hi, my name is cyanne van den houten (they/she). i am a media artist based in utrecht / rotterdam . . .

. . . my media artworks stem from the drive to uncover mysteries around the digital. opposing the idea that the invisibility of technology is something to be feared; instead examined, dissected and molded into something tangible.

i’m the founder of art-meets-tech collective telemagic. together with ymer marinus and roos groothuizen (and other makers) i make tools, installations and manifestations that focus on a closer magical connection towards tech developments. 
within media-lab .zip in rotterdam we organize hackathons, programs and exhibitions that resonate with queer futures, digital culture and alternative artforms. besides that i work for my communication design studio tripcode.

you can visit my exhibition model.collapse in tetem from sep 2024 - feb 2025, it’s about AI’s self-consuming origins in extraction of the earth’s resources and data. . . 

feel free to send me a message for a tour. . . drop by at my instagram for more side projects, you can also find me on linkedIn.

for inquiries please get in touch via email: info@cyannevdh.nl

EDUCATION

2015 – 2017

MA of design in fine arts, sandberg instituut

BA of graphic design, university of the arts utrecht

2025 march + may

behind the black wall
fellowship onassis air/onx, athens + new york ︎︎︎

2025 january - february

continuation of chance.operator: aleatory.agent
prototyping a toolkit of experimental instruments that guide generative AI tools and myself in real-time creation
artist in residence: umarts artist researcher in residence TAIGA ARIR (art and ai), umea sweden ︎︎︎

2024 april - december

chance.operator
developing methodologies to incorporate algorithmic chance operations in realtime creation processes, utilizing computer-controlled machines like hacked CNC machines and drawing robots
focus area: incorporating chance-based interventions to expose biases embedded in pretrained ai models to give insight in ethical concerns
supported by digitale cultuur, stimuleringsfonds ︎︎︎

k.f. hein stipend 2022
research on the imagination of generative (image) ai’s from a queer feminist perspective
outcome: the exhibition unstable image in centraal museum
supported by k.f. hein stipend 2022 ︎︎︎

2022, january - december

new drag who dis
visual design research exploring how 3D-printing and generative ai can expand post-human non-binary drag
research initiated by queer arcana supported by stimuleringsfonds

vnine: musical ai
telemagic research on discovering new musical genres with AI icw valentin vogelmann, arran lyon and mrinalini luthra
outcome: the experimental deep learning AI tool vnine
supported by SIDN fonds, pioneer responsible AI ︎︎︎

concert in ai
telemagic concert in ai development with the goal to make the behavior of ai vnine tangible in a everchanging series of live concerts of the future
supported by AFK + co-produced by frascati theater

the sineaters
experimental research on hidden labor of content moderators and development of prototype of the game: the sineaters
supported by masterclass sandberg @ mediapark

2016, february

open-set seoul sessions stipend
supported by stimuleringsfonds

2022 – now

founder of .zip
.zip is a rotterdam based artist space and media lab for interdisciplinary makers with an affinity for technology. the .zip file is a philosophy for knowledge sharing, unpacking as a way of exploring and being together in a compressed space.
.zip focusses on digital culture, queer futures and alternative art forms. The space is managed by 9 makers who actively fight to make the experimental use of tools and space more accessible to artistic peers.
︎︎︎ website 

founder of telemagic
telemagic is an arts meets tech collective making sense of the mysteries that revolve around digital technology. we create artistic interventions, manifestions and tools that focus on a closer human connection towards tech developments. telemagic is a collaboration between ymer marinus, roos groothuizen and cyanne van den houten.
︎︎︎ website

