workshop

Transmission Asia-Pacific (TX-AP) : Media Activists from the Asia Pacific gather in Indonesia

2008-05-13T20:44:44+01:00

Video makers, media activists, software developers and artists from 15 countries across the Asia-Pacific will be gathering in Sukabumi, West Java from May 19-25 for an online video skills camp. The goal of the camp is to bring together open source software programmers, video makers and media activists to develop the strategic use of online video distribution for social justice and media democracy.

TX-AP is a joint initiative between media activists in Australia and Indonesia. It is organised collaboratively by EngageMedia (Australia), a video sharing website and free software development, training and networking project and Ruangrupa (Indonesia) a non-profit artist initiative supporting the development of art in the cultural context through events, exhibitions, research and documentation. 50 specially invited media activists and artists will be coming to Indonesia to attend the workshop and share their skills and ideas.

The camp will provide a unique opportunity for artists, video makers, software developers and activists to collaborate and share skills in a global context where on-line video communication skills have become an increasingly important strategy for activists.

Read more for details or visit http://transmission.cc/txap

Andrew Lowenthal of EngageMedia explained "Transmission Asia-Pacific will be a unique face to face meeting between video makers and open source software developers to shape open source online video sharing applications and their strategic use for social aims". He went on to explain "free and open source makes sense for organisations with limited means, both from a strictly economic point of view and also as part of their overall strategic aims, as the system of open collaboration and sharing that free software is based on has a natural philosophical fit with organisations working on environmental or social justice issues".

Participants will attend from around the region, for example participants from from Hong Kong making videos about communities resisting gentrification and over development of urban areas in Hong Kong and China. This group puts video cameras into the hands of those most affected by these policies and then helps them edit and share their work on-line. Projects such as these increase the communication rights of marginalized and displaced peoples allowing them to articulate their concerns to a wider public.

Another media activist from India has been using on-line media distribution to raise awareness of censorship of diverse sexualities in mainstream Indian media outlets. They have produced a satirical and humorous look at queer moments from Bollywood films to draw attention to the marginalisation of these voices within Indian society.

Transmission Asia-Pacific is the 4th in a series of events bringing together video activists and web developers. Previous events have occurred in Rome, London and Amsterdam.

For media access to the camp, stories of individual participants and topics of discussion at the event please contact:

Andrew Lowenthal (EngageMedia): +61 439 093 779 (Australia)
+6281319339823 (Indonesia) http://engagemedia.org

Mirwan Andan (Ruangrupa): +62 813 1924 2965 http://ruangrupa.org

For more information on the workshop: http://transmission.cc/txap

Transmission Asia-Pacific is supported by Hivos and the Open Society Institute

Netaudio'08: call for entries

2008-05-11T22:22:59+01:00

Netaudio, the Offline Festival for Online Music comes back to London after a great festival in Berlin in 2007
Netaudio'08 will take place from 22nd to 25th October 2008 at Shunt, a extensive labyrinth of tunnels underneath London Bridge Station.
Over four nights we will celebrate the creative output of networked musicians and online communities with talks, workshops, showcases and performances. Parts of Netaudio'08 will be programmed through an open call for entries. With this call we would like to give you the chance to put our attention to your creative activities related to the festival theme.
Call for entries runs in 3 strands: performance, installation and conference. For more information and to download the entry forms please visit: http://www.netaudiolondon.cc/blog/137/call-for-entries

The Necks FREE workshop and solo performances

2008-02-22T11:01:04+00:00

The necks workshop / solo performances

The Necks FREE workshop and solo performances.

This Thursday the 28th of February Chris Abraham, Tony Buck, and Lloyd Swanton from Australian group, The Necks will host a workshop presented by vitamin s in association with alt music and the audio foundation.

The workshop will begin at 7 p.m. at the silo theatre, - (lower Greys Ave - Auckland city(and yes, the Bar will be open)) - and following the workshop Chris, Tony, and Lloyd will perform a number of solos.

This is a great opportunity to get an insight into the process of improvisation and performance both as a collective and as individuals.

The format for the vitamin s workshops offers all those who attend the chance not only benefit from the host's presentation, but also have the chance to play, interact, discuss and get feedback drawing from their knowledge and experience. These workshops are very much a dialogue between all those who attend.

It is also for those who wish to observe without playing, a great opportunity to gain an insight into various ideas and approaches to performance and improvisation. All are welcome to attend, observe, and interact.

This workshop/performance evening will be a precursor to the necks performance at the Winter Garden, Civic Theatre on Friday the 29th of February.

