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Practice-as-Research 

Rorschach's Garden v2 [Video Art / Fixed-Media Sound Work]. Collar, A. & Vasquez, J.C. (2026). Interplay x2 — Allab Gallery, Chengdu (Sep. 2026); NOIS//E 2026 Festival and Symposium, Milan, Italy (13–15 Nov. 2026); Musicacoustica Hangzhou, Zhejiang Conservatory of Music, China (25 Sep. 2026); Seoul International Computer Music Festival 2026, Yonsei University, Korea (18–20 Sep. 2026); El Festivalico, Caravaca, Murcia, Spain (Sep. 2026); Vietnam Festival of Creativity & Design 2026, Ho Chi Minh City (21–27 Sep. 2026); Listening Room, Sonic Saturday, Ars Electronica, Anton Bruckner University, Linz, Austria (Sep. 2026).

Rorschach's Garden v1 [Video Art]. Collar, A. (2025). Videoformes – Signatures, Clermont-Ferrand, France (Mar. 2026); Artificial Imagination, Prompt Festival, Castello di Brescia, Italy (Jun. 2026); Co-Creativity in Music, Sound, and AI, UC Riverside, USA (Jun. 2026); FILE Festival 2026, São Paulo, Brazil (Aug.–Oct. 2026); Conference on AI Music Creativity (AIMC) 2026, Berlin, Germany (16–18 Sep. 2026).

Pixel God [Video Art]. Collar, A. (2025). Compost, TheWrong Biennale, Online (Nov. 2025 – Mar. 2026).

Mirror Pulse No. 1 [Video Art]. Collar, A. (2025). Mirror Me, TheWrong Biennale, Online (Nov. 2025 – Mar. 2026); Mirror Me, TheWrong Biennale at CBS, Denmark (Dec. 2025 – Mar. 2026); One-Off Moving Image Festival, Valencia, Spain & Gol, Norway (Nov. 2025); Leap Second Festival, Online (TBA).

Mirror Pulse No. 2 [Video Art]. Collar, A. (2025). Mirror Me, TheWrong Biennale, Online and at CBS, Denmark (Nov. 2025 – Mar. 2026); One-Off Moving Image Festival, Valencia, Spain & Gol, Norway (Nov. 2025); 60Seconds Festival, Skabelonloftet, Denmark (Nov. 2025); Leap Second Festival, Online (TBA); Digital Mirrors, Zeitschleife, Online (TBA).

Flesh and Frequency [Video Art]. Collar, A. & Vasquez, J.C. (2025). Nominee, Best Experimental Video, AJR Vision Independent Film Festival, Spain (Dec. 2025); Morelia International Video Art Festival Pupila, Mexico (Oct. 2025).

Data Visage [Video Art]. Collar, A. (2025). Exquisite Corpse, Millennium Film Workshop, New York City, US (Sept. 2025).

Mother's House [Video Art]. Collar, A. (2024). Kuala Lumpur International Film Awards, Malaysia (Jan. 2026); Interface Video Art Festival, Croatia (Nov.–Dec. 2024); Ibrida Festival, Italy (Sept. 2024); Bayelsa International Film Festival, Nigeria (Sept. 2024); Future Future Archives, Hanshan Art Museum (Jul.–Oct. 2024); OnArt, Poland (Jul.–Aug. 2024); Éphémère-London Experimental, England (Jul. 2024); Segunda Muestra de Videoarte AVAM, Spain (May 2024); Morelia International Videoart Festival, Mexico (May 2024); Almaty Underground Screening, Kazakhstan (Feb. 2024).

Drift [VR Video Art]. Collar, A. (2024). Ars Electronica, Austria (Sept. 2024).

Channel One [Video Art]. Vasquez, J. & Collar, A. (2024). New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival (June 2025).

Curatorial Direction

Interplay x2 [Experimental Media Biennale]. Collar, A. (2026). Director and Curator. "Visions & Reveries." Allab Gallery, Chengdu (September 2026).

Interplay x1 [Experimental Media Biennale]. Collar, A. (2024). Director and Curator. EDCC Suzhou Bay Digital Museum (February–May 2026); H+ Gallery (June 2025); Hanshan Art Museum (April 2025); G0 (October 2024); Taicang Art Museum (November 2024).

