Jonah King
@jonah-king.bsky.social
💎 moving images, extending realities.
Artist & Filmmaker
Assistant Professor of Interactive Digital Media at Stevens Institute
Honey Fungus VR >> World Premiere @SXSW 25
www.jonahking.com
Artist & Filmmaker
Assistant Professor of Interactive Digital Media at Stevens Institute
Honey Fungus VR >> World Premiere @SXSW 25
www.jonahking.com
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Jonah King
@jonah-king.bsky.social
· Jan 29
Honey Fungus
SXSW 2025 Schedule | 'Honey Fungus' is an interactive VR experience where users are guided by a queer, sentient mycelial entity through vignettes based on the fungal reproductive cycle. Across multipl...
schedule.sxsw.com
Thrilled to announce, after nearly 3 years of work, my first VR project is finally ready to meet the world at @sxsw in March! Honored to be part of the XR Competition at such an incredible festival. This is a magical medium & I'm not going back! 🚀✨ #SXSW #VR #XR
schedule.sxsw.com/2025/films/2...
schedule.sxsw.com/2025/films/2...
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“Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.”
- Leonard Cohen (who would have turned 91 yesterday).
- Leonard Cohen (who would have turned 91 yesterday).
September 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
“Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.”
- Leonard Cohen (who would have turned 91 yesterday).
- Leonard Cohen (who would have turned 91 yesterday).
This Saturday!
Very excited to be screening work at the Museum of the Moving Image 9/20 2pm with my video art and new media collective Blockbusters! And afterwards, we'll be in conversation with the amazing Rebecca Cleman of @eai-org.bsky.social 💙
September 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This Saturday!
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Overcast skies? Find a hummingbird… male Costa’s 🪶☀️🌵
August 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Overcast skies? Find a hummingbird… male Costa’s 🪶☀️🌵
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This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
July 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
A comprehensive political and design theory of planetary-scale computation proposing that The Stack—an accidental megastructure—is both a technological apparatus and a model for a new geopolitical architecture.
mitpress.mit.edu/978026202957...
mitpress.mit.edu/978026202957...
The Stack
What has planetary-scale computation done to our geopolitical realities? It takes different forms at different scales—from energy and mineral sourcing and ...
mitpress.mit.edu
June 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
A comprehensive political and design theory of planetary-scale computation proposing that The Stack—an accidental megastructure—is both a technological apparatus and a model for a new geopolitical architecture.
mitpress.mit.edu/978026202957...
mitpress.mit.edu/978026202957...
"After 12 years in the US I concluded that many Americans regard gun deaths like traffic fatalities – an unavoidable, if horrific, consequence of everyday life."
www.theguardian.com/books/2023/j...
www.theguardian.com/books/2023/j...
Bloodbath Nation by Paul Auster review – US gun violence under the microscope
A brilliant storyteller attempts to get at the roots of the American obsession with firearms – but leaves readers feeling as hopeless as when they started
www.theguardian.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"After 12 years in the US I concluded that many Americans regard gun deaths like traffic fatalities – an unavoidable, if horrific, consequence of everyday life."
www.theguardian.com/books/2023/j...
www.theguardian.com/books/2023/j...
Only a week left to apply to Synthetic Narratives, a symposium on AI, XR and the Future of Storytelling I am co-directing at Stevens Institute this October
June 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Only a week left to apply to Synthetic Narratives, a symposium on AI, XR and the Future of Storytelling I am co-directing at Stevens Institute this October
John Berger has always been a major role model for me, not least because I was named after a character in his screenplay, (Jonah will be 25 in the year 2000). It's always been his personal writing that moved me most.
hyperallergic.com/988748/a-gar...
hyperallergic.com/988748/a-gar...
A Garden of Ideas in John Berger’s Letters to His Son
“Over to You” is an ever-evolving meditation on images by the art critic and his youngest son, two men linked by blood and art.
hyperallergic.com
June 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
John Berger has always been a major role model for me, not least because I was named after a character in his screenplay, (Jonah will be 25 in the year 2000). It's always been his personal writing that moved me most.
hyperallergic.com/988748/a-gar...
hyperallergic.com/988748/a-gar...