If you require any more information regarding the workshop will the performances of the silo, please feel free to contact me on this e-mail address -

For more information on The Necks and the events, see the following -

THE AUDIO FOUNDATION IN COLLABORATION WITH VIT S PRESENT
THE FIRST 2008 ALT.MUSIC EVENT

THE NECKS

FEB 29TH, 8 PM, $25.00
THE CIVIC WINTERGARDEN
Corner Queen and Wellesley Streets, Auckland

Tickets through Ticketek
Free workshop at The Silo, Feb 28th, 7pm

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"For those unfamiliar with The Necks
their approach is to take a musical idea, sometimes a seemingly inconsequential musical idea, with a short life expectancy, and develop it, slowly transform it, roll it around for approaching the hour mark, riveting your attention throughout"
The Wire - David Stubbs

Chris Abraham (piano), Tony Buck (drums), and Lloyd Swanton (bass) conjure a chemistry together that defies description in orthodox terms.

These three musicians are among the most respected and in-demand in Australia, working in every field from pop to avant-garde. Over 200 albums feature their presence individually or together, but the music of The Necks stands apart from everything else they have done.

Featuring lengthy pieces which slowly unravel in the most intoxicating fashion, frequently underpinned by an insistent deep groove, The Necks stand up to listening time and time again.

The deceptive simplicity of their music throws forth new charms on each hearing. Not entirely avant-garde, nor minimalist, nor ambient, nor jazz, the music of The Necks is possibly unique in the world today.

"Australia's the Necks defy conventions about making and listening to music. Each performance
is an hour of unbroken improvisation, each one different to the last. So if you are a Necks fan, you cannot be sure you will hear your favourite Necks moment again. After 20 years, there are no "greatest hits", only what is next."
The Guardian – John L Walters

Organised by the Audio Foundation, Alt.music is an ongoing series of audio events, regularly bringing a vital injection of contemporary and avant-garde sound art from around the world to New Zealand. Previous Alt.Music artists include Keith Fullerton Whitman, Peter Rehberg, Pauline Oliveros, Voice Crack, Sachiko M, Francisco Lopez, Pierre Bastien, Oren Ambarchi, Metamkine, Richard Nunns and the Dead C.
Vitamin-S was devised as a place where those interested in 'improvised music' could meet, perform, listen to and discuss, and generally interact with, all aspects of this complex and largely misunderstood art form

The Audio Foundation and Alt.music is supported by Creative New Zealand, ASB Trust, THE EDGE® and STAMP, and VIT S

For more details contact Zoe Drayton
zoe@audiofoundation.org.nz
027 2068103

http://www.thenecks.com

http://www.audiofoundation.org.nz

http://www.myspace.com/altmusicfestival

http://www.vitamin-s.co.nz/

Tending Networks: The 5th Aotearoa Digital Arts Symposium (NZ)

2008-02-22T09:42:46+00:00

Tending Networks: The 5th Aotearoa Digital Arts Symposium will address new developments, connections, and opportunities in digital, new media and electronic art practice in New Zealand and internationally.

The symposium will feature presentations by major international artists Young Hae Chang Heavy Industries of Korea, and Adam Hyde, a New Zealander based in Amsterdam. A wide range of artists and researchers from Christchurch and around New Zealand will present current projects, and panel discussions will focus on the creation of new work, including the role of community networks, the value of collaboration, and the challenges posed by exhibiting digital art.

ADA, the Aotearoa Digital Arts Trust, invites artists, researchers, curators, art enthusiasts and all those interested in creative community networks from Christchurch and around New Zealand to participate. More detail on presenters and associated events follows.

Tending Networks takes place February 23-24, 2008,
at the Design and Arts College of New Zealand,
116 Worcester St, Christchurch.
Cost: $50 (waged), $30 (unwaged and Physics Room members)

For registration and more information email:
symposium@aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz

Tending Networks is supported by The Physics Room Contemporary Art Project Space, Design and Arts College of New Zealand, Creative New Zealand, the Asia New Zealand Foundation, and the ADA Trust.

visit http://symposium08.aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz for more details

ZEN ZEN ZO PHYSICAL THEATRE - UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

2008-02-19T09:24:53+00:00

ZEN ZEN ZO PHYSICAL THEATRE
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

1. Lawrence Graziose Workshops

2. Sydney Stomp Interstate Intensive

LAWRENCE GRAZIOSE WORKSHOPS

THE ENNEAGRAM WEEKEND WORKSHOP Sat 8 – Sun 9 March

WISDOM & COMPASSION WEEKEND WORKSHOP Sat 15 – Sun 16 March

In 2004, 2006 and 2007, Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre hosted exciting weekend workshops with Lawrence Graziose from the USA, a renowned teacher of The Enneagram and of the Zen Buddist/Taoist View of Human Nature. We are pleased to welcome him back in 2008 and he has suggested that this may be his last visit to Australia for a while due to exciting opportunities available to him in the USA…so this may be your last chance!

