[spectre] animatronica - microwave festival hongkong

[Andreas Broeckmann]

Animatronica
Microwave International New Media Arts Festival

4-15 Nov 2006

http://microwavefest.net/

Animatronica showcases classical and cutting edge media-arts in the 
technical context of surveillance and real-time interaction. The 
exhibition is set out to explore the many dimensions of animated 
space: the public, the private, and the social. It is presented as a 
situation within which the audience's own imagination and willful 
exploration ignites the new dimension of seeing. The exhibition space 
becomes the matrix through which audiences discovers new ways of 
interacting with surveillance devices, and expand our repertoire of 
dynamic visceral experiences.

This year's Festival highlights the critical nature of animated 
images, both in the form of animation and by way of surveillance 
devices. Surveillance, usually perceived in a negative context, is 
being presented to the audience in a fun, enigmatic manner. The 
devices, mobilized by artists' creativity, allow viewers to witness 
extended dimensions of their physical existence: fantastic 
interactive elements emerge while they navigate through the 
exhibition space.

The exhibition venue is constructed as a technological laboratory 
where the public is invited to engage, participate and experiment: to 
explore the interactivity within an inviting social context and 
referential space. The show could not be defined without the active 
participation of audiences. The exhibition would not be complete 
without the interaction of the public.

Exhibition

Date: 5-15.11.2006
Time: 11:00am-8:00pm, Daily
Venue: Exhibition Hall, Low Block, Hong Kong City Hall (map)
Free Admission

Exhibition Opening

Date: 4.11.2006
Time: 5:30pm
Venue: Exhibition Hall, Low Block, Hong Kong City Hall (map)

Artists

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer - Canada
Camille Utterback - USA
Alvaro Cassinelli - Uruguay
Philip Worthington - U.K.
Max Kazemzadeh - USA
Daniel Shiffman - USA
Daniel Sauter - Germany
Jin-Yo Mok - South Korea
X-D Animation Award Winners - Hong Kong

Microwave X-D Animation Award 2006

Prize Presentation
Date: 5.11.2006
Time: 2:00pm
Venue: Exhibition Hall, Hong Kong Film Archive (map)

Microwave X-D Animation Award Show
Date: 5-15.11.2006
Time: 10:00am-8:00pm, Fri-Wed (Closed Thur)
Venue: Exhibition Hall, Hong Kong Film Archive (map)

Tribute to Nam June Paik: Special Lecture and Screening Program

Date: 11,13-15.11.2006
Venue: Exhibition Hall, Hong Kong Film Archive (map)

Events

Conference
Electronic Mediated City-Wide Performance
Artist Talks
Workshops
Animatronica Exhibition Tours