2024 dec

museum is closed

pride week, fluor

2024 dec

petrified_diffusion

de aanschouw, rotterdam

wheel of telefortune

chroniques - biennial of digital imaginaries, marseille

2024, october 19th

dröm by guenter råler x telemagic

slug gallery, leipzig

2024 october

echo.imager

medialab cinekid festival, amsterdam

2024 august

1 euro cinema.online gamestation

opgedoekt sleepover cinema, fort aan de klop

2024 june

before the deluge act 1: monere
w/ erik peters and ymer marinus ︎︎︎

transmedia research institute, pesaro italy

2024 june

museum is closed + dream.pylons

creatieve technologie, hku

2024 may

wheel of telefortune

novio magica, stevenskerk nijmegen

2024 april

dröm by guenter råler x telemagic

centraal laat x centraal museum, STRP, design museum den bosch

2024 march

1 euro cinema.online gamestation

kultkino x stranded.fm

2023 september

the museum is closed

kunsthal kade

2023 july - november

concert in AI installation

oyfo hengelo

2023 july

the oracle

parksessies haarlem

2022 june

telepythia

lentekabinet festival

2022 may

dröm by guenter råler x telemagic

freaky dancing

2022 april

1 euro cinema

korte film festival, sickhouse enschede

wheel of telefortune

galerie de meerse

telepythia

het cultuur gebouw haarlemmermeer

1 euro cinema x jujulove

roodkapje

quantum.dweller

quantum supremacy, gogbot festival

concert in AI

radiant voids, tec art festival

1 mop cinema exchange x biyi zhu

vondel cs

concert in AI intervention

graphic matters, breda

wheel of telefortune

planet b, de waag

the haiku generator

digitaal dilemma, bureau europa

the oracle

kabbalah-maand, kriterion

wheel of telefortune

infinite lives, the overkill festival

1 euro cinema selects

museumnacht, stedelijk museum amsterdam

rss readings

the new newsroom, MU dutch design week

1 euro cinema selects

wildeburg festival

the haiku generator

the small museum, paradiso

wheel of telefortune + interventions

concerning the spiritual in art, paradiso

1mb = 10gr

policy of disappearance, studio bwa wroclaw gallery

the oracle

nacht voor de nacht, doka

1 euro cinema

not for profit art party, roodkapje

magic mirror

v2 testlab: function_creep

total eclipse

museumnacht, waag society

residency: 1 euro cinema

worm rotterdam

residency: telestate

de school

the oracle

shelter amsterdam

2017 april

nightfestival: midnight teleshopping

2024 july

interactive talk: queer AI + model collapse, art track & queer fem tech ESDiT, university of twente

2024 june

organizing: salon des refuses (trash hacking benefit) with roos groothuizen, .zip

2024 may

development week: nexus, tetem enschede

2024 may

organizing: AI afterschool club with telemagic, university of the arts utrecht

2024 april

jury member: k.f. hein stipend 2024

2024 april - june

teaching: skills lab interaction with ymer marinus, GD, university of the arts utrecht

2024 march

workshop: co-creation with AI in education for teachers, grafisch lyceum utrecht

2024 march

interactive talk: co-creation with AI in education for teachers, university of the arts utrecht

2024 march

interactive talk: embodied AI and tangible algorithms, PD, university of the arts utrecht

2023 september

interactive talk: art and reproduction in the time of AI, sint joost

2023 april

interactive talk: chaos magic and generative AI with ymer marinus, ARTxCODE, fontys

2022 january - may

coaching: talenthub de machinerie

2020 december

presentation: concert in AI online, ID2020 gemeente overijssel

2020 february

lecture: quantum supremacy symposium with roos groothuizen, TEC ART, WORM rotterdam

2019 october

talk: selfbuild design tools and hacking, medianight, beeld & geluid

2018 january

lecture: the urge of design absurdism, brekend!beeld, kapitaal 

2017 november

talk + intervention: magic mirror with telemagic, V2: function_creep

2017 october

talk: dutch design week talks with hansje van halem, klokgebouw

2017 october

talk: tussen kunst en glitch, wheel of telefortune, nederlands film festival

2017 january

workshop: B4K a month strategy development with loes claessens, university of the arts utrecht 

2016 february

talk: speculative design research, openset seoul sessions, kookmin university seoul

FEATURED + PRESS

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interview: unstable image and co-creation with AI, gonzo magazine 2024-01
article: magical thinking and unstable image by laurie cluitmans
article: meeklappen met het algoritme, de standaard
article + video: concert in AI op pukkelpop, studio brussel
article: een algoritme gaf voor het eerst een live-concert in amsterdam, vice
interview: telemagic - magic and technology, glamcult
article: selected by hansje van halem, bno dude magazine
article: the weight of media art, strategie niewidzialności blok magazine

SELECTED DESIGN OF LARGE SCALE EXHIBITIONS (FOCUSSED ON QUEERNESS AND TECHNOLOGY)

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2022 september - 2023 march
2022 june - july
2021 june - august
2021 august
2020 - now

exhibition design + campaign: brAInpower, museum boerhaave
festival identity + exhibition design + campaign: COME ALIVE, niet normaal
festival identity + exhibition design: FAKE ME HARD, niet normaal + PLANETART
festival identity stationsplein: infocalypse now, GOGBOT, PLANETART
graphic designer for multidisciplinary breeding ground ROODKAPJE rotterdam