Verse Talks

Rafaël Rozendaal: opening the door to Rooms

00:35 - Welcome Rafaël Rozendaal 

02:55 - The advantage of a conversational archive 

06:21 - The influence of travel and cultural heritage 

08:25 - Neen, LA and digital art in the late '90s 

12:06 - Growing up in an artistic household 

14:32 - Grants, funding and commercial pressure 

16:35 - The potential of the early internet 

21:00 - Art school and early connections 

27:30 - Berlin and Post-Internet 

31:30 - The impact of New York on a working practice 

35:36 - A window to the creative process 

38:15 - The importance of painting 

40:21 - The power of a minimal approach 

42:15 - Discovering blockchain and NFTs 

45:01 - A new audience and a new perspective 

49:55 - Papertoilet.com and unintended virality 

56:40 - Quantifying effort, success and quality 

59:50 - MoMa and allowing the space to curate the work 

01:01:45 - Twist 

01:03:20 - Thinking with your brush 

01:05:15 - The origin of Rooms 

01:07:40 - Colour, saturation, contrast and iteration 

01:10:53 - The advantage of working with a gallery 

01:16:26 - What's next 

Rafaël Rozendaal: https://x.com/newrafael 

Fellowship: https://x.com/fellowshiptrust 

https://fellowship.xyz/exhibition/rafael-rozendaal-rooms