Janne Vanhanen – Elam artist in residence
Janne Vanhannen is a Finnish scholar of aesthetics from the University
of Helsinki, interested in the junctures of contemporary philosophy,
technology and art, especially in music and phonography.
His writings have appeared in Taide ("Art") magazine, in Ctheory
electronic journal and he gave the presentation "Loving the Ghost in
the Machine: The Aesthetics of Interupption", recently at the Refrains
conference in UBC Vancouver, Canada. AS JV*C his low-tech photocopy
graphic designs have appeared on posters and limited-edition
recordings and he can sometimes be seen and heard DJ'ing in various
low-key occasions.
Janne will give a public lecture as part of the 'Easy Listening'
series run by Artspace, Auckland Art Gallery and Elam, on Wednesday 5
April in the Auckland Art Gallery auditorium. His topic will be "Black
Screen, White Noise: beyond the face in David Lynch's 'Lost Highway'".
On Thursday 6 April Janne will contribute to an evening of performance
and discussion titled "Sound Matters". Performances will be given by
Adam Willetts, Phil Dadson, Simon Cumings, Sean Kerr, Tim Coster and
Andrew Scott. Speculation and commentary on sound and materiality will
be offered by Stella Brennan, Andrew Clifford, Rachel Shearer and
Janne Vanhanen. Janne will also work with students while he is here
discussing contemporary theoretical approaches to contemporary sound
cultures. Both events are free.
***
Janne Vanhannen 'Easy Listening' public lecture:
"Black Screen, White Noise: beyond the face in David Lynch's 'Lost
Highway'".
Auckland Art Gallery auditorium,
Wednesday 5 April at 6:00 pm.
***
"Sound Matters" performance and discussion.
Elam Lecture Theatre, University of Auckland.
Thursday 6 April at 7:00pm
Speculation and commentary on sound and materiality will be offered by:
Janne Vanhanen,
Stella Brennan,
Andrew Clifford,
Rachel Shearer.
Performances will be given by:
Adam Willetts,
Phil Dadson,
Simon Cumings,
Sean Kerr,
Tim Coster and Andrew Scott duo.
For more details, please contact: allan.smith(a)auckland.ac.nz
*** The Elam Residency Project and the Elam School of Fine Arts would
like to acknowledge the generous support of its benefactor Jenny Gibbs
and the growing number of partner organisations, among which are the
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, ARTSPACE, Goethe Institut and The
British Council. ***
hello everyone,
the next open walk-through in UpStage will be on wednesday 5 april at
the following times:
California, USA: 2am
New York, USA: 5am
UK: 10am
Western Europe: 11am
Finland: 12am
Australia - NSW: 7pm
NZ: 9pm
check http://www.worldtimeserver.com for your local time.
we'll begin this session with a "news broadcast" as there is quite a
bit happening at the moment with UpStage; so if you are interested to
find out about what's coming up, come along as audience to listen in
& ask questions. http://upstage.org.nz:8081/stages/presentation
if you'd like to log in & learn how to use UpStage, or if you already
know how & want to come & have a play around, please email me for a
log in.
see you on wednesday.
h : )
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helen(a)creative-catalyst.com
http://www.creative-catalyst.comhttp://www.avatarbodycollision.orghttp://www.writerfind.com/hjamieson.htm
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Is anyone interested in teaching a multimedia and/or video art here in
beautiful Wanganui? We are searching for teachers for a week in January
(usually the second week). The pay is competitive.
If you are interested please contact me or l.gray(a)ucol.ac.nz.
Cheers,
Brit
Brit Bunkley
Head of Sculpture,
Lecturer in Digital Media
Phone: 06 925 3801 ex 62273
Quay School of the Arts
Whanganui UCOL
http://www.quayschool.ac.nzhttp://britbunkley.com/
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Hi,
just a brief congratulations to everyone who's going to show at ISEA:
Douglas Bagnall, Ian Clothier, Caro McCaw, Adam and Zita, Rachel
Rakena, Natalie Robertson, and anyone else whose name i missed on the
list (big list, small type...). Good work.
best
stella
invite(*, BLIT:SCREEN) {
BLIT:SCREEN == http://blitscreen.criticalartware.net
this is an open invitation to collectives, clans, classes, cabals,
crews + colleagues to contribute+participate+activate BLIT:SCREEN!
blit /blit/ vt. 1. [common] To copy a large array of bits from one
part of a computer's memory to another part, particularly when the
memory is being used to determine what is shown on a display screen.
