From info at transfera.es Tue Dec 1 00:04:19 2009 From: info at transfera.es (info@transfera.es) Date: Tue Dec 1 00:04:44 2009 Subject: [spectre] MADATAC NEW WEB & TRAILER Message-ID: <4B144F73.1090901@transfera.es> * * * *www.madatac.es* * From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Tue Dec 1 08:12:22 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (artNET) Date: Tue Dec 1 08:12:47 2009 Subject: [spectre] VideoChannel: Christmas feature 2009 --> Found Footage! Message-ID: <20091201081222.142A6F4E.38B0E88B@192.168.0.2> VideoChannel Cologne is happy the launch on 1 December its Christmas feature 2009 online, entitled: "Found Footage!" "Found footage is a filmmaking term which describes a method of compiling films partly or entirely of footage which has not been created by the filmmaker, and changing its meaning by placing it in a new context. The term refers to the "found object" (objet trouv?) of art history." [Wikipedia] The show includes 50 video works curated by Wilfried Agricola de Cologne featuring these artists/directors --> Agricola de Cologne (Germany), Borja Alexandre (Spain), Michael Brynntrup (Germany), Jon Keith Brunelle (USA), Maria Canas (Spain), Larry Caveney (USA) Sebastian Clej (Romania), John Criscitello (USA), Dr. Boston (USA) Bill Domonkos (USA), Angie Eng (USA), Clint Enns (Canada) Enrique Freaza (Spain), Rajorshi Ghosh (USA), Doron Golan (Israel) Juan David Gonzalez Monroy (Colombia), Grace Graupe-Pillard (USA) Constantin Hartenstein (Germany), Denise Hood (USA), Leslie Huppert (Germany) Andrea Huyoff (Germany), Katrina Inagaki (USA), Jeremiah Jones (USA) Ellen Lake (USA), Irad Lee (Israel), Fumiko Matsuyama (Japan) Alistair McClymont (UK), Alexander Mouton (USA), Owen Mundy (USA) Toban Nicols (USA), Jonas Nilsson (SWE), Jun Ho Oh (South Korea) Renata Padovan (Brazil), Lobo Pasolini (Brazil), Joao Ricardo (Portugal) Jasper Rigole (Belgium), Joshua Rosenstock (USA), Benjamin Rosenthal (USA) LoBo Pasolini (Brazil), Johanna Reich (Germany), Anthony Rousseau (France) Davor Sanvincenti (Croatia), Benjamin Schultz-Figueroa (USA), Jennifer Schwed (USA), Ran Slavin (Israel), Dennis Summers (USA), Sonja Vuk (Croatia) Philip Widmann (Germany), James Woodward (USA), Andreas Zingerle (Austria) VideoChannel Cologne and its team wish all its visitors, friends and partners happy hours while surfing through the "Found Footage! universe, a Merry Christmas and a Happy & Peaceful New Year 2010. ----------------------------------------------------------- VideoChannel Cologne http://videochannel.newmediafest.org is a corporate part of [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne - www.nmartproject.net - the experimental platform for art and new media - which will celebrate in 2010 its 10th anniversary! info[at]nmartproject.net ----------------------------------------------------------- From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Tue Dec 1 12:42:27 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (CologneOFF) Date: Tue Dec 1 12:43:04 2009 Subject: [spectre] CologneOFF V - features for one day - 1 December Message-ID: <20091201124227.3DF600B3.B3CAD384@192.168.0.2> 1 December 2009 ------------------------------------ CologneOFF V - Taboo! Taboo? 5th Cologne Online Film Festival http://coff.newmediafest.org proudly presents CologneOFF V - video features for one day on VAD - Video Art Database Today-->fleeting glimpse (street), by Johanna Reich (Germany)--> http://vad.nmartproject.net/?p=974 ---------------------------------------------- The CologneOFF V festival catalogue can be downloaded for freee as PDF ?> http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_5th_edition_2009.pdf --------------------------------------------- VideoChannel - http://videochannel.newmediafest.org is presenting CologneOFF V - 5th Cologne Online Film Festival also on --> Microwave - New Media Arts Festival 2009 Hong Kong - 13 Nov - 11 Dec 2009, and --> Fonlad - Digital Art Festival Guarda Portugal - 14 Nov 2009 - 03 Jan 2010 --> in December in UK and Feb 2010 in India -------------------------------------------- The entire festival can be accessed online directly via http://coff05.newmediafest.org info[at]coff.newmediafest.org -------------------------------------------- From jim at subtletechnologies.com Wed Dec 2 08:00:33 2009 From: jim at subtletechnologies.com (jim@subtletechnologies.com) Date: Wed Dec 2 08:01:07 2009 Subject: [spectre] 13th Annual Subtle Technologies Festival Investigates Sustainability Message-ID: <1259737233.4b16109165e71@ssl.mecca.ca> -- 13th Annual Subtle Technologies Festival Explores Sustainability Call for Submissions Deadline: January 9 2010 Festival Dates: University of Toronto June 3 - 6 2010 It will be nearly half a century since Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring", just over five since Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth", and less than three years since Anya Hindmarch's "I'm not a plastic bag" eco-bag hit the shelves. The grassroots have taken hold fostering mainstream fashion and a green life style. This may be a victory of ideology, yet at the same time, has matured into a new social norm that suspiciously smells of capitalism. The replacements are still a chain in consumption. Ecological compact fluorescent light bulbs contain mercury, and biofuels have an impact beyond ethanol production. If sustainability is narrowly defined as a closed system that produces what it consumes, by all means, the boundary conditions leave us hanging, looking for more. What can this more, be? For this years Subtle Technologies Festival we want to explore sustainability through a multidisciplinary lens.We want to investigate the role decentralization, diversity and societal power dynamics play in our attempts at maintaining a sustainable future. Where does the death of languages, cultures and peoples fit into the sustainability discussion? We look forward to critical discussions that explore the meaning of sustainability in this era of ecological and global health. We will be discussing the science and technology behind sustainable practises and design as well as the science behind some of the events and circumstances that have driven us to seek sustainable solutions. What role does the artist play in bringing forth new layers of understandings in this discussion? For our 13th annual Subtle Technologies Festival, we would like to invite works that address sustainability. As in previous years, we invite submissions from various practises. For 12 years Subtle Technologies has provided a forum where participants share their projects, theories and technologies around an annual theme. Subtle Technologies is also a place where artists, scientists, and other innovators inspire, inform and generate new concepts and tools. Specifically this year we are looking for presentations for our symposium (30 to 45 minutes), works for our exhibitions, video and film submissions for screenings, workshop suggestions and partners who are interested in collaborating with us. Some example areas of exploration include: sustainable design and architecture practises, global warming discussions, climate change refugees, sustainable agriculture, water and other resource management, cultural preservation and sustainability, politics of sustainability, material science for sustainable design, alternative energy systems, corporate responsibility, co-operatives and microfinance, biodiversity conservation, preservation of indigenous knowledge, Please make a submission on our website at http://www.subtletechnologies.com by January 9 2010. We encourage applicants to look at our archives to gain an understanding of the types of programming we support. Subtle Technologies is grateful for the continuing support of the Canada Council for the Arts, Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, and Ontario Trillium Foundation -- Jim Ruxton Director of Programs Subtle Technologies Festival jim@subtletechnologies.com www.subtletechnologies.com Twitter: @SubtleTech From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Wed Dec 2 08:31:05 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (artNET) Date: Wed Dec 2 08:31:42 2009 Subject: [spectre] CologneOFF V - features for one day - 2 December Message-ID: <20091202083105.BA045388.C17045AD@192.168.0.2> 2 December 2009 ------------------------------------ CologneOFF V - Taboo! Taboo? 5th Cologne Online Film Festival http://coff.newmediafest.org proudly presents CologneOFF V - video features for one day on VAD - Video Art Database Today-->"Motorized Ordeal" by Les Riches Douaniers (France))--> http://vad.nmartproject.net/?p=974 ---------------------------------------------- The CologneOFF V festival catalogue can be downloaded for free as PDF -> http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_5th_edition_2009.pdf --------------------------------------------- VideoChannel - http://videochannel.newmediafest.org is presenting CologneOFF V - 5th Cologne Online Film Festival also on --> Microwave - New Media Arts Festival 2009 Hong Kong - 13 Nov - 11 Dec 2009, and --> Fonlad - Digital Art Festival Guarda Portugal - 14 Nov 2009 - 03 Jan 2010 --> in December in UK and Feb 2010 in India -------------------------------------------- The entire festival can be accessed online directly via http://coff05.newmediafest.org info[at]coff.newmediafest.org -------------------------------------------- From joris at v2.nl Wed Dec 2 11:00:58 2009 From: joris at v2.nl (V2_) Date: Wed Dec 2 11:01:27 2009 Subject: [spectre] Test_Lab: Intimate Interfaces, December 10 - 2009 Message-ID: <4B163ADA.6010905@v2.nl> Test_Lab: Intimate Interfaces http://www.v2.nl/events/test_lab-intimate-interfaces Thursday December 10, 2009 | 20:00h | Entrance: free V2_, Eendrachtsstraat 10, Rotterdam | www.v2.nl Please arrive on time as space is limited. Doors open at 19:30h. It is not possible to make a reservation for this event. Create electronic circuitry on bare skin, enter a digital network by wearing a veil, see through clothing without X-Ray vision: test and debate some truly new forms of techno-intimacy! Featuring: Studio Roosegaarde and Maartje Dijkstra (NL) | Karen Lancel and Hermen Maat (NL) | Bare Conductive: Isabel Lizardi and Matt Johnson (UK) | Lucy McRae (NL) | Opening: Franco 'Bifo' Berardi (IT) Introduction: An intimate relationship consists of a private world shared by an individual and his/her significant other(s). According to sociologist David Cheal, this private world is defined by its need to be continuously maintained. From flowers and letters to emails and text messages, throughout history people have used a wide range of artefacts and interfaces to remind significant others of their significance. The design of those artefacts and interfaces, however, has focused almost exclusively on the mediation of symbolic and verbal acts of intimacy ? and yet physical intimacy and presence are among our strongest expressions of significance. Given the abundance of communication and tangible interface technologies currently available, it is striking that none of these have fully succeeded in the mediation of physical intimate acts. Artists and designers have steadily addressed this issue in the recent past by redesigning network and communication technologies for the mediation of physical intimate acts. However, these have at best succeeded in replacing existing forms of physical intimacy with poorly fulfilling technological simulations and substitutes, such as cybersex and telepresence. Ultimately, this only strengthened the general view that true mediated physical intimacy is science fiction. Due to a shift in focus from trying to model existing forms of physical intimacy to designing truly new physical intimate acts, more recent artistic explorations ? especially in the realm of tangible interfaces ? have proven to be much more promising. In these explorations, intimacy evolves out of complex systems, where new technologies, innovative materials, and the human body coalesce to initiate and inspire hitherto unimaginable types of interpersonal engagement. This edition of Test_Lab will present the outcome of these artistic ventures into technology-mediated bodily intimacy. In demonstrating their works, artists and designers will show and test their radical reconsiderations of the ways in which body, material, and technology together shape our intimate lives. Exemplified in demonstrations of the innovative Bare Skin Safe Conductive Ink, Karen Lancel and Hermen Maat?s Tele_Trust Data Veil, and a preview of Studio Roosegaarde's project Intimacy, the topic will be further elaborated upon by 'body architect' and artist Lucy McRae, and philosopher and media theorist Franco Berardi. As it is custom to Test_Lab, the audience will be invited to try out the presented works. Can these explorations lead to truly intimate interfaces? This event will be streamed live. See http://www.v2.nl/ For more information, please contact Michel van Dartel: E michel@v2.nl | T +31 (0)10 206 72 72 From info at rybn.org Thu Dec 3 01:01:37 2009 From: info at rybn.org (RYBN) Date: Thu Dec 3 01:02:12 2009 Subject: [spectre] INTERNET / ANONYMITY Message-ID: <4B16FFE1.3010904@rybn.org> ***english below*** - INTERNET / ANONYMAT ateliers / d?bats / performance -> http://rybn.free.fr/generale Apr?s-midi d'ateliers pratiques, discussions et performances, samedi 5 d?cembre de 14h au soir ? la G?n?rale, 14 avenue Parmentier, M? Voltaire Entr?e libre - ATELIERS de 14h ? 18h GnuPG, GNUnet, Weave, TOR, Darknets, Apprendre ? ma?triser son environnement de connexion et de navigation sur internet : conserver son anonymat, se connecter n'importe o?, s?curiser son site, crypter ses mail, ?couter le r?seau, ces choses que tout le monde va devoir s'approprier ou se r?approprier avec les nouvelles l?gislations sur les usages d'internet. Une telle boite ? outils permet notamment d'affiner notre rapport au r?seau. Il s'agit aussi d'ouvrir cette session ? des r?flexions et discussions autour des enjeux des lois r?centes ou en projet et les cons?quences sur nos libert?s. -> les ateliers restent ouverts aux propositions en fonction des espaces disponibles <- - D?BAT ? 18h30 La vie priv?e, un probl?me de vieux cons ? En route vers la soci?t? de l'information, ou de la surveillance ? La peur de Big Brother est le revers de l'explosion des usages sur l'internet. Mais y serions-nous aussi coinc?s et proc?duriers au regard de notre vie priv?e que la soci?t? de nos grands-parents l'?tait en mati?re de sexualit? ? Dit autrement : assiste-t-on aux pr?mices d'un bouleversement similaire, d'un point de vue identitaire, ? celui de la r?volution sexuelle ? La r?volution sexuelle n'a pas fait de l'?changisme ni des orgies le B-A.BA de la sexualit?, mais a permis de d?complexer, et lib?rer, le rapport ? la sexualit?. De m?me, ceux qui s'expriment sur l'internet ont d?j? commenc? ? d?sinhiber, et d?complexer, tout ou partie de la fa?on dont nous prot?geons notre identit?. Toute la question reste de savoir si cette interconnexion des r?seaux, et des donn?es, nous emm?ne vers une soci?t? de l'information, ou bien une soci?t? de surveillance... http://www.internetactu.net/2009/03/12/la-vie-privee-un-probleme-de-vieux-cons/ avec Jean Marc Manach, journaliste (http://internetactu.net), blogueur (http://bugbrother.blog.lemonde.fr) et membre des Big Brother Awards France (http://bigbrotherawards.eu.org) - PERFORMANCE ? 