[spectre] Pikslaverk Reykjavik / Call for Participants

[juha huuskonen]

New node in the Pixelache Network - Reykjavik!

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Pikslaverk
November 6 - 9, 2008. Reykjavik, Iceland
www.pikslaverk.org

The Pikslaverk 2008 conference is the Icelandic component in the  
international network of Pixelache conferences. It is organized by  
Lorna (the Icelandic organization for electronic arts) in  
collaboration with The Icelandic Academy of the Arts and The Reykjavik  
Municipal Art Galleries. Through a series of lectures, presentations  
and performances, this year's conference will continue Helsinki's  
theme on education and act as a precursor to Bergen's them on Free,  
Libre and Open Source Software by focussing on artists' use of  
computer programming code to create works of art. Invited and selected  
guests will present a variety of views regarding issues relating to  
artistic applications of computer programming code. Amongst the  
questions that will be explored are:

* Can we view computer programming code as a distinct artistic medium  
and if so, what are the conceptual and aesthetic implications?
* Does it matter whether or not artists do their own programming or  
hire professional programmers to do it?
* Can the "open-sourcing" of artistic code aid in the long-term  
preservation of this type of artwork?

Call for Participants is open, deadline 30 September 2008!

(Participants who would like to apply for funding to cover their
travel costs should send in their applications ASAP)

More information: www.pikslaverk.org

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