-- jargon file, [http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/B/blit.html]
BLIT:SCREEN is a [webApp|system|artware] running on the
criticalartware platform. localized groups (collectives, clans,
classes, cabals etc.) sign up, register a mailing address + media
playback capabilities + then receive media from randomized sources
throughout the WWWorld. once a month, the BLIT:SCREEN system sends
each group an email with the mailing address of another group to
which to mail media. as a result, every group who participates in
this physical exchange receives a DVD-R or CD-R or VHS or VinylRecord
or any other media type delivered in any other appropriate format
from 01 other participating group every month. likewise every group
sends 01 instance of BLIT:SCREEN out to 01 group (whom BLIT:SCREEN
has suggested), thereby creating a deeply distributed + dynamic 01 to
01 network.
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this way the system is grid distribution + grid archiving. nothing is
prescribed about participating groups; a group might be a hacker
collective living in a squat, an experimental television station [+/
or] a professor collecting + distributing student work. media
distributed through BLIT:SCREEN could include completed projects,
artworks, raw materials for production+remix, critical txts,
unearthed archives, shared cultural resources, &c&c. the BLIT:SCREEN
system assumes no prescriptions [+/or] standards as to what
participants do with the material they receive, however, screening
+discussion+archiving are encouraged. BLIT:SCREEN draws connections
from the hystories + technologies of bicycling physical video tapes
during the early video art moment, {sneaker|floppy|walk}-nets +
onLine {communication|development} [channels/paths] in demoscenes +
BBS culture as well as {highlighting|suggesting} contemporary
possibilities for the role of decentralized distribution modalities +
resource sharing.
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platform]). criticalartware develops new media discourse by engaging
early moments of {code|concept}-based experimental [media art/
artware], conversing with + interviewing those active in these early
moments ++ sharing cultural resources connecting these
conversations. criticalartware as a crew of core.developers is also
a [user/participant] in the BLIT:SCREEN system. as such
criticalartware core.dvrs will send, receive + BLIT:SCREEN media.
BLIT:SCREEN as a project has been initiated by criticalartware
core.dvr jake elliott + {continues|extends} criticalartware's
commitment to open exchanges + criticalConspiracies.
register + BLIT -> http://blitscreen.criticalartware.net
}
Hello All,
Work has been progressing on the SCANZ residency/workshop event
including funding work, artist selections and a website we hope to
make public next week. So an update is well due to let you all know
some of the things coming up. One of the main things is our proposal
of having a series of discussions with the SCANZ artists, on the ADA
list.
To summarize the event -- SCANZ is a workshop-residency to be held in
New Plymouth for two weeks - July 3-16, 2006. It follows in the
tradition of the Solar/Polar Circuits which are also workshop
residencies, for artists' creative and professional development. In a
'boot camp for artists' sort of style, workshops and presentations
are given, skills are shared, work is developed and friendships
formed. The preliminary website in formulation will be sent out
shortly with further information.
SELECTED ARTISTS
Two open calls were made for project proposals - many thanks to all
who applied. The following artists were selected for the residency by
the project team of Ian Clothier, Mercedes Vincente, Deborah Lawler-
Dormer, John Fairclough and myself.
INTERNATIONAL
Joel Slayton / C5 member
Avatar Body Collision
Nina Czegledy
Ken Gregory
Derek Holzer & Sara Kolster
Sue Lyllie & Jim Bell
Andrea Polli
Wolfgang Staehle
Out-of-Sync
NEW ZEALAND & NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONALS
Brit Bunkley
Stella Brennan
Avatar Body Collision
Adam Hyde
Caro McCaw
Alex Monteith
Josh On
Lisa Reihana
Raewyn Turner
Becca Wood
INTERCHANGE - ADA MINI-SYMPOSIUM & AUDIO FOUNDATION
With such a large and interesting group of artists being together, we
would like to allow for as much interchange with local practitioner
communities as possible. Hence we will be holding what we are calling
an ADA mini-symposium and workshop event during the final weekend of
the SCANZ residency - July 15-16th. It is anticipated that there will
be no boundaries between the two events on this weekend.
