Mark-David Hosale
computational artist and composer

Mark-David Hosale is a computational artist and composer. He is an Associate Professor and Chair of Computational Arts in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance, and Design at York University, Toronto, Canada. He has lectured and taught internationally, and his solo and collaborative work has been exhibited worldwide.

His work explores the boundaries between the virtual and the physical world, spanning performance, public art, and gallery installations. He frequently collaborates with architects, scientists, and other artists.

Mark-David is the founder of nD::StudioLab, a research-creation space dedicated to art-science exploration, computational art, and interactive architecture . His research integrates hardware, software, and digital fabrication to create immersive experiences that blur the line between the virtual and the real. His theoretical work focuses on worldmaking—the creation of alternate realities as artistic and ontological explorations that challenge our perception of reality.

At the heart of his work lies a fundamental inquiry: How do we come to know something? How do we express what we know? Through immersive art, he seeks to create sensory-driven experiences that transcend language, offering new ways of understanding and engaging with the world.

  • Other sites where you can find
    Mark-David Hosale's work:
  • nD::StudioLab
  • bioMECI biophysical movement and emotion as computational interfaces
  • Worldmaking as Techne
  • Digital Media @ York
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Exhibitions & Performances

Search for Simurgh , K. Digby in collaboration with E. Batdorf, inspired by the work of R. Movafegh, created collectively by the Simurgh Project Ensemble, A. Dehbonehie, M.D. Hosale, J. Howman, A. Macy, P. Sabet. Workshop Performance, Toronto Media Arts Centre, July 31st – August 2nd 2019.

Hosale, Mark-David, James Madsen Messages from the Horizon . Interactive installation. Union Gallery, Madison Wisconsin, June, 14th – August 2nd 2019.

The Red Horse Is Leaving written and performed by E. Batdorf, directed by K. Digby, with work by M.D. Hosale, O. Khan, A. Macy and J. Rigzin Tute.
Rendezvous With Madness Festival, Toronto, October 2018.
Out of Towners Performance Series, E.G. Dance, October 2018.
Soaking WET, West End Theatre, New York, NY May 16-18, 2019.
The Macy Theater in Santa Barbara, California on May 25, 2019.

Hosale, Mark-David, homunculus.nimbus . Interactive installation and pavilion.
Camp Wavelength Music Festival, Fort York, Toronto, April 17th-19th.
Winter Lights Festival, Ontario Place, Toronto, November 2018 – March 2019

ICECUBE LED Display [ILDm^3] (2018, ongoing), large installation for Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
Mark-David Hosale and James Madsen, with Rob Allison
Colour: what do you mean by that?, Propeller Gallery, Toronto, March 7 - 25, 2018
Cultural Collisions: Science Engagement Through the Arts, Ontario Science Centre, Toronto. April 9th – 15th 2018

Burnish  (2015-2017), An interactive performance installation
conceived, written and performed by E. Batdorf, installation design M.D. Hosale, with work by S. Bartos and I. Dewi

IceCube Display , large installation for Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
Madsen, James and Mark-David Hosale, with Rob Allison, Surujhdeo Seunarine, David Schultz, Nicholas Jensen and Nicholas Kulacz, 

Homunculus Agora (h.a) (2014) Interactive Art Installation
Farm To Table Exhibition, Markham Museum, Markham, Ontario. Canada. January 31st – August 17th, 2014

Homunculus Alpha (2013)
RENEW Digital Arts Festival , Copenhagen, Denmark, October 27th- November 3rd 2013.

Homunculus Agora (2013)
Land|Slide Possible Futures , Markham Museum, Markham, Ontario September 21st- October 14th 2013.

Quasar 3 [danger du zero] (2013)
Crettaz, Jean Michel and Mark-David Hosale, Art Souterrain 2013, Montréal. Canada
Zone 5: Centre de commerce mondial de Montréal, March 2nd – 17th, 2013

Quasar 2.0: Star Incubator (2012)
Crettaz, Jean Michel and Mark-David Hosale with Duly Lee, Michaela Neus, F. Myles Sciotto, and Marco Verde, Nuitblanche 2012, Toronto, End of the World exhibition, Zone Monumental, Nathan Phillips Square, Curators: Janine Marchessault and Michael Prokopow, September 29th, 2012

Sybil (2012) Interactive Art Installation
Beesley, Philip, with Rob Gorbet, Mark-David Hosale, Rachel Armstrong, Alain Baril, Philippe Baylaucq, 18th Biennale of Sydney, Australia. June - September 2012

Evening of.. Philip Beesley / protoCell Field (2012) Performance work
Beesley, Philip, Mark-David Hosale, Alan Macy. Dutch Electronic Arts Festival, May 2012

An Uncommon Affair At Tooting Bec Common (2007-2010) Interactive Art Installation

Special Screening: TransLab, Media Art and Technology and the Department of Music, University of California, Santa Barbara. November 9th, 2007, Santa Barbara, California

International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology 2009, Athens, Greece (ACE 2009), October 2009.

