Marco Tempest
Marco Tempest
Marco Tempestis a Swiss magician based in New York City. He is known for his multimedia magic and use of interactive technology and computer graphics in his illusions and presentations. He stars in the eight-part television series The Virtual Magician which has been broadcast in over 50 countries...
NationalitySwiss
ProfessionMagician
Date of Birth3 December 1964
CityZurich, Switzerland
CountrySwitzerland
commercial companies impressed piece products side somebody tech technology
My products and magic are free, but on the commercial side of what I do, the big tech companies are impressed with somebody like me who can emotionalize a piece of technology.
large means technology work
I don't try to show off technology in my work. The technology is a means to tell stories, so I think conversations about my work can be had by very large audiences.
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I combine magic and science to create illusions. I work with new media and interactive technologies, things like artificial intelligence or computer vision, and integrate them in my magic.
change closed
Magic is, in its core, introverted and closed; it's the most closed community ever, and I want to change all that and make it more open. If we want things to change, we have to be more open-minded.
telling
Magicians will always tell you the trick is the most important thing, but I'm more interested in telling a story.
history life magic tap time
I did magic all my life from the time I was 12, and I like to tap into the magic from history.
loss magic fiction
The tricks of magic follow the archetypes of narrative fiction — there are tales of creation and loss, death and resurrection, and obstacles that must be overcome.
motivation inspiration mankind
Everything I did, I did for mankind.
exercise technology artist
About three years ago, I started an exercise in openness and inclusiveness to create new digital tools for magic - tools that could eventually be shared with other artists to start them off further on in the process and to get them into the poetry faster.
reality magic today
Magic [makes] possible today what science will make a reality tomorrow.
war romance chinese
The Chinese general Sun Tzu said that all war was based on deception. Oscar Wilde said the same thing of romance.
cheer hero world
We willingly enter fictional worlds where we cheer our heroes and cry for friends we never had.
interesting done groups
Magicians are typically introverted; they don't tend to work with others, but I work with software programmers, composers, designers, so it's a very diverse group and the result is always more interesting than something I could have done by myself.
important stories tricks
Magicians will always tell you the trick is the most important thing, but Im more interested in telling a story.