[spectre] exh. Silent*Observers, Rijeka/Croatia

[by way of Andreas Broeckmann]

Silent*Observers EXHIBITION (16-20.09.2005)
in Museum of Modern and Contemporrary Art in Rijeka, CROATIA
everyday from 15:00 to 21:00

URL:http://silentobservers.info/

Silent*Observers is an ongoing media project dedicated to mediating local
ambient experiences through computer networks, using observation as method
and streaming media as carrier...

It's initiated in 2003 by Multimedia Institute in Zagreb, with support of
Center for Research in Computing and Arts at University of California SD
and THE THING in NYC. With the aim to research, produce new works, exhibit
and publishon methods of mediated observation and net streaming.

Silent*Observers is entering it's public phase with exhibition in Museum
of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rijeka (Croatia) with the artistic and
production contributions of: Jussi Angesleva and Ross Cooper, Wolfgang
Staehle and Jan Gerber, Natalie Jeremijenko and Kate Rich, Caspar Stracke,
Carol Hobson, Marisa Jahn, Inke Arns, Agnese Trocchi, Pablo de Soto of
Hackitectura, Luka Frelih, MP Hacklab (Pula), e-Lab (Riga), Cube Cinema
(Bristol), Riereta (Barcelona)...
concept by: Zeljko Blace


Exhibition Program
in MMSU (Rijeka, CROATIA) consists of


Artists talk & lectures on Sept 17th :
* lecture by Agnese Trocchi: tactical streaming and netcasting hybrids
* lecture by Inke Arns: on pioniring works in networked video art
* artist panel: Jussi Angesleva, Natalie Jeremijenko & Wolfgang Staehle -
moderated by Igor Spanjol & Dunja Kukovec

Demo/Workshop on Sept 18th :
* a gentle introduction to streaming by LukaFrelih of Ljudmila (Slovenia)


Project partners:
in USA - CRCA/UCSD, POND Gallery & The THING
in Croatia - MP Hacklab, Drugo More, Filmski Aktiv, University Library in
Rijeka, art radionica Lazareti
int. - a.network, Open Source Streaming Alliance, Marcell Network

Support by:
Goethe Institute Zagreb & British Council Zagreb
Ministry of Culture & City of Rijeka
CEC ARTSLINK & Trust for Mutual Understanding

Sponsored by:
Hotel Excelsior Dubrovnik
ATMAN audio-video