Oh yeah, so this happened.
June 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Oh yeah, so this happened.
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The universe is… beige?
In 2002, astronomers found that the average color of everything in the univerise that emits or reflects light is a color called ‘cosmic latte.’ It’s a beige hue very close to white.
At least it’s not millennial gray.
In 2002, astronomers found that the average color of everything in the univerise that emits or reflects light is a color called ‘cosmic latte.’ It’s a beige hue very close to white.
At least it’s not millennial gray.
May 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The universe is… beige?
In 2002, astronomers found that the average color of everything in the univerise that emits or reflects light is a color called ‘cosmic latte.’ It’s a beige hue very close to white.
At least it’s not millennial gray.
In 2002, astronomers found that the average color of everything in the univerise that emits or reflects light is a color called ‘cosmic latte.’ It’s a beige hue very close to white.
At least it’s not millennial gray.
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This year, the upscale trade fair Frieze is true to itself, finally abandoning the facade of being socially forward while selling art as a luxury item in the tens of millions.
Frieze New York Is Back to Its Old Ways
The blue-chip art market inflates with anger and slams its fist if you keep pestering it with the nuisance of the outside world.
hyperallergic.com
May 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This year, the upscale trade fair Frieze is true to itself, finally abandoning the facade of being socially forward while selling art as a luxury item in the tens of millions.
Reposted by Jonah King
Composed shortly before art critic and essayist John Berger’s death in 2017, “Over to you” is an ever-evolving meditation on art and picture-making by two individuals who are linked by blood and, perhaps more than anything, by art.
A Garden of Ideas in John Berger’s Letters to His Son
“Over to You” is an ever-evolving meditation on images by the art critic and his youngest son, two men linked by blood and art.
hyperallergic.com
March 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Composed shortly before art critic and essayist John Berger’s death in 2017, “Over to you” is an ever-evolving meditation on art and picture-making by two individuals who are linked by blood and, perhaps more than anything, by art.
Reposted by Jonah King
German filmmaker Werner Herzog is set to direct his first animated feature, The Twilight World. The film is based on his best-selling novel Das Dämmern der Welt (2021), based on the real story of World War II Japanese intelligence officer Hiroo Onoda.
Find out more: cineuropa.org/475584
Find out more: cineuropa.org/475584
Werner Herzog to direct his first animated feature, The Twilight World
27/03/2025 - The prolific German filmmaker is scheduled to begin production on his debut animation, based on his best-selling 2021 novel, in early 2026
cineuropa.org
March 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
German filmmaker Werner Herzog is set to direct his first animated feature, The Twilight World. The film is based on his best-selling novel Das Dämmern der Welt (2021), based on the real story of World War II Japanese intelligence officer Hiroo Onoda.
Find out more: cineuropa.org/475584
Find out more: cineuropa.org/475584
Josh Schrei’s latest jewel felt like a soothing balm on the seering wound of this cultural moment. Thank you for putting this out in the world 🙏
www.themythicbody.com/podcast/on-s...
www.themythicbody.com/podcast/on-s...
www.themythicbody.com
March 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Josh Schrei’s latest jewel felt like a soothing balm on the seering wound of this cultural moment. Thank you for putting this out in the world 🙏
www.themythicbody.com/podcast/on-s...
www.themythicbody.com/podcast/on-s...
The Smartphone Orchestra – Connection through interactive experiences
smartphoneorchestra.com
February 23, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Just discovered, and falling in love with Xenoangel, an art collective exploring new relationships between humans and non-humans. Their work spans painting, installation, writing, music, and real-time animation, all grounded in world-building and speculative storytelling.
vimeo.com/1054530994
vimeo.com/1054530994
Soft Waters - Walkthrough Trailer
This is "Soft Waters - Walkthrough Trailer" by Sam Twidale on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
vimeo.com
February 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Just discovered, and falling in love with Xenoangel, an art collective exploring new relationships between humans and non-humans. Their work spans painting, installation, writing, music, and real-time animation, all grounded in world-building and speculative storytelling.
