Bio
Anders Visti (b. 1973). Artist working with code. Founder and co-editor of the publishing house * [asterisk] from 2002-12. Founder and editor of the printed web publication ‡ DobbeltDagger and initiator of !=null and Code&Share[ ], two public forums for artists, researchers, developers and hackers using contemporary technology for creative expression and aesthetic inquiry.
Contact
Anders Visti
Langenæs Allé 42, 4th. 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
Mail: mail@andersvisti.dk
Upcoming
• INTOOO festival. Group show, Flux Factory, New York, US
• Processing Community Day @Aarhus 2026 @ALRUM, Aarhus Billedkunstcenter. Link
Exhibitions / Events (selected)
• INTOO Festival. Group show. Siglufjörður, Iceland. Link
• Fermenting Data. Group show, Andromeda8220 and Spanien19C (off space) Aarhus, Denmark Link
• Electronic Literature Organization. International conference and art festival, Performance and installation, Aarhus, Denmark. Link
• Sammenstød. Group show, Ringsted Galleriet, Ringsted, Denmark. Link
• Processing Community Day @Aarhus 2021. A day to celebrate code, art and diversity. @DOMEN, Aarhus, Denmark. Link
• AaUOS, Aarhus Urban Operating System. Solo show, Spanien19C, Aarhus, Denmark. Link
• Concert for Computer Network, Networked laptop quartet with Małgorzata Żurada (CH), Maja Bosnic (RS) and Andreja Andric (RS/DK). Live concert on Network Music Festival 2020. Link
• Concert for Computer Network, with Małgorzata Żurada (CH), Maja Bosnic (RS) and Andreja Andric (RS/DK). Live concert on Station of Commons. Link
• Processing Community Day @Aarhus 2020. A day to celebrate code, art and diversity. @DOKK1, Aarhus, Denmark. Link
• We Don't Say Goodbye. Group show. Organon, Odense, Denmark. Link
• You Need Help. Group show. Rum46, Aarhus. Link
• WUOS, Wrocław Urban Operating System. Biennale WRO 2019. Installation and live coding sessions. Wrocław, Poland. Link
• Processing Community Day 2019 @Aarhus. How to think about code differently? Creative coding event. DOKK1 public library, Aarhus. Link
• Recursive Futures. Live coding performance with Tobias Stenberg. Kunsthal Aarhus. Link
• Hotel Existence. Group show, Videbæk. Curated by Line Sandvad Mengers
• OUOS, Oslo Urban Operating System. Group show. BOA, Oslo
• Fontaine. Group show, Vestjyllands Kunstpavillon, DK
• TRAVERSE. Collaboration with Christina Schultz (ES/DE), initiated by Aarhus Centre for Visual Art, DK and Hangar, Barcelona, Spain.
• Digital Materiality. Group show, Godsbanen, Aarhus, DK
• Common Tools. Solo show. Generative sound piece, shown at Aarhus Art Weekend at Godsbanen, Aarhus, DK
• Crash. New film work for the Danish Broadcasting Corporation. Commisioned by the Danish Art Foundation in collaboration with DBC.
• Mørkenet #2. Solo show. Spanien19C, Aarhus, Denmark.
• Ingen Væsentlige Ulemper, SoNA. Public commission for Espergærde Gymnasium, commissioned by the Danish Arts Council.
• Lige i Skabet / Artists’ Books. Group show. Bakkehusmuseet, Frederiksberg.
• Núll. Group exhibition. Curated by Freyja Reynisdóttir and Arnar Ómarsson. Institut for (X), Aarhus.
• Lige i Skabet / Artists' Books. Group exhibition. Svends' Bibliotek, Classensgade 7D, Copenhagen and Nivagaards Malerisamling.
• AquaSoNA. Show by performance groups Aquasonic and SoNA. Åbne Scene (Open Stage), Godsbanen, Aarhus.
• Mørkenet. Solo show. OK Corral, Carlsberg, Copenhagen.
• Debt (Gæld). Koh-i-noor at 24 Spaces. Group show curated by Jens Axel beck and Koh-i-noor. Malmö Kunsthal
• group show with Claus Ejner, Sixten Therkildsen, Søren Andreasen. Curated by Claus Ejner. Sydhavn Station, Copenhagen
• Concert performance with Kim Grønborg. Salon64, Pakhus64, Aarhus
• SoNA, NON-PRODS 2012. Exhibition and concert performances. Spanien19C, Aarhus.
• SoNA, NON-PRODS 2012. Concert performances with Rickard Daun (SE) and Golshid Rokhzan (SE/DK). Skånes Kunstförening, Malmö.
• SoNA, NON-PRODS 2012. Concert performances. Mayhem, Copenhagen.
• Enter Construction. Contribution to Bull Mengers and Koh-i-noor at alt_cph. In collaboration with Lasse Krog Møller and Mathias Kokholm. The Factory of Art & Design, Copenhagen.
• Publishing house * [asterisk]’s ten year anniversary show at Kunstpublikationer 2012. Small press fair and group show. Overgaden, Copenhagen.
• Kunst og Bøger (Art and Books). Group show. Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen.
• SoNA, NON-PRODS 2011. 3 concert performances. Machine-Raum - for video art and digital culture, Vejle.
• COCCYDYNIA. Solo show. Bull Mengers project room, Laven, Denmark.
• tilVALG. group show curated by rum46 and tryktryktryk. Shown at rum46, Aarhus and alt_cph at The Factory of Art & Design, Copenhagen.
• SoNA, NON-PRODS 2011. 3 Koncertperformances. Entré Scenen, Aarhus, Denmark.
• BYOB - Bring your own beamer. Group show. The Factory of Art & Design, Copenhagen.
• Space Poetry & Pist Protta, De første 50 år. 50 year anniversary show for Space Poetry & Pist Protta. Contribution from publishing house * [asterisk]. Group show at Brandts Klædefabrik, Odense / Aarhus Kunstbygning / Overgaden, Copenhagen.
• Abernes Skrift - C.I.R.K.A. Experiment No. 137C. With Lasse Krog Møller. Group show, Koh-i-noor, Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen.
• Christmas Bazaar. Presentation of publishers *[asterisk] and Edition After Hand. rum46, Aarhus.
• Interaktiv Teknologi fra Århus (og andre virtuelle steder). Solo show. Koh-i-Noor, Copenhagen.
• X < > X, The World is Not a Fixed Image. Group show. Machwerket, Aarhus.
• En Helt Normal Udstilling. Group show. Overgaden - Institute of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen.
• DirekteDEMOKRATI - kom, vi forestiller os det der endnu ikke er sket. group show, rum46, Aarhus.
• Verbale Pupiller. Poetry festival, publishing fair and art exhibition. Aarhus Kunstbygning.
• Düsseldorf. Group show. Høkerboderne, Copenhagen.
• Venner, Kammerater, Kolleger. Group show. Galleri Gl. Lejre.
• Guld og Grønne Skove. Group show. Valby, Copenhagen.
• Småforlag på bogmesse. Presentation of *[asterisk]’s books and magazines. Ridehuset, Aarhus.
• Nye (og ældre) titler. Presentation of * [asterisk]'s books and magazines. rum46, Aarhus.
• Den Herskende Abe - C.I.R.K.A. With Lasse Krog Møller. Spanien19C, Aarhus.
• La Biblioteca Utopia / The Utopian Library. Publishing house * [asterisk] at Villa Borbone, Viareggio, Italy.
• Kunstpublikationer 2008. Overgaden, Copenhagen.
• Publ. 4. Small press fair, curated by * [Asterisk] and ARK. Kasernescenen, Aarhus University.
• Machine-RAUM - Video Art and Digital Culture. Group show, Vejle.
• Alt_cph 2007. Group show. Factory of Art & Design, Copenhagen.
• Verbale Pupiller. Nordic small press fair and poetry festival. Toldboden, Aarhus.
