Marnix de Nijs
audiovisueel - beeldhouwen - digitale technologie - experimenteel - publieke ruimte
Marnix de Nijs is an Rotterdam based installation artist and researcher that has been working with full body participation in immersive audio visual environments since the late nineties. His works include mainly interactively experienced machines that play with the perception and control of image and sound, but also, radical and humorous pieces such as his Bullet Proof Tent and the Physiognomic Scrutinizer. Impelled by the idea that technology acts as a driving force behind cultural change and therefore capable of generating new experiences where societal habits and communication are rethought, his work thrives on the creative possibilities offered by new technologies, while critically examining their impact on contemporary society and human perception.
De Nijs' works have been widely exhibited at international art institutes, museums and festivals. In 2005, he collected the prestigious Dutch Witteveen & Bos Art and Technology Price 2005, for his entire oeuvre.