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Table of Contents: Job Vacancies at Pavilion matthew fuller <matt@axia.demon.co.uk> The 4th Annual Subtle Technologies Conference Slavica Ceperkovic <slavica@digitalexhaust.com> Call for contributors for M/C 'sick' issue Elissa Jenkins <mc@api-network.com> <interglose> "papri.com" <pavu@papri.com> 3 saucers.mov computer fine arts <doron@computerfinearts.com> Online-Demo b.reit@gmx.net Sex, mysticism, or revolution? "Bureau of Public Secrets" <knabb@slip.net> no:response----- (iy) mario@enconstruccion.org Live Webscast: Ecological Debt & Climate Justice n ik <fragments@va.com.au> for announcer "geert" <geert@basis.desk.nl> Melentie Pandilovski <misko@scca.org.mk> [~] Call for Participation 25.-29.4. "Oliver Thuns" <oliver.thuns@web.de> [no subject] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 18:16:38 +0100 From: matthew fuller <matt@axia.demon.co.uk> Subject: Job Vacancies at Pavilion Job Vacancies at Pavilion Pavilion promotes the creative uses of new media within projects that bring together artists, creative professionals, communities and e-businesses. Pavilion’s programme includes publicly-sited commissions, new media training, community-based production facilities, mentoring, artists’ residencies and talks. This includes projects that are multidisciplinary and that are designed to address social exclusion in urban contexts. Pavilion is currently running ‘Switched On’, a three-year programme of new media training, access, mentoring and arts projects for disadvantaged 16-25 year olds in Leeds. Pavilion is seeking candidates for the following posts: New Media Curator £16-20k The New Media Curator will initiate, research, develop and manage Pavilion’s artistic programme, commissioning challenging new arts projects that will include innovative uses of new technologies and may be multidisciplinary. He/she will work closely with Pavilion’s Artistic Director and other Pavilion core and project staff. This is a new post, initially funded for two years through the Regional Arts Lottery Programme. The successful candidate for this post will have vision, enthusiasm, knowledge of the new media/photography/public arts practice, the ability to communicate effectively about art to a diverse range of audiences, and sound fundraising and project management skills. Administrator £18;22K The Administrator will work closely with Pavilion’s Artistic Director, and deputise in her absence. The successful candidate will ideally have experience of working in finance and fundraising in the arts sector, and enjoy working in a creative environment. The main purposes of the job are: ¥ to ensure the overall smooth running of Pavilion's office, administrative, bookkeeping and financial reporting systems, playing an active role in all aspects of the company's development as an innovative and expanding arts agency; ¥ to identify fund-raising opportunities, and to support the Artistic Director in making successful fund-raising applications; ¥ to manage and oversee the future re-location of the organisation. Pavilion welcomes applications from all sections of the community. The deadline for applications is Wednesday 23rd April 2001. For application details please contact: Nicola Hutcheson, Artistic Director, Pavilion, 2 Woodhouse Square, Leeds LS3 1AD, T: 44 (0) 113 243 1749, E: admin@pavilion.org.uk ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 10:32:14 -0400 From: Slavica Ceperkovic <slavica@digitalexhaust.com> Subject: The 4th Annual Subtle Technologies Conference °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° The 4th Annual Subtle Technologies Conference May 17-20, 2001 A conference, video screening and exhibition exploring the space between Science and Art http://www.subtletechnologies.com °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto Campus 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada The Subtle Technologies Conference is a 4-day multidisciplinary event that explores the strands and patterns of thought, feeling and culture, that connect and resonate in the space between art and science. We hope to provide an immersive conference environment, which encourages the discussion and development of new concepts and areas of research in both the arts and sciences, fusing topics that range from quantum physics to dance. Some of the many other topics that will be explored during each 50 minute presentation include: artificial intelligence, topology (a field of mathematics), genetic algorithms for creating music, consciousness, interactivity, ancient cave inscriptions, brainwaves, sociology, magnetic fields and alternative computer interfaces. Please visit our website for abstracts