21h Performance "Siren Shield" de HeHe Siren Shield est un dispositif con?u pour d?tecter les sir?nes de police fran?aises. Connect? ? une cam?ra vid?o, ou sur le r?seau c?bl? TV, le dispositif enregistre toute activit? polici?re, r?elle et virtuelle. Siren Shield s'inscrit dans la tradition artistique du d?tournement des instrument du pouvoir, subvertissant avec ironie l'?tat-Surveillance en surveillance de l'?tat. Siren Shield est disponible gratuitement sur le net : http://hehe.org.free.fr/hehe/siren/index.html A l'occasion des ateliers Internet / Anonymat, Siren Shield prendra la forme d'une compilation des diff?rents enregistrements r?alis?s avec le dispositif, qui seront (re)mix?s "live", au sein d'une composition musicale jouant sur deux tonalit?s. - journ?e propos?e par RyBN, Dorkbot et Upgrade! avec le soutien de Ars Longa, La G?n?rale Parmentier et des R?seaux de la Cr?ation http://www.rybn.org http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotparis/ http://incident.net/theupgrade/ --------------------------------------- INTERNET / ANONYMITY - http://rybn.free.fr/generale Workshops / Lectures / Performance - sat 5 december 2009 - starts 14h at : la G?n?rale, 14 avenue Parmentier, Paris, M? Voltaire - free entrance - WORKSHOPS - 14h/18h GnuPG, GNUnet, Weave, TOR, darknets, VPN ... - LECTURE - 18h30 Privacy, a problem of old fools ? Information or monitoring society ? http://www.internetactu.net/2009/03/12/la-vie-privee-un-probleme-de-vieux-cons/ with Jean Marc Manach, journalist (http://internetactu.net),(http://bugbrother.blog.lemonde.fr) and member of the "Big Brother Awards France"(http://bigbrotherawards.eu.org) - PERFORMANCE - 21h "Siren Shield" - HeHe Siren Shield is a software which detects the French police siren. Connected to a video camera or a cable television network it records real and virtual police activity. Siren Shield functions in the tradition of artworks, which invert humerously the Control State into ways of controlling the state. Siren Shield is freely available on the web : http://hehe.org.free.fr/hehe/siren/index.html For the occasion of INTERNET / ANONIMITY a small potpourri of Siren Shield recordings will be mixed, together with two-tone experiments and compositions. - proposed by : RyBN, Dorkbot & Upgrade!Paris with the support of Ars Longa, La Generale Parmentier & R?seaux de la Cr?ation http://www.rybn.org http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotparis/ http://incident.net/theupgrade/ From j.osterhoff at btk-fh.de Thu Dec 3 07:55:45 2009 From: j.osterhoff at btk-fh.de (johannes p osterhoff) Date: Thu Dec 3 07:57:18 2009 Subject: [spectre] Drop Shadow Talks: Jan Robert Leegte Message-ID: <4B1760F1.6010003@btk-fh.de> Talk 4 HEUTE am 3. Dezember, um 19 Uhr @ BTK Berlin "Observing the Shadows of Shadows" Jan Robert Leegte, Medienk?nstler aus Amsterdam http://dropshadowtalks.com http://www.leegte.org/ Die Drop Shadow Talks --------------------- Vortragsreihe zur k?nstlerischen Praxis zur Zeit des User Experience Der Drop Shadow ist der popul?rste Effekt der aktuellen Computergraphik. Er hebt Typografie und Objekte von einem flachen Hintergrund ab und f?gt so Tiefe und R?umlichkeit hinzu -- und weitere Bedeutungsebenen. Besonders in der aktuellen Generation von Betriebssystemen findet der digitale Schlagschatten in bisher nicht dagewesenem Ausma? Verwendung. Hier werfen nicht nur die Fenster und Schrift einen Schatten auf den virtuellen Hintergrund, der Drop Shadow selbst entwickelt sich zum Symbol f?r eine visuell angereicherte Schnittstelle, die nach Dreidimensionalit?t strebt. Aufgeladen mit einer reichen Bildsprache, fotorealistischen Symbolen und pseudo-dreidimensionalen Konfigurationen, verbleibt die grafische Oberfl?che doch noch an ihr flaches Medium gebunden. Die Drop Shadow Talks thematisieren aus k?nstlerischer Sicht aktuelle Entwicklungen im Bereich des Graphical User Interface. Sie zeigen Kunst und Projekte, die im digitalen Schlagschatten entstanden zu sein scheinen und durch das Barock der grafische Benutzeroberfl?che beeinflusst und inspiriert wurden. Dieser Talk ----------- A journey into the world of Hyper Alchemy in its quest to find the lost location of the long forgotten "Sublime" experience... The talk will be in English. Wo? --- Die Vortr?ge finden an der Berliner Technischen Kunsthochschule im Raum J/K statt. Der Eintritt ist frei. Berliner Technische Kunsthochschule (BTK) Hochschule f?r Gestaltung (FH) Bernburger Stra?e 24???25, D-10963 Berlin N?chster Termin --------------- Donnerstag, 24. Januar, 19 Uhr "Windows and Mirrors in the Age of User Experience" Jay David Bolter, Georgia Institute of Technology -- Johannes Osterhoff, M.A. Dozent f?r Text und Interaktion Berliner Technische Kunsthochschule (FH) University of Applied Sciences Bernburger Str. 24-25, 10963 Berlin www.btk-fh.de Tel. +49 30 25358708 Fax. +49 30 26949605 From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Thu Dec 3 09:46:57 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (CologneOFF) Date: Thu Dec 3 09:56:21 2009 Subject: [spectre] CologneOFF V - features for one day - today: Julio Orta (MX) Message-ID: <20091203094657.D2C826B3.277D9184@192.168.0.2> 3 December 2009 ------------------------------------ CologneOFF V - Taboo! Taboo? 5th Cologne Online Film Festival http://coff.newmediafest.org proudly presents CologneOFF V - video features for one day on VAD - Video Art Database Today-->Elena in the prison of herself (Elena en la prision de si misma).by Julio Orta (Mexico)--> http://vad.nmartproject.net/?p=974 ---------------------------------------------- The CologneOFF V festival catalogue can be downloaded for freee as PDF--> http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_5th_edition_2009.pdf --------------------------------------------- VideoChannel - http://videochannel.newmediafest.org is presenting CologneOFF V - 5th Cologne Online Film Festival also on --> Microwave - New Media Arts Festival 2009 Hong Kong - 13 Nov - 11 Dec 2009, and --> Fonlad - Digital Art Festival Guarda Portugal - 14 Nov 2009 - 03 Jan 2010 --> in December in UK and Feb 2010 in India -------------------------------------------- The entire festival can be accessed online directly via http://coff05.newmediafest.org info[at]coff.newmediafest.org -------------------------------------------- From juhuu at juhuu.nu Thu Dec 3 22:35:38 2009 From: juhuu at juhuu.nu (Juha Huuskonen) Date: Thu Dec 3 22:36:09 2009 Subject: [spectre] Pixelache Helsinki 2010 - preliminary programme info! Message-ID: : : : Pixelache Helsinki 2010 25-28 March Preliminary programme announced! >> www.pixelache.ac/helsinki On the website you can also find information about the upcoming Open Call for Proposals. : : : From oliver.grau at donau-uni.ac.at Fri Dec 4 02:11:42 2009 From: oliver.grau at donau-uni.ac.at (Oliver Grau) Date: Fri Dec 4 02:12:24 2009 Subject: [spectre] 3rd Quadrilateral Biennale: Angles and Intersections - MMSU, Rijeka, Croatia, December 8 Message-ID: <4B186FDE0200003C0002B680@gwgwia.donau-uni.ac.at> 3rd Quadrilateral Biennale Media Art ? Angles and Intersections MMSU (MMCA), December 8th, 2009 ? January 13th, 2010 Opening: December 8th, 2009 at 7 p.m., MMSU, Rijeka http://www.mmsu.hr/Default.aspx?art=224&sec=16 Artistic Director: Christiane Paul (USA/GER) Program manager: Ksenija Orelj, MMSU Curators: Nina Czegledy (HU), Peter Toma? Dobrila (SL), Darko Fritz (CRO), Elena Giulia Rossi (IT) Artists: Croatia: Helena Bulaja, Vlatko Ceric, Dalibor Martinis, Ivan Maru?ic Klif Italy: Elastic Group of Artists Research, Lorenzo Pizzanelli, Carlo Zanni, 0100101110101101.org Hungary: Marton Andras Juhasz, Adam Somlai Fischer, Janos Sugar, Julia Vecsei Slovenia: Ur?ula Berlot, Marko Ko?nik, Luiza Margan & Miha Presker, son:DA For the third time the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art presentsone of the most important regional art events ? the QuadrilateralBiennale. Its history began in 2005 with a cultural exchange betweenfour neighbouring countries, the members of the Quadrilateralinitiative ? Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, and Italy, with an emphasis onpresenting contemporary art practice, its recent developments, excitingstatements, new forms, and media. Unlike its thematic predecessors,Relativism (2005) and Culture Hero (2007), this year?s QuadrilateralBiennale is for the first time concerned with new media art ? the artthat uses digital technologies, which have deeply affected contemporarysociety, as its medium. The Quadrilateral Biennale will examinedifferent angles and intersections emerging from new media in theirrelation to the specific political, economic, and cultural context ofthe participating countries. The curatorial team ? Christiane Paul(USA/GER), Nina Czegledy (HU), Peter Toma? Dobrila (SL), Darko Fritz(HR), and Elena Giulia Rossi (IT) will present 16 works of media anddigital art, one of the most innovative fields of art in its aestheticand technological constellations. On display in the MMSU and at severalother Rijeka venues, the exhibition will be integrated into the urbanspace of Rijeka, which, during the time of the Biennale, will turn thecity into the regional centre of new media art. From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Fri Dec 4 10:10:54 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (videoNet) Date: Fri Dec 4 10:11:23 2009 Subject: [spectre] CologneOFF V - features for one day - today: Ioannis Roumeliotis (Greece) Message-ID: <20091204101054.8B77FB27.B01887C8@192.168.0.2> 4 December 2009 ------------------------------------ CologneOFF V - Taboo! Taboo? 5th Cologne Online Film Festival http://coff.newmediafest.org proudly presents CologneOFF V - video features for one day on VAD - Video Art Database Today-->"Picking Cherries", 2009.by Ioannis Roumeliotis (Greece) --> http://vad.nmartproject.net/?p=974 ---------------------------------------------- The CologneOFF V festival catalogue can be downloaded for freee as PDF ?> http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_5th_edition_2009.pdf --------------------------------------------- VideoChannel - http://videochannel.newmediafest.org is presenting CologneOFF V - 5th Cologne Online Film Festival also on --> Microwave - New Media Arts Festival 2009 Hong Kong - 13 Nov - 11 Dec 2009, and --> Fonlad - Digital Art Festival Guarda Portugal - 14 Nov 2009 - 03 Jan 2010 --> unCraftivism at Arnolfini Bristol/UK - 12 & 13 December 2009 --> CeC - Carnival of eCreativity Sattal/India - 19-21 February 2010 -------------------------------------------- The entire festival can be accessed online directly via http://coff05.newmediafest.org info[at]coff.newmediafest.org -------------------------------------------- From ancelfranck at gmail.com Fri Dec 4 10:17:13 2009 From: ancelfranck at gmail.com (Franck Ancel) Date: Fri Dec 4 10:17:28 2009 Subject: [spectre] STRIKE in POMPIDOU - 0000 is CANCEL Message-ID: <4B18D399.5000306@gmail.com> Press relase Paris, the 1th December 2009. Un jeu d'?chec ?toil? At the request of Nathalie Ama? for the ArtistBook International event in Paris, and in conjunction with the international astronomy year, Franck Ancel is presenting a CONSTELLATION bringing together the evolving worlds of publishing, installation and performance in their evolution at the Pompidou Center . Three collaborative projects include <>, <<58/08>> and <<0000>>. In 1957, Jacques Scherer published the first edition of the LIVRE by Mallarm? which has been unavailable since. In 1967, Jacques Polieri managed to create an electronic scenography from it. It was a spatio-temporal and symbolic chance occurrence when, between 1957 and 1965 Ferederick Kiesler transfigured the scenic codes and contruscted a "Book Grotto" in Jerusalem. Contemporary writing has sence been both determined and determining when faced with digital technology where everything stems from language right at the moment when the book as a medium seemed to be on the way to burning out. For the <<000>> project, Franck Ancel has woven a web of collaborations from the manuscript of LIVRE by Mallarm?, whose manuscript remains esoteric, like the informatic language that connects us with the universe. Like the BOOK of Changes, the gameboard rests on the number 64 and entering into the game is enough to respond to our invitation? Ancel will put into space the pages from the original Harvard manuscript conserved in the Houghton Library. This montage will take place in an unpredictible way, all of the pages around the number 64. This is at a time when the whole history of art since Mallarm? seems to come into the world only to end in checkmate.. A CONSTELLATION of 64 creators and authors have agreed to play our 64 Seconds Game: ? l'invitation de Franck Ancel : Annie Abrahams - Rodolphe Alexis - Art of failure (Nicolas Montgermont - Nicolas Maigret) - Joseph Atti? - Jean-Pierre Balpe - Pierre Belo?in - Herv? Binet - Dinah Bird - Julien Blaine - Philippe Bordas ? Jean Bord? - Antoine Boute ? Philippe Castellin - Laurent Chambert ? Christophe Charles - David Christoffel - Thierry Coduys - Michel Corvin - Sylvain Courtoux - Laurent Dailleau - Magali Daniaux & C?dric Pigot - Mathias Delplanque - Dina Douieb - Vincent Epplay ? Erikm - Yvan Etienne - David Fenech - Bertrand Gauguet ? Nicolas Gimbert - Michel Giroud - Bernard Heidsieck - HP Process (Hortense Gauthier - Philippe Boisnard) - Jo?l Hubaut - Marc Hurtado - Etienne Jaumet - Alice Keller - Pierre-Yves Mac? ? St?phane Mallarm? - L?onardo Marcos - B?rang?re Maximin - Pierre M?nard - Jean-Claude Moineau - Montagne Froide (Valentine Verhaeghe - Michel Collet) - Jean-Marc Monterra - Joachim Montessuis ? C?cile De Montigny - NG - Tibor Papp - Serge Pey - Richard Pinhas - RadioMentale (Jean-Yves Leloup - Eric Pajot) - F.J. Ossang ? Julien Ottavi - David Ramsamy - Jean-Philippe Renoult - Jocelyn Robert - Julie Rousse - Ga?l Segalen - Emmanuel S?vigny - Black Sifichi ? Ghedalia Tazartes - Kasper T. Toeplitz - Val?rie Vivancos - Wild Shores (Evelyne Hebey - Fred Nouveau - Marc Roques) - Bertrand Wolff ? Christian Zanesi. A projection/discussion under the technical direction of Mr. Thierry Coduys and in the presence of Mme. Elisabeth Chojmacka will be held December 6 from 7pm to 10pm in the Petite Salle du Forum at the Georges Pompidou Center (*). You can also follow the event from December 4 to December 6 at: http//selfword.net You will also find:: -- a game deck of 19 Constellations <<0000>>, titled <>, numbered from 0 to 20, "caviardage" serigraphies by the artist Claire Morel, based on the 200-page original LIVRE by Mallarm?. -- a plexiglass gameboard <<0000>>, reproducing 32 pages taken from the original LIVRE by Malarm? on slides: 64x64cm. Numbered and signed, edition limited to 27. These CONSTELLATIONS are visions of a universe where each checkmate turns into a victory in the stars. Franck Ancel telephone: +33 676 470 610 e-mail: ancelfranck@gmail.com Franck Ancel is a Zerographer. He has been the craftsman of his life for nearly forty years, of which half has been spent on projects that can be definied in 20 connections: 1989-2009 / invisible-visible / architecture-environment / Kiesler-Polieri / neo-avant-garde / space-time / technology-science / language-form / network-data / history-memory / freedoom-love / screen-stage / sounds-colours / lighthouse-satellite / desert-island / community-being / body-mouvement / past-future / skin-soul / spirituality-poetic. For more information, please contact: http//www.artistbookinternational (*) We will sned out a detailed program on demand. Free entry according to the number of available seats remaining. From info at apo33.org Fri Dec 4 12:35:11 2009 From: info at apo33.org (APO33) Date: Fri Dec 4 15:04:50 2009 Subject: [spectre] APO33 NEWSLETTER =?utf-8?b?RMOJQ0VNQlJF?= / DECEMBER 2009 Message-ID: <20091204123511.812269j8hg3pf3e8@apo33.org> APO33 NEWSLETTER D?CEMBRE / DECEMBER 2009 (english below) Quelques nouvelles d'APO33 avant la nouvelle ann?e. Attention : Il reste un mois pour s'inscrire au programme ?Pratiquer l'art sonore & les musiques exp?rimentales? (places limit?es) !!! //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// -du 07 au 11 d?cembre [RENDEZ-VOUS ? LA KITCHEN-BUDAPEST] LabToLab, c'est parti ! Le 1er rendez-vous de l'universit? nomade de cr?ation num?rique en Europe se d?roulera en d?cembre ? la Kitchen (Budapest). Au programme, 5 jours de r?flexions / ?changes / workshops autour des pratiques de cr?ation num?rique et de p?dagogie, avec nos partenaires du Medialab Prado (Madrid), Constant (Bruxelles), Crealab (Nantes) et la Kitchen (Budapest). +++ Le projet LabToLab re?oit le soutien du programme europ?en d'Education tout au long de la Vie "GRUNDTVIG". Crealab est un dispositif organis? sous forme d?un r?seau coop?ratif d?acteurs associatifs. Il a pour but de favoriser les temps de transmission, de partage et d??change de savoirs et savoir-faires autour des pratiques de cr?ation num?rique (artistiques, culturelles et sociales). C?est un espace-temps ouvert, physique et virtuel, reposant sur la libre jonction d?associations et de personnes d?sirant faire de la recherche et pratiquer ensemble sur des questions attenantes aux biens communs. Crealab est compos? de http://www.crealab.info ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// -du 14 au 18 d?cembre [JEU DE MARCHES : Exp?riences d'?coute, Objets trouv?s r?sonnants et Mutation de l'espace.] par Dominique Leroy Atelier avec les ?tudiants de l'?cole des beaux-arts et habitants des environs de Pau. + Installation du 04-01-10 au ?-01-10 Le projet articule un atelier men? avec les ?tudiants et encadrants de l'ESAC et une installation prenant place dans la galerie de l'?cole en Janvier 2010. Ces exp?riences seront ?tendues dans l'espace de la galerie de l'?cole, une fa?on pour nous d'explorer comment le paysage se construit, se per?oit, se repr?sente. http://www.leftright.org ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// -15 d?cembre : [L'INITIALITE SUSPENDUE : Heidegger et la question de la technique] S?minaire de Jean L?v?que de 19h ? 21h au local d'apo33 17 rue Paul Bellamy 44000 Nantes http://apo33.org/dokapo/doku.php?id=heidegger_et_la_question_de_la_technique ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// [CONCERTS LIVE : THENOISER (Julien Ottavi)] -18 D?cembre : THENOISER @ Miroiterie - Paris/France -7 D?cembre : JULIEN OTTAVI & RYAN JORDAN @ Cokxpon Ambient Theatre - Budapest/Hungary http://www.cokxponambient.hu/ ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ATTENTION DERNIER MOIS POUR INSCRIPTION (PLACES LIMIT?ES!!!) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Pratiquer l'art sonore & les musiques exp?rimentales APO33 lance un programme de pratique et d'apprentissage de l'art sonore et des musiques exp?rimentales. D?marrage du programme : Janvier 2009 (dur?e 6 mois) Enseignants: Julien Ottavi, Dominique Leroy, Assistant : Julien Poidevin. Pr?-inscription: sonore[at]apo33.org Prix du programme : 500 euros Choix des modules: (? pr?ciser dans votre pr?-inscription) 1-Module hebdomadaire (4h par semaines sur 6 mois) 2-Module en Session (3 sessions de 4 jours sur 6 mois / 8h par jour) Pour plus de renseignements sur le contenu de la formation : http://www.apo33.org/dokapo/doku.php?id=pratiquer ou contacter APO33 - info@apo33.org / +33 02 51 89 47 16 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// APO33 APO33 est un laboratoire artistique, technologique et th?orique transdisicplinaire qui d?veloppe des projets collectifs divers alliant recherche, exp?rimentation et intervention dans l'espace social. S'inscrivant dans la continuit? des dynamiques ouvertes par le mouvement des logiciels libres, APO33 se construit comme un espace modulaire, initiant des projets et processus de cr?ation collaboratifs et explorant de nouveaux modes de production et de diffusion artistiques et cr?atifs. http://www.apo33.org info@apo33.org 17 rue Paul Bellamy 44000 Nantes - France +33 02 51 89 47 16 APO33 est soutenu par la Ville de Nantes, le Conseil G?n?ral de Loire Atlantique, la DRAC des Pays de la Loire et la R?gion des Pays de la Loire /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ENGLISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// -From 7th to 11th of December CREALAB @ KITCHEN-BUDAPEST LabToLab, officially started ! First meeting in December @ Kitchen (Budapest). 5days of brainstorming / exchange / workshop on Digital art practices & teaching experience with our partners: Medialab Prado (Madrid), Constant (Brussels), and Kitchen (Budapest). LabToLab is funded by Grundvig Programme. Crealab is a network of Digital art practitioners based in Nantes and around. Crealab is composed of http://www.crealab.info //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// - 15th of December ? Heidegger and the technic ? by Jean L?v?que free (on reservation) @ APO33 - 17 rue Paul Bellamy 44000 Nantes ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// -From 14th to 18th of December Walkers game : Listening experiences, resonant found objects and space mutation. by Dominique Leroy Workshop with Art students & inhabitants of Pau / France + Installation from 04-01-10 au ?-01-10 Http://www.leftright.org ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ? THENOISER (JULIEN OTTAVI) LIVE : -18th of December : THENOISER @ Miroiterie - Paris/France -7th of December : JULIEN OTTAVI & RYAN JORDAN @ Cokxpon Ambient Theatre - Budapest/Hungary http://www.cokxponambient.hu/ ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LAST MONTH TO JOIN !!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Experimental music & sound art practices APO33 launch a program to learn and practice of sound art and experimental music. Start of the program : January 2009 (6 months duration) teachers: Julien Ottavi, Dominique Leroy, assistant : Julien Poidevin. subscription: sonore[at]apo33.org price : 500 euros choice of the modules: (to precise in your subscription) 1-weekly module (4h per week on 6 months) 2-module in sessions (3 sessions of 4 days on 6 months / 8h per day) more information : http://www.apo33.org/dokapo/doku.phpid=pratiquer (translation to come) or contact APO33 - info@apo33.org /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// APO33 APO33 , as an interdisciplinary laboratory drawing on the artistic and technological fields, fosters various collective projects associating research, experimentation and social intervention. In the continuity of the dynamics that has been opened by the free software movement, apo33 is structured as a modular space, initiating collaborative projects and creative processes, as well as exploring new artistic and creative modes of production and diffusion. http://www.apo33.org info@apo33.org 17 rue Paul Bellamy 44000 Nantes - France +33 02 51 89 47 16 APO33 is funded by la Ville de Nantes, Le Conseil R?gional de Loire Atlantique, la DRAC des Pays de la Loire et la R?gion des Pays de la Loire //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// -- AKA THE NOISER & NANOFAMAS "the world is noise" http://www.noiser.org http://www.apo33.org http://www.a10lab.info http://fibrr.apo33.org http://ecos.crealab.info http://www.a10lab.info/mutation http://www.a10lab.info/scieprotocol -- APO33 space of research and experimentation http://www.apo33.org info@apo33.org From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Sat Dec 5 07:01:40 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (videoNet) Date: Sat Dec 5 07:02:10 2009 Subject: [spectre] CologneOFF V - features for one day - today: Amit Epstein (Germany) Message-ID: <20091205070140.5F6D5BA8.65ADEE4D@192.168.0.2> 5 December 2009 ------------------------------------ CologneOFF V - Taboo! Taboo? 5th Cologne Online Film Festival http://coff.newmediafest.org proudly presents CologneOFF V - video features for one day on VAD - Video Art Database Today-->"Stockholm syndrome part 1 - golden mission".by Amit Epstein (Germany) --> http://vad.nmartproject.net/?p=974 ---------------------------------------------- The CologneOFF V festival catalogue can be downloaded for freee as PDF -> http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_5th_edition_2009.pdf --------------------------------------------- VideoChannel - http://videochannel.newmediafest.org is presenting CologneOFF V - 5th Cologne Online Film Festival also on --> Microwave - New Media Arts Festival 2009 Hong Kong - 13 Nov - 11 Dec 2009, and --> Fonlad - Digital Art Festival Guarda Portugal - 14 Nov 2009 - 03 Jan 2010 --> unCraftivism at Arnolfini Bristol/UK - 12 & 13 December 2009 --> CeC - Carnival of eCreativity Sattal/India - 19-21 February 2010 -------------------------------------------- The entire festival can be accessed online directly via http://coff05.newmediafest.org info[at]coff.newmediafest.org From palsinag at uoc.edu Sat Dec 5 20:03:22 2009 From: palsinag at uoc.edu (Pau Alsina) Date: Sat Dec 5 20:04:20 2009 Subject: [spectre] Exhibition Cultures of Change. Social Atoms and Electronic Lives (Barcelona. Arts Santa Monica) Message-ID: <70dc82c90912051103u6a38e0a0t674b77ac0bc32be4@mail.gmail.com> Cultures of Change: Social Atoms and Electronic Lives Exhibtion from 11 December 2009 to 28 February 2010 ARTS SANTA MONICA- Laboratori Departament de Cultura i Mitjans de Comunicaci?- Generalitat de Catalunya http://www.artssantamonica.cat/ Opening: 10 December. 20:00 H - Free entrance. 19:15 Opening Lecture by Luc Steels. "Can robots create their own language?" Artists: Usman Haque / Bestiario, Santiago Ortiz / Michele Catanzaro, Ramon Balagu?, ??lvaro Robles / Laurent Mignonneau, Christa Sommerer/ Jos? Manuel Berenguer / Sony Lab: Luc Steels, Michael Spranger, Martin Loetzsch / Raquel Paricio, Juan Manuel Moreno Ar?stegui / Interaction Research Studio-Goldsmiths-University of London / Prospect and Innovation Studio-Goldsmiths-University of London: Mike Waller, Terry Rosenberg, Pete Rogers, Andrew Weatherhead, Duncan Fairfax / Digital Methods Initiative: Richard Rogers, Esther Weltevrede, Erik Borra, Marieke van Dijk / Govcom.org Foundation: Alexander Galloway, Erik Borra, Michael Stevenson, Marieke van Dijk Curated by: Josep Perello and Pau Alsina, with the assistance of Irma Vila. Cultures of change. Social Atoms and Electronic Lives examines the social and cultural dynamics from a highly multidisciplinary perspective, from the hand of the complexity sciences and digital technologies. Information and communication technologies have made possible to quantify and monitor, process and display aspects of our society and our culture unthinkable until recently. The so-called complex systems theory seeks to explain this phenomenology based on the hardest sciences through models that assume nonlinear properties, self-organization, emergence, feedback, heterogeneity and uncertainty. These theoretical abstractions contributions describe the social and cultural interactions maintaining the unique and the co-evolution with the environment as an essential element. Both the whole and the singularities are particularly important, and robotics, artificial intelligence, electronic circuitry and new technological devices are getting closer to our human peculiarities. The exhibition seeks to experience in person all these ideas and artistic practices through experimental projects, and providing access to scholarly information on the subject in a friendly environment. The exhibition project will be inaugurated during the celebration of the International Conference "Cultures of Change | Changing Cultures in Barcelona, inside the NEST PathFinder initiative A Topological Approach to Cultural Dynamics, as part of the European Commission?s 6th Framework Programme (http://www.atacd.net) where sociologists, philosophers, mathematicians, biologists, physicists , technologists and artists contribute with their views on cultural dynamics in the contemporary world. The project involves also a database, a book, a series of workshops and a range of activities related to the exhibition. Participants in the exhibition: 1. Usman Haque - Sky Ear & Open Burble 2. Bestiario - Canvi and Temps 3. Christa Sommerer & Laurent Mignonneau - Life Writer 4. Josep Manel Berenguer - Luci 5. Sony Lab: Luc Steels, Michael Spranger & Martin Loetzsch- Embodied Language Games 6. Raquel Paricio & Juan Manuel Moreno Ar?stegui- POEtic-Cubes 7. Pi Studio Goldsmiths: Mike Waller, Terry Rosenberg, Pete Rogers, Andrew Weatherhead & Duncan Fairfax- News Telescope 8. Interaction Research Studio- The Drift Table 9. Digital Methods Initiative: Richard Rogers, Esther Weltevrede, Erik Borra & Marieke van Dijk- #iranelection RT ? 10. Govcom.org Foundation: Alexander Galloway, Erik Borra, Michael Stevenson & Marieke van Dijk- IP Browser International Conference. Changing Cultures: Cultures of Change. 10-12 December 2009. Facultat de Filosofia, Universitat de Barcelona. Among 160 participants. Plenary speakers include: Rosi Braidotti, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands / Matthew Fuller, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK / Alex Galloway, New York University, USA / Penny Harvey, University of Manchester, UK / Dirk Helbing, ETH Zurich, Switzerland / Scott Lash, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK / Richard Rogers, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands / Brian Rotman, Ohio University / Luc Steels, SONY-France, France / Sergi Valverde, University Pompeu Fabra, Spain / Eyal Weizmann, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK For more information: http://www.atacd.net Related Activities ? December 10. Sala d?actes. 19:15h ?Can robots create their own language?? Luc Steels SONY Lab Paris, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (AI Lab). ? December 12. Sala d?actes. 17:00h - 20:00h Conference: ?Topologia, Innovaci? i Pol?tica Cultural? with the participation of Monika Fleischmann, Ronaldo Lemos, Ram?n Sang?esa, Jos? Lu?s de Vicente, designed and moderated by YProduc?tions, in colllaboration with Goldsmiths and Universitat de Barcelona ? December 13. Sala d?actes. 18:00h. ?Complejidad/Interacci?n?, Santiago Ortiz (Bestiario) and presenting the online project Canvi i Temps ? January 29 / February 11. Sala d?actes i Espai Laboratori. ? 18:00h Workshop: ?M?s enll? de la pell: robots sensitius? Experi?ncia sensible i bioinspi?raci?? Raquel Paricio Garcia i J.Manuel Moreno Ar?stegui ? February 25. Sala d?actes. 19:00h ?Interfacing Reality?, Christa Sommerer, Interface Lab, Kunst Universit?t Linz Exhibition Book Edited and published by ACTAR, 128 pages. Short Texts by the exhibitors and by 20 international experts:. Alex Adriaansens, Usman Haque, Sergi Valverde, Santiago Ortiz, Albert D?az-Guilera and Alex Arenas, Esteban Moro, Fabian Muniesa and Daniel Beunza, Jaume Masoliver, Laurent Mignonneau and Christa Sommerer, Eugene Stanley, Jos? Maria Berenguer, Maxi Sanmiguel, Luc Steels, Michael Spranger and Laurent Mignonneu, Dirk Helbing, Raquel Paricio and Manuel Moreno Ar?stegui, Philip Ball, Celia Lury, Pi Studio, Maximilian Schich and Albert-L?szl? Barab?si, Interaction Research Studio, Mike Michael, Alexander Galloway, Erik Borra, Michael Stevenson, Marieke van Dijk, James Crutchfield, Richard Rogers, Tiziana Terranova, Matthew Fuller. Produced by: Arts Santa Monica - Departament de cultura i mitjans de comunicaci?. Generalitat de Catalunya In collaboration with: A Topological Approach to Cultural Dynamics (NEST PathFinder. VI programm UE), Goldsmiths - University of London, Media Studies - Universiteit van Amsterdam, Universitat de Barcelona, Advanced Hardware Architectures - Universitat Polit?cnica de Catalunya, Ne?polis, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, BEEP. More information available at: http://www.artssantamonica.cat/ Feel free to re-distribute. Best regards, Pau ******************************************************* Pau Alsina palsinag@uoc.edu Professor dels Estudis d'Arts i Humanitats Universitat Oberta de Catalunya www.uoc.edu Artnodes: art, ci?ncia i tecnologia artnodes.uoc.edu From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Sun Dec 6 11:38:51 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (CologneOFF) Date: Sun Dec 6 11:54:01 2009 Subject: [spectre] CologneOFF V - features for one day - today: Castillo & Padilla (Spain) Message-ID: <20091206113851.2E72180C.E5092C41@192.168.0.2> 6 December 2009 ------------------------------------ CologneOFF V - Taboo! Taboo? 5th Cologne Online Film Festival http://coff.newmediafest.org proudly presents CologneOFF V - video features for one day on VAD - Video Art Database Today-->"Scale of Reference".by Daniel Castillo & Carolina Padilla (Spain) --> http://vad.nmartproject.net/?p=974 ---------------------------------------------- The CologneOFF V festival catalogue can be downloaded for freee as PDF ?> http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_5th_edition_2009.pdf --------------------------------------------- VideoChannel - http://videochannel.newmediafest.org is presenting CologneOFF V - 5th Cologne Online Film Festival also on --> Microwave - New Media Arts Festival 2009 Hong Kong - 13 Nov - 11 Dec 2009, and --> Fonlad - Digital Art Festival Guarda Portugal - 14 Nov 2009 - 03 Jan 2010 --> unCraftivism at Arnolfini Bristol/UK - 12 & 13 December 2009 --> CeC - Carnival of eCreativity Sattal/India - 19-21 February 2010 -------------------------------------------- The entire festival can be accessed online directly via http://coff05.newmediafest.org info[at]coff.newmediafest.org -------------------------------------------- From gcox at plymouth.ac.uk Sun Dec 6 22:46:00 2009 From: gcox at plymouth.ac.uk (geoff cox) Date: Sun Dec 6 22:46:28 2009 Subject: [spectre] Fwd: Craftivism, Arnolfini Message-ID: <4B1C2618.3030200@plymouth.ac.uk> For information: C R A F T I V I S M Saturday 12 December 2009 - Sunday 14 February 2010 Preview Friday 11 December 6pm - 8pm http://www.craftivism.net/ Invited artists/collectives: Kayle Brandon + Heath Bunting, Rhiannon Chaloner + Manuel Vason, glorious ninth, GOTO10, Rui Guerra, Household, Christine + Irene Hohenb?chler, JODI, Mandy McIntosh, Gloria Ojulari Sule, Trevor Pitt + Kate Pemberton, Janek Simon, Stephanie Syjuco, Clare Thornton, and projects produced with workshop participants + local residents Craftivism is an Arnolfini/Relational contemporary art project that responds to the resurgent interest in craft as it relates to socially- engaged art practice. It involves fourteen projects developed by artists and collectives that work with craft-based traditions and activist practices, and who employ the tactics of 'craftivism' (combining crafting + activism) to question and disrupt the prevailing codes of mass consumerism. The project attempts to collapse the distinction between 'making' and 'doing' - the former associated with craft, the latter with human action. It places an emphasis on interaction and participation in the wider social realm, and employs aspects of self-organisation and 'open- source' principles. The artists involved engage with craft-based traditions through diverse practices including art, technology and fashion. Selected works exemplify 'innovation' in the general sense that newly invented forms might diverge from established rules and perceived norms. Craftivism is developed in relation to a range of contexts and includes nine artist-led participatory projects developed with local communities, the