[rohrpost] ScapeBiennial_don'tmisbehave_newmediaartworks

[susanne jaschko]

Hallo,
auch wenn es unwahrscheinlich ist, dass jemand aus Dland /Europa fuer 
diese Arbeiten nach Christchurch kommt, so mag es vielleicht doch 
interessant sein, was wir hier im Rahmen der Biennale zeigen..... 
Gruesse, Susanne

Scape 2006 Biennial of Art in Public Space /don't misbehave!/ in New 
Zealand presents 4 new media based artworks:


   


  The group SIMPEL contributes Paper Cup Telephone Network (PCTN).


  Do you remember stringing two cups together and talking with your
  friend?  Well, the PCTN is the same, but imagine people around the
  world whose cups are all tied together, so that everyone can speak to
  anyone, any time, for free. The PCTN uses a combination of string and
  internet technologies to create a free and open communication system
  similar to Antonio Meucci's (the inventor of the telephone) vision for
  the telephone, a social network where everyone speaks to everyone.
  This project is by the new media art group SIMPEL. SIMPEL is Matthew
  Biederman (CA), Aleksandar Erkalovic (HR), Lotte Meijer (NL), and Adam
  Hyde (NZ).


  http://www.simpel.cc


  Forecourt of Christchurch Art Gallery and south quad of Arts Centre


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  Auckland based media artist Sean Kerr installs Neighbourhood Watch.


  Neighbourhood Watch consists of a number of peering eyes which create
  an inquisitive neighbourhood in the central urban area of
  Christchurch, unsettling and interrupting the locals in the
  surrounding environment. These animated eyes are goggling out of
  windows, observing the ever-changing scenery of Christchurch's
  streets, and participating in public commentary.


  http://seankerr.net/


  Worcester Boulevard


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  Swiss artist Johannes Gees will make you see The Christchurch Menetekel.


  The work is a collaborative, interactive laser text installation
  inspired by the story of King Belshazzar's feast, from the biblical
  Book of Daniel. Taking its cue from the flaming Hand of God and its
  mysterious warning in the story, Menetekel writes messages on walls in
  laser light and invites the public to text their own contributions and
  responses back. The artwork addresses the public's relationship with
  religion and its meaning in contemporary art and society.


  http://www.johannesgees.com


  30 Sept 7pm--12am, 1 - 4 Oct 8 pm - 12 am, Cathedral Square


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  Auckland based collective et al. presents /untitled/, 2006.


  An installation in which multi-media components including synthesised
  voice and video projection and an internet feed from Google Earth are
  situated in a fenced and empty enclosure. Apparently integral to the
  GE imagery are 5 animated units which move over an area of the Middle
  East. The Google Earth link was first used by et al. as a component in
  the /fundamental practice/ Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane 2006.


  Christchurch Art Gallery


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  A discussion panel entitled "Beyond spectacle: media art in public
  space" will look at the strategies and the effect of media art
  practice in public space. On the panel with Susanne Jaschko are
  Johannes Gees, Sean Kerr and Matthew Biederman.


  Sunday Oct 1, 4 pm, Christchurch Art Gallery


*Scape 2006 Biennial of Art in Public Space /don't misbehave!/
Sept 30 - Nov 12, 2006
Christchurch, New Zealand
www.scapebiennial.org.nz*


-- 
susanne jaschko  
curator Scape 2006 Biennal