THE ENNEAGRAM WEEKEND WORKSHOP Sat 8 – Sun 9 March (10AM – 5PM)

The Enneagram is an ancient psychological model which analyses personality types, ego structures and behaviours. It will look at nine ego-fixations which can create suffering in our daily lives and it offers ‘antidotes’ which can counteract the tendency to follow these ego-habits. It proves to be very useful for our work as actors investigating human nature and for our own personal development.

WISDOM & COMPASSION WEEKEND WORKSHOP Sat 15 – Sun 16 March (10AM – 5PM)

The section on wisdom will focus on spiritual practices that are designed to create an open and expanded mind. The section on Compassion will focus on practices that are designed to open the heart centre to the ‘service of others’. Both sets of practices help us to find true happiness in our lives.

WHERE: 82 Twilight St, Kenmore

COST: THE ENNEAGRAM WEEKEND WORKSHOP: $200
WISDOM & COMPASSION WORKSHOP: $100/DAY OR $175 WEEKEND

BOOKINGS AND ENQUIRIES:

OFFICE: (07) 3252 5540
EMAIL: info@zenzenzo.com
www.zenzenzo.com

SYDNEY STOMP 2008

WEEKEND INTENSIVE FOR 13 – 18 Y.O.

WEEK-LONG INTENSIVE FOR 16 – 26 Y.O.

The two physical theatre training intensives will introduce participants to the exciting actor-training techniques of the Suzuki Method and Viewpoints. Like Zen Zen Zo’s renowned Stomping Ground and Winter Stomp programs, the training intensive will take the participants on a journey of transformation, both personally and professionally, as we investigate the ingredients of “extra-ordinary theatre” in a rigorous, fun, and challenging environment.

When: WEEKEND INTENSIVE (13-18yo) Sat 19 – Sun 20 April (9am – 4pm)

WEEK-LONG INTENSIVE (16-26yo) Mon 21 – Fri 25 April (10am - 4pm)

Instructors: Lynne Bradley (Artistic Director) & Mark Hill (Adult Education Co-ordinator)

Where: SHOPFRONT: 88 Calton Parade, Calton, NSW 2218

Cost: WEEK-LONG INTENSIVE $240 (inc. GST)

WEEKEND INTENSIVE $120 (inc. GST)

Bookings: Nerida Woods at SHOPFRONT

PHONE: 02 9588 3948

EMAIL: gm@shopfront.org.au

www.shopfront.org.au

Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre
T/F: +61 (07) 3252 5540
Email: info@zenzenzo.com
www.zenzenzo.com

Vidgets: The Development and Use of Interactive, Network Based Video Works by David Wolf (dpwolf)

2008-02-02T00:28:13+00:00

dpwolf has finished his thesis - you can download it from his site - it's called Vidgets: The Development and Use of Interactive, Network Based Video Works by David Wolf (dpwolf)
I've downloaded it but haven't finished reading it yet. he makes cool live video performances using isadora and quartz composer and the music is made with controllers and max / msp. I'd been to a workshop of his the previous year and that's how I started trying out isadora. (obviously he's more advanced than me ;)
I noticed page 138 has a photo which looks like a capture from a video I took of his & Somaya's performance at electrofringe 2006. I thought I had a photo but can't find it but I have a video. and the other photographer in the room was on the other side of the room as I recall. small world.

electrofringe 2006 - max msp workshop - video patch

2008-02-02T00:10:28+00:00

one of the workshops we did at electrofringe 2006 was on max / msp with Bruce Mowson
our group made a simple max patch which rotated through a few video clips we recorded of people who were in the workshop. we'd asked them to say something about the electrofringe / this is not art festival. the patch was basically a random video player. we only had an hour to make it so we chose something simple. we had to show Bruce the following day. our patch worked and we were one of two groups (well our group + 1 person from another group) who turned up the next day to demonstrate the finished patch
here's a photo of the attached patch - version 2

