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Open in Process
body>data>space, 2nd Floor, 17-25 Cremer Street, Shoreditch, London E2 8HD
Wednesday 12th March & Wednesday 2nd April 2008
6.30pm - 9.30pm
body>data>space are hosting two more exciting 'Open in Process' events in March and April at our studio in Cremer Street, Shoreditch. These nights take place as a series of live presentation events followed by in the round debates, focusing on collaborative making processes for interdisciplinary interactive arts.
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Wednesday 12th March - Featuring: Festival of computer based art CYNETart_08 (Dresden) & Presentation of Second Life Projects by Michael Takeo Magruder.
- Michael Takeo Magruder will discuss his current work in Second Life and its real-time hybridisation with physical and networked spaces. He will present two of his recent interdisciplinary projects in this area:
- "Rhythmic Space(s)" [ a set of virtual/physical performances in the Great Hall of Hellerau for the CYNETart_07 festival - http://body-bytes.de ] and
- "The Vitruvian World" [ a commission by Turbulence.org for their "Mixed Realities" exhibition - www.turbulence.org ].
- Thomas Dumke and Anja Dietel will be presenting CYNETart_08 a festival based in Dresden which has been showing new trends of cultural developments in the media arts since 1997.The international festival focuses on broaching the issue of change of the perception of the body by new information technologies. See call for work for CYNETart_08 below and visit www.cynetart.de.
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Wednesday 2nd April - Featuring: New work from Soda and an introduction to Post Me_New ID - a co-production between body>data>space, CIANT ( Prague ) and Eira ( Lisbon )
- Fiddian Warman of Soda will talk about 'Neurotic' his latest project (a live performance of his
punk band, ‘Neurotic’, the audience and five two meter tall pogo-ing robots)
which questions the neurology associated with the essential human
experience of pleasure, learning, taste and ageing in the context of
the instinct to dance.
- Post Me_New ID is an EU funded project practically exploring the physical and digital social networking and how this effects creation processes for interdisciplinary artistic projects. It envisions the artistic outputs of generations to come, and the shifts in identity of modern Europeans. See more info about Post Me_New ID below.
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Space is limited to 50 people per night and places are reserved on a first come first served basis. £3 on the door for refreshments, email Laura to reserve your place at either of these Open In Process events: laura@bodydataspace.net
These Open in Process events are part of NODE.London Spring '08 season of media arts
NODE.L (Networked, Open, Distributed, Events, London) A network of Media Artists, are about to unveil a city-wide showcase of exciting, switched-on, high-tech arts activities - budding with electrifying exhibitions, digital discussions, participatory performances, networked musical events and hands on workshops.
Go to www.nodel.org to see the events taking place across March and April. |
Post Me_ New ID
An action research project with a focus on the future of the body
UK, Portugal and Czech Republic
August 2007- March 2009 network, create and share Post Me_New ID is a dynamic collaboration between body>data>space (London, UK), Eira (Lisbon, Portugal) CIANT (Prague, Czech Republic) and 16 international partners and examines the complexity of 21st century European identity through an exploration based on technologies of the body
An active and public Blog is fed by a series of debate led Research Engines with a Forum, Book and DVD as the end products. In addition a series of Creation Processes will result in a public Installation/Performance.
We are researching and exploring the following key themes:
- Wearables / Prosthetics / Robotics
- Telematics / Generative/ Real Time /
- Expanded worlds / Next ID / Multi Selves / Avatars
- Monsters – human / non human / the “other“
- Engendered bodies - shifts in gender psychologies
Post Me_New ID is co-financed by the European Union within the Culture 2007 Programme.
Keep an eye on www.postme-newid.net for developments.
To receive announcements on Post Me_ New ID please register at http://one.server1.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/postme-ann |
| body>data>space are involved in the following two events. These are interesting calls for work – see deadlines below: |
CYNETart_08
TMA Hellerau announces the International CYNETart competition
Call for entries for the 12th Festival of computer-based art CYNETart_08 International Call for Entries CYNETart-competition. TMA Hellerau hosts this international competition of CYNETart, inviting artists and art groups to present their projects, every two years.
Information and application form www.cynetart.de
Deadline for submissions: 22nd March 2008
Festival period: 30th October until 9th November 2008 |
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The DRHA (Digital Resources in the Humanities and Arts) conference is held annually at various academic venues throughout the UK, this year it will be hosted by the University of Cambridge. The conference theme this year is to promote discussion around new collaborative environments, collective knowledge and redefining disciplinary boundaries.
Visit the website at www.rsd.cam.ac.uk/drha08/ for more information and a link to the proposals website.
Deadline for submissions: 30th April 2008
Conference Period: 14th September until 17th September
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| Check www.bodydataspace.net for info |
For more information on b>d>s please contact interested@bodydataspace.net
body>data>space is a London based design collective who take installations and live performances into mid-large-scale public environments and architectural builds, shifting the relationship between the artist, content and the audience.
Merging content and interactivity into new generation display interfaces and using connectivity technologies such as telematics, the group presents intelligent and innovative community-connected projects in the UK and internationally.
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A: body>data>space, 2nd Floor, 17-25 Cremer Street, Shoreditch, London E2 8HD (google map link)
Main Tel: 020 7613 1448
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