SPARK Festival of Electronic Music and Arts (2010), Regis Center for Art, The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 28 - October 3, 2010

GA2010, XIII Generative Art Conference, Milan, Italy, December 15th-17th 2010

Integration.02 (2010)Dance Performance
Dieter Vandoren, Mark-David Hosale (composers), Janne Eraker (choereographer), Nadine Lock and Roseliek van de Velden (dancers); for the BlikOpener Festival , June 2010, Delft, The Netherlands

InteractiveWall: Prototype For An Emotive Wall (2009) Interactive Installation
Kas Oosterhuis, ONL, Hyperbody, Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of Technology;
Mark-David Hosale, Chris Kievid, Veronika Laszlo, Remko Siemerink, Hyperbody, Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of Technology

Comissioned by FESTO for the Hannover Messe, 20 - 24 April 2009; video on YouTube

Chanting Water(2008) Interactive Art Installation
J.P. Hébert, M.D. Hosale

Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, August 24 th – November 9 th , 2008, Santa Barbara, California

Solway Jones Gallery, April 25 th – June 13 th , 2009, Los Angeles, California

Ulysses (2008) Interactive Art Installation
J.P. Hébert, M.D. Hosale

Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, August 24th – November 9th, 2009, Santa Barbara, California
reviewed: Santa Barbara Independent

Quasar (2008) Interactive Art Installation, J.M. Crettaz, A. Bocanegra, M.D. Hosale, D. Lee

Southern California Institute of Architecture, Art Gallery
January 25th – March 9th, 2008, Los Angeles, California.

Assail the Neoteric Discourse (2006) Electronic Tape

Traces/Trazos, Media Art and Technology and the Department of Music, University of California, Santa Barbara. October 5th, 2006, Santa Barbara, California

Bit, Signal, Fabric (2005) Interactive Art Installation/Virtual world
M.D. Hosale, B. Ritter, W. Smith, J. Thompson, and G. Wakefield

Music and Moving Image Conference, art exhibition. Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Music at the University of California, January 2006, Santa Barbara, California.

Sound Putty (2005) Interactive Installation
S. DiVerdi, M. D. Hosale

Music and Moving Image Conference, art exhibition. Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Music at the University of California, January 2006, Santa Barbara, California.

Rosemary’s Song (Between Two Worlds) (2004) Soprano, Flute, Clarinet In Bb, Eb Alto Saxophone, Horn In F, Trumpet In Bb, Drum Kit, 2 Percussion, Piano, 2 Violins, Electric Bass

Ensemble of Contemporary Music, Department of Music, University of California, Santa Barbara, February 24th, 2004, Santa Barbara, California.

DEFENDEX-ESPGX (2004-2006) Interactive Art Installation
M.D. Hosale, J. Thompson

Morning Song (2001, rev. 2002) Soprano, 2 Marimbas, Piano And Vibraphone

Ensemble of Contemporary Music, Department of Music, University of California,
Santa Barbara, March 11, 2003, Santa Barbara, California.

Only This (2001) Live electronic processed voice and video.

microMotet: There Is Only Emptiness In The Eyes Of A Lonely God/Alle Menschen Müssen Sterben (1999) Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Flute, Bass Clarinet, Trumpet, Violin, Viola, Cello

New Music Of The Early 21st century" festival, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, March 2000, Urbana, Illinois.

2think of Time (1999) Electronic Tape

Center for Research in Electronic Art and TEchnoloy (CREATE), Department of Music, University of California, Santa Barbara, May 20, 1999, Santa Barbara, California.

Clouds (1998) Organ, 2 Trumpets, Horn, 2 Trombones, Baritone, Tuba, Percussion

Ensemble of Contemporary Music, Department of Music, University of California, Santa Barbara,
March 2, 1999, Santa Barbara, California.

Overture to Infinity (1998) Electronic Tape, Dance

Visions: a dance concert, Hatlen Theater, University of California, Santa Barbara,
December 3-5, 1998, Santa Barbara, California

After-Life on the Bardo Plane of Existence (1997) Electronic Tape, Video, 9 Dancers

College of Creative Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara,
May 31, 1997, Santa Barbara, California

Publications

M.D. Hosale, E. Batdorf, K. Digby, A. Macy. 2019. SIG Proceedings Paper in word Format. Research Report: Performance, Art, and Cyber-Interoceptive Systems (PACIS) In Proceedings of Movement and Computing conference, Tempe, Arizona October 2019 (MOCO 2019), 8 pages.