Mark's patch worked too - his is much more advanced! it's an identity bank ATM machine
Mark is from Chailight Productions - he lives in Melbourne now, but used to live in Brisbane and run the Spin'n'Jam nights, amongst other things such as some of the outdoor parties

one of the slides in Bruce's talk. I tried the url in the photo but it's a dead link now - granted it is 2 years later ;) no luck finding it on the wayback machine either :(

This is Not Art festival, Newcastle, Australia.
Electrofringe workshops.
Saturday 30/09/2006
http://www.thisisnotart.org/

Dorkbot Melbourne >>> people doing strange things with electricity

2007-11-23T09:52:16+00:00

Dorkbot Melbourne
>>> people doing strange things with electricity
4pm, Sunday 25th November, 2007
Level 1, 124a Johnston St Fitzroy 3065 (just east of Brunswick St).

Yes indeed, the final Dorkbot Melbourne for 2007 is on this Sunday, spread
the word!

This month's presentations range from synthetic birds in swampy wetlands to
wireless ultrasonic rangefinding with Arduinos, read on for more. Everyone
with an interest in doing strange things with electricity is invited to come
along and check out the presentations and participate in lively discussion.
Bring your friends. Bring drinks and nibblies of your choice. Scheduled
talks are outlined below.

This Sunday we'll be sharing out some Arduino serial and piggyback boards
(no electronics) kindly donated by Marcus Schappi from Little Bird
Electronics (http://www.littlebirdelectronics.com/).

As usual there will be an opportunity for anyone to spend a couple of
minutes explaining what they're up to, promoting related activities and
events, or requesting help. You're welcome to just turn up and ask on the
day, but feel free to let us know in advance. Also, please get in touch with
us at ( dorkbotmelbourne@dorkbot.org ) if you'd like to present something at
a future dorkbot.

::: Common Sounds installation :::
Steve Adam
Steve will talk about his Common Sounds installation, which was set in the
Sale Common Wetland Reserve (Gippsland) for the WaterWater Festival in
November 2005. The installation uses real-time generated synthetic
multichannel audio which was diffused in a swampy wetland setting. The
system was self-powered and involved numerous technical challenges. The
installation's sounds include a range of synthetic birds and insects. Check
out the mp3 link below for a preview:
[ http://members.iinet.net.au/~spectro7/-CommonSoundxcpt2-051105.aif.mp3 ]
[ http://members.iinet.net.au/~spectro7/sa_about.html ]

::: Active Wireless Ultrasonic Rangefinder :::
Ross Bencina & Danielle Wilde
This talk will discuss the design and construction of an ultrasonic
rangefinding system built as part of a recent residency at Steim Amsterdam
by Ross, Danielle and Somaya Langley. The idea was to create a wireless
system for measuring the distance between performers by timing ultrasonic
pings from one unit to another. Each range finder unit uses an Arduino and
has two separate ultrasonic sender and receiver circuits. The units use
Nordic Semiconductor NRF2401 digital wireless radios to synchronise and
transmit data back to a basestation. Ross and Danielle will discuss the
successes and limitations of the project to date.
[ http://www.audiomulch.com/~rossb ]
[ http://www.daniellewilde.com ]

...

Monthly dorkbot meetings are scheduled for the last Sunday of every month
(except December) so whack it in your diary now.

Hope to see you there!

The Melbourne dorkbot overlords: Javier, Ross, Danielle and Jon

dorkbotmelbourne@dorkbot.org
http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotmelbourne/

P.S. Check our website to subscribe to our annoucement and discussion lists.

OtherFilm Festival 2007 in Brisbane Nov 16-24

2007-11-11T21:57:39+00:00

OtherFilm Festival 2007.
16th-24th November, Brisbane, Australia.
www.otherfilm.org

Illuminating the Process... OtherFilm Workshops this week!

Lightstruck
A workshop for moving photogram creations delivered by Kerry Laitala (San Francisco)

Saturday 17th November 2007, 10am - 4pm
Queensland College of Art,
Photography darkrooms (level 3)
226 Grey St, South Bank, Brisbane, Australia
FREE / open to all - beginners and advanced encouraged

Modern day cine-mesmerist, film artist, film educator and creator of Muse of Cinema (35mm, 2006; featured in Rotterdam Film Festival, Ann Arbor Film Festival, San Francisco International Film Festival, Edinburgh Film Festival etc.), Kerry Laitala invites you to delve into her ultra-specialist treasure trove of knowledge on early cinema, optical film art, and her deep fascination with the spectre/spectator.