and more information on the speakers. °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° This year we have expanded the bounds of the conference to include an evening screening of artists' videos and a exhibition of interactive artworks. °°° 'Subtle Broadcast' on May 17th, will include video shorts by Tom Sherman, Laiwan, Ken Rinaldo and many others. °°° 'Mid-Air' opening May 19th-June 9th, will feature artworks by Andrea Polli, Ken Gregory, Tegan Smith and An Te Liu, that explore air as a medium of sound, vision, and an elemental life force. Presented in conjunction with InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre. °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Speakers presenting at this year's conference include: ° Johannes Birringer: "New Environments for Dance: Ecologies of Networks", Ohio State University, USA ° Josh Bongard: "Biological Growth and the Automatic Design of Robots", University of Zurich, Switzerland ° Gwen Boyle: "Magnetic fields/magnetism", Canada ° Jane Krakower: "Space-Time Matrix", University of Southern Florida, USA ° Maja Kuzmanovic & David Tonnesen: "Particle Systems for Artistic Expression", FoAM, Belgium & sponge, USA ° Ted Lumley & Jacques Rainville: "Inclusionality: an immersive philosophy of environmental relationships", Canada ° George Magalios: "Unconcealment of the Ground Palette: An Alternative Paleontological Investigation of a Subtle Technique", Carnegie Mellon University, USA ° Bill Marks: "A Scientific Approach to Consciousness and the Infinite", National Institute of Health, USA ° Som Naimpally: "Topology and Applications", University of Toronto, Canada ° Gary Lee Nelson: "Sonomorphs: An Application of Genetic Algorithms To the Growth and Development of Musical Organisms", Oberlin College, USA ° Sageev Oore: "The Space Between Music and Science", University of Toronto, Canada ° Nina Sobell & Stacey Pershall (Parkbench): "Thinking of You", NYU, USA ° Dale Thomas: "The Evolution of Morphogenetic Art Forms ", University of Zurich, Switzerland ° Evan Harris Walker: "Polygons, Neural Nets, Quantum States, and Rainbows", Walker Cancer Research Institute, USA ° Adam Zaretsky: "Posthuman Temptation, Eros and Mutagenesis", MIT, USA °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Admission is limited and as we expect the conference to be sold-out, we encourage you to purchase tickets in advance. 4-day conference passes are $125 CND To purchase conference passes call: 416-872-1212 or toll free 1-800-461-3333 The Phone Box Office is open Monday to Saturday 9am-8pm and Sundays 10:30am-4pm. For further information, please visit our website at: http://www.subtletechnologies.com. °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° The Subtle Technologies Conference would like to acknowledge the support of this year's sponsors: Toronto Arts Council, Science for Peace, InterAccess Media Arts Centre, VTape, Year01 and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. °° Please accept our apologies if you received this as a cross posting °° ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 21:20:05 +1000 From: Elissa Jenkins <mc@api-network.com> Subject: Call for contributors for M/C 'sick' issue Call for Contributors M/C - A Journal of Media and Culture is looking for contributors for its latest issue 'sick'. M/C is a crossover journal between the popular and the academic, and a blind- and peer-reviewed journal. To see what M/C is all about, check out our web site, which contains all the issues released so far, at http://www.api-network.com/mc/. To find out how and in what format to contribute your work, visit http://www.api-network.com/mc/contribute.html. 'sick' - - article deadline: May 14 2001 - - issue editors: Nick Caldwell, Catriona Mills How Sick are You? In this issue of M/C we investigate the cultural manifestation of sickness in all of its varied forms. To be sick is to be marginalised in a number of ways; sickness is a central object in the discourses of moral conservatism, of biology and medicine, of social control and disapproval. But "sick" is also now a slightly outdated, slang term of commendation. These functions operate separately, but also feed off one another. We invite articles that address the discourse of sickness and its moral, mental, physical and cultural manifestations. Is a "sick" text a manifestation or dimension of that sickness? What makes a text "sick"? How have discourses and manifestations of sickness changed over time, and how does this change our reading of "sick" texts from earlier historical periods, especially when an older text is reconstructed in a new modern format through the magic of film or television. If you want to be part of