OTHERNODE
Hannes Arvid Andersson (Othernode) is a creative technologist, artist, multimedia designer, researcher, and software developer based in the Netherlands.
His practice explores how technological systems shape perception, creativity, communication, and collective experience. Working across immersive media, audiovisual performance, software development, systems design, and artistic research, he develops projects that combine technical experimentation with critical inquiry and hands-on making.
Rather than treating sound, image, code, interface, and physical space as separate disciplines, he approaches them as interconnected parts of larger systems. His work often focuses on the design of performative systems whose behaviour itself becomes the artwork, creating environments in which technology is not simply a tool but an active participant in the experience.
For more than two decades, Hannes has worked across visual storytelling, music, interaction design, computational media, education, and emerging technologies. His projects range from immersive audiovisual performances and installations to custom software, educational initiatives, and collaborations with artists, scientists, cultural institutions, and industry.
Alongside his artistic practice as Othernode, Hannes is co-founder of Agent x Agent, a creative technology studio that helps organisations build with AI through workshops, custom software, coding agents, workflow design, and practical learning experiences. While Agent x Agent focuses on applied AI and creative technology for organisations, Othernode remains the home of his artistic research, performances, installations, and long-term creative practice.
Current Focus
Designing real-time audiovisual systems for immersive performance, installation, and spatial media.
Cosmic Calendar, a large-scale art-science collaboration initiated by Frans Snik and connected to Leiden Observatory, exploring cosmic time through music, scientific research, and immersive dome experiences.
Audiovisual performance research with Colin Benders, investigating modular synthesis, shared signal logic, real-time visual systems, and the relationship between sound, image, timing, and spatial behaviour.
Developing AI-assisted software, creative tools, and educational programmes through Agent x Agent.
Research into neurodivergence, nightlife, and inclusive spatial design together with architect Adriana Magno.
Design consultancy and spatial experience development for Stena Line.
Teaching creative technology, immersive media, spatial sound, AI-assisted software development, and artistic research.
Live audiovisual performance and music production as Othernode.