In this special one-off workshop, Kerry leads participants through a hands-on journey into the cinematic unknown. Working with 35mm colour film stock, torch light and an array of random objects and liquid, participants will create a collective abstract film over the course of the workshop using the photogram technique. Like May Ray's early photogram films (coined 'Rayograms'), experimental cinema artists have constantly re-imagined available resources creatively, to explore the limitless possibilities of moving image.

Instructional: Place found objects and materials directly onto the film and cast their shadows upon the raw emulsion with light! BYO transparent, translucent and opaque materials used to form latent shadowgraphic traces which are brought to life through hand processing; feathers, buttons, shells, sequins, Letraset letters, symbols and numbers, images printed on to acetate, painted film, anything graphically or texturally interesting.... . A vintage filmstrip projector will be engaged to project the film back the very same evening at the OFF07 event Monster Soup!

Info on Kerry Laitala: www.othercinema.com/klaitala

All are encouraged; however bookings are preferable, email to secure a spot! info@otherfilm.org
Note: You must wear enclosed shoes to enter the photographic darkroom environment.

Pull the Trigger!
Shooting and developing Super8 today delivered by Richard Tuohy (Nano Lab)

Sunday 18th November 11 - 3pm
Queensland College of Art,
Photography darkrooms (level 3)
226 Grey St, South Bank, Brisbane, Australia
FREE / open to all - beginners and advanced encouraged

Richard Tuohy, founder of Nano Lab (Daylesford, Victoria), lends his expertise, guidance and enthusiasm for all things Super8, with this hands-on demo to shooting and processing.

Explore a range of small-gauge cameras each with special functions and dis-functions. BYO cameras if you want to discuss them. Learn how to control and manipulate focus and exposure settings as well as some techno guff like cartridge re-notching and other small-gauge specific details. Enter the exotic amateur world of Super8 home processing, and consider the options still available for lab processing. Richard will also demo reversal colour film processing using Ektachrome film stock in an E6 bath.

Info on Richard Tuohy and Nano Lab: www.nanolab.com.au

All are encouraged; however bookings are preferable, email to secure a spot! info@otherfilm.org
Note: You must wear enclosed shoes to enter the photographic darkroom environment.

Sponsored by the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
Product support Kodak Australasia

Pre - OtherFilm Festival Event
Artist Talk - Kerry Laitala
Thursday 15th November 6.30pm
State Library of Queensland,
Auditorium 2 (level 2), Cultural Centre,
Stanley Place, South Bank, Brisbane, Australia

Laitala grew up in the wilds of the Maine coast, developing a chronic passion for old things. Her penchant for medical imagery and artifacts of decay springs from occupations in medical and dental institutions where she works during the day (when she is not teaching film classes at the San Francisco Art Institute). Laitala also has a deep, abiding interest in the early history of cinema and pre-cinematic explorations, which have informed her work immensely. For every work she produces, she places her fingers on the pulse of the piece and allows it to grow organically, without a script or prescribed plan. She prescribes to the concepts laid down by early feminist and cine-club founder Germaine Dulac, maker of surrealist films in the 1920's, that cinema should not be enslaved by narrative and theatre, but rather should give form to our dreams and fantasies, and applies this to expansion of the cinema at every opportunity...

We have to thank a range of amazing folks, bodies, bureaucracies for all the support they've given us. The OtherFilm Festival 2007 has been brought into being by the Australia Council for the Arts, the Brisbane City Council, Pacific Film and Television Commission, Queensland College of Art; Griffith University, and numerous volunteers.

Curated by OtherFilm

Sally Golding, Joel Stern and Danni Zuvela
www.otherfilm.org

2007 ANAT emerging technologies mentorship - call for applications

2007-07-26T22:35:12+01:00

2007 ANAT emerging technologies mentorship

ANAT is calling for applications from young and emerging practitioners working with distributed, portable, online, wearable, mobile and emerging platforms to undertake a three-month mentorship with an established practitioner of their choice.

Managed by ANAT, the mentorship is a part of the Australian Government's Young & Emerging Artists Initiative through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

The mentorship provides an opportunity to explore new artistic directions, to expand technical skills and increase knowledge of networks, debates and business practice. Applicants are invited to select a mentor and develop a program of activity spanning a three-month period. The mentorship may be largely a program of skills, development however applicants are encouraged to explore programs which incorporates critical investigation and dialogue, business skills development as well as marketing and exhibition opportunities. Utilising emerging technologies the mentor may be accessed locally, nationally or internationally. Additionally the successful applicant will maintain a blog for the duration of the mentorship hosted on the ANAT server.

