The Cultural Logic of Immersion: a talk by José Luis de Vicente
The Antimetric Institute is delighted to invite you to an informal evening with Spanish curator, researcher, and artistic director José Luis de Vicente, hosted by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer.
In this talk, de Vicente examines the cultural logic of immersion as both a technological condition and a cultural paradigm. Mapping the historical development of immersive experiences—from early panoramic spectacles to today’s algorithmically driven environments—he traces how artistic, commercial, and narrative experiments have shaped the field. Drawing on his curatorial practice at the intersection of art, science, and digital culture, de Vicente will offer critical frameworks to understand the promises and pitfalls of immersion, proposing strategies for more reflective, inclusive, and politically aware immersive practices in the future.
The talk will be followed by a discussion—to formulate what an alternative approach might be from “immersive” to “inversive” experiences—and a Q&A.
Doors 19h00
Talk (in English) 19h30
FREE entry
Cash bar
This event is designed to be intimate and we have very limited capacity. To guarantee your seat, please reserve by writing to
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About José Luis de Vicente:
Curator, cultural researcher and artistic director based In Barcelona and working internationally, José Luis De Vicente is the cofounder of FAST, a transdisciplinary creative platform dedicated to addressing current and future challenges through the convergence of culture, technology, architecture, and design. His work explores the space between social innovation, new ecological practices and the aesthetics and politics of computation.
De Vicente was director of Museu del Disseny and Artistic Director of DHUB, Barcelona's center for Design. Previously he was founder and artistic director of Sónar+D, the culture and arts program of the acclaimed Sónar Festival. He was cofounder and codirector of MODEL, Barcelona's festival of Architectures, and Tentacular, a festival of Critical Technologies and Digital Adventures in Matadero (Madrid). He has been curator of FutureEverything Festival (Manchester) and LlumBCN, Barcelona’s festival of Light Arts. He also initiated and directed the Visualizar Program on Data Culture at Madrid’s pioneering citizen lab, Medialab Prado.
He has curated more than 25 exhibitions in institutions across the planet including museums and cultural centers like CCCB (Barcelona), ArtsScience Museum (Singapore), Somerset House (London), MIT Museum (Cambridge, US), Museo Reina Sofia and Espacio Fundación Telefónica (Madrid), among many others. These include the internationally touring exhibition “Big Bang Data”, presented in more than 10 cities. “Radical Curiosity: in the Orbit of Buckminster Fuller”, a reinterpretation of the legacy of the visionary architect; “After the End of the World”, a spatial essay on the trauma of the climate crisis, and the permanent installation “Mirador Torre Glories”. His most recent projects include “Atmospheric Memory”, an immersive art environment by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, presented at Powerhouse (Sydney), “The Ocean Speaks: New Ecologies and New Economies of the Seas”, at DHUB in 2024, and "Echoes of the Ocean" at Telefónica.
De Vicente has lectured internationally on digital aesthetics and politics, cultural laboratories and the impact of the arts on the ecosystems of innovation, including forums like Ars Electronica, Transmediale, the COP25 Climate summit, the Venice Biennale, The New European Bauhaus festival, Mutek, Primavera Sound, and many more. His work has appeared in The Guardian, the New York Times, BBC, Wired, El Pais, La Vanguardia, Monocle, Domus, Creative Applications, BoingBoing, and others.
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ACCESSIBILITY:
Rocket Science Room is on the second floor. There is a single flight of stairs off the main entrance with no wheelchair access, however there is a functioning elevator on the main floor. If you require assistance of any kind, please let us know! We'd be happy to accommodate any of your needs to the best of our ability.
Rocket Science Room est au deuxième étage. Il y a un seul escalier à l'entrée principale sans accès en fauteuil roulant, mais il y a un ascenseur qui fonctionne au rez-de-chaussée. Si vous avez besoin d'une assistance quelconque, faites-le nous savoir! Nous serons heureux de répondre à tous vos besoins au mieux de nos capacités.
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