the sickness, send your articles to the issue editors. Details are: Nick Caldwell - n.caldwell@mailbox.uq.edu.au Catriona Mills - c.mills@mailbox.uq.edu.au Article Deadline: 14th May 2001. Issue Release Date: 13th June 2001. - -- Elissa Jenkins Co-ordinating Editor M/C - A Journal of Media and Culture mc@api-network.com (e-mail address currently out of order) http://www.api-network.com/mc/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 20:38:32 +0200 From: "papri.com" <pavu@papri.com> Subject: <interglose> because it was not him, because it was not me http://papri.com artschwager.com broodthaers.com bublex.com closky.com devautour.com duyckaerts.com filliou.com gonzalez-foerster.com gonzalez-torres.com krystufek.com lizene.com morellet.com muntadas.com rutault.com sorbelli.com tiravanija.com toroni.com veilhan.com whiteread.com wodiczko.com - -- LOVE papri.com it's free, safe and fun ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 13:20:57 -0500 From: computer fine arts <doron@computerfinearts.com> Subject: 3 saucers.mov . http://www.computerfinearts.com/3sauces/ . data: 55kb/s duration: loop 30:04 sec quicktime streaming media fast connection recommended . ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 17:42:59 +0200 From: b.reit@gmx.net Subject: Online-Demo Online-Demonstration against Deportation Business The ''No one is illegal network'' and ''Libertad!'' call for electronic civil desobedience against the corporate deportation business Public disguise against the Deutsche Lufthansa AG is growing. Since more than one year antiracist and human rights activists have continously protested at airports, travelling agencies, tourism fairs, pilot schools etc. Activists were even present at the yearly shareholders meetings, denouncing the airline's ongoing involvement in the ''deportation business''. No one is illegal (http://www.contrast.org/borders/kein) and Libertad! (http://www.libertad.de) are now calling for a new round of protests, which will take place specifically on the internet. While corporations profiting from deportations are currently creating new businesses on the internet, no one should wonder, if the net becomes the proper place for electronically protesting against the inhumane corporate practises. Just like a real life sit-in, thousands of internet users are invited to show their protest by a virtual sit-in infront of the Lufthansa website. Ads in real life. the political effect of such measures relies on a large number of participants, and herefore no one is illegal and Libertad! call individuals, groups and organizations worldwide to join in the preparation process of an online-demonstration. So far, the date has not yet been decided upon, but for a day X we may expect broad participation. Every year there are more than 30,000 people being deported from Germany by airplane. The Lufthansa corporation, offering its ''world wide net of connections'', sells the vast majority of the so-called ''deportee-tickets''. Consequently, ''Deportation Class'' is a relevant business. But it's not only that: Since 28th of May 1999, when the Sudanese citizen Amir Ageeb died on board of a Lufthansa flight as a result of being ill-treated by three German borderguards, the company is exposed to constantly growing demands to renounce this dirty business. No one is illegal has since stressed the legal responsebility of the aircraft captain in case of a passenger travelling involuntarily dying. The captains' association Cockpit has recommended its members to refuse the boarding of people ''not willing to travel''. The public workers union OeTV called its members inside the Lufthansa administration board to take measures to stop the deportation flights. It got even worse for the Lufthansa management when the company's bad image was noticed in the United States. In this year's January 29th issue, the Wall Street Journal dedicated an extensive article to the debate over the deportation flights - bad publicity, and even worse so, since Lufthansa had just explained to their shareholders that the USA was the ''future strategic market''. A market which Lufthansa plans to conquer via the internet. In 2005, the eCommerce-portal, today only selling about 10% of the tickets, shall be responsible for 40% of the company's total turnover. Electronic commerce may be very profitable, but also its risks are considerable. For that reason, Lufthansa, together with other international companies like Siemens and Telekom and, not to forget, the German Federal Police Agency, has become a member of the so- called ''Commission for the Protection of Infrastructure''. This circle dedicates itself - far away from public opinion - to the improvement of police