Mentorship Proposal

Applicants are required to describe their practice, the mentor they have selected (include an outline of the mentor's practice), what activities will be undertaken during the mentorship, and the short and long-term benefits of the mentorship to the applicant. Applicants may choose to include an A4 page which outlines the structure of the mentorship on a weekly or monthly basis (For Example: Tue–Wed: conceptual development, Thurs: online discussion with mentor, Fri: research exhibition opportunities, undertake book-keeping with mentor etc.). Submissions should not exceed 4 pages in length. Please Note: The proposed mentorship program must be developed in consultation with the mentor.

Mentorship Fees

The mentorship will provide a fee for the mentoree ($7,200 excl GST) and a fee for the mentor ($1,800 excl GST). Note: recipients of the mentorship (the mentoree and mentor) are not precluded from seeking other funding from the Australia Council.

Eligibility

Applicants must be emerging technologies practitioners who are 30 years or under. The mentorship may be either locally, nationally or internationally based. If the mentor is not located in close proximity, you must describe your processes of communication and assessment.

Time Frame

The mentorship will commence any time from August 2007 and be completed by early December 2007. This time frame is negotiable, particularly where it is necessary to undertake the mentorship on a part-time basis. If an alternate time frame is required, applicants must outline the revised dates and the reasons for the alternate time frame.

Assessment

Applications will be assessed by a committee of the ANAT Board. The primary assessment criteria will be the relevance of the proposed mentorship program to the development of the mentoree's practice.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE 3 August 2007

For further information please contact: Gavin Artz ANAT General Manager, manager@anat.org.au, 08 8231 9037, Monday – Friday, 10am – 4pm CST.

http://www.anat.org.au/projects/Mentorships/emergingtechmentorship_000.htm

Auckland Festival '07 @ various locations in Auckland

2007-03-17T23:16:55+00:00

Auckland Festival '07 - 9-25th March 2007
http://www.aucklandfestival.co.nz/

DORKBOT-SYD @ Lanfranchis (Sydney)

2006-11-25T15:47:55+00:00

P E O P L E W H O D O S T R A N G E T H I N G S W I T H E L E C T R I C I T Y
DORKBOT-SYD : NOVEMBER DETAILS
POSTPONED TILL TUESDAY 28th November 2006!!! commencing 19:30
This will be the last Dorkbot of 2006!!!
Talkers of the month:
Leigh Russell is a 3d computer animator. He will be talking about a current project: to send a camera into the stratosphere on a helium balloon and has built a computer controlled machine that fabricates his 3d models from materials like wood and foam.

Gordon Monro will talk about his use of a Lego robotics kit to make an abstract art video. He will play the video and describe the processes used to make it.
http://www.gommog.com/pieces/redgrains.html

Tim Boykett, who is part of a group based in Linz called Time’s Up, will speak about SPIN and about sensors; the big ball and about the tools they have used to get data into and out of the machines to know what is happening with it and with other stuff.
http://www.timesup.org/spin

Tim's attendance is sponsored by the Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT), as part of the the Creativity and Cognition
Studios /ACID symposium, ENGAGE: Interaction, Art, and Audience Experience. (http://www.creativityandcognition.com/engage06/)
LOCATION: Lanfranchis
Level 2, 144 Cleveland St Chippendale
OPEN CALL FOR APPLICATIONS!
Dorkbot is all about participation. It is what YOU make of it! We would love to see your work!
If you would like to present something please email dorkbotsyd@dorkbot.org.
All presentations should aim to be 20 minutes in duration. You are welcome to bring along whatever, the project itself or visual and audio documentation or both. Please bring as much as you can including resources e.g. Laptop, cables etc. Tell us what you are bringing beforehand so that we can accommodate you. If you are unsure as to wether your presentation is appropriate take a browse through dorkbot.org at what other people are showing around the world. Presentations are not supposed to be formal. We don't want your CV we want to know what you are making and how you did it. It is a great opportunity to get some quality peer review!
Sincerely,
Your fellow dorks: Pia van Gelder + Boris Gordon
TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT DORKBOT-SYD OR SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MAILING LIST GO TO http://www.dorkbot.org/dorkbotsyd/
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organik magik @ Opoeia (Victoria)

