Bio
Anders Visti (b. 1973). Artist working with code. Founder and co-editor of the publishing house * [asterisk] from 2002-12. Founder and editor of the printed web publication ‡ DobbeltDagger and initiator of !=null and Code&Share[ ], two public forums for artists, researchers, developers and hackers using contemporary technology for creative expression and aesthetic inquiry.
Contact
Anders Visti
Langenæs Allé 42, 4th. 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
Mail: andersvisti@gmail.com
Exhibitions / Events (selected)
INTO Festival. June. Siglufjörður, Iceland.
Processing Community Day @Aarhus 2023. September 30th @Didakteket, Architecture School, Aarhus Denmark.
AaUOS, Aarhus Urban Operating System. Solo show @KH7 Artspace, Aarhus, Denmark
Fermenting Data. Group show, Andromeda8220 and Spanien19C (off space) Aarhus, Denmark
Electronic Literature Organization. International conference and art festival, Performance and installation, Aarhus, Denmark.
Sammenstød. Group show, Ringsted Galleriet, Ringsted, Denmark
Processing Community Day @Aarhus 2021. A day to celebrate code, art and diversity. @DOMEN, Aarhus, Denmark
AaUOS, Aarhus Urban Operating System. Solo show, Spanien19C, Aarhus, Denmark
Concert for Computer Network, Networked laptop quartet with Małgorzata Żurada (CH), Maja Bosnic (RS) and Andreja Andric (RS/DK). Live concert on Network Music Festival 2020.
Concert for Computer Network, with Małgorzata Żurada (CH), Maja Bosnic (RS) and Andreja Andric (RS/DK). Live concert on Station of Commons.
Processing Community Day @Aarhus 2020. A day to celebrate code, art and diversity. @DOKK1, Aarhus, Denmark
We Don't Say Goodbye. Group show. Organon, Odense, Denmark.
You Need Help. Group show. Rum46, Aarhus.
WUOS, Wrocław Urban Operating System. Biennale WRO 2019. Installation and live coding sessions. Wrocław, Poland.
Processing Community Day 2019 @Aarhus. How to think about code differently? Creative coding event. DOKK1 public library, Aarhus.
Recursive Futures. Live coding performance with Tobias Stenberg. Kunsthal Aarhus. Curated by Mikkel Elming
Hotel Existence. Group show, Videbæk. Curated by Line Sandvad Mengers
OUOS, Oslo Urban Operating System. Group show. BOA, Oslo
Fontaine. Group show, Vestjyllands Kunstpavillon, DK
TRAVERSE. Collaboration with Christina Schultz (ES/DE), initiated by Aarhus Centre for Visual Art, DK and Hangar, Barcelona, Spain.
Digital Materiality. Group show, Godsbanen, Aarhus, DK
Common Tools. Solo show. Generative sound piece, shown at Aarhus Art Weekend at Godsbanen, Aarhus, DK
Crash. New film work for the Danish Broadcasting Corporation. Commisioned by the Danish Art Foundation in collaboration with DBC.
Mørkenet #2. Solo show. Spanien19C, Aarhus, Denmark.
Ingen Væsentlige Ulemper, SoNA. Public commission for Espergærde Gymnasium, commissioned by the Danish Arts Council.
Lige i Skabet / Artists’ Books. Group show. Bakkehusmuseet, Frederiksberg.
Núll. Group exhibition. Curated by Freyja Reynisdóttir and Arnar Ómarsson. Institut for (X), Aarhus.
Lige i Skabet / Artists' Books. Group exhibition. Svends' Bibliotek, Classensgade 7D, Copenhagen and Nivagaards Malerisamling.
AquaSoNA. Show by performance groups Aquasonic and SoNA. Åbne Scene (Open Stage), Godsbanen, Aarhus.
Mørkenet. Solo show. OK Corral, Carlsberg, Copenhagen.
Debt (Gæld). Koh-i-noor at 24 Spaces. Group show curated by Jens Axel beck and Koh-i-noor. Malmö Kunsthal
group show with Claus Ejner, Sixten Therkildsen, Søren Andreasen. Curated by Claus Ejner. Sydhavn Station, Copenhagen
Concert performance with Kim Grønborg. Salon64, Pakhus64, Aarhus
SoNA, NON-PRODS 2012. Exhibition and concert performances. Spanien19C, Aarhus.
SoNA, NON-PRODS 2012. Concert performances with Rickard Daun (SE) and Golshid Rokhzan (SE/DK). Skånes Kunstförening, Malmö.
SoNA, NON-PRODS 2012. Concert performances. Mayhem, Copenhagen.
Enter Construction. Contribution to Bull Mengers and Koh-i-noor at alt_cph. In collaboration with Lasse Krog Møller and Mathias Kokholm. The Factory of Art & Design, Copenhagen.
Publishing house * [asterisk]’s ten year anniversary show at Kunstpublikationer 2012. Small press fair and group show. Overgaden, Copenhagen.
Kunst og Bøger (Art and Books). Group show. Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen.