Mark-David Hosale, Sana Murrani, and Albertode Campo, ed. Worldmaking as Techné: Participatory Art, Music, and Architecture. Editied volume. Riverside Architectural Press, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2018. eBook available 2019.

"Art-science in the Development of IceCube Volumetric LED Displays" for poster presentation at the POLAR2018 Open Science Conference. POLAR2018 Open Science Conference OSC, 19 – 23 June 2018

Hosale, M.D., E. Batdorf, K. Digby, A. Macy, “Performance, Art, and Cyber-Interoceptive Systems” in Living Architecture Systems Symposium White Papers November 2016, Philip Beesley and Ala Roushan, editors. Riverside Architectural Press, Waterloo, Canada, November 2016: 179-188. ISBN978-1-988366-06-7

Hosale, M.D. homunuculus.agora (h.a), an architectonic art installation. In: Proceedings Of ISEA2015: The 21st International Symposium on Electronic Art; August 2015; Vancouver, Canada

Panel discussion: D. Sinclair, J. Berzowska, M. Hatala, M.D. Hosale. Computational media technology programs in Canada. In: Proceedings Of ISEA2015: The 21st International Symposium on Electronic Art; August 2015; Vancouver, Canada

Panel discussion: ArtScience: exploring new worlds, realizing the imagined, In collaboration with the Cluster of Excellence “Universe”
Prof. Elisa Resconi, TU München, Physics Department,
Prof. Mark-David Hosale, York University, Faculty of Fine Arts Prof. James Madsen, Wisconsin ICECUBE Particle Astrophysics Center, UWRF (USA). Uhr Center of New Technologies, Munich, Germany, 9th of October 9, 2013

Panel discussion: The Volatility and Stability of WorldMaking as Techné, Inter Society of Electronic Arts (ISEA2011) conference in Istanbul, September 14th-21st 2011.
Panelists: Roy Ascott, Jerome Decock, and Marcos Novak. Co-chairs: Mark-David Hosale, Sana Murrani and Alberto de Campo.

Hosale, Mark-David, Jelle Feringa, Marco Verde, “ Design and Fabrication at Hyperbody ”, In Fabricate 2011 , April 15-16, London, UK; ISBN: 978-1-926724-09-6

Hosale, Mark-David, “ An Uncommon Affair At Tooting Bec Common ” In: GA2010 Proceedings, XIII Generative Art Conference, Milan, Italy, December 15th-17th 2010; ISBN:978-88-96610-06-0

Hosale, Mark-David, and Chris Kievid, " Modulating Territories, Penetrating Boundaries ” In: Footprint #6, Delft School of Design Journal, Henriette Bier and Terry Knight ed., Stichting Footprint, TU Delft, The Netherlands; Spring 2010, pp. 55- 67
ISSN: 1875-1504

Hosale, Mark-David, and Chris Kievid, "An InteractiveWall as a Prototype for an Emotive Architectural Component" In: IA#3 (Interactive Architecture) , Kas Oosterhuis, Owen Slootweg, and Xin Xia ed., Jap Sam Books, The Netherlands; March 2010, pp. 70 -83
ISBN: 978-94-90322-08-3

Hosale, M.D., “An Uncommon Affair at Tooting Bec Common” SESSION: Creative showcase. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Computer Enterntainment Technology; October 2009 Athens, Greece; pp. 456-456
ISBN: 978-1-60558-864-3

Hosale, Mark-David. 2008. “ Nonlinear Media As Interactive Narrative ” Santa Barbara: University of California, Santa Barbara. (Ph.D. Dissertation)

Hosale, M.D., J. Thompson. DEFENDEX-ESPGX. In: Proceedings Of The 14th Annual ACM International Conference On Multimedia; October 2006 pp 1033-1034; Santa Barbara, California
ISBN:1-59593-447-2

Hosale, M.D., J. Thompson. DEFENDEX-ESPGX, artist's statement. In: International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, ACM SIGGRAPH 2005 Electronic Art and Animation Catalog; August 2005 pp. 82-83; Los Angeles, California
ISBN ~ ISSN:1098-6154 , 1-59593-101-5

Hosale, M.D., J. Thompson. DEFENDEX-ESPGX. In: International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, ACM SIGGRAPH 2004: Posters; August 2004 p. 12; Los Angeles, California
ISBN:1-58113-896-2

Contact

Mark-David Hosale, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Computational Arts
Digital Media Program

York University
School of Arts, Media, Performance, and Design
Suite 334B, Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3
Canada

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