Video Art & Short Film 

La huella / The trace [Short Film]. Collar, A. (2011). Reparto: Akihiko Serikawa, Satsuki Yamada, Yurika Kodama. Finalist, Notodofilmfest, Spain (2011).

Myriad [Video Art]. Collar, A. (2011). Best Short Film, Urban TV Festival (2013); Best Short Film, Movilfest Tenerife (2011); 100x100, Spain (Jun. 2024); FILE Media Art, São Paulo, Brazil (2011); dokumentART — International Review Experimental Video Art, Neubrandenburg (Germany) and Szczecin (Poland) (Aug. 2011); Arundel Open Studios, Brighton (2011); Loop Barcelona (May 2011); Fundación Francisco de Godía, Barcelona (May 2011); Mobile Art, Fundación Francisco Godía, Barcelona (2011).

Pranayama [Video Art]. Collar, A. (2011). Sing Night and Day, Singapore (2011); Magmart Fest, Naples, Italy (2011); Mobile Art, Fundación Francisco Godía, Barcelona (2011).

Le Sphinx [Video Art]. Collar, A. (2011). Cartagena Art Festival — screened as part of "El banquete," a Haz! collective programme (2011); Art Hotel IV, Galería ZMB-Zambucho (2011).

Akenureba [Short Film]. Collar, A. (2011). Writer & Director.

OCTV (Open Circuit TV) [Video Installation / Performance]. Collar, A. (2010). Factory Night, Phoenix Brighton Art Gallery (2010).

VAM [Video Art Networked Installation]. Collar, A. (2010). Curator. Phoenix Brighton Gallery, Brighton (2010); Be Inspired! Phoenix Brighton Gallery, Brighton (2010); Phoenix Brighton Gallery White Night (2010).

Onírica [Video Art]. Collar, A. (2009). Best Short Film, CEC, Barcelona (2009); Nominee, Best Short Film, Movilfilmfest (2009); Winner, World Minute Movie Cup, Gdansk, Poland (2009); Copa Film del Minuto, CEC, Barcelona (2009); Mobile Art, Fundación Francisco Godía, Barcelona (2011).

C1900 [Video Art]. Collar, A. (2009). 8'08". Screened in "Forever – The Ball!" (Forever Football), a compilation on football in video art curated by Agricola de Cologne / Cologne Off network — Digital Marrakech 3, Salle Cinéma, Centre Culturel Atlas Golf, Marrakech, Morocco (6–8 Dec. 2012); also toured via the Cologne Off international videoart network.

10 habitaciones [Video Art]. Collar, A. (2008). Laydown, Madrid (2008); Aventuras Visuales, Madrid (2009); Playtime Audiovisuales, MEM Bilbao (2008); Playtime Audiovisuales, Niu, Barcelona (2008); Playtime Audiovisuales, Espacio MenosUno, Madrid (2008); Noche de Luna Llena, Segovia (2008).

Vicus [Short Film]. Collar, A. (2007–2008). Writer & Director. Cast: Ricardo Dávila.

Gateador [Video Art]. Collar, A. (2007). Galería Cruce, Madrid (2007).

Los lugares soñados [Video Art]. Collar, A. (2007). Espacio MenosUno, Madrid (2007).

Water [Interactive Installation]. Montoya, C. & Collar, A. (2007). Interactivos, Palacio del Conde Duque, Medialab Madrid (2007).

Centrifuge [Short Film]. Collar, A. (2007). Writer, Producer, Director & Editor. Best Original Concept, Movilfilmfest (2007); Danish Mobile Film Festival, Aarhus, Denmark (2007); Festival de Cine Actual de Logroño (2007); Mobilefest, São Paulo, Brazil (2007); Microfilms Festival, Lisbon, Portugal (2007); Semana de Cine Experimental de Madrid (2007); Festival de Cine de Pamplona (2007); Festival Internacional de Cine y Video Experimental de Vallecas, Madrid (2007); Pantalla Global, San Telmo Museoa, San Sebastián (2007).