As there are a number of possible areas of interest for the Audio
Foundation practitioners as well, we plan to post updates to the AF-
list also. To prevent too much cross-posting during ADA-based
discussions, we would need to suggest that those interested to join
the discussion subscribe to ADA.
SCANZ ARTISTS ON ADA LIST DISCUSSIONS
As a way to initiate connections between the ADA community and SCANZ
artists, we would like to hold a series of introductions of the SCANZ
artists, on the list. It is most essentially an opportunity for
everyone to get to know each other's work and ideas, with the
possibility for some development time in there, before the
international guests arrive in New Zealand.
As there are 24 artists attending SCANZ, who will be working on 20
different projects we are proposing to stagger things into a set of
introductions to smaller artist groupings with a loosely topical
thread to them. The artists will then be asked to speak a little
further about their project and/or interests to the list - to
whatever degree they feel comfortable due to the stage of project
development they are at.
Depending on what (and who?) we all bring along to the discussions,
these sessions can be greatly expanded - we are open to any thoughts
and suggestions. Discussion guidance will be given by Ian, myself and
our Lead Inquirer, Sally McIntyre.
ADA SWARAYS
In association with Aotearoa Digital Arts, Helen Varley Jamieson and
Vicki Smith of Avatar Body Collision (ABC), myself and several
others, are planning to host several ‘soireés’ or online gatherings
to run alongside the ADA discussions. These are to be held in ABC’s
in-development browser-based software - UpStage <http://
www.upstage.org.nz/>. Upstage functions as a ‘stage’ where one can
join and bring in your own graphics for avatars, stage props, and
backgrounds. While this software is somewhat 'beta', it is a playful
social environment for people to get to know each other in a live
online format. We plan to hold three of these, the first in May, and
the last during the residency.
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS?
Does anyone have any specific concerns or queries about what we are
proposing here? If so, please let us know either directly or via the
list, and as soon as you are able. As if it will make sense for all,
we would like that this phase could get rolling sometime in early April.
By the same token, if there are any suggestions or queries, we look
forward to hearing from you.
Thank you all --
Ian M Clothier and Trudy Lane
Co-organisers
SCANZ Project Team
Solar Circuit Aotearoa New Zealand July 3-16 2006
http://www.scanz.net.nz
scanz(a)scanz.net.nz
Fax 0064 6 757 3232
SCANZ is supported by Creative New Zealand, the TSB Trust, the Western
Institute of Technology at Taranaki, the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
and The
Moving Image Centre.
Digital Resources in the Humanities and Arts Conference
The annual DRH Conference focuses on advanced research methods in the
creation and use of digital resources in the humanities including arts. This
year the conference at Dartington College of Arts in Devon (September
3rd-6th 2006) will be seeking to give a particular prominence to
practice-based proposals where digital work plays a significant role in
performances, exhibitions, recitals and studio-based demonstrations (dance,
drama, theatre, film, music, sound, moving image, photography, media, visual
arts, installations, Internet-based events, publishing, games etc).
The call for proposals - including details of how to apply and facilities on
offer at Dartington 2006 - will be issued shortly. The new emphasis will
offer opportunities to artists and practitioners working in various digital
areas in addition to the customary DRH range of academic papers addressing
themes and strategic issues that engagement with digital resources brings to
scholarly research in the arts and humanities.
DRH annual conferences - addressing the most relevant issues in the recent
and contemporary digital revolution in the arts and humanities - have
occurred annually since 1996. Their goal is to bring together creators,
users, distributors and custodians of digital resources in the arts and
humanities.
Please pass this notice on to likely interested parties and encourage them
to respond to the call for proposals.
Alastair Dunning, Secretary to DRHA
Alastair Dunning
Arts and Humanities Data Service
King's College London
0207 848 1972
http://ahds.ac.uk/
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Hi,
I'm looking for someone to do the php authoring for a form that gathers
cultural identification information, primarily via the internet. The form
uses drop down boxes, tick boxes (or radio buttons) and free text fields. It
must work across both Mac and PC platforms and be usable in Firefox,
Internet Explorer et al.
