[spectre] Article - a nordic biannual exhibition for unstable and electronic artforms

[juha huuskonen]

* Article *

- a nordic biannual exhibition for unstable and electronic artforms

* Call for artistic contributions *

i/o/lab and the curatorial team of Article hereby invite you to submit
proposals for artistic work and conference talks to be included in Article
2006.

We are interested in productions from areas including but not limited to:

- interactive objects
- work for mobile devices
- video or concepts for broadcast television
- internet-based work
- installations for public spaces
- installations for gallery spaces
- public actions
- social events
- workshops

We are primarily interested in completed productions but will give equal
merit to incomplete/suggested work and proposals in the evaluation of
applications.

Article wishes to present work which is either site- or context-specific, or
intended for traditional display spaces, work which explores and exploits
the potential for artistic expression in everyday surroundings and objects.

The artists/groups we invite will receive artists fees and funding for
travel and board. We will also offer some production support, technical as
well as financial.

Article will be launched in the last half of November 2006.

* Call for conference contributions *

Article will be accompanied by a one-day conference, covering the topics of
the exhibition and the field of unstable and electronic artforms. We are
interested in contributions in the form of presentations/talks on subject
areas relevant to the practice and theory of art in this field.

* About Article: *

Article is one of the main projects for Stavanger 2008 - European Capital of
Culture. Article 2006 will be a pilot project for the 2008 installment, but
also to underline that Article is intended as a biannual event BEYOND the
scope of the European Capital year.

Article will be comprised of: a main exhibition; a conference related to the
themes of the biannual; in-depth practical and theoretical workshops and
seminars; and contributions from local resources and other collaborative
partners.

The goal of Article is to promote artforms which don't merely employ
electronic techniques in its production and display, but also actively
comment on technology, the ethics and politics of technology and the
evolution and dissemination of technology. Article wishes to establish an
open arena for artforms which critique and engage social processes and
present reflected positions on the expressive qualities and contexts of the
media.

By «Unstable artforms» we intend to encompass art which is not
institutionalised and stabilised by traditional frameworks of production and
distribution, art which crosses disciplinary boundaries, which engages
unusual contexts and references, or art which is not anchored by permanent,
static objects.

The basic proposition and theme of the biannual is the artistic and
democratic potential in the use of technology in a socially engaged art
practice. Article will give this ephemeral and experimental art a context,
and present it to a local, national and international audience.

Article intends to present productions / work which are site-specific or
made for traditional exhibition venues, work which explores and expands the
potential of artistic expression in our immediate environment and objects.
Article will be produced in close collaboration between i/o/lab, the
norwegian production network for electronic arts, and invited groups and
individuals from the nordic arts scenes.

* Application deadline and addresses *

Application deadline: 15. June 2006

Your application / project proposal can be sent as attachments to an email
to the following address: iolab at iolab.no

You can also send us a snail mail to this address:
i/o/lab
P.O.Box 308 Sentrum
4002 Stavanger
NORWAY

The application should include:

- Project description *OR* outline of conference presentation
- Summary / abstract of the project, ~150 words
- Budget
- CV and biographies
- Photo documentation, sketches, DVD, CD

(contact us first if you wish to transfer large files over the net)

* Evaluation and notification: *

The applications/ project proposals will be evaluated by a programme
committee and the organizers. Applicants will receive answers ASAP after the
15th of June 2006, and final confirmation within a month, for projects we
wish to include in the exhibition.

* Selection / Programming Committee / Process *

The content of Article 2006 will be selected by a programming committee,
comprised of individual artists, organizers and theoreticians specially
invited to participate. The invited individuals will form a group of people
with rich experience in organizing events such as this.

* The Programme Committee *

The Programme Committee for Article 2006 consists of Hege Tapio and Kevin
Foust from i/o/lab and the following individuals, each with extensive
experience in the practice and mediation of unstable arts:

Jon Brunberg, Sweden. See: http://www.brunberg.se
Juha Huuskonen, Finland. See: http://www.juhuu.nu
Mogens Jacobsen, Denmark. http://mogens.info

* More information / Questions *

If you have any questions, you can call Hege Tapio (tel. +47 51 11 54 59) or
Kevin Foust (tel. +47 51 11 54 58) or send an email to iolab at iolab.no

Our website www.iolab.no will also contain additional information.