[spectre] (fwd) INTERACTIVE FUTURES 06: Audio Visions (Victoria, Canada)

[Andreas Broeckmann]

To: rare at rhizome.org
From: "Julie Andreyev" <lic at telus.net>

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INTERACTIVE FUTURES 06: Audio Visions
Victoria Independent Film and Video Festival - http://www.vifvf.com/
Co-sponsored by Open Space Artist-Run Centre - http://www.openspace.ca/
Parallel event ’Äì Digital Art Weeks, Summer 2006, Swiss Federal 
Institute of Technology ’Äì http://www.jg.inf.ethz.ch/Group/Front
Conference hotel - Laurel Point Inn - http://www.laurelpoint.com/
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Thurs Jan. 26 - Sun. Jan. 29, 2006.

CALL FOR PAPERS, PANELS, PERFORMANCES, & INSTALLATIONS

INTERACTIVE FUTURES is a forum for showing recent tendencies in new 
media art as well as a conference for exploring issues related to 
technology. The theme of this year's event is Audio Visions. IF06 
will explore new forms of audio-based media art from a diverse body 
of artists, theorists, and sound practitioners. Sound poetry, 
web-based audio and multimedia, mobile audio performance, new forms 
of music theatre, synaesthetic performance, hybrid forms, sound-based 
installation, video and sound, and environmental sound are all of 
interest to Audio Visions.

The proliferation of audio technologies, audio-visual collaboration, 
and hybrid forms of live performance in the new millennium is 
striking. Audio artists are exploring the areas of mobility, 
virtuality, performance, and audience interaction from an 
experimental point-of-view. Audio Visions invites scholars, 
sound-artists, and performers of all stripes to submit paper, panel, 
performance or installation proposals in one of the three following 
categories.

1.	"Sound and Vision" lecture and panel series - Scholars, 
artists, and practitioners working in audio or audio-visual-based new 
media are encouraged to submit proposals for IF06. We are interested 
in a broad range of audio including: computational, interactive or 
generative audio; the creation of digital audio tools; 
synchronization between sound and visuals; performative art that 
explores language, voice and body; streaming radio and mobile sound 
works. Presentations should be, in part, demonstrative. We recognize 
that sound art is evolving and that categories have become 
increasingly irrelevant - we encourage proposals that push the 
boundaries of the traditional conference paper.

2.	"Earshot" performance series ’Äì "Earshot" is seeking 
experimental audio-based performances that challenge assumptions 
about audio forms and performance conventions. Avant-garde, 
post-avant-garde, techno, electro-acoustic, synaesthetic production, 
liminal art and hybrid performance are all within our desired range. 
"Earshot" is primarily interested in new types of electronic 
audio-visual performance as well as models for audience participation 
in sound works. "Earshot" will run performances at Open Space for 
each night of IF06.

3.	"Tangible Frequencies" installations ’Äì  We are interested 
in audio installation works that consider site, space, vision, volume 
and perception and how physical location 'matters' to the reception 
of audio frequencies. IF06 has identified areas within Open Space 
Gallery to function as controlled locations for sound installations.* 
We welcome proposals that respond to the particular characteristics 
of these locations through their acknowledgement of private and/or 
public space and use. Installations may provide audio continuity to 
the existing locations, or respond as intervention and critique.

INTERACTIVE FUTURES is part of the Victoria Independent Film and 
Video Festival and applicants are encouraged to check the Festival 
website for more information on the broader program.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS / ARTISTS

’Ä¢	Greg Hermanovic of Derivative software is a visionary 
software-engineer involved in the creation of real-time visual tools. 
In 2003 he received an Academy Award for the pioneering of modeling 
in the film industry with PRISMS and Houdini. Greg coordinated the 
realtime animation at SIGGRAPH 98's Interactive Dance Club, and 
directed special effects for Michael Snow's Corpus Callosum. 
Derivative’Äôs Touch software, a range of tactile interfaces, brings 
advanced realtime animation tools to a diverse cross-section of 
artists, including Richie Hawtin and Rush. Greg will perform live 
visuals with Toronto-based DJ Tom Kuo.
’Ä¢	Tom Kuo uses a grounding in techno to pursue a varied range 
of precise electronic strains. Tom was recently named one of 
Toronto’Äôs Top Ten DJs by NOW magazine.
’Ä¢	Atau Tanaka is known for his work in interactive music, 
including performances with biosignal gesture systems. He has 
conducted research at IRCAM in Paris and was Artistic Ambassador of 
Apple Computer Europe. His work with sensor-based musical instruments 
and network audio installations have received prizes and support from 
Ars Electronica,  the Fraunhofer Institute, the Japan Foundation, and 
the Daniel Langlois Foundation. His current research at Sony CSL 
Paris focuses on harnessing collective musical creativity on mobile 
devices.
’Ä¢	Jˆºrg Gutknecht is a computer scientist with a passion for 
new hybrid art forms. He has actively participated in 
culturally-oriented "wearable computing" projects, including "Instant 
Gain in Grace" (motion tracking of a Butoh dancer), "Going Publik" 
(distributed orchestra based on mobile electronic scoring), and "On 
the Sixth Day" (multi-channel video system for interactive 
storytelling). Together with Sound Artist, Art Clay, he organizes the 
Digital Art Weeks which offers performances and provides courses in 
the areas of computer-aided art and music.
’Ä¢	Art Clay is a specialist in the performance of self-created 
works with the use of inter-media, and has appeared at international 
festivals. Recently, his work has focused on large-scale performative 
music-theater works and public art spectacles using mobile devices.
’Ä¢	Jim Andrews publishes vispo.com. It is the centre of his work 
as a visual poet, audio artist, programmer, and critic. His work in 
interactive audio and word-based web media has been published and 
shown widely in such venues as rhizome.org, turbulence.org, and the 
trAce Online Writing Centre. Since 1999, he has been creating 
interactive audio at vispo.com/vismu.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

INTERACTIVE FUTURES is interested in artistic and theoretical work 
that relates to audio performance, production and hybrid forms.