control over the net. In the executive board rooms fear seems rife of being targeted by hackers - as CNN, yahoo and Microsoft already had to experience. And they might be even more scared about an increase of political net activism. However, in Octobre 2000, when Lufthansa instructed their lawyers to intimidate a no one is illegal - activist, they already gave proof for their receptiveness to online activism. If an art exhibition against deportation didn't disappear from the net, Lufthansa would bring him to court and make him pay a considerable fine. This quite conventional behaviour resulted in a campaign by dozens of internet projects around the world who showed their solidarity by mirroring the exhibition in question on their own sites. So, one may be curious about Lufthansa's reaction to the coming online-demonstration. If activists together really would manage to block the access to the corporate website, in spite of the company's high capacities to maintain its internet presence, it certainly would not contribute to the customers' trust in the eCommerce portal, where they are to book their future flights. We are optimistic. We are sure, that criticism to deportation flights is shared by lots of people, so that a massive and international demonstration will take place. To make sure everyone's possibility to take part, we will release in time a user-friendly protest software. And in the meantime protests at airports will continue. 7th of March 2001 ''Kein Mensch ist illegal'' and ''Initiative Libertad!'' more information: http://www.deportation-alliance.com and http://www.libertad.de contact: online-demo@gmx.net ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 15:50:40 -0700 From: "Bureau of Public Secrets" <knabb@slip.net> Subject: Sex, mysticism, or revolution? When Kenneth Rexroth was about to give a reading of his poems, he sometimes wryly asked, "Well, what would you like tonight -- sex, mysticism, or revolution?" He loved to tell about the time a young woman in the audience responded: "What's the difference?" Spanning six decades, from the 1920s to the 1970s, Rexroth's poems include memorials to rebels and rebellions of the past (Emma Goldman, Sacco and Vanzetti, Kronstadt, the Spanish revolution, Hungary 1956) . . . satirical digs at T.S. Eliot and academia . . . an appreciative open letter to William Carlos Williams . . . a bitter diatribe on the death of Dylan Thomas (which probably influenced Ginsberg's "Howl") . . . a subversive Bestiary for his two daughters . . . street-wise lyrics written to jazz . . . memories of Chicago in the roaring twenties, and of journeys in Europe and Mexico . . . lovemaking in all sorts of circumstances (in an ancient Greek temple, on the beach, in the woods, and in one case in a floating canoe!) . . . eco-mystical visions while camping in the Western mountains or sitting beside a waterfall . . . Buddhistic meditations from his later years in Japan, where he also wrote a series of erotic poems in a feminine persona, which he pretended he had translated from a young Japanese woman . . . A generous selection of these poems is now online at http://www.slip.net/~knabb/rexroth/poems * * * The Bureau of Public Secrets website features writings by Ken Knabb (recently collected in the book "Public Secrets"), Knabb's translations from the Situationist International (the notorious avant-garde group that helped trigger the May 1968 revolt in France), and the Rexroth Archive (texts by and about the great writer and social critic Kenneth Rexroth). BUREAU OF PUBLIC SECRETS PO Box 1044, Berkeley CA 94701, USA http://www.slip.net/~knabb knabb@slip.net ------------------------------ Date: 16 Apr 2001 00:33:51 -0700 From: mario@enconstruccion.org Subject: no:response----- (iy) no response (IY) no_response: the recipient name is not recognized? no_response: VIRTUAL EXHIBITIONS $10,000.00 --- These exhibitions will deal with issues related to the most relevant expressions in the arts of the Twentieth Century in Mexico and the United States. n: Reorientation of FEMSA´s cultural activities? r: "Readme.txt Browsing online art: An exploration of various directions in networked art projects" "Readme.txt Browsing online art: An exploration of various directions in networked art projects" .txt .txt .txt .txt .txt .txt .txt .txt .txt .txt .txt .txt .txt .txt .txt .txt .txt .txt .txt .txt .txt bienalmonterreyfemsa@femsa.com.mx bienalmonterreyfemsa@femsa.com.mx bienalmonterreyfemsa@femsa.com.mx bienalmonterreyfemsa@femsa.com.mx bienalmonterreyfemsa@femsa.com.mx n: http://www.museodemonterrey.org.mx/espanol/index.html, http://www.museodemonterrey.org.mx/english/index.html, http://www.museodemonterrey.org.mx/english/mediateca/index.html, http://www.museodemonterrey.org.mx/espanol/mediateca/index.html, http://www.museodemonterrey.org.mx/english/mediateca/menu.html, http://www.museodemonterrey.org.mx/english/mediateca/mediateca2.html, http://www.museodemonterrey.org.mx/espanol/mediateca/menu.html? r: sponsabilidad social responsabilidad social responsabilidad social responsabilidad social responsabilidad social responsabilidad social responsabilidad social responsabilidad social responsabilidad social responsabilidad social responsabilidad social responsabilidad social responsabilidad social responsabilidad social responsabilidad social responsabilidad social responsabilidad social responsabilidad social responsabilidad social responsabilidad social responsabilidad social responsabilidad social ... 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Send and receive e-mail from any computer with a web browser. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 09:44:23 +1000 From: n ik <fragments@va.com.au> Subject: Live Webscast: Ecological Debt & Climate Justice fwd: live webcast - -- Dear Friends, Friends or the Earth Australia is hosting a public meeting on Ecological Debt & Climate Justice. The event will also be a live webcast. We invite you to tune in to this exciting event. Our guest speakers are: Ricardo Navarro (El Salvador) Chair, Friends of the Earth, International Ricardo is often described as "the best known Latin American Environmentalist" and is one of the founders of the Salvadorian Centre for Appropriate Technology (CESTA/ FoE El Salvador). Nnimmo Bassey (Nigeria) Nnimmo is the chairperson of Environmental Rights Action (ERA/ FoE Nigeria). He has been at the forefront of the campaign to stop Shell's involvement in human rights abuses in Nigeria. He is the Chair, Oilwatch Africa and member of the Steering Committee of Oilwatch International. Oilwatch International is a Southern network of NGOs and community based organisations committed to the defence of fragile ecosystems where oil is exploited. Patrina Dumaru (Fiji) Patrina is a highly regarded campaigner in the areas of climate change and the transport of nuclear waste through the South Pacific. She is an outspoken advocate on issues of ecological debt and ecojustice and widely recognised for her insights and leadership in the Asia Pacific region. The address will be LIVE AUDIO WEBCAST on the FoE Australia site: http://www.foe.org.au Day: Wednesday 18th April Time: 7pm EST (GMT +10) Audio will also be archived shortly after the event. Check out the site and take actions against the Australian Government's poor record on climate justice. Your opportunity to listen to these truly inspiring speakers, live! The event is co-hosted by the Community Advocacy Unit, RMIT, Melbourne Australia. Please publicise this event through your networks. We thank you for your consideration. - - FoEA Climate Justice Campaign. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 09:05:52 +1000 From: "geert" <geert@basis.desk.nl> Subject: for announcer From: "Declan McCullagh" <declan@well.com> To: <politech@politechbot.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 2:14 AM Subject: FC: RSF global Net-censorship report now available in English ********* Background: http://www.politechbot.com/p-01612.html ********* Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 12:44:17 +0200 From: jmm <jmm@rewriting.net> To: declan@well.com, jya@pipeline.com Subject: Who are the enemies of the Internet? Hi, Transfert.net recently wrote a report about the "ennemies of the internet" that has been published by Reporter Without Borders, an NGO dedicated to fight for journalists' rights. 59 countries have been surveyed, both démocratic and non-democratic, as censorship, cybersurveillance and threats to civil liberties covers both of those. This report, previoulsy released in french, has been translated in english and is both available online on RSF's website, or in digital and paper formats which can be purchased at 00h00.com. As I closely look at the informations you deal with, this could interest your readers. Regards, jmm the report (in french) : http://www.transfert.net/fr/som_rsf.cfm the english translation : http://www.rsf.fr/uk/homennemis.html the bookstore : http://www.00h00.com/direct.cfm?titre=4802011802 - --------------- The Internet has radically changed the traditional balance of power between governments and those who produce information. Governments, over-whelmed by these complex issues, are on the defensive. They all want the Internet, but dream of a network under their control. For the first time on, Reporters without borders and Transfert. Net issued a report which is an inquiry about the restrictions