The “Emergence in Marfa” Project

Film Logline: In the Texas desert, a new generation of pioneers armed with code and community are pushing the frontier of contemporary art.

Podcast Logline: The code creates the art, but what creates the artist? This companion podcast explores the surprising intersection of technology and the human spirit, sharing stories of courage, process, and the search for meaning on a new creative frontier.

Description: Hosted by filmmaker Logan Woodyard, each podcast episode is an intimate conversation with a pioneer from the generative art movement, going deeper into the personal journey behind the groundbreaking work featured in the documentary "Emergence in Marfa."

Companion Podcast (Exclusive Preview): You are viewing a curated preview of Season One (below). The remaining episodes will be released to coincide with the film's premiere.

  • Marfa, TX

  • Bernar Venet - artist

  • Anna Carreras, PhD - artist

  • Mitchell F. Chan - artist

  • A man with a beard wearing a wide-brimmed hat and blue shirt posing for a photo, with the image being viewed on a camera screen in the foreground. The background has a white corrugated metal wall and a red panel.

    Logan Woodyard - filmmaker

  • Ivo Entchev - investor

  • CJ Carr - musician

  • heeey - artist

  • (moo) OONA - artist

Companion Podcast
Exclusive Preview

Ep 1: The Ledger and the Leap: Ivo Entchev

Venture capitalist and lawyer Ivo Entchev discusses the surprising philosophy of the Web3 world- explaining why he sees the movement as "half tech, half religion" and how the pursuit of financial sovereignty is creating a new frontier for art, culture, and community .

Ep 2: The Algorithm and the Monolith: heeey

Generative artist and architect “heeey” discusses turning childhood memories of Barcelona into a powerful statement on tourism- by giving 120 people algorithmic instructions to sculpt a 1200-pound stone monolith with heavy-duty drills.

Ep 3: The Mask and the Mirror: OONA

In a raw and defiant conversation, performance artist OONA discusses using her body as a medium to challenge the art world- from critiques on industry sexism to her provocative performance 'Look, Touch, Own,' a radical exploration of consent and agency .