[rohrpost] SHIFT067 UPDATE, JUNE 02
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S H I F T 0 6 7 U P D A T E J U N E? 2 0 0 2
http://www.shift.jp.org/067/
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C O N T E N T S
COVER INTERVIEW WITH CREW6, HYPERISLAND
The cover design of this month was created by Crew 6 from
"Hyper Island" in Karlskrona, Sweden. This is an educational
institution that provides knowledge of the new media
industry and design skills. Shift has been paying a keen
attention to their activities and we are happy to introduce
you Crew 6, who made a great success of the first exhibition
that was organised by students only in Hyper Island, in this
month. Find out how the exhibition actually went and their
two years in this school.
NEXT 02
The existing things and things that we are looking for in the
belief that they exist. Although it is unfortunate that we
can't find these things when we want to, there is possibility
in some degree that we don't get them. If the misfortune
happens to many people, the people will be disappointed and
gloomy. The media art in Tokyo is suffering this misfortune.
Many people say, "The media art is boring and annoying." and
the opinion is being fixed. It gains good reputation in London,
New York, Linz and Taipei, etc, however, it is something dull
in the center of media art.
If people can find the things they are looking for, the
misfortune will go away. And the unprecedented art event
began.
FRESH CONFERENCE SINGAPORE
IdN celebrated its tenth anniversary with a bang during the
third Fresh Conference in Singapore. The two-day conference
brought together designers from across the globe. Almost
three thousand delegates from over thirty different countries
attended the conference to hear and see acclaimed designers
from separate ends of the world showcase their work, share
their personal interests, philosophies and influences.
Bringing people together for a common passion.
BAF WEEK
The third edition of Buenos Aires Fashion Week (BAF week),
from 22 to 25 April, in the capital city of Argentina glittered
with a light of its own and real inner poise.
The local fashion fair, which took place at the traditional
building of the Rural Society, showed a variety of colorful
racks enlightened by young and alternative designer clothes.
All of the assistants -visitors, buyers and designers- shared
the same code of cool and trendy fashion.
TIME CAPSULE - ART CAPSULE TOY PROJECT VOL.2
Just a few coins let you enjoy art. The second "Time Capsule
- Art Capsule Toy Project" will be launched this summer. The
last project, which we featured in SHIFT 063, had an ace-high
reputation, therefore the project has more expectations this
time. Ms. Machida from Sony Creative Products Inc. told us
about the direction of the project.
DOT SOSO 3
We are in the time of digital media. Designs, movies, music....
Creators are now able to create anything with a desktop. This
is fantastic progress in terms of "efficiency" and it makes
me feel the future is waiting for us with good things.
However, are all aspects of digital media really good?
120 SECONDS.COM DIGITAL FILM FESTIVAL
The first ever 120Seconds.com Digital Film Festival features
online and live screenings of 15 diverse digital short films,
live music from indie favorites, and parties in the glittering
seaside city of Vancouver. Check out this online showcase of
digital film talent.
FLASH FORWARD 2002 NYC
The name of this event "Flash Forward 2002 New York" tells
you everything about the event. It is all about Flash. The
developments of Flash never stop going forward and the
strongest application, Flash MX has recently been released.
The event was held in Amsterdam in last year. The stage in
this year is New York City. The event will last for three days
on 10th - 12th of July, 2002.
SONAR 2002
The festival season of advanced music and multi-media art
has come. Sonar will be held for three days. This is the event
that features the most relevant artists within Spain and
other countries with the newest developments. Ninety DJ
performances, more than 80 concerts, 65 films, installations,
Net art, designs and others will be presented.
IdN MY FAVOURITE CONFERENCE
IdN is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. "IdN My
Favourite Conference" is going to be held in Hong Kong for
this anniversary.
Speakers from all over the world will give speeches about
their favourite designs in daily life and philosophy, beliefs,
lifestyle and attitudes of each person will be revealed.
Participated artists are Michael Place, Delaware, Hideki
Inaba, James Jarvis, Karim Rashid, M/M (France), Yoshitomo
Nara (Japan).
UPLOAD ONLINE MEDIA AWARD
"Upload" is a competition that showcases individuals' idea as
a go-between. The entry for the 2nd Upload Online Media
Award has already started.
The categories are Multimedia, Short Film, DJ Mix, Short
Story. The prise money for each category is from $1,500. The
deadline is the 1st of July.
TEKKO 02
The second exhibition of "Tekko", which showcases the works
of designers from a genre of "design", will be held in this
summer. Tekko is a free place where designers can express
their thoughts and work. It is an energetic exhibition under
the strong belief to push the limit of design.
Participated designers and design studios are Buro Destruct,
Matt Owens, Rinzen , Planet Pixel and GWG from Japan
2002 ASIA DIGITAL ART AWARDS
"Asia Digital Art Awards" is a competition with the aim of
sending intelligence and diffusing digital art & design from
Asia to the world. It has been started since last year. The
categories are divided into two: Category A "Digital Art &
Design" and Category B "Entry Class". There are also several
sections in each category. The winner for Asian Digital Art
Grand Prize will receive a certificate of merit, a trophy and
supplementary cash prize 1 million yen. The deadline is
Thursday the 27th of June.
ART GALLERY BIN
This month, new gallery space 'BIN' has launched on cooperation
with Abahouse International. BIN is a showcase and repository
for artworks in the digital era. It is intended as a place for
artists to exhibit and archive their digital artworks.
Future plans include compiling contributed artworks on
CD-ROM and in printed catalogues and mounting exhibitions
in galleries worldwide.
Featured '4 short interactive pieces' made by Tree-Axis from
San Francisco in USA.
TOKYO CUTIE GIRLS
Featuring street fashion photos in ever changing Tokyo. One
of the popular features, 'Tokyo Cutie Girls' returns!
INFO-WORLD 057
What's happening around borderground? Correspondents for
Shift dwelling on the edge of the world contribute monthly to
Info-World. Shift presents your direct source from the
borderground culture of the world.
This month features: 'Cellphones and Computers' from Milan,
an exhibition at 'Marat Guelman Gallery' from Moscow,
a new contemporary art space 'Le Plateau' from Paris, make
'Bath Towel' for Parco from Tokyo etc...
SOSO CAFE
Soso Cafe is a gallery-cafe-restaurant produced by Shift. It
is available to purchase the design products, which are dealt
at Shift Factory, in the cafe. Also, an event will be held once
a month as well as displaying works at the gallery space on
the wall. The Internet service is available, too. Of course, you
can order meals at the cafe.
Dot Soso#3 will be held on 29th June.
GREETING CARD
Brand new greeting cards designed by Saas Fee are ready for
you. This service is designed to give you the possibility of
creating a personal greeting page on the internet for any
special person you like. Please give it a try!
SEARCH
Now you can search any contents within Shift through Google.
Where's that article? Where's the information you're looking
for? Try it now!
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