outcomes of which are shown as part of a gallery- based interactive exhibition, online and in free software-related projects, workshops, talks and the uncurated satellite event UnCraftivism. Events also take place locally at Brandon Hill Park, Colston Hall, Full Circle St. Paul's Youth and Family Centre, Knowle West Media Centre and The Mall Bristol. The project will invite public interaction and provide opportunities to take part, make work and learn craft-based skills to customise products. It encourages wider communities to embrace the 'freedom' to create, modify and distribute products, and in so doing demonstrates the possibilities for people to modify their own lives. Craftivism is part of the Artist/Activist season, a series of Arnolfini projects in Autumn/Winter 2009/2010 which provides a socially-active forum for debate and learning around issues of climate change and alternatives to the culture of consumerism. Arnolfini 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol, UK http://www.arnolfini.org.uk/ Craftivism is an Arnolfini/Relational project curated by Zo? Shearman, Director, Relational, Geoff Cox, Associate Curator of Online Projects, Arnolfini, and Ann Coxon, Assistant Curator, Tate Modern. It has been developed with the support of a Crafts Council Spark Plug Curator Award and is funded by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, Bristol City Council - Single Project Fund, The Crafts Council, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Mondriaan Foundation and Polska! Year. Additional support and partnership from Arnolfini Caf? Bar, Bradley Stoke Library, Bristol City Council Park?s Department, Bristol Rope & Twine, Cameron Lee Carpets, CLIC Sargent Cancer Care for Children, Colston Hall, The Cookery School at Bordeaux Quay, Craftspace, CSF Wrestling, Full Circle St. Paul?s Youth and Family Project, Galerie Martin Janda Vienna, Galsworthy Graphics, Knowle West Media Centre, Labour Behind the Labour, The Mall Bristol, Naturepaint.com, POD Projects, West Country Knotters and Wicklea Youth & Community Centre, Brislington. -- geoff cox http://www.anti-thesis.net/work From julian at julianoliver.com Mon Dec 7 01:07:36 2009 From: julian at julianoliver.com (Julian Oliver) Date: Mon Dec 7 01:12:37 2009 Subject: [spectre] Network[IN]Security workshop: 10-11 December @ moddr.net Message-ID: <20091207000736.GO30497@mail.ljudmila.org> *Network[IN]Security workshop* with Danja Vasiliev and Julian Oliver: >> Two day workshop >> on 10 and 11th of December, >> 15.00 till 21.00 (GMT+1) >> participation fee: 30 euros >> (includes entry fee for the FOO_bar event on 11th!) >> http://agenda.wormweb.nl/agenda.php?id=2895 >> >> Location: moddr_lab, Willem Buytewechstraat 188a, Rotterdam The increasing dependence on wireless communication appears at odds with notions of public space: while the air we breathe is considered public, the signals passing through it are often not. Borrowing tools and techniques from the field of network (in)security, Danja and Julian will expose the otherwise invisible layer of WiFi activity as a rich space for activism, performance, paranoia and audiovisual practice. Over the course of the workshop participants will prototype ideas using a software toolkit given to participants. In parallel we welcome a lively discussion around the ethical and political implications of this area of study more generally. This course is open to anyone with a healthy dose of curiosity, creativity and paranoia. *Topics covered include:* - Network packet capture, analysis, creation and manipulation. - HTML page reconstruction from network packets: what websites are people around me viewing? - Spoofing remote browser sessions: how can I change the text and images in other peoples browsers? - Intercepting chat sessions: how can I change what people say to each other? - Image and streaming media reconstruction from network packets: what video and audio are people around me downloading? - Traffic shaping/routing: changing the shape of the network in your favour. - A creative introduction to the GNU/Linux command line. - Network security crash course. The Network (In)security course is open to anyone with a healthy dose of curiosity, creativity and paranoia. No prior technical experience is required. ------------- register for this workshop by sending a short motivation to workshop@moddr.net ------------- /more info at/ http://moddr.net/networkinsecurity-workshop /more info at/ http://agenda.wormweb.nl/agenda.php?id=3102 /more info at/ http://agenda.wormweb.nl/agenda.php?id=2895 -- Julian Oliver home: New Zealand based: Berlin, Germany currently: Berlin, Germany about: http://julianoliver.com From simona.lodi at toshare.it Mon Dec 7 11:04:36 2009 From: simona.lodi at toshare.it (Simona Lodi) Date: Mon Dec 7 11:05:05 2009 Subject: [spectre] Report Share Festival 2009 In-Reply-To: <20091207000736.GO30497@mail.ljudmila.org> References: <20091207000736.GO30497@mail.ljudmila.org> Message-ID: <4B1CD334.9000800@toshare.it> Sorry for any cross posting. _________________________________________________________________________________ Newsletter 03.12.2009 Piemonte Share Report Share Festival 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks to the support of our audience, students and friends, the main events of this year?s Share Festival were able to be recorded. The videos will soon be condensed into our website, where footage of Share Festival 2009 conferences and interviews with speakers can currently be viewed. A special thank-you goes to the *DAMS *students of Professor *Giulio Lughi*, who recorded most of the event for us on video, co-ordinated by *Silvia Giachello*. Thanks also go to the photographer *Gianfranco Mura*, who shot the most important moments of the festival with *Stefania Rota (Maya)*. And finally we thank the *TO-PIX *Consortium, without which the conferences held at the National Science Museum would not be available now for viewing. To begin with, here are two documentary videos published on our YouTube page, with more videos to come soon: Presentation of Share Festival 2009 http://www.youtube.com/sharefestival#p/u/0/x2qpXJ3xT-k Set up of Share Festival 2009 http://www.youtube.com/sharefestival#p/u/1/52chioPKC40 See Gianfranco Mura?s photos on Flicker! http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharefestival Conferences held at the Natural Science Museum: http://www.toshare.it/?page_id=1528 Press coverage: www.toshare.it/toshare09/press/SHAREFESTIVAL_PRESSRELEASE09.rar We invite you to download the Share Festival 2009 - Market Forces catalogue in pdf format. From marc.garrett at furtherfield.org Mon Dec 7 11:14:21 2009 From: marc.garrett at furtherfield.org (marc garrett) Date: Mon Dec 7 11:14:49 2009 Subject: [spectre] Definition of 'Acadenemic' on Rosalind In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4B1CD57D.3040104@furtherfield.org> Sorry for any cross posting... Definition of 'Acadenemic' on Rosalind - add your own voice, your own definitions on your own terms... "Acadenemic - A constant refusal by certain academics, historians to grant a truth by not including in their studies 'real histories' of other significant artists or collectives, independent groups in their publications. A cultural sickness recognised in Media Art culture." Marc Garrett. http://www.furtherfield.org/rosalind/definitions.pl?id=144 The definition above is on Rosalind, an upstart media art lexicon, born in 2004, following a sheltered 9 month gestation. Originally created to give voice to those who are either ignored, not represented fairly or are misrepresented by certain academics, institutions, historians and 'official' media outlets. Even though many may be considered or seen to be actively engaged in their work to be proposing a less divided world or a more inclusive society in their critical practice, in many cases this is actually not true in respect of how they act in reality. This project of course does not intend to resolve the issue as an absolute antidote to such forms of cultural snobbery and elitism in Media Art and related cultures. Mainly because we know that it will take years, far too long for any actual 'authentic' change to happen. This habitual form of culturalized dysfunction touches upon a taboo that is systemic and has its own risks whenever anyone tries to openly discuss it. So, just to make it clear, we are not interested in the making of stars or treading on others so to reach some shallow and misguided, place in art or social history if it means having no soul left when you get there, where ever 'there' is. We value the outsider and those who are not readily accepted, we always will. We don't close doors we open them. We do not believe that to share our culture or platforms that you need to harbour any particular ideal or need to pretend that you are more informed than you really are - we are not pretending, we are learning just like you. We have chosen our own way in dealing with this and do not expect everyone to be the same as us, yet we do appreciate the 'real' need to find alternative routes out of this separatist cul-de-sac, the need mutually break down the various hermetically sealed and elitist frameworks that negatively hold back others from sharing and being a part of the growth in making this world better than it is now. And yes, we are not perfect but we are open in acknowledging the issue, rather than denying it. Remember, just because many are using the cache of activism to employ their agency does not mean that they are not part of the problem, we all are. Lets work together in resolving this, rather than forming childish little playground cliques, perpetuating the mannerism of mono-cultural conformity. We are not deluded with the notion that Rosalind is a proposal or mechanism that will somehow create change, it is merely a symbol of a massive blind-spot in our shared practices - asking politely, sometimes with humour that, perhaps if we took the time to understand and 'even' appreciate other people's imaginations, beyond our usual, restrictive parapets. We may get a little bit closer that place which does not only exist as a dream or utopian desires... Feed Rosalind with your own words and definitions to express and declare what you are, what you do and the worlds you create, on your own terms. Influence and mutate her, help her to maturity. Because we all need to move beyond where we are all now... http://www.furtherfield.org/rosalind/ This project was concieved in January 2004 For 9 months the nascent lexicon was fed with words and their definitions. In early September 2004 we agreed a name for the lexicon- Rosalind- after Rosalind Franklin and launched it to the world to be influenced and mutated and helped to maturity by all who interact with it. The Gest@tors were: Marc Garrett, Neil Jenkins, Ruth Catlow, Ivan Pope, Helen Varley Jamieson, Karla Ptacek, Andy Deck, Joseph & Donna Mcelroy, Alan Sondheim, Ryan Griffis, Michael Szpakowski, Patrick Lichty, Maya Kalogera, Alexandra Reill. -----------------> Other Info: A living, breathing, thriving networked neighbourhood, we are truly rhizomatic ;-) Furtherfield - online media arts community, platforms for creating, viewing, discussing and learning about experimental practices at the intersections of art, technology and social change. http://www.furtherfield.org We are on Twitter http://twitter.com/furtherfield Other reviews/articles/interviews http://www.furtherfield.org/reviews.php HTTP Gallery - physical media arts Gallery (London). http://www.http.uk.net Netbehaviour - an open email list community engaged in the process of sharing and actively evolving critical approaches, methods and ideas focused around contemporary networked media arts practice. http://www.netbehaviour.org Furtherfield Blog - shared space for personal reflections on media art practice. http://blog.furtherfield.org VisitorsStudio - real-time, multi-user, online arena for creative 'many to many' dialogue, networked performance and collaborative polemic. http://www.visitorsstudio.org/x.html Furthernoise - an online platform for the creation, promotion, criticism and archiving of innovative cross genre music and sound art for the information & interaction of the public and artists alike. http://www.furthernoise.org From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Mon Dec 7 12:04:54 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (netEX) Date: Mon Dec 7 12:05:27 2009 Subject: [spectre] Final call: SFC - SHOAH Film Collection Message-ID: <20091207120454.80A15698.309594FD@192.168.0.2> Call for entries Deadline 20 December 2009 VideoChannel Cologne is happy to announce the launch of "SFC - Shoah Film Collection" on 27 January 2010 - that day when the 65th return of the Liberation of the Concentration Camp of Auschwitz will be celebrated. For this purpose, VideoChannel released a call for proposals inviting film and video makers all over the world to reflect the topic of SHOAH and the various incorporated thematic aspects in order to contribute to keep vivid the memory of SHOAH and other genocides and crimes against humanity. SFC is also planned to form at a later stage the basis of the future exhibition project, entitled: Draft Title: SHOAH Please find the call, the regulations and the entry form on http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1549 ---------------------------------------------- VideoChannel Cologne http://videochannel.newmediafest.org SFC - Shoah Film Collection http://videochannel.newmediafest.org/blog/?page_id=669 Draft Title: Shoah http://dts.engad.org ---------------------------------------------- powered by [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne - www.nmartproject.net the experimental platform for art and new media from Cologne/Germany From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Mon Dec 7 12:48:48 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (CologneOFF) Date: Mon Dec 7 12:49:31 2009 Subject: [spectre] CologneOFF V - features for one day - today: Holly Rodricks (USA) Message-ID: <20091207124848.6B571880.CD5DFE85@192.168.0.2> 7 December 2009 ------------------------------------ CologneOFF V - Taboo! Taboo? 5th Cologne Online Film Festival http://coff.newmediafest.org proudly presents CologneOFF V - video features for one day on VAD - Video Art Database Today-->"Partition".by Holly Rodricks (USA) --> http://vad.nmartproject.net/?p=974 ---------------------------------------------- The CologneOFF V festival catalogue can be downloaded for free as PDF ?> http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_5th_edition_2009.pdf --------------------------------------------- VideoChannel - http://videochannel.newmediafest.org is presenting CologneOFF V - 5th Cologne Online Film Festival also on --> Microwave - New Media Arts Festival 2009 Hong Kong - 13 Nov - 11 Dec 2009, and --> Fonlad - Digital Art Festival Guarda Portugal - 14 Nov 2009 - 03 Jan 2010 --> unCraftivism at Arnolfini Bristol/UK - 12 & 13 December 2009 --> CeC - Carnival of eCreativity Sattal/India - 19-21 February 2010 -------------------------------------------- The entire festival can be accessed online directly via http://coff05.newmediafest.org info[at]coff.newmediafest.org -------------------------------------------- From louise.desrenards at free.fr Tue Dec 8 05:28:14 2009 From: louise.desrenards at free.fr (Louise Desrenards) Date: Tue Dec 8 05:23:17 2009 Subject: [spectre] SIGNER POUR CESARE BATTISTI / L'ULTIME APPEL / LAST CALL FOR SIGNING! Message-ID: <4B1DD5DE.30006@free.fr> http://www.worldlingo.com/en/products_services/worldlingo_translator.html ___________________________________________ FREE CESARE BATTISTI LAST CALLING / LIBERATION DE CESARE BATTISTI DERNIER APPEL! LA ROMANCIERE FRED VARGAS APPELLE D'URGENCE A SIGNER LA PETITION BRESILIENNE ADRESSEE AU PRESIDENT LULA POUR CESARE BATTISTI ! NOUS DEVONS ABSOLUMENT T?MOIGNER A NOS AMIS BRESILIENS DE NOTRE SOUTIEN PERSISTANT DEPUIS LA FRANCE ET L'EUROPE. S'IL VOUS PLAIT, SIGNEZ ET TRANSMETTEZ ! La situation italienne ? l'oeuvre d'ing?rence dans tous les pays concern?s par des r?fugi?s (dont la France il y a quelques ann?es) est celle-ci : condamner face au doute, en d?clarant sans preuves qu'il n'y a pas de doute, mais les t?moignages ne sont pas des preuves et il n'y a plus de pi?ces ? conviction (et m?me les anciens t?moins ont disparu). Cesare Battisti nie avoir commis des meurtres qu'on lui a mis sur le dos quand il ?tait en fugue, mais il n'y aura jamais de proc?s ?quitable pour se reprendre justement de cette affaire, car ce ne sont plus que des cadavres exquis. Le condamner et l'extrader ce n'est pas exprimer la justice mais l'arbitraire post-d?mocratique ?lectoraliste. Sauver Cesare Battisti, l'insoumis qui n'est pas un assassin, c'est perp?tuer le sens "juste" de la justice en d?mocratie face ? l'infamie d'une accusation, un formidable coup d'?nergie et d'espoir ? tous pour l'avenir de l'Europe et de l'Am?rique du Sud au-del? de la personne de Battisti, dont le calvaire est une pers?cution. Il n'est qu'un bouc ?missaire en p?ture. S'il rentre en Italie son incarc?ration sera un martyre et il sera la proie d'une vengeance passionnelle sans objet. Un jour on le d?couvrira suicid? mais il aura ?t? assassin? dans sa cellule par des forces r?actionnaires extr?mes. TEXTE P?TITION : Au Pr?sident du Br?sil, Son Excellence Luiz In?cio Lula da Silva Les soussign?s viennent, tr?s respectueusement, pr?senter ? Votre Excellence toute la force et l'aide pour que votre gouvernement REJETTE les pressions intenses et arrogantes qui tentent d'imposer l'extradition de l??crivain et du pers?cut? politique, Cesare Battisti. Nous demandons ? Votre Excellence, qui pr?side le gouvernement le plus populaire de l'histoire du Br?sil, que, au moment voulu, Elle ACCORDE L?ASILE POLITIQUE SOUS RESPONSABILIT? PR?SIDENTIELLE ? Battisti, en lui garantissant, ensuite, une formule migratrice permanente, pour qu?il puisse faire venir sa famille dans ce pays et travailler dans la paix. Comme Votre Excellence le sait, Cesare Battisti a ?t? condamn? ? la prison ? perp?tuit? sans lumi?re solaire (une punition qui n?existe plus maintenant dans aucun pays civilis? !) pour quatre crimes POUR LESQUELS IL N'EXISTE PAS UNE SEULE PREUVE NI UN SEULT?MOIN OCULAIRE, toute la proc?dure ayant ?t? forg?e ? partir de D?LATIONS PREMI?RES [note =?quivalent br?silien de ? t?moignages des repentis ?]. Outre que les instigateurs italiens ont, ridiculement, attribu? ? Battisti deux homicides s??tant produits dans un intervalle de temps insuffisant pour couvrir la distance entre les deux villes, de sorte que l'accusation a d? ?tre r??crite quand cette impossibilit? mat?rielle fut d?montr?e, son principal d?lateur en arriva ? ?tre r?primand? par le magistrat d'une autre proc?dure en contumace dans laquelle il ?non?ait de fausses accusations. Votre d?cision, M. le Pr?sident, sera aussi une attitude de PROTECTION de l'INSTITUTION du REFUGE/ASILE, s?rieusement menac?e par l'invasion du STF [note : Tribunal Supr?me F?d?ral] dans le secteur de l'Ex?cutif. Ce sera aussi une d?monstration d'affection envers notre peuple, humili?, insult? et injuri? de mani?re obsc?ne par les autorit?s italiennes, avec l'aide des ?lites br?siliennes colonis?es et servantes (sp?cialement les m?dias). Battisti a ?crit 17 livres, a fond? deux revues virtuelles, a organis? de nombreux congr?s culturels et la 1? Bisannuelle d'Arts Graphiques du Mexique. Il sera aussi utile pour notre culture que le fut, quand il s'est r?fugi? au Mexique, l?auteur Gabriel Garcia M?rquez (signataire, d?ailleurs, d'un message d'aide ? Battisti). Le salut de Battisti sera le couronnement de HUIT ans de lutte pour la conservation de la dignit?, de l'ind?pendance et de la g?n?rosit? de notre peuple. Respectueusement, les Soussign?s (...) //////////////////////////////// Pour signer la p?tition br?silienne adress?e au Pr?sident Lula pour la non-extradition de Cesare Battisti et son maintien au Br?sil, voici la marche ? suivre : - Aller sur le site : http://www.petitiononline.com/btstlng/petition.html - cliquez sur ?Read the Asilo Presidencial para Battisti Petition? - le texte de la p?tition appara?t en portugais (voir ci-dessus le texte en fran?ais) - encodez votre nom (en ajoutant dans le champ du nom votre condition ou m?tier + votre ville + votre pays -- FR ou Etranger -- si vous voulez) - adresse mail - avec un commentaire si vous le souhaitez - cliquez sur ?Preview your signature? - puis cliquer sur ?Approve votre signature? ///////////////// L'appel explicatif de Fred Vargas : Nos amis Br?siliens viennent de mettre en place une p?tition adress?e au pr?sident Lula, lui demandant d?accorder ? Cesare Battisti l?asile pr?sidentiel. En effet, l?extradition de Battisti vers l?Italie d?pend seulement ? pr?sent de la d?cision du pr?sident Lula, qui l?annoncera vers f?vrier 1010. Vous savez que Cesare Battisti fut condamn?, en son absence, ? la prison ? perp?tuit? en 1988, pour deux crimes directs et deux complicit?s de crimes commis en 1978 et 1979, il y a trente ans, durant les ann?es de plomb italiennes. Vous savez que Battisti fut jug? en Italie lors d?un premier proc?s, entach? de nombreuses tortures av?r?es, qui ne le condamna pour aucun des quatre crimes commis par le groupuscule des PAC. Vous savez que Battisti a toujours ni? avoir tu? quiconque. Et en effet : le second proc?s, men? en son absence, n?apporta pas la moindre preuve mat?rielle contre lui, ni un seul t?moignage oculaire. Battisti fut condamn? exclusivement sur la ?parole? des membres du groupe accus?s, qui avaient choisi le statut de ?repentis?, c?est-?-dire qui gagnaient de consid?rables remises de peine en ?change de leurs accusations. Ce fut essentiellement le chef du groupe, Pietro Mutti, qui chargea Cesare Battisti de ses propres crimes et de ceux de ses camarades. Il ne fit que huit ann?es de prison. Il est essentiel de rappeler, concernant le premier homicide des PAC, que Pietro Mutti fut accus? par deux enqu?tes polici?res d?avoir tir? sur Santoro, concernant le 2e homicide, que Memeo, Fatone, Massala et Grimaldi compos?rent seuls le commando contre Torregiani, concernant le 3e homicide, que Giacomin avoua avoir tir? sur Sabbadin, et concernant le 4e homicide, que l?arme qui tua Campagna appartenait ? Memeo, et que l?agresseur mesurait vingt centim?tres de plus que Battisti. Tout au long de ce proc?s italien, on prit soin de repr?senter Battisti en fabriquant trois procurations, afin de rendre la sentence irr?versible. Une expertise attesta en 2005 la falsification de ces procurations, visible ? l??il nu. Cet usage de faux d?montre ? lui seul le pi?ge des repentis dans lequel tomba Battisti. Face ? cet ensemble de faits et ? la d?mesure de l?acharnement politique du gouvernement italien contre cet homme, devenu un troph?e-symbole pour l?Italie, le ministre de la justice br?silien, Tarso Genro, accorda le refuge politique ? Battisti en janvier 2009, ce qui devait ?teindre l?galement le proc?s d?extradition en cours. Mais, pour des raisons de luttes politiques internes, le Tribunal Supr?me F?d?ral du Br?sil d?cida de passer outre et de poursuivre, et une courte majorit? de ses juges (5 ? 4) choisit d?ignorer tous les faits convergeant vers l?innocence de Battisti, de nier la nature politique des crimes (ce qui emp?che l?extradition au Br?sil), de d?clarer ?ill?gal? l?acte de refuge du ministre de la Justice, et de l?extrader. Sentence exclusivement politique, sans aucun respect pour la v?rit? des faits. Nos amis Br?siliens, mobilis?s pour la d?fense d?une v?ritable Justice et non pas d?une justice politique, mobilis?s pour la d?fense d?un homme qui n?eut jamais dans sa vie l?occasion de r?pondre ? un juge, qui servit de bouc ?missaire ? ses anciens camarades puis d?enjeu politique en Italie, en France et au Br?sil, ont ? pr?sent besoin de notre aide. Nous pouvons la leur apporter en signant la p?tition br?silienne. FREE CESARE BATTISTI LAST CALLING / LIBERATION DE CESARE BATTISTI DERNIER APPEL! LA ROMANCIERE FRED VARGAS APPELLE D'URGENCE A SIGNER LA PETITION BRESILIENNE ADRESSEE AU PRESIDENT LULA POUR CESARE BATTISTI ! NOUS DEVONS ABSOLUMENT T?MOIGNER A NOS AMIS BRESILIENS DE NOTRE SOUTIEN PERSISTANT DEPUIS LA FRANCE. S'IL VOUS PLAIT, SIGNEZ ET TRANSMETTEZ ! La situation italienne ? l'oeuvre d'ing?rence dans tous les pays concern?s par des r?fugi?s (dont la France il y a quelques ann?es) est celle-ci : condamner face au doute, en d?clarant sans preuves qu'il n'y a pas de doute, mais les t?moignages ne sont pas des preuves et il n'y a plus de pi?ces ? conviction (et m?me les anciens t?moins ont disparu). Cesare Battisti nie avoir commis des meurtres qu'on lui a mis sur le dos quand il ?tait en fugue, mais il n'y aura jamais de proc?s ?quitable pour se reprendre justement de cette affaire, car ce ne sont plus que des cadavres exquis. Le condamner et l'extrader ce n'est pas exprimer la justice mais l'arbitraire post-d?mocratique ?lectoraliste. Sauver Cesare Battisti, l'insoumis qui n'est pas un assassin, c'est perp?tuer le sens "juste" de la justice en d?mocratie face ? l'infamie d'une accusation, un formidable coup d'?nergie et d'espoir ? tous pour l'avenir de l'Europe et de l'Am?rique du Sud au-del? de la personne de Battisti, dont le calvaire est une pers?cution. Il n'est qu'un bouc ?missaire en p?ture. S'il rentre en Italie son incarc?ration sera un martyre et il sera la proie d'une vengeance passionnelle sans objet. Un jour on le d?couvrira suicid? mais il aura ?t? assassin? dans sa cellule par des forces r?actionnaires extr?mes. TEXTE P?TITION : Au Pr?sident du Br?sil, Son Excellence Luiz In?cio Lula da Silva Les soussign?s viennent, tr?s respectueusement, pr?senter ? Votre Excellence toute la force et l'aide pour que votre gouvernement REJETTE les pressions intenses et arrogantes qui tentent d'imposer l'extradition de l??crivain et du pers?cut? politique, Cesare Battisti. Nous demandons ? Votre Excellence, qui pr?side le gouvernement le plus populaire de l'histoire du Br?sil, que, au moment voulu, Elle ACCORDE L?ASILE POLITIQUE SOUS RESPONSABILIT? PR?SIDENTIELLE ? Battisti, en lui garantissant, ensuite, une formule migratrice permanente, pour qu?il puisse faire venir sa famille dans ce pays et travailler dans la paix. Comme Votre Excellence le sait, Cesare Battisti a ?t? condamn? ? la prison ? perp?tuit? sans lumi?re solaire (une punition qui n?existe plus maintenant dans aucun pays civilis? !) pour quatre crimes POUR LESQUELS IL N'EXISTE PAS UNE SEULE PREUVE NI UN SEULT?MOIN OCULAIRE, toute la proc?dure ayant ?t? forg?e ? partir de D?LATIONS PREMI?RES [note =?quivalent br?silien de ? t?moignages des repentis ?]. Outre que les instigateurs italiens ont, ridiculement, attribu? ? Battisti deux homicides s??tant produits dans un intervalle de temps insuffisant pour couvrir la distance entre les deux villes, de sorte que l'accusation a d? ?tre r??crite quand cette impossibilit? mat?rielle fut d?montr?e, son principal d?lateur en arriva ? ?tre r?primand? par le magistrat d'une autre proc?dure en contumace dans laquelle il ?non?ait de fausses accusations. Votre d?cision, M. le Pr?sident, sera aussi une attitude de PROTECTION de l'INSTITUTION du REFUGE/ASILE, s?rieusement menac?e par l'invasion du STF [note : Tribunal Supr?me F?d?ral] dans le secteur de l'Ex?cutif. Ce sera aussi une d?monstration d'affection envers notre peuple, humili?, insult? et injuri? de mani?re obsc?ne par les autorit?s italiennes, avec l'aide des ?lites br?siliennes colonis?es et servantes (sp?cialement les m?dias). Battisti a ?crit 17 livres, a fond? deux revues virtuelles, a organis? de nombreux congr?s culturels et la 1? Bisannuelle d'Arts Graphiques du Mexique. Il sera aussi utile pour notre culture que le fut, quand il s'est r?fugi? au Mexique, l?auteur Gabriel Garcia M?rquez (signataire, d?ailleurs, d'un message d'aide ? Battisti). Le salut de Battisti sera le couronnement de HUIT ans de lutte pour la conservation de la dignit?, de l'ind?pendance et de la g?n?rosit? de notre peuple. Respectueusement, les Soussign?s (...) //////////////////////////////// Pour signer la p?tition br?silienne adress?e au Pr?sident Lula pour la non-extradition de Cesare Battisti et son maintien au Br?sil, voici la marche ? suivre : - Aller sur le site : http://www.petitiononline.com/btstlng/petition.html - cliquez sur ?Read the Asilo Presidencial para Battisti Petition? - le texte de la p?tition appara?t en portugais (voir ci-dessus le texte en fran?ais) - encodez votre nom (en ajoutant dans le champ du nom votre condition ou m?tier + votre ville + votre pays -- FR ou Etranger -- si vous voulez) - adresse mail - avec un commentaire si vous le souhaitez - cliquez sur ?Preview your signature? - puis cliquer sur ?Approve votre signature? ///////////////// L'appel explicatif de Fred Vargas : Nos amis Br?siliens viennent de mettre en place une p?tition adress?e au pr?sident Lula, lui demandant d?accorder ? Cesare Battisti l?asile pr?sidentiel. En effet, l?extradition de Battisti vers l?Italie d?pend seulement ? pr?sent de la d?cision du pr?sident Lula, qui l?annoncera vers f?vrier 1010. Vous savez que Cesare Battisti fut condamn?, en son absence, ? la prison ? perp?tuit? en 1988, pour deux crimes directs et deux complicit?s de crimes commis en 1978 et 1979, il y a trente ans, durant les ann?es de plomb italiennes. Vous savez que Battisti fut jug? en Italie lors d?un premier proc?s, entach? de nombreuses tortures av?r?es, qui ne le condamna pour aucun des quatre crimes commis par le groupuscule des PAC. Vous savez que Battisti a toujours ni? avoir tu? quiconque. Et en effet : le second proc?s, men? en son absence, n?apporta pas la moindre preuve mat?rielle contre lui, ni un seul t?moignage oculaire. Battisti fut condamn? exclusivement sur la ?parole? des membres du groupe accus?s, qui avaient choisi le statut de ?repentis?, c?est-?-dire qui gagnaient de consid?rables remises de peine en ?change de leurs accusations. Ce fut essentiellement le chef du groupe, Pietro Mutti, qui chargea Cesare Battisti de ses propres crimes et de ceux de ses camarades. Il ne fit que huit ann?es de prison. Il est essentiel de rappeler, concernant le premier homicide des PAC, que Pietro Mutti fut accus? par deux enqu?tes polici?res d?avoir tir? sur Santoro, concernant le 2e homicide, que Memeo, Fatone, Massala et Grimaldi compos?rent seuls le commando contre Torregiani, concernant le 3e homicide, que Giacomin avoua avoir tir? sur Sabbadin, et concernant le 4e homicide, que l?arme qui tua Campagna appartenait ? Memeo, et que l?agresseur mesurait vingt centim?tres de plus que Battisti. Tout au long de ce proc?s italien, on prit soin de repr?senter Battisti en fabriquant trois procurations, afin de rendre la sentence irr?versible. Une expertise attesta en 2005 la falsification de ces procurations, visible ? l??il nu. Cet usage de faux d?montre ? lui seul le pi?ge des repentis dans lequel tomba Battisti. Face ? cet ensemble de faits et ? la d?mesure de l?acharnement politique du gouvernement italien contre cet homme, devenu un troph?e-symbole pour l?Italie, le ministre de la justice br?silien, Tarso Genro, accorda le refuge politique ? Battisti en janvier 2009, ce qui devait ?teindre l?galement le proc?s d?extradition en cours. Mais, pour des raisons de luttes politiques internes, le Tribunal Supr?me F?d?ral du Br?sil d?cida de passer outre et de poursuivre, et une courte majorit? de ses juges (5 ? 4) choisit d?ignorer tous les faits convergeant vers l?innocence de Battisti, de nier la nature politique des crimes (ce qui emp?che l?extradition au Br?sil), de d?clarer ?ill?gal? l?acte de refuge du ministre de la Justice, et de l?extrader. Sentence exclusivement politique, sans aucun respect pour la v?rit? des faits. Nos amis Br?siliens, mobilis?s pour la d?fense d?une v?ritable Justice et non pas d?une justice politique, mobilis?s pour la d?fense d?un homme qui n?eut jamais dans sa vie l?occasion de r?pondre ? un juge, qui servit de bouc ?missaire ? ses anciens camarades puis d?enjeu politique en Italie, en France et au Br?sil, ont ? pr?sent besoin de notre aide. Nous pouvons la leur apporter en signant la p?tition br?silienne. FREE CESARE BATTISTI LAST CALLING / LIBERATION DE CESARE BATTISTI DERNIER APPEL! LA ROMANCIERE FRED VARGAS APPELLE D'URGENCE A SIGNER LA PETITION BRESILIENNE ADRESSEE AU PRESIDENT LULA POUR CESARE BATTISTI ! NOUS DEVONS ABSOLUMENT T?MOIGNER A NOS AMIS BRESILIENS DE NOTRE SOUTIEN PERSISTANT DEPUIS LA FRANCE ET L'EUROPE. S'IL VOUS PLAIT, SIGNEZ ET TRANSMETTEZ ! La situation italienne ? l'oeuvre d'ing?rence dans tous les pays concern?s par des r?fugi?s (dont la France il y a quelques ann?es) est celle-ci : condamner face au doute, en d?clarant sans preuves qu'il n'y a pas de doute, mais les t?moignages ne sont pas des preuves et il n'y a plus de pi?ces ? conviction (et m?me les anciens t?moins ont disparu). Cesare Battisti nie avoir commis des meurtres qu'on lui a mis sur le dos quand il ?tait en fugue, mais il n'y aura jamais de proc?s ?quitable pour se reprendre justement de cette affaire, car ce ne sont plus que des cadavres exquis. Le condamner et l'extrader ce n'est pas exprimer la justice mais l'arbitraire post-d?mocratique ?lectoraliste. Sauver Cesare Battisti, l'insoumis qui n'est pas un assassin, c'est perp?tuer le sens "juste" de la justice en d?mocratie face ? l'infamie d'une accusation, un formidable coup d'?nergie et d'espoir ? tous pour l'avenir de l'Europe et de l'Am?rique du Sud au-del? de la personne de Battisti, dont le calvaire est une pers?cution. Il n'est qu'un bouc ?missaire en p?ture. S'il rentre en Italie son incarc?ration sera un martyre et il sera la proie d'une vengeance passionnelle sans objet. Un jour on le d?couvrira suicid? mais il aura ?t? assassin? dans sa cellule par des forces r?actionnaires extr?mes. TEXTE P?TITION : Au Pr?sident du Br?sil, Son Excellence Luiz In?cio Lula da Silva Les soussign?s viennent, tr?s respectueusement, pr?senter ? Votre Excellence toute la force et l'aide pour que votre gouvernement REJETTE les pressions intenses et arrogantes qui tentent d'imposer l'extradition de l??crivain et du pers?cut? politique, Cesare Battisti. Nous demandons ? Votre Excellence, qui pr?side le gouvernement le plus populaire de l'histoire du Br?sil, que, au moment voulu, Elle ACCORDE L?ASILE POLITIQUE SOUS RESPONSABILIT? PR?SIDENTIELLE ? Battisti, en lui garantissant, ensuite, une formule migratrice permanente, pour qu?il puisse faire venir sa famille dans ce pays et travailler dans la paix. Comme Votre Excellence le sait, Cesare Battisti a ?t? condamn? ? la prison ? perp?tuit? sans lumi?re solaire (une punition qui n?existe plus maintenant dans aucun pays civilis? !) pour quatre crimes POUR LESQUELS IL N'EXISTE PAS UNE SEULE PREUVE NI UN SEULT?MOIN OCULAIRE, toute la proc?dure ayant ?t? forg?e ? partir de D?LATIONS PREMI?RES [note =?quivalent br?silien de ? t?moignages des repentis ?]