crisis in the age of algorithms, and why the distinction between "generative" and "creative" might matter more than human versus machine. From Milan's hybrid image exhibitions to New Zealand's complex economic narratives, we unpack how simplified stories about technology and culture often obscure more nuanced realities. Join us as we navigate the uncomfortable space where innovation meets tradition, and discover why understanding this intersection is crucial for both technologists and artists navigating our rapidly evolving creative landscape.
In this episode of The Intersect, Chelsea and Georgia explore how digital art is breaking free from online echo chambers to claim its rightful place on gallery walls. The conversation spans from Zaha Hadid's mathematically computed buildings using parametric design to Rebecca Tolley's groundbreaking "Digitalism" exhibition at Saatchi Gallery, featuring 60 digital artists. They examine Vancouver's impressive $5.7 million arts funding commitment, contrasting it with U.S. cities' reluctance to invest in creativity. The hosts discuss Chalk Riot's surprising discovery that temporary street murals can reduce traffic crashes by 50%, Microsoft's evolving design language, and the complex ethics of artifact repatriation. They also explore new technologies like Fraimic's AI-powered display frames and Angelo Sotira's $22,000 Layer display for digital art. Throughout, the episode emphasizes how technology isn't just changing art—it's forcing the entire art world to adapt and recognize digital creativity as legitimate artistic expression.
"The Intersect" examines the reciprocal influences of technology and the arts, providing analyses of how tech advancements shape artistic expression and how creativity fuels technological progress. Subscribe for updates on the art-tech relationship.
"The Intersect: Art in Tech and Tech in Art" is the audio companion to our celebrated newsletter curated by artist and technologist Juergen Berkessel. The podcast explores the fascinating relationship between creativity and technology, focusing on how advancements in tech influence artistic expression and how artistic innovation drives technological progress.
With a background in fine arts, technology and music, Juergen is uniquely positioned to guide listeners through his curations of thought-provoking discussions, featuring in-depth analyses, interviews with pioneering artists, and insights into the latest trends in digital art, AI, and cultural movements.
Join a diverse community of art lovers, artists, and tech enthusiasts as we explore various themes, including the impact of virtual reality in art, the evolution of creative tools, and the societal implications of technology in the artistic realm.
Let's address the AI elephant in the room: synthetic voices are used, but they're here to help, not replace. Juergen's real work is in the curation process, where his focus ensures the podcast's quality. Without AI assistance, this companion podcast wouldn't be feasible.
