{"id":4543,"date":"2016-08-24T19:33:33","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T23:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=4543"},"modified":"2018-05-24T11:39:14","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T15:39:14","slug":"kal-spelletich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/kal-spelletich\/","title":{"rendered":"Kal Spelletich"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3783\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4543-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/kalspelletich.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/kalspelletich.mp3\">http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/kalspelletich.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4544 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_8388.Kal1-copy-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8388.Kal1 copy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_8388.Kal1-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_8388.Kal1-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_8388.Kal1-copy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_8388.Kal1-copy-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kaltek.wordpress.com\/\">Kal Spelletich<\/a> was born in 1960 in Davenport Iowa. He worked at his father&#8217;s construction company when still a child. At the age of nine, he started experimenting with chemistry, electricity, fire, alchemy, constructing tree houses and boats to launch on the Mississippi River. Kal left home at 15 and has worked at countless jobs across America. He discovered art through a camera, and put himself through college and graduate school. For 30 years he has been experimenting with interfacing humans and technology to put people in touch with intense real life experiences and to empower them.<\/p>\n<p>He has collaborated with countless arts organizations, Universities, not for profits, theater, rock bands, scientists, politicians, NASA, Hollywood and filmmakers. He has curated art exhibits and is involved in political activism and community organizing.<\/p>\n<p>Kal has exhibited his work throughout the US, Canada, Europe, Africa, India and Mexico.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4545\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4545\" style=\"width: 1357px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4545 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/FireShower-Kal-Spelletich.jpg\" alt=\"FireShower Kal Spelletich\" width=\"1357\" height=\"2400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/FireShower-Kal-Spelletich.jpg 1357w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/FireShower-Kal-Spelletich-170x300.jpg 170w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/FireShower-Kal-Spelletich-768x1358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/FireShower-Kal-Spelletich-579x1024.jpg 579w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/FireShower-Kal-Spelletich-624x1104.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1357px) 100vw, 1357px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fireshower, by Unknown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4547\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4547\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4547 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SpelletichPraying-Robots-700x1024.jpg\" alt=\"SpelletichPraying Robots\" width=\"625\" height=\"914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SpelletichPraying-Robots-700x1024.jpg 700w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SpelletichPraying-Robots-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SpelletichPraying-Robots-768x1123.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SpelletichPraying-Robots-624x913.jpg 624w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SpelletichPraying-Robots.jpg 1436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Intention Machines Exhibit of Praying Robots, Catherine Clark Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/kalspelletich.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listKal Spelletich was born in 1960 in Davenport Iowa. 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