[spectre] (fwd) urban interface oslo info

[Andreas Broeckmann]

Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:38:53 +0200
From: susanne jaschko <sj at sujaschko.de>


Dear friends and colleagues,

I am happy to inform you about the continuation of the urban interface
series in Oslo, Norway. Apologies for cross-postings.

urban interface | oslo is a project that explores 
the interspaces between the public and the 
private. urban interface is and ongoing series 
and first took place in Berlin earlier this year. 
From 13th September to 7th October six new 
artworks will be presented in diverse public 
spaces in the districts of Grünerløkka, Grønland 
and Tøyen, Oslo. urban interface | oslo is a 
project curated by Susanne Jaschko and produced 
by Atelier Nord.

EXHIBITION
The process-based artworks put a searchlight on 
the continually changing processes in the 
collective, private and public urban space. The 
exhibition will run from 13th September to 7th 
October 2007.

The participating artists are:

Laura Beloff (Finland): The Head

Bjørnar Habbestad and Jørgen Larsson (Norway): Telart

HC Gilje (Norway): Soundpockets

John Hawke (USA) and Sancho Silva (Portugal): Orange Works

Vibeke Jensen (Norway): Blue Wall of Silence

Michelle Teran (Canada): Friluftskino

CONFERENCE
In addition to the exhibition, the international conference 'The Porous
City: Art claiming the urban void' will take place at
Fabrikken, Nedregate 7, Oslo
14th and 15th September 2007, 10.00 - 18.00 hrs both days

The conference will focus on how contemporary art responds to the urban
environment. Artists, theoreticians and curators will discuss the
constraints and potentials of urban space. The conference speakers are
Lev Manovich, Florian Rötzer, Martin Rieser, Jørn Mortensen, Jan Inge
Reilstad and Drew Hemment with additional presentations by the artists
participating in the urban interface | oslo exhibition. The moderators
are Susanne Jaschko and Jeremy Welsh.

A detailed program will be available on our website:
http://oslo.urban-interface.net.
The conference is free of charge. To register, send an email to the
producer, Siri  Austeen: siri at anart.no

An 'Open Forum', arranged on the second day of the conference, will
provide a platform where artists and designers can present previous,
current or future projects to the audience.

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A blog follows both the exhibition and the conference. It will document
both work processes and events. You are invited to contribute to the
blog with your own articles related to the specific theme raised by
urban interface | oslo, as well as the artworks, activities and
happenings. To register as a contributor, send an email to:
blog at urban-interface.net.

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Contact us for more information: office at anart.no
Visit our website: http://www.oslo.urban-interface.net