. Outre que les instigateurs italiens ont, ridiculement, attribu? ? Battisti deux homicides s??tant produits dans un intervalle de temps insuffisant pour couvrir la distance entre les deux villes, de sorte que l'accusation a d? ?tre r??crite quand cette impossibilit? mat?rielle fut d?montr?e, son principal d?lateur en arriva ? ?tre r?primand? par le magistrat d'une autre proc?dure en contumace dans laquelle il ?non?ait de fausses accusations. Votre d?cision, M. le Pr?sident, sera aussi une attitude de PROTECTION de l'INSTITUTION du REFUGE/ASILE, s?rieusement menac?e par l'invasion du STF [note : Tribunal Supr?me F?d?ral] dans le secteur de l'Ex?cutif. Ce sera aussi une d?monstration d'affection envers notre peuple, humili?, insult? et injuri? de mani?re obsc?ne par les autorit?s italiennes, avec l'aide des ?lites br?siliennes colonis?es et servantes (sp?cialement les m?dias). Battisti a ?crit 17 livres, a fond? deux revues virtuelles, a organis? de nombreux congr?s culturels et la 1? Bisannuelle d'Arts Graphiques du Mexique. Il sera aussi utile pour notre culture que le fut, quand il s'est r?fugi? au Mexique, l?auteur Gabriel Garcia M?rquez (signataire, d?ailleurs, d'un message d'aide ? Battisti). Le salut de Battisti sera le couronnement de HUIT ans de lutte pour la conservation de la dignit?, de l'ind?pendance et de la g?n?rosit? de notre peuple. Respectueusement, les Soussign?s (...) //////////////////////////////// Pour signer la p?tition br?silienne adress?e au Pr?sident Lula pour la non-extradition de Cesare Battisti et son maintien au Br?sil, voici la marche ? suivre : - Aller sur le site : http://www.petitiononline.com/btstlng/petition.html - cliquez sur ?Read the Asilo Presidencial para Battisti Petition? - le texte de la p?tition appara?t en portugais (voir ci-dessus le texte en fran?ais) - encodez votre nom (en ajoutant dans le champ du nom votre condition ou m?tier + votre ville + votre pays -- FR ou Etranger -- si vous voulez) - adresse mail - avec un commentaire si vous le souhaitez - cliquez sur ?Preview your signature? - puis cliquer sur ?Approve votre signature? ///////////////// L'appel explicatif de Fred Vargas : Nos amis Br?siliens viennent de mettre en place une p?tition adress?e au pr?sident Lula, lui demandant d?accorder ? Cesare Battisti l?asile pr?sidentiel. En effet, l?extradition de Battisti vers l?Italie d?pend seulement ? pr?sent de la d?cision du pr?sident Lula, qui l?annoncera vers f?vrier 1010. Vous savez que Cesare Battisti fut condamn?, en son absence, ? la prison ? perp?tuit? en 1988, pour deux crimes directs et deux complicit?s de crimes commis en 1978 et 1979, il y a trente ans, durant les ann?es de plomb italiennes. Vous savez que Battisti fut jug? en Italie lors d?un premier proc?s, entach? de nombreuses tortures av?r?es, qui ne le condamna pour aucun des quatre crimes commis par le groupuscule des PAC. Vous savez que Battisti a toujours ni? avoir tu? quiconque. Et en effet : le second proc?s, men? en son absence, n?apporta pas la moindre preuve mat?rielle contre lui, ni un seul t?moignage oculaire. Battisti fut condamn? exclusivement sur la ?parole? des membres du groupe accus?s, qui avaient choisi le statut de ?repentis?, c?est-?-dire qui gagnaient de consid?rables remises de peine en ?change de leurs accusations. Ce fut essentiellement le chef du groupe, Pietro Mutti, qui chargea Cesare Battisti de ses propres crimes et de ceux de ses camarades. Il ne fit que huit ann?es de prison. Il est essentiel de rappeler, concernant le premier homicide des PAC, que Pietro Mutti fut accus? par deux enqu?tes polici?res d?avoir tir? sur Santoro, concernant le 2e homicide, que Memeo, Fatone, Massala et Grimaldi compos?rent seuls le commando contre Torregiani, concernant le 3e homicide, que Giacomin avoua avoir tir? sur Sabbadin, et concernant le 4e homicide, que l?arme qui tua Campagna appartenait ? Memeo, et que l?agresseur mesurait vingt centim?tres de plus que Battisti. Tout au long de ce proc?s italien, on prit soin de repr?senter Battisti en fabriquant trois procurations, afin de rendre la sentence irr?versible. Une expertise attesta en 2005 la falsification de ces procurations, visible ? l??il nu. Cet usage de faux d?montre ? lui seul le pi?ge des repentis dans lequel tomba Battisti. Face ? cet ensemble de faits et ? la d?mesure de l?acharnement politique du gouvernement italien contre cet homme, devenu un troph?e-symbole pour l?Italie, le ministre de la justice br?silien, Tarso Genro, accorda le refuge politique ? Battisti en janvier 2009, ce qui devait ?teindre l?galement le proc?s d?extradition en cours. Mais, pour des raisons de luttes politiques internes, le Tribunal Supr?me F?d?ral du Br?sil d?cida de passer outre et de poursuivre, et une courte majorit? de ses juges (5 ? 4) choisit d?ignorer tous les faits convergeant vers l?innocence de Battisti, de nier la nature politique des crimes (ce qui emp?che l?extradition au Br?sil), de d?clarer ?ill?gal? l?acte de refuge du ministre de la Justice, et de l?extrader. Sentence exclusivement politique, sans aucun respect pour la v?rit? des faits. Nos amis Br?siliens, mobilis?s pour la d?fense d?une v?ritable Justice et non pas d?une justice politique, mobilis?s pour la d?fense d?un homme qui n?eut jamais dans sa vie l?occasion de r?pondre ? un juge, qui servit de bouc ?missaire ? ses anciens camarades puis d?enjeu politique en Italie, en France et au Br?sil, ont ? pr?sent besoin de notre aide. Nous pouvons la leur apporter en signant la p?tition br?silienne. FREE CESARE BATTISTI LAST CALLING / LIBERATION DE CESARE BATTISTI DERNIER APPEL! LA ROMANCIERE FRED VARGAS APPELLE D'URGENCE A SIGNER LA PETITION BRESILIENNE ADRESSEE AU PRESIDENT LULA POUR CESARE BATTISTI ! NOUS DEVONS ABSOLUMENT T?MOIGNER A NOS AMIS BRESILIENS DE NOTRE SOUTIEN PERSISTANT DEPUIS LA FRANCE ET L'EUROPE. S'IL VOUS PLAIT, SIGNEZ ET TRANSMETTEZ ! La situation italienne ? l'oeuvre d'ing?rence dans tous les pays concern?s par des r?fugi?s (dont la France il y a quelques ann?es) est celle-ci : condamner face au doute, en d?clarant sans preuves qu'il n'y a pas de doute, mais les t?moignages ne sont pas des preuves et il n'y a plus de pi?ces ? conviction (et m?me les anciens t?moins ont disparu). Cesare Battisti nie avoir commis des meurtres qu'on lui a mis sur le dos quand il ?tait en fugue, mais il n'y aura jamais de proc?s ?quitable pour se reprendre justement de cette affaire, car ce ne sont plus que des cadavres exquis. Le condamner et l'extrader ce n'est pas exprimer la justice mais l'arbitraire post-d?mocratique ?lectoraliste. Sauver Cesare Battisti, l'insoumis qui n'est pas un assassin, c'est perp?tuer le sens "juste" de la justice en d?mocratie face ? l'infamie d'une accusation, un formidable coup d'?nergie et d'espoir ? tous pour l'avenir de l'Europe et de l'Am?rique du Sud au-del? de la personne de Battisti, dont le calvaire est une pers?cution. Il n'est qu'un bouc ?missaire en p?ture. S'il rentre en Italie son incarc?ration sera un martyre et il sera la proie d'une vengeance passionnelle sans objet. Un jour on le d?couvrira suicid? mais il aura ?t? assassin? dans sa cellule par des forces r?actionnaires extr?mes. TEXTE P?TITION : Au Pr?sident du Br?sil, Son Excellence Luiz In?cio Lula da Silva Les soussign?s viennent, tr?s respectueusement, pr?senter ? Votre Excellence toute la force et l'aide pour que votre gouvernement REJETTE les pressions intenses et arrogantes qui tentent d'imposer l'extradition de l??crivain et du pers?cut? politique, Cesare Battisti. Nous demandons ? Votre Excellence, qui pr?side le gouvernement le plus populaire de l'histoire du Br?sil, que, au moment voulu, Elle ACCORDE L?ASILE POLITIQUE SOUS RESPONSABILIT? PR?SIDENTIELLE ? Battisti, en lui garantissant, ensuite, une formule migratrice permanente, pour qu?il puisse faire venir sa famille dans ce pays et travailler dans la paix. Comme Votre Excellence le sait, Cesare Battisti a ?t? condamn? ? la prison ? perp?tuit? sans lumi?re solaire (une punition qui n?existe plus maintenant dans aucun pays civilis? !) pour quatre crimes POUR LESQUELS IL N'EXISTE PAS UNE SEULE PREUVE NI UN SEULT?MOIN OCULAIRE, toute la proc?dure ayant ?t? forg?e ? partir de D?LATIONS PREMI?RES [note =?quivalent br?silien de ? t?moignages des repentis ?]. Outre que les instigateurs italiens ont, ridiculement, attribu? ? Battisti deux homicides s??tant produits dans un intervalle de temps insuffisant pour couvrir la distance entre les deux villes, de sorte que l'accusation a d? ?tre r??crite quand cette impossibilit? mat?rielle fut d?montr?e, son principal d?lateur en arriva ? ?tre r?primand? par le magistrat d'une autre proc?dure en contumace dans laquelle il ?non?ait de fausses accusations. Votre d?cision, M. le Pr?sident, sera aussi une attitude de PROTECTION de l'INSTITUTION du REFUGE/ASILE, s?rieusement menac?e par l'invasion du STF [note : Tribunal Supr?me F?d?ral] dans le secteur de l'Ex?cutif. Ce sera aussi une d?monstration d'affection envers notre peuple, humili?, insult? et injuri? de mani?re obsc?ne par les autorit?s italiennes, avec l'aide des ?lites br?siliennes colonis?es et servantes (sp?cialement les m?dias). Battisti a ?crit 17 livres, a fond? deux revues virtuelles, a organis? de nombreux congr?s culturels et la 1? Bisannuelle d'Arts Graphiques du Mexique. Il sera aussi utile pour notre culture que le fut, quand il s'est r?fugi? au Mexique, l?auteur Gabriel Garcia M?rquez (signataire, d?ailleurs, d'un message d'aide ? Battisti). Le salut de Battisti sera le couronnement de HUIT ans de lutte pour la conservation de la dignit?, de l'ind?pendance et de la g?n?rosit? de notre peuple. Respectueusement, les Soussign?s (...) //////////////////////////////// Pour signer la p?tition br?silienne adress?e au Pr?sident Lula pour la non-extradition de Cesare Battisti et son maintien au Br?sil, voici la marche ? suivre : - Aller sur le site : http://www.petitiononline.com/btstlng/petition.html - cliquez sur ?Read the Asilo Presidencial para Battisti Petition? - le texte de la p?tition appara?t en portugais (voir ci-dessus le texte en fran?ais) - encodez votre nom (en ajoutant dans le champ du nom votre condition ou m?tier + votre ville + votre pays -- FR ou Etranger -- si vous voulez) - adresse mail - avec un commentaire si vous le souhaitez - cliquez sur ?Preview your signature? - puis cliquer sur ?Approve votre signature? ///////////////// L'appel explicatif de Fred Vargas : Nos amis Br?siliens viennent de mettre en place une p?tition adress?e au pr?sident Lula, lui demandant d?accorder ? Cesare Battisti l?asile pr?sidentiel. En effet, l?extradition de Battisti vers l?Italie d?pend seulement ? pr?sent de la d?cision du pr?sident Lula, qui l?annoncera vers f?vrier 1010. Vous savez que Cesare Battisti fut condamn?, en son absence, ? la prison ? perp?tuit? en 1988, pour deux crimes directs et deux complicit?s de crimes commis en 1978 et 1979, il y a trente ans, durant les ann?es de plomb italiennes. Vous savez que Battisti fut jug? en Italie lors d?un premier proc?s, entach? de nombreuses tortures av?r?es, qui ne le condamna pour aucun des quatre crimes commis par le groupuscule des PAC. Vous savez que Battisti a toujours ni? avoir tu? quiconque. Et en effet : le second proc?s, men? en son absence, n?apporta pas la moindre preuve mat?rielle contre lui, ni un seul t?moignage oculaire. Battisti fut condamn? exclusivement sur la ?parole? des membres du groupe accus?s, qui avaient choisi le statut de ?repentis?, c?est-?-dire qui gagnaient de consid?rables remises de peine en ?change de leurs accusations. Ce fut essentiellement le chef du groupe, Pietro Mutti, qui chargea Cesare Battisti de ses propres crimes et de ceux de ses camarades. Il ne fit que huit ann?es de prison. Il est essentiel de rappeler, concernant le premier homicide des PAC, que Pietro Mutti fut accus? par deux enqu?tes polici?res d?avoir tir? sur Santoro, concernant le 2e homicide, que Memeo, Fatone, Massala et Grimaldi compos?rent seuls le commando contre Torregiani, concernant le 3e homicide, que Giacomin avoua avoir tir? sur Sabbadin, et concernant le 4e homicide, que l?arme qui tua Campagna appartenait ? Memeo, et que l?agresseur mesurait vingt centim?tres de plus que Battisti. Tout au long de ce proc?s italien, on prit soin de repr?senter Battisti en fabriquant trois procurations, afin de rendre la sentence irr?versible. Une expertise attesta en 2005 la falsification de ces procurations, visible ? l??il nu. Cet usage de faux d?montre ? lui seul le pi?ge des repentis dans lequel tomba Battisti. Face ? cet ensemble de faits et ? la d?mesure de l?acharnement politique du gouvernement italien contre cet homme, devenu un troph?e-symbole pour l?Italie, le ministre de la justice br?silien, Tarso Genro, accorda le refuge politique ? Battisti en janvier 2009, ce qui devait ?teindre l?galement le proc?s d?extradition en cours. Mais, pour des raisons de luttes politiques internes, le Tribunal Supr?me F?d?ral du Br?sil d?cida de passer outre et de poursuivre, et une courte majorit? de ses juges (5 ? 4) choisit d?ignorer tous les faits convergeant vers l?innocence de Battisti, de nier la nature politique des crimes (ce qui emp?che l?extradition au Br?sil), de d?clarer ?ill?gal? l?acte de refuge du ministre de la Justice, et de l?extrader. Sentence exclusivement politique, sans aucun respect pour la v?rit? des faits. Nos amis Br?siliens, mobilis?s pour la d?fense d?une v?ritable Justice et non pas d?une justice politique, mobilis?s pour la d?fense d?un homme qui n?eut jamais dans sa vie l?occasion de r?pondre ? un juge, qui servit de bouc ?missaire ? ses anciens camarades puis d?enjeu politique en Italie, en France et au Br?sil, ont ? pr?sent besoin de notre aide. Nous pouvons la leur apporter en signant la p?tition br?silienne. From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Tue Dec 8 09:13:03 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (artNET) Date: Tue Dec 8 09:13:29 2009 Subject: [spectre] CologneOFF V - features for one day - today: Boris Sribar (Serbia) Message-ID: <20091208091303.A4B15C8B.EF8EFEBC@192.168.0.2> 8 December 2009 ------------------------------------ CologneOFF V - Taboo! Taboo? 5th Cologne Online Film Festival http://coff.newmediafest.org proudly presents CologneOFF V - video features for one day on VAD - Video Art Database Today-->"I love you so much I could kill for you", 2009.by Boris Sribar (Serbia) --> http://vad.nmartproject.net/?p=974 ---------------------------------------------- The CologneOFF V festival catalogue can be downloaded for free as PDF ?> http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_5th_edition_2009.pdf --------------------------------------------- VideoChannel - http://videochannel.newmediafest.org is presenting CologneOFF V - 5th Cologne Online Film Festival also on --> Microwave - New Media Arts Festival 2009 Hong Kong - 13 Nov - 11 Dec 2009, and --> Fonlad - Digital Art Festival Guarda Portugal - 14 Nov 2009 - 03 Jan 2010 --> unCraftivism at Arnolfini Bristol/UK - 12 & 13 December 2009 --> CeC - Carnival of eCreativity Sattal/India - 19-21 February 2010 -------------------------------------------- The entire festival can be accessed online directly via http://coff05.newmediafest.org info[at]coff.newmediafest.org -------------------------------------------- From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Tue Dec 8 09:31:11 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (soundLAB) Date: Tue Dec 8 09:52:13 2009 Subject: [spectre] Final call: Soundart for SoundLAB VII Message-ID: <20091208093111.A5587737.51F33418@192.168.0.2> Call for entries extended deadline: 31 December 2009 2010 - 10th anniversary of [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne SoundLAB - sonic art project environments is happy to launch the call for its next edition to be part of this anniversary celebrations, entitled: SoundLAB VII - soundCELEBRATION sound compositions made for the 10th anniversary! For its 7th edition, planned to be launched in March 2010, SoundLAB would like to celebrate the power of sound as a tool for artistic creations and communications on occasion of the 10th anniversary of the global network it is embedded in and invites soundartists, musicians and composers to create for the 10th anniversary a special sound composition. Please find detailed information, the regulations and entry form on http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1423 ------------------------------------------------ SoundLAB - sonic art project environments http://soundlab.newmediafest.org is a corporate part of [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne, the experimental platform for art and new media from Cologne/Germany http://www.nmartproject.net in(at)nmartproject.net ----------------------------------------------- From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Wed Dec 9 08:45:02 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (artNET) Date: Wed Dec 9 08:45:40 2009 Subject: [spectre] CologneOFF V - features for one day - today: Pekka Ruuska (FI) Message-ID: <20091209084502.849A73C.4593B831@192.168.0.2> 9 December 2009 ------------------------------------ CologneOFF V - Taboo! Taboo? 