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| [Nettime-bold] Wiretap 6.05: Frequencies of RealTime |
V2_Organisation presents Wiretap 6.05: Frequencies of RealTime date: Sunday 07-05-2000, 14.00 - 17.00hrs doors open 13:00hrs location: Scapino, Eenrachtsstraat 8, Rotterdam Entrance: Fl. 7.50 Presentations by: Velimir Abramovic (NL), Paul DeMarinis (USA), Geert Mul (NL) Moderation: Andreas Broeckmann (DE/NL) The factor time is built into machines at different levels of their hard- and software: the rhythm of the steam engine, the speed of the mechanical loom or of a conveyor belt, the ticking of the clockwork - these and similar machines have to be accurately time-coordinated in order to work properly. The speed of the machine has to be adapted to the speed of human perception, so that events and representations at the human-machine interface can be comprehended and directed by a human user. The performance of the machine has to be synchronised with the cognitive performance of the user. The synchronisation of both speeds is experienced as 'Realtime'. The Belgrade philosopher Velimir Abramovic argues that synchronisation lies at the basis of all physical systems. He pleads for a "New Ontology of Time", wherein time is to be viewed as a universal force affecting all dynamic processes. The problem with contemporary science is that physics is not considered as an ontological science, while an understanding of the properties and essence of time, lie at the basis of our technological society. It was the Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), the inventor of AC, who first practised an engineering, or rather a mathematics, of time. In the sound sculpture "The Edison Effect" by American sound artist Paul DeMarinis, old gramophone records, wax cylinders and holograms are scanned with lasers to produce faint music. Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), best known as the inventor of the light bulb, was perceived as a charlatan in the scientific community. His discovery of sound recording and invention of the phonograph significantly affected our sense of time. With the phonograph Edison created a mechanical model not for hearing, but of remembering. In collaboration with the V2_lab Dutch artist Geert Mul is developing the 'Epic Generator': a software project enabling the user to experiment with and explore forms of narration made possible through the use of digital media. The software allows you to create interactive works that structure video material in real-time; the work is constructed while you are watching it. Geert Mul will turn the dial of this Wiretap excursion into time experimentation and speculation by demonstrating his work with realtime video. Participants Velimir Abramovic (YU/NL) was since 1988 affiliated as professor with the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (University of Belgrade), where he taught Philosophy of Art, Aesthetics and Film Theory, and with The Center for Multidisciplinary Studies, where he taught the post graduate course: Space and Time in philosophy and Natural Sciences. He is founder of the Tesliana Society (1992) and Editor in Chief of the Tesliana Scientific Journal, (1993). His main interests focus on the ontology of time, the nature of creative process and system analysis. Velimir Abramovic is a member of the American Philosophical Association, and founder and director of CAT (NGO for research in Time and Consciousness). He currently lives in Amsterdam. Paul DeMarinis (USA) has been working as an electronic composer since 1971 and has created numerous performance works, sound and computer installations and interactive electronic inventions. He has taught computer, video and audio art at Mills College, Wesleyan University, San Francisco State University and the New York State College of Ceramics, and has been a video game designer for Atari Inc. and Scholastic Software. He has been commissioned to create permanent computer audio art works for The Exploratorium, The Ontario Science Centre and The Boston Children's Museum and has been the recipient of major awards. Much of his work is concerned with the redeployment of human sensory apparatus within the recording. Media. Recent pieces include: The Edison Effect, Gray Area, The Messenger, and The Lecture of Comrade Stalin. Geert Mul (NL) Produces videos, interactive installations and performances. These works are shown at pop festivals, musea, art festivals and clubs. During trips and projects in Asia and Europe, he collects images and sounds of people and their urban surroundings. The works often relate to music. The notion that the meaning of a work derives from the way the individual elements are structured, is an important motive in the design of his video's and installations. Bookmarks Velimir Abramovic http://www.ostranenie.org/index_en.html http://home.wxs.nl/~brom0022/Warden.htm Nikola Tesla http://www2.lucidcafe.com/lucidcafe/library/96jul/tesla.html http://www.neuronet.pitt.edu/~bogdan/tesla/index.htm http://www.clpgh.org/exhibit/tesla.html Paul DeMarinis http://www.well.com/~demarini/ http://mitpress.mit.edu/e-journals/Leonardo/isast/wow/demar-wow294.html http://systemx.autonomous.org/soundsite/csa/essays_in_sound/melodic_voice.ht ml Thomas Alva Edison http://www.hfmgv.org/histories/edison/tae.html http://www.thomasedison.com/ --------------------------------------------- V2_Organisation: Marjolein Berger Eendrachtsstraat 10 - 3012 XL Rotterdam tel: 31.(0)10.206.7272 fax: 31.(0)10.206.7271 mail: marjolein@v2.nl URL: http://www.v2.nl --------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list Nettime-bold@nettime.org http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold