[spectre] Dan Sandin - Immersive spaces and radical technologies online stream

[Miloš VOJTĚCHOVSKÝ]

Dan Sandin - Immersive spaces and radical technologies


22. - 23. May 2008 
  
Dan Sandin is a professor at the School of the Art and Design,
University of Illinois in Chicago, director of interdisciplinary
research laboratory EVL (Electronic Visualization Laboratory), artist,
designer and developer of the tools for electronic image processing
(analogue Sandin Image Processor). He is also the co-developer of the
first "virtual reality theater" CAVE (1992, with Tom de Fanti) and other
VR or AR applications (ImmersaDesk, Varrier) and one of the leading
figures in the history of image-based electronic art. His work has dealt
with video art, interactive video, immersive electronic environments,
video game technology, virtual reality and open source movement. 

In Prague, he will, among other things, talk about the relation between
analogue and digital tools; cooperation and communication of artists
with engineers and vice versa; about peculiarities of Chicago
audiovisual scene of the 1970s; about his own artistic development from
analogue video to 3D applications and also about why and how should
artists enter the CAVE. 


Thursday, May 22nd, 12:20 - 4 p.m., FAMU, U2
 
- lecture - recapitulation of the art development of D.S. from
performances with analogue video to VR applications

Thursday, May 22nd, 7:30 p.m., Školská 28 gallery 
 
- commented screening from the history of Chicago video art and video
performance since the 1970s

Friday, May 23rd, 12:45 - 5 p.m., IIM

- presentation of the work using 3D environment CAVE 
- workshop with students and pedagogues, discussion 

With the support: IIM, Trust for Mutual Understanding, FAMU,
ARTYČOK.TV, DigiLab

Watch the stream at dl.avu.cz 

www.evl.uic.edu/dan/ 
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_J._Sandin
www.vdb.org/smackn.acgi?SANDIND