5th Cologne Online Film Festival http://coff.newmediafest.org proudly presents CologneOFF V - video features for one day on VAD - Video Art Database Today-->"Rebirth", 2009.by Pekka Ruuska (Finland) --> http://vad.nmartproject.net/?p=974 ---------------------------------------------- The CologneOFF V festival catalogue can be downloaded for free as PDF ?> http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_5th_edition_2009.pdf --------------------------------------------- VideoChannel - http://videochannel.newmediafest.org is presenting CologneOFF V - 5th Cologne Online Film Festival also on --> Microwave - New Media Arts Festival 2009 Hong Kong - 13 Nov - 11 Dec 2009, and --> Fonlad - Digital Art Festival Guarda Portugal - 14 Nov 2009 - 03 Jan 2010 --> unCraftivism at Arnolfini Bristol/UK - 12 & 13 December 2009 --> CeC - Carnival of eCreativity Sattal/India - 19-21 February 2010 -------------------------------------------- The entire festival can be accessed online directly via http://coff05.newmediafest.org info[at]coff.newmediafest.org -------------------------------------------- From kovats at transmediale.de Wed Dec 9 10:13:14 2009 From: kovats at transmediale.de (stephen kovats) Date: Wed Dec 9 10:13:39 2009 Subject: [spectre] transmediale.10 - FUTURITY NOW! February 2 - 7, 2010: Preview + Festival Passes available now! Message-ID: FUTURITY NOW! transmediale.10 | 2 - 7 feb 2010 festival for art and digital culture berlin *Early bird discounts of 10% on transmediale.10 Passes until December 18, 2009* Dear Spectrites! The programme for transmediale.10 - FUTURITY NOW! taking place Feb. 02 - 07, 2010 in Berlin is almost complete! The festival kicks off Tuesday evening, February 2 at Berlin's landmark House of World Cultures with a welcome address by Computer Art pioneer Herbert W. Franke and a special live concert featuring Charlemagne Palestine playing Berlin's unique bell tower - the Tiergarten Carillon. The festival?s exhibition ?Future Obscura?, by transmediale guest curator Honor Harger presents artworks that use the materials, mechanisms and machines of image-making to illuminate and define our relationship with atemporality - the collision of past, present and future. Over a dozen international artists, including Zilvinas Kempinas, Julius von Bismarck, Ken Rinaldo, Alice Miceli and Julien Maire, have created create interdisciplinary explorations of light and chronology - some of which are new works premiering at transmediale.10 - which will unfold across the House of World Cultures, and several urban spaces within Berlin. http://www.transmediale.de/en/transmediale10-exhibition-future-obscura The daily programme begins on Wednesday February 3rd with the ?Free Culture Incubator? Salons curated by Public Art Lab curator Ela Kagel, the Phuturama sub-conference hosted by c-base 'conceptioneer' Gregor Sedlak and this year?s Marshall McLuhan Lecture by telepresence artist Graham Smith. Daily screenings curated by Marcel Schwerin highlight works from the Award competition and explore atemporal junctures between technology and image production. Spectacular performances by Ryoji Ikeda and J?rgen Reble with Thomas K?ner initiate tm.10?s extensive live programme including six events in collaboration with CTM which also reflect their theme 'Overlap', and feature some of the most important figures working within music and sound today. http://www.transmediale.de/en/festival/performances The tm.10 'Future Observatory' conference, with keynotes by Bruce Sterling, Conrad Wolfram and Richard Barbrook, kicks off on Friday February 5, with a special ?Futurity Long Conversation? bringing 23 leading artists, designers, theorists, journalists and media interventionists, including people such as Jem Finer (Longplayer), Susan Neiman (Einstein Forum), Andy Cameron (fabrica), Denisa Kera (transgenesis), Gustaff Harimann Iskandar (common room network), Trebor Scholz (digitallabour), R?gine Debatty (wemakemoneynotart), and Warren Neidich (Flusser Award 2010 nominee) among distinguished others. From their own positions and experience, they will discuss, contextualize and explore the abstract and qualitative elements defining our take on what the concept of future - and with that, the tm.10 festival theme FUTURITY NOW! - must be today. Accompanying the ?Futurity Long Conversation? transmediale.10 Award nominees Sosolimited will unveil an entirely new work 'The Long Conversion', using ground-breaking text and visual analysis tools, as a tandem live coding performance of the The Long Conversation. The format of the Long Conversation was developed in conjunction with the Long Now Foundation, an international organisation crafting ways with which to perceive time and durational process in radically different and perhaps media technologically appropriate ways. In their approach, we are in a period which redefines the 'now' within a timespan of a 1000 years, altering our notions of future and the acceleration of progress and development. **** EARLY BIRD PASSES UNTIL DECEMBER 18th **** Reserve your Festival Passes now for transmediale.10 FUTURITY NOW! Early bird discounts of 10% on all transmediale.10 Day Passes and Festival Passes, as well as Kombi Passes for transmediale and club transmediale (CTM) are available until December 18, 2009 only! The discounts apply to all Passes - including reduced student passes, and are done via reservation and invoiced pre-payment. To reserve your passes, please use the form here: http://www.transmediale.de/en/node/10490 **************************************************************** More programme info, details schedules will be published soon! 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It features unlimited audio tracks and buses, non-destructive, non-linear editing with unlimited undo, and anything-to-anywhere signal routing. It supports standard file formats, such as BWF, WAV, WAV64, AIFF and CAF, and it can use LADSPA, LV2, VST and AudioUnit plugin formats. The "Introduction to Ardour" FLOSS Manual is a free (gratis/libre) tutorial-style book, which introduces the program without expecting a vast knowledge of computers or sound editing from the reader. This FLOSS Manual was largely written by workshop participants learning the software themselves, over a one week period during a session led by Derek Holzer at the moddr_lab/WORM in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. This FLOSS Manual can be read online at: http://en.flossmanuals.net/ardour/ Non-profit, print-on-demand paper copies can be ordered from Lulu.com soon. Please check back with the main FLOSS Manuals page in several days for ordering information: http://en.flossmanuals.net/ The manual is free to use, distribute and remix according to the GNU General Public License. FLOSS Manuals volunteers are currently working on French and Portuguese translations, and anyone is free to add contributions and edits for future versions of the manual at http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/Ardour/WebHome Thanks to Adam Hyde, Walter Langelaar, the workshop participants in Rotterdam as well as those who helped online from the FLOSS Manuals, Ardour and Linux Audio communities, and to all the folks at the moddr_lab and WORM! -- ::: derek holzer ::: http://blog.myspace.com/macumbista ::: http://www.vimeo.com/macumbista ::: ---Oblique Strategy # 39: "Cut a vital connection" From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Wed Dec 9 18:09:55 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (VideoChannel) Date: Wed Dec 9 18:10:34 2009 Subject: [spectre] Christmas on VideoChannel Cologne: Found Footage! Message-ID: <20091209180955.17B7DAA0.205A4925@192.168.0.2> VideoChannel Cologne is happy to present its Christmas show online during December, entitled: "Found Footage!" http://videochannel.newmediafest.org/blog/?page_id=667 "Found footage is a filmmaking term which describes a method of compiling films partly or entirely of footage which has not been created by the filmmaker, and changing its meaning by placing it in a new context. The term refers to the "found object" (objet trouv?) of art history." [Wikipedia] The show includes 50 video works curated by Wilfried Agricola de Cologne featuring these artists/directors --> Agricola de Cologne (Germany), Borja Alexandre (Spain), Michael Brynntrup (Germany), Jon Keith Brunelle (USA), Maria Canas (Spain), Larry Caveney (USA) Sebastian Clej (Romania), John Criscitello (USA), Dr. Boston (USA) Bill Domonkos (USA), Angie Eng (USA), Clint Enns (Canada) Enrique Freaza (Spain), Rajorshi Ghosh (USA), Doron Golan (Israel) Juan David Gonzalez Monroy (Colombia), Grace Graupe-Pillard (USA) Constantin Hartenstein (Germany), Denise Hood (USA), Leslie Huppert (Germany) Andrea Huyoff (Germany), Katrina Inagaki (USA), Jeremiah Jones (USA) Ellen Lake (USA), Irad Lee (Israel), Fumiko Matsuyama (Japan) Alistair McClymont (UK), Alexander Mouton (USA), Owen Mundy (USA) Toban Nicols (USA), Jonas Nilsson (SWE), Jun Ho Oh (South Korea) Renata Padovan (Brazil), Lobo Pasolini (Brazil), Joao Ricardo (Portugal) Jasper Rigole (Belgium), Joshua Rosenstock (USA), Benjamin Rosenthal (USA) LoBo Pasolini (Brazil), Johanna Reich (Germany), Anthony Rousseau (France) Davor Sanvincenti (Croatia), Benjamin Schultz-Figueroa (USA), Jennifer Schwed (USA), Ran Slavin (Israel), Dennis Summers (USA), Sonja Vuk (Croatia) Philip Widmann (Germany), James Woodward (USA), Andreas Zingerle (Austria) --> http://videochannel.newmediafest.org/blog/?page_id=667 VideoChannel Cologne and its team wish all its visitors, friends and partners happy hours while surfing through the "Found Footage! universe, a Merry Christmas and a Happy & Peaceful New Year 2010. ----------------------------------------------------------- VideoChannel Cologne http://videochannel.newmediafest.org is a corporate part of [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne - www.nmartproject.net - the experimental platform for art and new media - which will celebrate in 2010 its 10th anniversary! info[at]nmartproject.net ----------------------------------------------------------- From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Thu Dec 10 07:41:51 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (CologneOFF) Date: Thu Dec 10 07:49:53 2009 Subject: [spectre] CologneOFF V - features for two days Message-ID: <20091210074151.391F4F63.DDAC1CF4@192.168.0.2> VideoChannel Cologne announces:: Invited by Rui Guerra CologneOFF V - Taboo! Taboo? 5th Cologne Online Film Festival - launch on 13 November 2009 http://coff.newmediafest.org - will screen three festival programs in the framework of "unCraftivism" - a project context by Rui Guerra running on 12 & 13 Dezember at Arnolfini Bristol/UK. Selection 1 featuring - http://coff.newmediafest.org/blog/?page_id=379 Casey McKee (USA), Alex Lora (Spain), Frank Gatti (France), Jym Davis (USA), Erika Yeomans (USA), Margarida Paiva (Portugal), Istvan Rusvai (Hungary) Selection 2 featuring - http://coff.newmediafest.org/blog/?page_id=382 Nitin Das (India), Ascan Breuer (Germany), Marita Contreras (Peru) Masha Yozefpolsky (Israel), Anna Porzelt (Ger), Heidi Kumao (USA) Les Riches Douaniers (France), Soumendra Padhi (India), Boris Sribar (India) Selection 3 including the guest curator Ali Zaidi (Motiroti/London) featuring One Minute Films chief curated by Wilfried Agricola de Cologne http://coff.newmediafest.org/blog/?page_id=385 Shobna Gulaty (UK), Hetain Patel (UK), Nikesh Shukla (UK), Nitin Das (India) Nila Madhab Panda (India), Abhilash V. (India), Monika Dutta (UK), Ali Zaidi (UK) Sukanya Ghosh (India), Vishwajyoti Ghosh (India), Shazieh Gorji (Pakistan) Syed Ali Nasir (Pakistan), Eternal Immigrant, 2008, 1:00 by Sehban Zaidi (Pakistan) Roshaan Khattak (Pakistan) Istvan Rusvai (Hungary), Katherine Sweetman (USA), Luisa Mizzoni (IT) Adrian Zalewski (Poland), Junho Oh (South Korea), Yin-Ling Chen (Taiwan) Lukas Mateijka (SK), Kriss Salmanis (Latvia), Veena Shekar (India), Tanja Koljonen & Joe Candido (Finland), Louis Hubert (France) Erik Peterson (USA), Suzon Fuks (AUS), Mores McWreath (USA), Sreedeep (India), Kika Nicolela (Brazil), Henry Gwiazda (USA), Lemeh42 (Italy) Harriet Macdonald (UK), P?ter Vad?cz (Hungary), Johanna Reich (Germany) Anders Weberg (SWE), Ron Diorio (USA), Baptist Coelho (India) J.R., 2007, 1:00 by Roderick Coover & Nick Montfort (USA) Pierre-Laurent Cassi?re (France), Sonja Vuk (CR), Antti Savela (SWE) CologneOFF V - 5th Cologne Online Film Festival - direct access--> http://coff05.newmediafest.org ---------------------------------------------- The CologneOFF V festival catalogue can be downloaded for free as PDF ?> http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_5th_edition_2009.pdf --------------------------------------------- VideoChannel - http://videochannel.newmediafest.org is presenting CologneOFF V - 5th Cologne Online Film Festival also on --> Microwave - New Media Arts Festival 2009 Hong Kong - 13 Nov - 11 Dec 2009, and --> Fonlad - Digital Art Festival Guarda Portugal - 14 Nov 2009 - 03 Jan 2010 --> unCraftivism at Arnolfini Bristol/UK - 12 & 13 December 2009 --> CeC - Carnival of eCreativity Sattal/India - 19-21 February 2010 -------------------------------------------- The entire festival can be accessed online directly via http://coff05.newmediafest.org info[at]coff.newmediafest.org -------------------------------------------- From office at videomedeja.org Fri Dec 11 00:43:22 2009 From: office at videomedeja.org (office-videomedeja) Date: Fri Dec 11 00:44:01 2009 Subject: [spectre] VIDEOMEDEJA 2009, Friday 11 - Sunday 13 | MOCAV, Novi Sad, Serbia Message-ID: <4E10BF8F-6170-4B17-82BA-A20226FC51FE@videomedeja.org> VIDEOMEDEJA 2009 ? 13th International Video Festival No commercial value ! December 11 ? 