SoNA, NON-PRODS 2011. 3 concert performances. Machine-Raum - for video art and digital culture, Vejle.
COCCYDYNIA. Solo show. Bull Mengers project room, Laven, Denmark.
tilVALG. group show curated by rum46 and tryktryktryk. Shown at rum46, Aarhus and alt_cph at The Factory of Art & Design, Copenhagen.
SoNA, NON-PRODS 2011. 3 Koncertperformances. Entré Scenen, Aarhus, Denmark.
BYOB - Bring your own beamer. Group show. The Factory of Art & Design, Copenhagen.
Space Poetry & Pist Protta, De første 50 år. 50 year anniversary show for Space Poetry & Pist Protta. Contribution from publishing house * [asterisk]. Group show at Brandts Klædefabrik, Odense / Aarhus Kunstbygning / Overgaden, Copenhagen.
Abernes Skrift - C.I.R.K.A. Experiment No. 137C. With Lasse Krog Møller. Group show, Koh-i-noor, Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen.
Christmas Bazaar. Presentation of publishers *[asterisk] and Edition After Hand. rum46, Aarhus.
Interaktiv Teknologi fra Århus (og andre virtuelle steder). Solo show. Koh-i-Noor, Copenhagen.
X < > X, The World is Not a Fixed Image. Group show. Machwerket, Aarhus.
En Helt Normal Udstilling. Group show. Overgaden - Institute of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen.
DirekteDEMOKRATI - kom, vi forestiller os det der endnu ikke er sket. group show, rum46, Aarhus.
Verbale Pupiller. Poetry festival, publishing fair and art exhibition. Aarhus Kunstbygning.
Düsseldorf. Group show. Høkerboderne, Copenhagen.
Venner, Kammerater, Kolleger. Group show. Galleri Gl. Lejre.
Guld og Grønne Skove. Group show. Valby, Copenhagen.
Småforlag på bogmesse. Presentation of *[asterisk]’s books and magazines. Ridehuset, Aarhus.
Nye (og ældre) titler. Presentation of * [asterisk]'s books and magazines. rum46, Aarhus.
Den Herskende Abe - C.I.R.K.A. With Lasse Krog Møller. Spanien19C, Aarhus.
La Biblioteca Utopia / The Utopian Library. Publishing house * [asterisk] at Villa Borbone, Viareggio, Italy.
Kunstpublikationer 2008. Overgaden, Copenhagen.
Publ. 4. Small press fair, curated by * [Asterisk] and ARK. Kasernescenen, Aarhus University.
Machine-RAUM - Video Art and Digital Culture. Group show, Vejle.
Alt_cph 2007. Group show. Factory of Art & Design, Copenhagen.
Verbale Pupiller. Nordic small press fair and poetry festival. Toldboden, Aarhus.
Anders, Anette, Sören og Søren. Group show. Møstings hus, Copenhagen.
Kunstpublikationer anno 2007. Overgaden, Copenhagen.
Småförlagsmässa. Inkonst, Malmö.
Koh-i-noor at SuperMarket 2007. Alternative Art Fair, Stockholm.
Deprogram_DK. Solo show. rum46, Aarhus.
Publishing House * [asterisk] at Bogforum, Forum, Copenhagen.
Alt_cph 2006. Alternative Art Fair. Factory of Art & Design, Copenhagen.
Kanonformationer. International seminar on canon. Aarhus University.
Afgang06. Graduation from Funen Art Academy. Filosofgangen, Odense.
Kunstpublikationer 2006. Overgaden, Copenhagen.
Med Andre Ord. Group show. Keller-Cek, Brejning.
Tilføjelser. Group show. Funen Art Museum, Odense.
5000C. Group show. Filosofgangen, Odense.
‡ DobbeltDagger
Fermenting Data by Magda Tyzlik-Carver (PL/GB/DK) & Anders Visti (DK)
The Drums by Mark Tholander (DK)
Choregraphic Analytics by Joana Chicau (PT/NL)
Vocable Code (13082018) by Winnie Soon (HK)
Pocket Electronic Symphony #1 by Andreja Andric (RS)
Paper Shader by Jesper Carlsen (DK)
!=null
#11 Code&Share[ ]: Processing Community Day @Aarhus 2021
#10 Code&Share[ ]: Processing Community Day @Aarhus 2020
#9 Nathalia Novais, Tobias Stenberg, Winnie Soon & Anders Visti: Processing Community Day @Aarhus 2019
#8 Melissa Palermo (CAN): Computers won’t change the world, women will | Introduction to feminist coding practices with p5.js
#7 Jan Løhmann Stephensen: Post-Creativity – Afer the Reign of the Meat Robot
#6 ORAUM: Revisiting ALVA
#5 Anders Visti: Loops, Conditions and Pixel Arrays
#4 Winnie Soon (HK): Feminist Coding in p5.js | Can Sofware be Feminist?