This is for the project 'Interrogating the invisible' which has been
selected for ISEA 2006/Zero One San Jose. The person who authors the form
will receive due acknowledgement. It's not a big ask, and could be good
exposure.
The remaining parts of the project will be done by other people.
Project aim
The Leistavian Federal Bureau of Information aims to interrogate the hidden
by gathering statistics on the culturally invisible of the Pacific Rim:
people of multiple and hybrid ethnicity.
The Leistavian FBI will create an online survey form which allows for the
input of multiple cultural identifications. Those that register one main
cultural identity will become a control group, while those that register
more than one cultural identification, in particular those with at least one
affiliation to a Pacific Rim nation, will be the target group. The form also
collects information on attitudes to cultural identification issues, and
uses drop down boxes, check boxes and free text fields to indicate audience
preference.
The data will be presented online as statistical summaries, in the
installation area as large scale vinyl imagery (non-rectangular, adhered
directly to the wall, where image component size registers survey
responses), and as a projected animation which registers change in survey
responses.
Anyone interested in doing the php work should contact me via email stating
their experience with writing such forms and providing examples if possible.
Send a CV if you have one at hand. Shortlisted applicants may be asked to
complete a short sample form in order to establish functionality as
required.
Ian M Clothier
i.clothier(a)witt.ac.nz
Site
http://www.art-themagazine.com/ian
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I do hope to see you at ANAT's [MEDIA STATE] in Adelaide in the coming week.
http://www.anat.org.au/projects/mediastate
[MEDIA STATE] examines the increasing role of media arts in the public realm
- exploring technologically created spaces and how media art can be used as
a tool for social, political and creative intervention.
* Media States Forum
Media artists work in public through mobile phone artwork, guerilla style
projections, bio-art performances, architecturally embedded sound bytes and
video in transportation nodes. Supporting these practices is a tapestry of
Media Arts residential projects and networking across the Asia Pacific
region. Facilitated by MELINDA RACKHAM with the participation of ALISON
CARROLL, DEBORAH KELLY, and STEVE KURTZ.
* Hard Copy
Hard Copy is a professional, strategic workshop facilitated by ROGER MALINA
on publishing the outcomes of, and criticism about, interdisciplinary
creative art practices. Co-organised by ANAT and Creativity and Cognition
Studios with the participation of Fibreculture Network, RealTime, Leonardo
publications Australia Council for the Arts, Smart Internet Technology CRC,
and the Australian Research Council.
* Mobile Journeys
OPENING SUNDAY 12 MARCH - 3PM @ State Library Treasures Wall
Mobile Journeys is an exhibition of art made for mobile phones, which will
both inspire you and challenge the way you think about and use your phone.
Videos, games and wallpapers will be available for free distribution to your
mp3 players, PDAs, and mobile phones, via an Aura Hypertag Billboard.
Festival projects supported by [MEDIA STATE] are:
* The Peoples' Portrait by artist ZHANG GA lights up Adelaide and other
cities around the world with reciprocal large-scale portrait projections
intertwining local and global audiences.
* CARSTEN NICOLAI'S alva noto presents a compelling audiovisual
performance of sound compositions morphed into electronic projections.
* Project 3 delivers a rich program of electronic and computer music and
film by local, national and international artists including ROBIN MINNARD.
* Emerging Fields Forum provides a platform for four internationally
renowned media artists to discuss their practice.
* ARI workshops are two dynamic events, skilling up participants in the
practical applications of setting up and managing Artist Run Initiatives and
publishing Blogs and Zines.
We are happy to supply you with multiple copies of our [MEDIA STATE] edition
of Filter magazine with critical texts covering the issues and events in
this program, for you university, department or organisation. Please email
Jen Brazier (jen(a)anat.org.au) to arrange collection or mailing.
Regards,
Melinda
Dr Melinda Rackham
Executive Director
Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT)
PO Box 8029
Station Arcade
South Australia 5000
ph: 61 8 8231 9037; fax 61 8 8231 9766
http://www.anat.org.au
anat(a)anat.org.au
ANAT is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council
http://www.ozco.gov.au its arts funding and advisory body, by the South
Australian Government through Arts SA http://www.arts.sa.gov.au and the
Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and
Territory Governments.