• Anders, Anette, Sören og Søren. Group show. Møstings hus, Copenhagen.
• Kunstpublikationer anno 2007. Overgaden, Copenhagen.
• Småförlagsmässa. Inkonst, Malmö.
• Koh-i-noor at SuperMarket 2007. Alternative Art Fair, Stockholm.
• Deprogram_DK. Solo show. rum46, Aarhus.
• Publishing House * [asterisk] at Bogforum, Forum, Copenhagen.
• Alt_cph 2006. Alternative Art Fair. Factory of Art & Design, Copenhagen.
• Kanonformationer. International seminar on canon. Aarhus University.
• Afgang06. Graduation from Funen Art Academy. Filosofgangen, Odense.
• Kunstpublikationer 2006. Overgaden, Copenhagen.
• Med Andre Ord. Group show. Keller-Cek, Brejning.
• Tilføjelser. Group show. Funen Art Museum, Odense.
• 5000C. Group show. Filosofgangen, Odense.
‡ DobbeltDagger
• Fermenting Data by Magda Tyzlik-Carver (PL/GB/DK) & Anders Visti (DK)
• The Drums by Mark Tholander (DK)
• Choregraphic Analytics by Joana Chicau (PT/NL)
• Vocable Code (13082018) by Winnie Soon (HK)
• Pocket Electronic Symphony #1 by Andreja Andric (RS)
• Paper Shader by Jesper Carlsen (DK)
!=null
• #11 Code&Share[ ]: Processing Community Day @Aarhus 2021
• #10 Code&Share[ ]: Processing Community Day @Aarhus 2020
• #9 Nathalia Novais, Tobias Stenberg, Winnie Soon & Anders Visti: Processing Community Day @Aarhus 2019
• #8 Melissa Palermo (CAN): Computers won’t change the world, women will | Introduction to feminist coding practices with p5.js
• #7 Jan Løhmann Stephensen: Post-Creativity – Afer the Reign of the Meat Robot
• #6 ORAUM: Revisiting ALVA
• #5 Anders Visti: Loops, Conditions and Pixel Arrays
• #4 Winnie Soon (HK): Feminist Coding in p5.js | Can Sofware be Feminist?
• #3 Anders Visti: Browser Basics, html + javascript
• #2 Alex Mørch: Arduino sound bots
• #1 Andreja Andric (RS): Sound/noise programming in Java
Curating
• Fermenting Data, city wide data exhibition Group show with Sissel Marie Tonn (NL/DK) and Anders Visti (DK). Co-curated with Magda Tyzlik Carver (PL/GB/DK)
• Perpetual Interpreter. Group show. Exhibition space Lokale, Kbh. Co-curated with artist Kristoffer Ørum.
• Verbale Pupiller. Poetry festival, publishing fair and art exhibition. Aarhus Kunstbygning.
• Blank Poster by artist group Akassen. Demorummet, Galleri Image, Aarhus.
• S/M/L/XL/XXL by Jens Axel Beck. Demorummet, Galleri Image, Aarhus.
• Congolese Hemba Figure, Palm Oil Soap Restoration by Søren Assenholt. Demorummet, Galleri Image, Aarhus.
• One Year In Two Confined Spaces by Jacob Borges. Demorummet, Galleri Image, Aarhus.
• Rydde op eller revolution?. Kakaphonia LIVE. by T.S. Høeg and Kim T. Grønborg. Vesterbro Beboerhus, Aarhus.
• Tunnel Vision by Jesper Carlsen. Project room, Aarhus Art Academy.
• Publ.up 4. Small press fair for art publishers. Kasernescenen, Aarhus University.
• Publ.Up 3. Small press fair for art publishers. rum46, Aarhus.
• Publ.Up 2. Small press fair for art publishers. rum46, Aarhus.
• Publ.Up. Small press fair for art publishers. rum46, Aarhus.