2006-11-06T16:41:52+00:00

organik magik, sat 11th

DIRTY DISCO BALLS PRODUCTIONS & 11:11

PRESENT

ORGANIK MAGIK 11/11

Join us for a magical weekend @ Opoeia November 10-12. We'll be indulging in a full LIVE ORGANIC TRIBAL FUSION gathering the sorts of which we've not been able to enjoy for some time. Come join us in recognition of the energy building towards 2012. Lots more info to come...

gANGA gIRI LIVE (Termite Records)

mANTRIX LIVE (SUB/Psyharmonics)

dON pEYOTE LIVE (Interchill)

kRUSTY (Greenant)

pHAT kONTROLLERZ LIVE (Zenon/Fabula)

kUNDALINI (Greenant)

oBLIQUE iNDUSTRIES LIVE

pAUL kEARNEY LIVE (Fabula/Greenant)

rAINBOW aRCHITECT LIVE

pSYCHOTROPICS (Dirty Disco Balls/PsyPneumatix)

oNE tRIBE LIVE

d dOT

dEVINE uNION

just added jET mORE (friday night vinyl)

A world of lighting/projections/installations/decore by cALIBIYAU, rAINBOW aRCHITECT, vIDMAN, hAPPY cAMPER + sHROOMZ

Creative stage installations by CANOPI CREW + MASSIVE fire installations by MUTOID WASTE COMPANY!

Being @ Opoeia there will be limited capacity. Presale tickets will be released within a fortnight - dirtydiscoballs@gmail.com. $35 presale $45 on the gate. You can call Opoeia to do it in style by booking a cabin on 5288 7393.

PLUS Lady Lynx dancers and Blue Turban Drum Circle with Full Healing Space with workshops

http://www.opoeia.com.au

DANCEKOOL VOL.17 (sydney)

2006-11-06T09:41:10+00:00

DANCEKOOL VOL.17
Saturday 18 Nov 2006
@ City Dance Centre (Sydney City Class studio)
http://www.ozbboy.com/default.aspx?id=141&t=Dancekool-Vol-17-November-18...
3:00pm start, 2:00pm comp registration start, 9:00pm finish
Please send your name at mail@dancekool.com to book your advanced price ticket for Dancekool vol.17 at $12.
3 on 3 Bboying Battle:
* Prize: $600 cash + sponsor prize
* Judges:
* Bboy Lamaroc (from Fresh Sox, Zulu Kings)
* Bboy Jeremy (from Ozbboy/Skill@Will)
* + one more TBC
2 on 2 Hip Hop Battle:
* Prize: $400 cash + sponsor prize
* Judges:
* Mel (from Caramell)
* Yosuke (from Nu Skool Club)
* Tsuyoshi (from Sound Busters)
1 on 1 Popping Battle:
* Prize: $200 cash + sponsor prize
* Judges:
* Acha (from original Natural High)
* Boogalama (from Fresh Sox, Zulu Kings)
* Nacho Pop (from Fresh Sox, Zulu Kings, $7 Crew)
Dance Showcase:
* Tsuyoshi & Nao
* Nu Skool Club
* Sakura
* Spookey
* Baby Lotion
* Final Reductions
* + more TBC
Dancekool Students Showcase:
* Nao's Hip Hop
* Eri's Girls Hip Hop
* Kenky's Popping & Locking
* Akio's Hip Hop
* + more TBC

Translocations 1: New media practices in the urban context (Delhi)

2006-11-05T19:10:38+00:00

Workshop @ Sarai: FLOSS Fellowships Final Presentations

Translocations 1: New media practices in the urban context

17th and 24th November 2006,Seminar Room, Sarai-CSDS

Facilitated by Tapio Makela, researcher and artist in residence at Sarai

This workshop looks at new media practices in urban contexts.

The introductory session will take place at SARAI/CSDS seminar room on Friday, November 17th 11.00-13.00/14.00-16.00.

Second session on November 24th, same time.

Depending on the participants’ interests, there will either be one or two further sessions, also discussing selected readings and media art projects done or developed by the participants. Questions or suggestions, please e-mail tapio@translocal.net

Examples include:
- public media art projects- media artistic interventions- projects using mobile phones- projects using GPS
Workshop themesOne of the arguments made in the context of new media arts or Internet related theory is that in particular networked media offers new alternative public spaces. How are these arguments grounded in practice? What constitutes a public space in a given culture, to begin with, and how would new technologies amend or replace them?

