[spectre] TRONDHEIM MATCHMAKING 2008!

[Espen Gangvik]

TEKS - Trondheim Electronic Arts Centre presents:
HYBRIDS - TRONDHEIM MATCHMAKING 2008 - Festival for art and technology - 
October 17 and 18.
www.matchmaking.no.

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 From medieval mythologies we are familiar with hybrid creatures like 
the Centaur and the Griffon.
The creation of these fantasy beings denies in itself the very existence 
of species as we define
the term today.

This year´s conference looks closer on how knowledge from new research 
radically can happen to
change human biology and self understanding, and how art practice both 
becomes influenced by
this development, as well as being able to influence it.

The conference keynote speaker is researcher and artist Roy Ascott (UK), 
pioneer within
interactive computer art in the 60´s and later telematic art. Ascott is 
founder of the Planetary Collegium,
he is a professor at Technoetic Arts at the University of Plymouth in 
addition to several other positions
and appointments.
Ascott is today one of our most innovative theorists regarding our 
virtual present and future.

Further at the festival you will among others be able to experience 
speakers and exhibitors as
moderator Laura Beloff (FIN), Natasha Vita-More (US), Margarete Jahrmann 
(AUS), Eva Sutton (US),
Victoria Vesna (US), Marta De Menezes (P), Eric Singer (US), Amy Youngs 
(US),
Peter Flemming (CAN) and George Gessert (US).

This year´s festival concerts includes names as ALEPH (N), BOL (N), 
LEMUR & ADAM MATTA (US),
PIERRE BASTIEN (NL), INCITE/ (D) and XPLODING PLASTIX (N)!

The exhibition HYBRIDS opens Friday the 17th of Oct. at Trøndelag Centre 
for Contemporary Art.

All about the festival on www.matchmaking.no:

- Detailed backround material and presentations.
- Reserve  tickets online (free conference entrance for students and 
senior citizens).
- Reserve room at the festival hotel at a discount rate for festival 
visitors.

WARMLY WELCOMED!

Trondheim Matchmaking is supported by the City of Trondheim and the Arts 
Council Norway.
Trondheim Matchmaking was founded in 2002.

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