Quinta Habitación [Video Art]. Collar, A. (2005). Best Short Film, CEC (2005); World Minute Movie Cup, Daegu, South Korea (2007).

Paisaje Interior [Short Film]. Collar, A. (2002). Screenwriter, Producer, Director & Editor. Best Director and Finalist, Best Short Film, Certamen de Cortometrajes Universitarios Canal Ocio (2002). 

Screen, TV & Theatre 

The Bridge [Documentary]. Collar, A. (2020). Script Doctor. Produced by Topic.

La Otra Penélope [Film]. Collar, A. (2019). Screenwriter. Adaptation from the novel by Andrés L. Mateo. Produced by Fabud Films. 2020 Nominee, Premio La Silla — Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Supporting Actor, Best Casting Direction, Best Special Effects.

Voluntario Exilio [Video-Scenography]. Collar, A. (2015). Director & Editor. Choreography by Víctor Ramírez for the Ballet Nacional Dominicano. Premiered 17 April 2015, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Santo Domingo.

News From The Moon [Theatre Play]. Collar, A. (2014). Video-scenographer. Written by Paul Adkin & Ñu Teatro. 2014 Nominee, Almagro Theater Festival, Best Play.

Sofá Con Padre [TV Series]. Collar, A. (2013–2014). Producer, Director & Editor. Produced by Videorinth. 2014 Nominee, Bajawebfest, Best Comedy Series, Best Leading Actor.

The Third Place [TV Mini Series]. Collar, A. (2012). Writer & Director. Shortcutz, Madrid (2012); Casa de América, Madrid (2012); Onder, Madrid (2012).

The Groom [TV Series]. Collar, A. (2010–2011). Writer & Director.

Madrid DF [TV Series]. Dávila, R. & Collar, A. (2010). Writer & Director. Released online Nov. 2010; later broadcast on "El Sótano," Antena 3 (Jun. 2011).

Publications

Vasquez, J. C., Collar, Á., & Wu, Y. (forthcoming). Machine versus Composer: Evaluating Emotional and Aesthetic Reception of AI-Relayed and Human-Composed Soundtracks for Video Art.

Noise as Signal: Rorschach's Garden as Iterative Transduction [Article]. Collar, A. (2026). In Proceedings of the 7th Conference on AI Music Creativity (AIMC 2026), Berlin, Germany. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22671460

Recursive Environmental Art: Iterative Design Methods for Eco-aesthetics Installations [Article]. Vasquez, J.C., Chen, Z., Zubillaga, L., Petrauskas, I., Santini, G., O'Dowd, A., Collar, A. (2025). Under review.

Urban Videocartography: Strategies of Self-Representation in New Media [Doctoral Thesis]. Collar, A. (2016). PhD in Information Sciences — Doctoral Programme: Film Theory, Analysis and Documentation. Complutense University of Madrid.

Urban Videocartography: Collaborative Processes in Internet Video [Advanced Studies Diploma (DEA)]. Collar, A. (2010). Complutense University of Madrid. Pre-doctoral research diploma.

The New Video Creation: emergence and collaborative processes [Article]. Collar, A. Icono 14 (Jun. 2010). On authorship and interactivity in post-internet audiovisual creation.

Urban Videocartography [Article]. Collar, A. In García García, F. (ed.), Proceedings of the 1st International Congress on Creative Cities: Open Content and Services for Citizens, p. 155. Icono 14 Asociación Científica, Icono14 Proceedings Collection no. 3 (2009). Presented at the 1st International Congress on Creative Cities, Madrid (2009).

Essays & Critical Writing

Crisis and emergence / "Crísis y emergencia." Collar, A. Atelier Crisis, Creative Think Tank (Jun. 2009); also published by The Student Operated Press, USA (Jul. 2009). On the displacement of artistic legitimization and the shift from a Romantic conception of authorship toward collective, emergent creation online.

The dawn of video art 2.0 / "El nacimiento del video arte 2.0." Collar, A. The Student Operated Press, USA (Dec. 2008); Seven Magazine, UK (Jan. 2009). On the technological parallels between the Sony Portapack era and Web 2.0/YouTube as drivers of video art's evolution.