vimeo.com/1054530994
vimeo.com/1054530994
✨ Georges Perec’s An Attempt at Exhausting a Place in Paris is a masterclass in noticing the fleeting and mundane. For VR world-building, it’s a key lesson: immersion isn’t just spectacle—it’s the unnoticed details that make spaces feel alive. 🌍👁️
#VR #Worldbuilding
#VR #Worldbuilding
February 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
✨ Georges Perec’s An Attempt at Exhausting a Place in Paris is a masterclass in noticing the fleeting and mundane. For VR world-building, it’s a key lesson: immersion isn’t just spectacle—it’s the unnoticed details that make spaces feel alive. 🌍👁️
#VR #Worldbuilding
#VR #Worldbuilding
Rigging is by far my least favorite 3d thing to do or teach - AI is poised to change all that
www.liuisabella.com/RigAnything/
www.liuisabella.com/RigAnything/
RigAnything: Template-Free Autoregressive Rigging for Diverse 3D Assets
www.liuisabella.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Rigging is by far my least favorite 3d thing to do or teach - AI is poised to change all that
www.liuisabella.com/RigAnything/
www.liuisabella.com/RigAnything/
This is awesome! Excited to see what people come up with.
TODAY: The JSAAHC opened a 10-week submission process for artists to envision how the melted remains of Charlottesville’s former Robert E. Lee statue should be transformed. The artist will receive $10,000 to develop a proposal for the creation of a public artwork.
www.sipcville.com?mc_cid=e6356...
www.sipcville.com?mc_cid=e6356...
SWORDS INTO PLOWSHARES
www.sipcville.com
February 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This is awesome! Excited to see what people come up with.
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Happy V-day 🩷 This work up now at @oygprojects.bsky.social in “The Pull: OyG Projects Flat File 2025,” curated by @eric-hibit.bsky.social
Stages of Fallout (bewitched, bothered and bewildered)
2022
graphite and acrylic on paper
9x12 in.
Stages of Fallout (bewitched, bothered and bewildered)
2022
graphite and acrylic on paper
9x12 in.
February 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Happy V-day 🩷 This work up now at @oygprojects.bsky.social in “The Pull: OyG Projects Flat File 2025,” curated by @eric-hibit.bsky.social
Stages of Fallout (bewitched, bothered and bewildered)
2022
graphite and acrylic on paper
9x12 in.
Stages of Fallout (bewitched, bothered and bewildered)
2022
graphite and acrylic on paper
9x12 in.
Thank you for the mention @cineuropa.bsky.social 🙏 Glad to be representing Ireland in the surge!
cineuropa.org/en/newsdetai...
cineuropa.org/en/newsdetai...
British and Nordic films lead the European surge at SXSW
27/01/2025 - European filmmakers are making a strong impression at the Austin-based gathering, showcasing a diverse array of stories and formats that highlight cultural exploration and social issues
cineuropa.org
January 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Thank you for the mention @cineuropa.bsky.social 🙏 Glad to be representing Ireland in the surge!
cineuropa.org/en/newsdetai...
cineuropa.org/en/newsdetai...
Thrilled to announce, after nearly 3 years of work, my first VR project is finally ready to meet the world at @sxsw in March! Honored to be part of the XR Competition at such an incredible festival. This is a magical medium & I'm not going back! 🚀✨ #SXSW #VR #XR
schedule.sxsw.com/2025/films/2...
schedule.sxsw.com/2025/films/2...
Honey Fungus
SXSW 2025 Schedule | 'Honey Fungus' is an interactive VR experience where users are guided by a queer, sentient mycelial entity through vignettes based on the fungal reproductive cycle. Across multipl...
schedule.sxsw.com
January 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Thrilled to announce, after nearly 3 years of work, my first VR project is finally ready to meet the world at @sxsw in March! Honored to be part of the XR Competition at such an incredible festival. This is a magical medium & I'm not going back! 🚀✨ #SXSW #VR #XR
schedule.sxsw.com/2025/films/2...
schedule.sxsw.com/2025/films/2...