Refik Anadol: Advice to the Young (original) (raw)

Refik Anadol

Advice to the Young

“Always remember the giants, that you are on their shoulders.”

The renowned media artist Refik Anadol shares his advice with young people. Through his immense and large-scale works, Refik Anadol challenges us to contemplate the beauty that can be found in the digital age. Read more …

Using data as a pigment, he is able to create visuals and artworks that are constantly changing and shapeshifting. His work stands at the intersection of art, science, architecture, and technology, inviting the viewers to embark on a mesmerizing journey into the digital realm.

Refik Anadol reminds us to remember those who have helped pave the way for others. Throughout his career, Anadol has been able to work in collaboration with some of his biggest inspirations and heroes in architecture and art. In 2019 he covered Frank Gehry’s iconic Walt Disney Concert Hall in stunning data-visualizations from the LA Phil digital archives. In 2022, he was able to work on Antoni Gaudi’s iconic landmark Casa Batlló in Barcelona, presenting a dynamic NFT on the building’s facade, using climate data from the city.

“I always advise them (my students) to find those purposes and meanings in the journey and make it your own, coming from the heart.”

Refik Anadol (b. 1985, Istanbul, Turkey) is an internationally renowned media artist, director, and pioneer in the aesthetics of machine intelligence. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California, where he owns and operates Refik Anadol Studio and RAS LAB, the Studio’s research practice centered around discovering and developing trailblazing approaches to data narratives. Refik Anadol’s global projects have received a number of awards and prizes, including the Lorenzo il Magnifico Lifetime Achievement Award for New Media Art, Microsoft Research’s Best Vision Award, and UCLA Art+Architecture Moss Award.

Refik Anaodol was interviewed at the ARKEN Museum of Modern Art in May 2023 in connection to his exhibition NATURE DREAMS.

Camera: Jakob Solbakken

Edit: Malte Bruun Fals

Copyright: Louisiana Channel, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 2023. Louisiana Channel is supported by Den A.P. Møllerske Støttefond, Ny Carlsbergfondet and C.L. Davids Fond og Samling.