Lucy Lippard wrote about lure of the location as a warning of essentialist artist practices about location. Today one can discuss lure of location data – as many artists offer views on urban experience based on location data, which in most cases, is merely indexical about a given location with its rich layers of urban life. Through several examples I will illustrate this new genre of locative art or location based media and discuss it in the context of technological sublime and fetishization of new technologies.

Personal computers, mobile phones, networked servers act as auxiliary memory devices. Also many artistic projects work with archiving, databases, and different ways of creating private or shared memories. How media artists and theorists address memory – and how to relate with the frenzy of creating digital artifacts, digital fever?

To register, please send in a short bio and a paragraph on why you wish to attend the workshop to dak@sarai.net by the 12th of November 2006.

http://www.sarai.net

Translocations 1: New media practices in the urban context (Delhi)

2006-11-05T19:10:38+00:00

Workshop @ Sarai: FLOSS Fellowships Final Presentations

Translocations 1: New media practices in the urban context

17th and 24th November 2006,Seminar Room, Sarai-CSDS

Facilitated by Tapio Makela, researcher and artist in residence at Sarai

This workshop looks at new media practices in urban contexts.

The introductory session will take place at SARAI/CSDS seminar room on Friday, November 17th 11.00-13.00/14.00-16.00.

Second session on November 24th, same time.

To register, please send in a short bio and a paragraph on why you wish to attend the workshop to dak@sarai.net by the 12th of November 2006.

http://www.sarai.net

electrofringe notes - thursday 28/09/2006 - moPho workshop - mobile phone video

2006-09-28T05:52:00+01:00

I tried converting an existing video to 3gp format - here's a shorter 3pg version of the People watching at Saket PVR video :

click here or on the image to play the quicktime movie

and also made a new one after taking a few 2 second video clips and some rough edits.

this is the original version :

click here or on the image to play the quicktime movie

and this is the .3gp version

click here or on the image to play the quicktime movie

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general notes

http://www.graffitiresearchlab.com/

grafitti research lab - led projections onto screens/walls - throw the led devices up and they project onto a wall. they stick to the wall via a magnet

http://www.instructables.com/id/E9D2ZJ3FG0EP286JEJ/

introLED Throwies
Developed by the Graffiti Research Lab a division of the Eyebeam R&D OpenLab, LED Throwies are an inexpensive way to add color to any ferromagnetic surface in your neighborhood. A Throwie consists of a lithium battery, a 10mm diffused LED and a rare-earth magnet taped together. Throw it up high and in quantity to impress your friends and city officials.

This is Not Art & Electrofringe festivals 2003 - video

2006-09-13T21:15:02+01:00

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slideshow video of photos taken during the 2003 This is Not Art and Electrofringe festivals in Newcastle, Australia 01-06 October 2003

http://www.thisisnotart.org has info about this year's festival

http://www.massarcade.com/electrofringe has the 2003 electrofringe website - you can find the program on this site

http://flickr.com/photos/aliak_com/tags/tina2003/ has photos of the event

Other Film Festival Sound Walk, Brisbane 24/03/2006 - video

2006-09-07T20:30:02+01:00

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I went along to the Sound Walk workshop and walk at Other Film Festival in Brisbane earlier this year. here's a slideshow video of some photos taken along the walk. it brought back such memories! the walk was from South Bank to the city along the river. we went through the Botannical Gardens near QUT Gardens Point which is where I went to Uni. everything was so familiar though I hadn't been there in a few years.

the music is "Don't you worry" by The Beloved

Korean Electro-Acoustic Music Society (KEAMS)

2006-08-21T19:23:11+01:00

The Korean Electro-Acoustic Music Society (KEAMS) was founded for the development of electro-acoustic music and computer music in 1993.

The society provides a broad forum for new compositions and performance of electro-acoustic music, research about music technology and computer music, technical information sharing, and concerts of electro-acoustic music both in Korea and abroad. Its membership includes composers, performers, educators, researchers and others with an interest of electro-acoustic music. KEAMS' activities include an annual international festival "SICMF", the yearly scientific journal "Emile", and locally organized events such as contests and seminars.

KEAMS is involved with the following activities:

Korea Computer Music Contest

The Korea Computer Music Contest is an annual competition for young composers in Korea.

Seminar

Every month we invite a composer, theorist, or performer and held a seminar for our members and people who are interested in electro-acoustic music.

Summer Camp

The annual summer camp has held since 2000 with different subject every year for our members or students.

Journal "Emile"

"Emile" is a non-periodic journal that focuses on electro-acoutic music. The journal currently is only in Korean.

visit http://www.keams.org/main_en for more details