implemented to block the free circulation of information in fifty-nine countries, that is, in western democracies as well as in developing countries. - ---------------- Jean Marc Manach http://www.transfert.net 33 (0)1 42 21 59 69 / 59 mailto:jmm@transfert.net ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 13:09:32 +0200 From: Melentie Pandilovski <misko@scca.org.mk> SEAFair 2001 - Society and Genomic Culture Date and place: 15 - 20 June, 2001 Museum of Contemporary Art - Skopje, Republic of Macedonia Organizer: Contemporary Art Center - Skopje; Curator: Melentie Pandilovski http://seafair.scca.org.mk/ tel. (+ 389 2) 133.541; e-mail: scca@scca.org.mk, misko@scca.org.mk; AIM Creating of critical discourse, and an on-going debate regarding the cultural, social, ethical and ideological issues of genetics and biotechnology. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: SEAFair 2001 - Society and Genomic Culture The project Society and Genomic Culture investigates the overall implications of the cross-issues of biotechnology, genetics (GM Food, Human Genome Project, etc.), informatics, and techno-utilization. The Center has envisioned the project Society and the Genomic Culture as a forum bringing together artists, sociologists, biotechnologists, ethicists, culture theoreticians and practitioners, in a constructive dialogue. We expect the project to produce an open atmosphere for critical discourse, and an on-going debate regarding the ideological, social, and ethical issues of genetics and biotechnology. The idea of this edition of SEAFair is to investigate what the abandoning of the electronic for the moist, or their fusion will result with in the next period, and how the evolution of society, politics, networks, and media, will be critically examined in an overall platform. This platform will include series of continuous standpoints questioning the very ideology of biotechnology and genetic engineering, but should as a consequence result with a developing of a sensible attitude to the corpus of biotechnological issues. This especially because current research of broad fields in biotechnology and aspects of genetic engineering (GM food, Human Genome Project, etc.) in a cultural and a social sense, may assist us in the visualizing of our future. STRUCTURE The project in itself has 8 phases: i. Selection of participants ii. On-Line Debate iii. Exhibition iv. Workshop v. Symposium vi. Publishing of catalogue and book vii. Producing of Bio Tech Art viii. Media Campaign and Coverage All artists, theorists, curators, who are active in this field are invited to participate in the event. The idea of the biotech project must have a content wise potential for further development in artistic way. · The On-Line Debate is thought-out as concentrating on issues of ideology and biotechnology. The debate will feature an on-going discussion for a period of 2 months before the Symposium regarding ideological, social and ethical discourses of genetics and biotechnology. The discussion will take into account the spreading of Bio-Sciences (including flourishing bio-business, genetic databanks, security issues) and the reception by the politics, media, and the general public. · Exhibition The exhibition will feature between 15-20 artworks by leading contemporary international and domestic artists. The artworks are in fact a collaboration of artists with scientists in the fields of: genomics, biotechnology, media &communication bio works. The artworks will be displayed in the Skopje Museum of Contemporary Arts in the period June 15 - September 1, 2001. · Symposium A two-day Symposium, by leading theoreticians in the field is planned. Around 10 international and domestic theoreticians will be invited to participate. Also the artists taking part in the exhibition and workshop will be invited to participate in the Symposium. The main theme of the Symposium will be SOCIETY AND GENOMIC CULTURE (the influence of techno-scientific change upon society, the ethical implications of Genetic Engineering, research and industrialization). · Publishing The book and catalogue will be printed in English and Macedonian, with a possible translation to other East European languages. · Workshop The artists will be gathered in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Skopje, Macedonia. They will be provided with experimental tools and a room with-in the Museum. The audience will also be able to see the work of the artists on the workshop. The workshop will be led by international and domestic experts dealing with the aesthetic, scientific, and ethical aspects in connection with the use of biotechnology and genetics as artistic medium. The workshop will be aimed