Post #98

ODRA publishes artists' diaries as part of the exhibition 'Game engine free verse', organized by the Distant.gallery and available for exploring. In their diaries, six Russian artists reflect about their mood, understanding of game art and game as a concept of human existence. Diary starts with the thoughts of Ksenia Kononenko; she presents an artwork 'The Line', together with Kirill Makarov. Excerpt from the Ksenia's diary, where she reflects on game art and its difference from the entertainment: I like that it is the only tool in which it is possible for different kinds of mediums to exist without competing for attention, though of course there is the issue of the body... but that is the issue I explore in games as an artistic practice. How do we affect the body? What do we do with the corporeal effects of language that arise from immersion in the play space?