Peckham Digital: Artist and Computer

Episode 12: Alida Sun and Computer

In this episode of Artist and Computer, host Bea Taylor Searle speaks with Alida Sun, a generative artist and intersectional futurist based in Berlin and New York. We discuss some differences between the mainstream artworld and the coding communities, what it means to be an activist and how to dismantle both tech’s barriers and the oppressive nature of the companies that dominate them through actively working with Free and Open Source Software and advocating for more people to get involved in these practices.
 
Episode cover made by Lonni Omarii.
Music by Anaya Maheshwari.

Episode 11: V Buckenham and Computer

In this episode of Artist and Computer, host Bea Taylor Searle speaks with V Buckenham, an artist, game designer, creative technologist, and curator. Three years ago, she created Downpour, a tool aiming to radically democratise game creation. Tune in for lots of laughter, discussions around being a digital tool maker and all sorts of games!
Episode cover made by Lonni Omarii.
Music by Nadezhda Khalid.

Episode 10: Identity2.0 and Computer

In this episode of Artist and Computer, host Bea Taylor Searle speaks with Arda Awais, one half of Identity2.0, a creative studio imaging better digital futures. Reminisce creating works of art on paint in the computer room, discover how Arda and Savena joined forces to create Identity2.0 and learn how to divide and conquer as a process of researching for a project! 
 
Episode cover made by Lonni Omarii.
Music by Joey Zhou.

Episode 9: Compiler and Computer

In this episode of Artist and Computer, host Bea Taylor Searle speaks with Tanya Boyarkina and Oscar Cass-Darweish, a collective for digital art, curation, and critical technical practice, implemented in institutional and alternative spaces. Discover the how open-source technologies can be used in fun and playful ways that allows us to question everyday technologies, hear about the importance about Arts Council England recognising Digital Arts as an artform for DYCP applications and reflect on how analogue technologies can critique digital ones.
 
Episode cover made by Lonni Omarii.
Music by Nell Lang.

Episode 8: Licia He and Computer

In this episode of Artist and Computer, host Bea Taylor Searle speaks with Licia He, a generative artist and a human-computer interaction researcher dedicated to creating artistic expressions through technological innovations. Discover the world of robotics and pen plotters through Licia's creative practice! 
 
Episode cover made by Lonni Omarii.
Music by Jalisa Abeid.

Episode 7: Olia Lialina and Computer

In this episode of Artist and Computer, Bea Taylor Searle speaks to Olia Lialina, a visionary internet artist and theorist who has shaped how we think about art on the web. In this episode discover how a film curator became a leading figure in the net.art movement, fall in love with HTML and think about your online presence outside of Instagram.
Episode cover made by Lonni Omarii.
Music by On Daydreaming Leave.

Episode 6: Jade Pughe and Computer

In this episode of Artist and Computer, Bea Taylor Searle talks to Jade Pughe, a creative technologist whose practice sits at the intersection of design, technology, and social impact. Learn about GitHub, electronics and games in the advertisement world.
Episode cover made by Lonni Omarii.
Music by Shaan Rehsi.

Episode 5: Tigris Li and Computer

In this episode of Artist and Computer, host Bea Taylor Searle speaks to Tigris Li, an artist and creative technologist whose work reimagines technology as a catalyst for meaningful human connection. Learn how Tigris stole remote controls from her parents hotel to make her first robots, how mine craft sparked her creativity and lots more! 
Episode cover made by Lonni Omarii.
Music by Ella Wessendorff.

Episode 4: Freddie Hong and Computer

In this episode, Bea Taylor Searle and Freddie Hong explore how computers fundamentally reshape the way artists and designers approach creative practice. Freddie reflects on how computational systems introduce new modes of thinking—shifting design from a purely manual process to one that is iterative, generative, and deeply entangled with software.The conversation also turns toward datasets and their temporal signatures—how the data we choose to train, shape, or inform our work can situate an artwork within a particular moment in time. From changing cultural references embedded in datasets to the evolving biases and structures of digital information, we unpack how these elements become part of an artwork’s context, meaning, and historical positioning.Together, these themes offer a nuanced look at how computational processes are not just technical systems, but active collaborators in contemporary creative practice.Episode cover made by Lonni Omarii.Music by Joey Zhou. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 3: Nina Davies and Computer

In this episode of Artist and Computer, host Bea Taylor Searle speaks with Nina Davies, a Canadian-British artist whose work explores the present moment through the lens of dance in popular culture. You can expect lots of laughter, talk about TikTok dances and Fortnite Emotes, and lots of Nina's research work trying to map all the dances in the world throughout history! References made in the episode: Anthea Kraut, Choreographing Copyright: Race, Gender, and Intellectual Property Rights in American DanceNina references working with Jorge Poveda YanezAt minute 21, Bea completely butchers her reference what she was talking about was Kit Galloway and Sherrie Rabinowitz's artwork a Hole In Space: A Public Communication Sculpture made in 1980.Episode cover made by Lonni Omarii.Music by Ana-Maria Margarit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.