at 20 artists from Macedonia and Central&Eastern Europe who will take part in it. The artists will be provided lodging and food. The workshop will take place June 15 - 20. The workshop will serve as a theoretical and practical introduction in the creation of biotech art. During this period the leaders of the workshop will perform: 1. - Introduction to Bio-tech Art and relevant international work to the artists attending the workshop 2. - Practical demonstration and development of individual concepts for work in Bio-tech Art. 3. - Assistance in the realization of their works and bringing the artists to a level from which the artists can continue to develop the projects on their own. The goals of the workshop are: · To enhance the knowledge of artists in the workshop about envisioning, preparation, and implementation of bio-tech art projects. · To enable the artists to disseminate information and experiences gathered in this workshop to colleagues in their own surrounding. · To produce the improved version of their projects. · To test their ideas. · To prepare their future work. · To have a public presentation on the end of the workshop, in the framework of the EXHIBITION. · Producing of Bio-tech Art work The Contemporary Art Center will attempt to produce the initiated projects on the workshop. The aim of the new produced biotech artwork is for it to be a part of major international art events and flows. You may pick up the application from : http://seafair.scca.org.mk/01/default.asp The selection decision will be made by May 1, 2001. - ------------------------------------------------------- Melentie Pandilovski Director Contemporary Arts Center - Skopje Orce Nikolov 109, 1000 Skopje Republic of Macedonia Tel/Fax: +389.2.133.541 Tel/Fax: +389.2.214.495 Mobile: +389.70.217.075 http://www.scca.org.mk - ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 20:33:56 +0200 From: "Oliver Thuns" <oliver.thuns@web.de> Subject: [~] Call for Participation 25.-29.4. [~] muziko interaktiva Call for Participation 25. - 29. April 2001 Micro Radio / Webcast / Sound Installation European Media Art Festival Kunsthalle Osnabrück - --- analog vs. digital A 4m² large steel plate as a loudspeaker, on which audio streams from the net are played and its sound is sent back to the net. A bass becomes thundering and the resonant frequencies are amplified. You decide what will happen. At http://popstation.de you could send the url of a audio stream, which is then played on a steel plate. This could also be a live stream in MP3 or RealAudio format. Our MP3 and a RealAudio server could be used, if you don't have access to one. To the steel plate, which is the digital part, there are analog counterparts, which are also located at the Kunsthalle Osnabrück during the European Media Art Festival. 3 movable microradio transmitters are broadcasting on the same frequency. The strongest signals are received by radios attached to sound objects. Depending upon the position of the radio transmitters the sound in the space changes. We are using the open source Ogg/Vorbis encoder for streaming, reencoded to Realaudio at radiostudio.org. More information, live streams, and irc chat at http://popstation.de - --- Radiosender vs. Webcast Radiophone Schrottobjekte vs. Stahlplatte Eine 4m² große Stahlplatte als Lautsprechermembran, die mit Audio Streams aus dem Netz bespielt wird und deren Sound ins Netz zurück geschickt wird. Ein Bass wird zum Donnern und Frequenzen schaukeln sich auf. Was in Osnabrück zu hören ist, ist nicht vorgegeben. Über http://popstation.de kann die URL eines Audio Streams eingeben werden, der dann auf einer Stahlplatte abgespielt wird. Dies kann natürlich auch ein Live-Stream sein. Sowohl RealAudio als auch MP3 Streams funktionieren, ein MP3 und RealAudio Server stehen zur freien Verfügung. Der auf die Stahlplatte gestreamte Sound ergänzt den Klang der nicht-digitalen Gegenstücke, die in der Kunsthalle während des European Media Art Festival stehen, genauer gesagt hängen oder sich bewegen. 3 verschiebbare Microradio Sender übertragen auf der gleichen Frequenz. Nur die stärksten Signale bringen an der Decke hängende Objekte vom Schrottplatz zum klingen. Je nach Position der Radiosender verändert sich der Empfangsbereich des Schrotts und somit der Klang im Raum. Live Streams, IRC-Chat und weitere Informationen sind im WWW zu finden unter http://popstation.de - --- Oliver Thuns Inga Skworanek Matthias Schnell Franziska Heine Supported by radiostudio.org Bauhaus Universität Weimar, 2001 _______________________________________________________________________________ Alles unter einem Dach: Informationen, Fun, E-Mails. 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