#3 Anders Visti: Browser Basics, html + javascript
#2 Alex Mørch: Arduino sound bots
#1 Andreja Andric (RS): Sound/noise programming in Java
Curating
Fermenting Data, city wide data exhibition Group show with Sissel Marie Tonn (NL/DK) and Anders Visti (DK). Co-curated with Magda Tyzlik Carver (PL/GB/DK)
Perpetual Interpreter. Group show. Exhibition space Lokale, Kbh. Co-curated with artist Kristoffer Ørum.
Verbale Pupiller. Poetry festival, publishing fair and art exhibition. Aarhus Kunstbygning.
Blank Poster by artist group Akassen. Demorummet, Galleri Image, Aarhus.
S/M/L/XL/XXL by Jens Axel Beck. Demorummet, Galleri Image, Aarhus.
Congolese Hemba Figure, Palm Oil Soap Restoration by Søren Assenholt. Demorummet, Galleri Image, Aarhus.
One Year In Two Confined Spaces by Jacob Borges. Demorummet, Galleri Image, Aarhus.
Rydde op eller revolution?. Kakaphonia LIVE. by T.S. Høeg and Kim T. Grønborg. Vesterbro Beboerhus, Aarhus.
Tunnel Vision by Jesper Carlsen. Project room, Aarhus Art Academy.
Publ.up 4. Small press fair for art publishers. Kasernescenen, Aarhus University.
Publ.Up 3. Small press fair for art publishers. rum46, Aarhus.
Publ.Up 2. Small press fair for art publishers. rum46, Aarhus.
Publ.Up. Small press fair for art publishers. rum46, Aarhus.
Bibliography / Work citations (selected)
Processing Community Catalogue 2001–2021. Published New York, NY 2022 by The Processing Foundation. Edited by Lauren Lee McCarthy & Casey Reas. ISBN (Regular Edition) 978-0-9998813-2-3
Aesthetic Programming—A Handbook of Software Studies, by Winnie Soon og Geoff Cox. Open Humanities Press 2020
Berørt –Om Dansk Kunst i det nye Årtusinde. by Maria Kjær Themsen. Strandberg Publishing.
DIAS post, edition 1: Cloud Computing, Published by artist Jakob Remin and DIAS, Digital Interactive Art Space, Copenhagen.
Arnar Ómarsson and Freyja Reynisdóttir: Núll. Artists Book, self published.
Danske kunstnerbøger / Danish Artists’ Books. Thomas Hvid Kromann, Louise Hold Sidenius, Maria Kjær Themsen, Marianne Vierø (ed.) Published by Møller and Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König
Thomas Hvid Kromann: Arkiveringen af det infra-humane og det infra-ordinære. Konceptuelle strategier i pamfletterne fra C.I.R.K.A. og Samlingen. Published in OEI #56-57. TIDSKRIFTEN. THE MAGAZINE. LA REVUE.
C.I.R.K.A. -Abernes Skrift. Contribution to Netværker -Digitale medier i dansk. Høvsgaard, Charlotte Bork et al. Dansklærerforeningens forlag, 2011.
Meddelelser fra C.I.R.K.A. No. 8, 36, 44, 49, 69, 73, 105 & 119. With Lasse Krog Møller. Published in conjunction with the exhibition Abernes Skrift - C.I.R.K.A. Experiment No. 137C. Curated by Koh-I-Noor, Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen.
How to Document Interactive Technologies in Art. Published by * [asterisk] in conjunction with the solo show Interaktiv Teknologi fra Århus (og andre virtuelle steder) at Koh-i-Noor, Copenhagen.
Fornuftige Fiduser - en arbejdsmanual. With Claus Ejner. Published by dada-invest.
C.I.R.K.A. Contribution og work for Tidsskrifter og apokalypser, Standart Nr. 3, årgang 22. With Lasse Krog Møller
C.I.R.K.A. Musenes skrift - på talefod med dyrene. Contribution of work for Kritiker, Tidskrift för litterär kritik och essäistik. 10th edition. With Lasse Krog Møller.
Meddelelser fra C.I.R.K.A. - No. 105. Published by * [Asterisk]. With Lasse Krog Møller.
Meddelelser fra C.I.R.K.A. - No. 73. Published by * [Asterisk]. With Lasse Krog Møller.
Meddelelser fra C.I.R.K.A. - No. 57. Published by * [Asterisk]. With Lasse Krog Møller.
Bunkebo Beboerblad. Art journal * No. 38. Published by * [Asterisk]. With Lasse Krog Møller.
Malebog med fortegninger. Published by * [Asterisk].
Alle Kneb Gælder. Art journal * No. 5-6-7. Published by * [Asterisk].
Grants
Danish Arts Foundation work grant. 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2024
Jens Ejnar and Johanne Larsens Fond. Travel grant, 2007
Other
Founder of Code&Share[ ] and !=null, two public forums for artists, researchers, developers and hackers using contemporary tech for creative expression and aesthetic inquiry.
Founder and editor of ‡ DobbeltDagger, an art publication, distributed by web, printed on paper, made by artists working with contemporary tech 2016.
Co-founder and editor of * [Asterisk], 2002 - 2012.
Member of Kunstnersamfundet.