’Ä¢	Papers, Panels, and Presentations can include DVDs, audio 
CDs, video tapes, games, web-sites, etc. and should be 45-minutes in 
length.
’Ä¢	Proposed artwork for exhibition may take the form of 
performances ("Earshot"), installations ("Tangible Frequencies"), or 
audio-related screenings ("Earshot" or "Tangible Frequencies").
’Ä¢	Applications should not exceed 500 words. Applicants should 
indicate one of the three festival categories in the subject of the 
message. Please include a 200 word max bio.
’Ä¢	All proposals must be submitted in text only format either as 
an attachment or within the body of the email message.
’Ä¢	Please present examples of your work as a URL to a web-site.
’Ä¢	If your presentation requires specific technologies please 
describe your needs in detail.

Proposals should be submitted electronically to ONE of the following persons:

’Ä¢	"Sound and Vision" lecture and panel series - Randy Adams 
runran at runran.net
’Ä¢	"Earshot" performance series - Steve Gibson sgibson at finearts.uvic.ca
’Ä¢	"Tangible Frequencies" installations - Julie Andreyev lic at telus.net

* SPECIAL NOTE FOR INSTALLATION ARTISTS APPLYING TO ’ÄúTANGIBLE FREQUENCIES’Äù:

Open Space has the following areas available to install sound installations:

’Ä¢	Parallel gallery (opens onto the street)
’Ä¢	Bathrooms (2)
’Ä¢	Back Stairs (opens onto the back alley)
’Ä¢	Main gallery (low volume or headphones only)

A floor plan for Open Space can be downloaded at 
http://www.openspace.ca/img/floorplan.pdf

Please indicate a preference for one of the above areas in your 
proposal. Artists should keep in mind that Open Space is a shared 
space and therefore low volume will be required. Other venues may be 
organized by special arrangement if louder volume is required.

FUNDING

INTERACTIVE FUTURES does not have funding for travel or 
accommodation. Presenters and artists are expected to apply for 
travel funding from their home institutions and/or granting bodies. 
INTERACTIVE FUTURES is applying for funding for performance and 
installation artists exhibiting at Open Space. If this funding is 
obtained, performance and installation artists will receive a modest 
fee according to CARFAC (http://www.carfac.ca/) regulations.

All presenters and artists will be given a pass to all INTERACTIVE 
FUTURES events and will have access to the ’ÄúHospitality Suite’Äù at 
the Festival hotel (food and drinks). All presenters and artists will 
be eligible for the conference rate at Festival Hotels (between 
$40-110 per night).

DEADLINE FOR ALL PROPOSALS: Friday, September 23, 2005.

Notification of acceptance of proposals will be sent out on or before 
October 7, 2005.

EQUIPMENT ACCESS

Laurel Point Inn ’Äì Presentations

The following equipment will be made available for all presenters:

’Ä¢	Mac computer with Monitor, keyboard, DVD/CD-ROM drive.
’Ä¢	Data/Video Projector.
’Ä¢	VHS Player.
’Ä¢	Sound system with amp and two speakers.
’Ä¢	Wireless high-speed internet access.

Open Space ’Äì Performances  and Installations

The following equipment is available for artists at Open Space. 
Artists should be aware that equipment will have to be shared and 
therefore should not propose to use all of the below devices 
simultaneously. Installations and performances should be easy to 
set-up and take down. Wherever possible artists should apply their 
own technology.

’Ä¢	2 Data/Video Projectors.
’Ä¢	VHS Player.
’Ä¢	DVD Player.
’Ä¢	3-4 Macintosh computers.
’Ä¢	Sound system with amp, 16-channel mixing board, mics, and 
four speakers.
’Ä¢	Cable modem internet connection.

For a full list of resources available at Open Space go to:
http://www.openspace.ca/space/resources.htm

CONTACTS:

Victoria Independent Film and Video Festival Director:
Kathy Kay 			director at vifvf.com

INTERACTIVE FUTURES Co-Curators:
Steve Gibson		sgibson at finearts.uvic.ca
Julie Andreyev 		lic at telus.net

INTERACTIVE FUTURES Paper Editor:
Randy Adams 		runran at runran.net

OPEN SPACE New Music:
Tina Pearson 		newmusic at openspace.ca

Victoria Independent Film and Video Festival:
Mailing Address - PO Box 8419, Victoria, BC, V8W3S1, Canada.
Office Address - 808 View Street, Victoria, BC, V8W1K2, Canada.
Tel: (250)389.0444. Fax: (250)389.0406. E mail: festival at vifvf.com

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