Bibliography / Work citations (selected)
• Fragments of Tactical Media. Published by the Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam 2026. Editors: Chloë Arkenbout, Kate A. Babin, Tommaso Campagna & Sepp Eckenhaussen. ISBN: 9789083672106. Link
• Objects of Interest and Necessity: A Tour Guide to Autonomous AI Imaging. Publication by Christian Ulrik Andersen, Nicolas Malevé and Pablo R. Velasco. Published by Digital Aesthetics Research Center 2025. ISBN: 978-87-91810-21-3. Link
• PassePartout—Skrifter for Kunsthistorie. Article (Danish) by phd. Tanya Ravn Ag: ”Algoritmer i kunsten—Et kultursitueret perspektiv på kunstens udvikling med digital teknologi igennem 30 år i Danmark.” Link
• Processing Community Catalogue 2001–2021. Published New York, NY 2022 by The Processing Foundation. Edited by Lauren Lee McCarthy & Casey Reas. ISBN (Regular Edition) 978-0-9998813-2-3. Link
• DIAS post, edition 1: Cloud Computing, Published by artist Jakob Remin and DIAS, Digital Interactive Art Space, Copenhagen.
• Danske kunstnerbøger / Danish Artists’ Books. Thomas Hvid Kromann, Louise Hold Sidenius, Maria Kjær Themsen, Marianne Vierø (ed.) Published by Møller and Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König
• Thomas Hvid Kromann: Arkiveringen af det infra-humane og det infra-ordinære. Konceptuelle strategier i pamfletterne fra C.I.R.K.A. og Samlingen. Published in OEI #56-57. TIDSKRIFTEN. THE MAGAZINE. LA REVUE.
• C.I.R.K.A. -Abernes Skrift. Contribution to Netværker -Digitale medier i dansk. Høvsgaard, Charlotte Bork et al. Dansklærerforeningens forlag, 2011.
• Meddelelser fra C.I.R.K.A. No. 8, 36, 44, 49, 69, 73, 105 & 119. With Lasse Krog Møller. Published in conjunction with the exhibition Abernes Skrift - C.I.R.K.A. Experiment No. 137C. Curated by Koh-I-Noor, Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen.
• How to Document Interactive Technologies in Art. Published by * [asterisk] in conjunction with the solo show Interaktiv Teknologi fra Århus (og andre virtuelle steder) at Koh-i-Noor, Copenhagen.
• Fornuftige Fiduser - en arbejdsmanual. With Claus Ejner. Published by dada-invest.
• C.I.R.K.A. Contribution og work for Tidsskrifter og apokalypser, Standart Nr. 3, årgang 22. With Lasse Krog Møller
• C.I.R.K.A. Musenes skrift - på talefod med dyrene. Contribution of work for Kritiker, Tidskrift för litterär kritik och essäistik. 10th edition. With Lasse Krog Møller.
• Meddelelser fra C.I.R.K.A. - No. 105. Published by * [Asterisk]. With Lasse Krog Møller.
• Meddelelser fra C.I.R.K.A. - No. 73. Published by * [Asterisk]. With Lasse Krog Møller.
• Meddelelser fra C.I.R.K.A. - No. 57. Published by * [Asterisk]. With Lasse Krog Møller.
• Bunkebo Beboerblad. Art journal * No. 38. Published by * [Asterisk]. With Lasse Krog Møller.
• Malebog med fortegninger. Published by * [Asterisk].
• Alle Kneb Gælder. Art journal * No. 5-6-7. Published by * [Asterisk].
Grants
• Danish Arts Foundation work grant. 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024. Three-year work grant in 2026.
• Jens Ejnar and Johanne Larsens Fond. Travel grant, 2007
Other
• Founder of Code&Share[ ] and !=null, two public forums for artists, researchers, developers and hackers using contemporary tech for creative expression and aesthetic inquiry.
• Founder and editor of ‡ DobbeltDagger, an art publication, distributed by web, printed on paper, made by artists working with contemporary tech 2016.
• Co-founder and editor of * [Asterisk], 2002 - 2012.
• Member of Kunstnersamfundet.