13, 2009 Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia  *********************************************************************************** COMPETITION: http://videomedeja.org/2009/screening http://videomedeja.org/2009/media-installations From the total 461 submissions for the festival 2009, received by authors from more than 59 countries, festival curators selected following to be included in the Competition program: - 54 Videos and Films, to be presented within the Screenings part of the Competition program. - 13 Media Installations, to be presented within the Exhibition part of the Competition program, includes Video installations, Net projects, Software (Open Source), Intereactive art, Video game. SPECIAL SCREENINGS: http://videomedeja.org/2009/special Made in Serbia 2009 | Selected works by Serbian artists Holland Experience! | Contemporary Video from the Netherlands, from the collection of the Netherlands Media Art Institute, curator: Joke Balintijn Vladimir Frelih | selected works Ivan Sijak | selected works Arty?ok.TV | Non-commerical internet TV from Prague, covers Central- European art scene VIDEOFORMES | Selection of works from the agenda of VIDEOFORMES festival from Clermont-Ferrand (France), curator: Gabriel Soucheyre JURY MEMBERS http://videomedeja.org/2009/jury Joke Balintijn (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Vladimir Frelih (Osijek, Croatia) Ivan Sijak (Belgrade, Serbia) In total there are 67 works in the Competition and 40 more in the framework of the Special screenings from more than 30 countries. *********************************************************************************** EXHIBITING ARTISTS: Aleksandra Acic, Ciro Altabas, Francesco Biccheri, Jen-Kuang Chang, Seoungho Cho, Eunha Choi, D-Fuse, Boris Eldagsen, Pascal Fendrich, Bernd Harpfer, Lucas Figueroa, Thorsten Fleisch, Max Hattler, Gareth Hudson, Kaia Hugin, Ana Husman, Petra Innanen, Timo Katz, Ulf Kristiansen, Mores McWreath, Messmatik, Fennesz, Dennis H. Miller, Kelly Monico, Scott Bagus, Nassrin Nasser, Neil Ira Needleman, Michaela Nettell, Erkka Nissinen, Matthew Ortega, Jean-Gabriel Periot, Pink Twins, Johanna Reich, Juan Rey, Alicja Rogalska, Michal Ronen, Julika Rudelius, Rimas Sakalauskas, Mariano Salvador, Diego Sanchidrian, Fabio Scacchioli, Volker Schreiner, Semiconductor, SJ. Ramir, Irena Skoric, Vicent Gisbert Soler, Andres Tenusaar, Jeff Thompson, Asier Urbieta, Andoni De Carlos, Maarit Suomi-Vaananen, Philip Widmann, Sylvia Winkler, Stephan Koeperl, Patrick Bergeron, Christin Bolewski, Paul Destieu, Dominic Gagnon, Ethan Ham, Benjamin Rosenbaum, Olga Mink, Scanner, Thomas Mohr, Monochrom, Natacha Paganelli, Szacsva y Pal, Surabhi Saraf, Evelin Stermitz, UBERMORGEN.COM eddie d, Vladimir Frelih, Ivan Sijak, Arno Coenen & Peter Leeuwerink, Jeroen Kooijmans, Martijn Veldhoen, Jacco Olivier, Lin de Mol, Julika Rudelius, Guido van der Werve, Michal Pechoucek, Adela Babanova, Ivan Svoboda, Mark Ther, Ondrej Brody, Radim Labuda, Petr Hatle, Klara Tasovska, Erik Sikora, David Mozny, Zbynek Baladran, Matej Smetana, Nenad Nedeljkov, Mia Nikolic, Srdjan Radakovic, Aleksanar Srb, Ana Stefanovic, Darko Stojkov, Andrej Tisma, Mane Zudjelovic, Reynold Reynolds, Mihai Grecu, Nadia Vadori, Sebastien Trouve, Bruno Lasnier, Neil Beloufa, Johnny Kelly, Maix Mayer, Clorinde Durand, Lior Waterman, Amit Levinger. *********************************************************************************** THE FESTIVAL THEME No Commercial value ! read full text at: http://videomedeja.org/text/no-commercial-value Parcels labeled like this or similarly, carry, among other contents, our video works and films to be viewed by the Festival audience. Sending parcels online has become very common for speed and convenience, if not reliability. It is only up to your bandwidth how much data you can download, legally or otherwise. I wouldn?t go into the recurring issues of censorship or copyright (they come back to life like characters in horror movies). Whether the labelling is correct or not, the declared Zero value of a film or video puts their authors into the group of romantic-idealist losers, incapable of making money and forever maintained, handicapped from the outset by the fact that their brain-child is not really wanted in the wide world of trade policy. I bet there is no film maker who would object to a new, less deprecating label without the Zero value attached to a possible master-piece!?! Unlike labels on bottles of sugar-free carbonated water (stuffed with deadly sweeteners). Here are some recommendations for labelling parcels with video or film contents: 1. C?est Ne Pas Une Pipe 2. Dangerous Works of Art! 3. Beware of The Artist! 4. Caution, Art! 5. Unbreakable!!!! 6. All Four Sides Up (marked with arrows) 7.Etc. The correct label would read: Value-Unknown! *********************************************************************************** FOR THE FULL PROGRAM, CHECK OUT: http://videomedeja.org SUPPORTED BY: Provincial Secretariat for Culture, Novi Sad City Council, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Fri Dec 11 09:13:32 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (CologneOFF) Date: Fri Dec 11 09:14:08 2009 Subject: [spectre] CologneOFF V - features for one day - today: Abhilash V. (India) Message-ID: <20091211091332.4E90B691.6B86D8DA@192.168.0.2> 11 December 2009 ------------------------------------ CologneOFF V - Taboo! Taboo? 5th Cologne Online Film Festival http://coff.newmediafest.org proudly presents CologneOFF V - video features for one day on VAD - Video Art Database Today-->"Rope Trick", .by Abhilash V. (India) --> http://vad.nmartproject.net/?p=974 ---------------------------------------------- The CologneOFF V festival catalogue can be downloaded for free as PDF ?> http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_5th_edition_2009.pdf --------------------------------------------- VideoChannel - http://videochannel.newmediafest.org is presenting CologneOFF V - 5th Cologne Online Film Festival also on --> Microwave - New Media Arts Festival 2009 Hong Kong - 13 Nov - 11 Dec 2009, and --> Fonlad - Digital Art Festival Guarda Portugal - 14 Nov 2009 - 03 Jan 2010 --> unCraftivism at Arnolfini Bristol/UK - 12 & 13 December 2009 --> CeC - Carnival of eCreativity Sattal/India - 19-21 February 2010 -------------------------------------------- The entire festival can be accessed online directly via http://coff05.newmediafest.org info[at]coff.newmediafest.org -------------------------------------------- From redazione at digicult.it Fri Dec 11 12:11:47 2009 From: redazione at digicult.it (Redazione Digicult) Date: Fri Dec 11 12:12:08 2009 Subject: [spectre] Sincronie 2009-Data: lecture/screening/live Message-ID: <21002E9B8DBF4C5092D468BEE8DDDFEC@nomebea615a6f6> Sorry for any crosspostings Digicult presents: Sincronie 2009 - Data lecture/videoscreening/concert curated by Marco Mancuso/Digicult guests: Evelina Domnitch & Dmitri Gelfand 15th of December 2009, from 7.30pm to 11.00pm c/o Teatro Arsenale, Via Cesare Correnti 11, Milan (Italy) ---------------- 7.30pm - 8.30pm: lecture by Evelina Domnitch & Dmitri Gelfand 9.00pm - 10.00pm: videoscreening - Hidden Worlds 10.00pm - 11.00pm: live performance - 10000 Peacock Feathers in Foaming Acid ----------------- On Tuesday the 15th of December 2009 Digimag presents DATA, the third meeting of the Sincronie Festival of 2009. The event will be directed by Marco Mancuso from Digicult, and will take place from 7.30 PM until 11 PM in the Teatro Arsenale in Milan, and will be an encounter with two Soviet artists, Evelina Domnitch and Dmitry Gelfand, who will talk about their artistic production on the brink between art and science, and will exhibit their live performance 10000 Peacock Feathers in Foaming Acid. The event will be enriched by the projection of the video screening Hidden Worlds, where a series of audiovisual works have been selected that investigate the relationship between audiovisuals and science. Sincronie is a contemporary and experimental music event that began in 2003. As with the previous editions, this edition is also developed on a theme, which in 2009 was the relationship between music and numbers. From this year, Sincronie is broadening its activities by proposing a three-concert event with international guests, preceded by a series of introductive meetings that are true Listening Workshops. The workshops will then continue throughout 2010. To stay true to the theme dictated by Sincronie 2009, Marco Mancuso has structured the DATA event like a reflective critique on the existing relationship between contemporary art and science and their rapport with digital, electronic and analogical technologies, on the basis of mathematical processes, numbers, logic abstractions and formulae. The event is centred on the work of the artists Evelina Domnitch and Dmitry Gelfand, pioneers of the creation of sensorial environments where chemistry, physics and philosophy meld together, in relationship with the analysis of human perception of such phenomena. After presentation of their work, which will take place at 7.30 PM, there will be a video screening at 9 PM entitled Hidden Worlds dedicated to some examples of artists who work on the rapport between sound and image, through different techniques, that are generated by physical, chemical-physics, mathematical, electromagnetic and nanometric phenomena. The evening will conclude with the audiovisual performance 10000 peacock feathers in foaming acid where Evelina Domnitch and Dmitry Gelfand will make laser projectors and soap bubbles interact to create immersive and organic images. ----------------- The Psychophysics of Force Field Tailoring Lecture by Evelina Domnitch & Dmitri Gelfand Introduction by Marco Mancuso / Digicult Immersive art-science is a form of creative expression that aims to rise above the notion of art as representation, in favor of multi-sensorial experience. Instead of creating mere objects of aesthetic seduction, it invites audiences to transcend the limits of habitual perception. Immersivity awakens a synesthetic awareness of both physical and mental space. A myriad of vibratory phenomena, customarily beyond the observer's reach, are rendered starkly tangible through careful psychophysical conditioning: "the analysis of perceptual processes by studying the effect on a subject's experience or behavior, of systematically varying the properties of a stimulus along one or more physical dimensions." Force field tailoring refers to the efficacious structuring of spatio-temporal characteristics by means of interlocking energy fields. The resultant states of matter/energy can be further harnessed so as to incite specific sensory responses. Psychophysicists are empowered by formerly unimaginable instruments of detection and analysis, providing increasingly higher resolutions of multi-event, multi-dimensional interactions. Nevertheless, the ephemeral workings of consciousness have barely been punctured, and remain among the leading questions of modern science. It has become evident that despite its exponentially accumulative potential, science alone cannot fulfill this daunting pursuit. Because neuronal processes (like most of the physical world) lie beyond the human spatio-temporal scale, the origins of cognition must be explored through perceptual extension. The convergence of immersive art and psychophysical research has spawned this extrasensory intimacy and imbued it with limitless evolutionary possibilities. ----------------- Hidden Worlds Videoscreening curated by Marco Mancuso / Digicult The Hidden Worlds event pays homage to one of the most stimulating and obscure territories of artistic audiovisual contemporary research: that relationship between art and science. By staying true to the binding theme of the 2009 edition of the Sincronie festival - the rapport between music, images and numbers - the video screening collects over 10 works that induce the audience into a critical reflection on the existing relationship between contemporary audiovisuals and science in their rapport with digital, electronic and analogical technologies, on the basis of mathematical processes, numbers, logic abstractions, and formulae. A project that alternates its artists and avoids concentrating on a common aesthetic, on a possible expressive language or used technologies, but rather proposes a panorama of specific systems for sensorial perception, for emotional mechanisms of "saturation" induces through technical hybrids that expand the tradition of analogical experimental cinema and digital audiovisuals, more so now than ever before. For its entire duration, the screening takes the spectator through beautiful "hidden worlds", made into monitors of the curiosity of artists and scientists for the expressive potential inside specific mathematical processes, as well as physical, optical, chemical and electromagnetic phenomena. From the studies on "cymatics" (the science that studies the shapes made by waves, in other words the frequency that can be vibrational, sound or electromagnetic) by the scientist Hans Jenny (Cymatics SoundScapes) as a theoretical-experimental basis for audiovisual compositions by Alvin Lucier (The Queen of South), to the representation of electromagnetic phenomena in action on the Sun's surface by a Semiconductor (Black Rain), the passage between audiovisual work from the duo portable Palace seems to be short, where in their first work present in the event (Camera Lucida) they study the chemical-physical reaction of photoluminescence, whereas in the second contribution (10000 Peacock Feathers in Foaming Acid) they analyse the potential of optical phenomena generated by laser lights. And again, if the work on "chemical-grams" of the video makers Jurgen Reble (Materia Obscura) underlines the structures that come from the chemical corrosion of film, as the work by Victoria Vesna (Blue Morph) glorifies the larval evolution of the geometric shape of the Blue Morpho butterfly with nanometric investigation techniques, the product by Lia & @C (int.16/45//son01/30X1, those of Carsten Nicolai (Spray) and Karl Kliem (Vienna Concert - Excerpts), are based on the software representation of interference phenomena, beats, accumulation and Moir? (the optical illusion generated by geometric sequences of interference phenomena). And finally the pioneer works (that aren't included in the screening) by Mary Ellen Bute (Abstronic) and John Whitney (Permutations) represent one of the first testimonies of the direct rapport between experimental cinema and maths, the video by Thorsten Fleisch (Gestalt), which constitutes a recognition of the quaternion world (four-dimensional fractals) visualised in a three-dimensional space, and the work of art by John Campell (LI: The Patterns of Nature), evidences the geometric structures spontaneously present in Nature, all represent the perfect example of how Hidden Worlds wants to be a testimony of a deep critical conviction: contemporary audiovisual art today, more than in the past, has the technological instruments and the ethical duty to confront itself with the empirical world around us and the "natural" technologies within it. Technologies that should be collected, observed and learned to control, just like man has shown that he can do with light, sound, images and space Video program: - Hans Jenny - Cymatics SoundScapes: Video 4 (1967 - Sui) - Alvin Lucier - The Queen of the South (1972 - Usa) - Semiconductor - Black Rain (2009 - Uk) - Evelina Domnitch & Dmitri Gelfand - Camera Lucida: Sonochemical Observatory (2006 - Rus, Bel) (sound by Richard Chartier & Taylor Dupree) - Evelina Domnitch & Dmitri Gelfand - 10000 Peackock Feathers in Foaming Acid (2009 - Rus, Bel) (sound by Francisco Lopez) - Jurgen Reble - Materia Obscura: Part 5 (2009 - Ger) - Victoria Vesna - Blue Morph (2006 - Usa) - Lia - int.16/45//son01/30?1 (2005 - Au) (sound by @c) - Carsten Nicolai - Spray (2006 - Ger) - Karl Kliem - Vienna Concert: Excerpts (2008 - Ger) (sound by Jan Jelinek) - Thorsten Fleisch - Gestalt (2003 - Ger) - John Campbell - Li:The Patterns of Nature (2007 - Usa) Out of screening: John Whitney (Permutations), Mary Ellen Bute (Abstronic), Joost Rekveld (#37), Roiji Ikeda (Formula), Sachiko Kodama (Breathing Chaos) ----------------- 10000 Peacock Feathers in Foaming Acid Live performance by Evelina Domnitch Dmitry Gelfand A vacuum or semi-vacuum encased within a gravity and temperature sensitive elastic skin - the scenario of an early universe, a soap bubble, and later, that of a biological membrane. By researching the behavior of soap films, a vast variety of optical, mathematical, thermodynamic and electrochemical discoveries have been made since the time of the Renaissance. One of the earliest means of analogue computing was the soap film calculator (19th century), which tackled geometric problems of minimal surface area. Soap film soft drives are currently being used for blackhole and superstring modeling. In 10000 Peacock Feathers in Foaming Acid, Domnitch and Gelfand use laser light to scan the surfaces of nucleating and dissipating soap bubble clusters. Unlike ordinary light, the laser's focused beam is capable of crawling through the micro and nano structures within a bubble's skin. When aimed at specific angles, this penetrating light generates a large-scale projection of molecular interactions as well as mind-boggling phenomena of non-linear optics. Bubble behaviors viewed in such proximity evoke the dynamics of living cells (the lipid membranes of which, are direct chemical descendants of soap films). At the Lebedev Physics Institute in Moscow, researchers Y. Stoilov and A. Startsev have recently discovered that a laser beam traversing a soap film can unexpectedly branch out into micron-thin channels (spatial polariton solitons) that neither diverge from their paths nor interfere with one another upon intersection. These optical tracks, which serve as light-confining waveguide antennae, are molded and elongated by the laser emission. Presumably, the laser dielectrophoretically maximizes the membrane's refractive index to the point of internally focusing the light. The system behaves like "a powerful optical computer with a gigantic parallel processor, consisting of billions of laser-guiding cells" (Stoilov; Phys.-Usp 47, 2004). In contrast to former soap film explorations by scientists, mathematicians, and artists (the likes of which have included Newton, Chardin, Plateau and Rayleigh to name a few), here, a warped, 'impossible' space-time is invented: the laser's multi-angular paths through numerous bubble surfaces project a dense layering of diverse scales, speeds and vanishing points. The title of the work stems from the Chinese expression, 'the ten thousand things', signifying the varifold of cosmic phenomena. Though it may become as thin as a single molecule, all 'the ten thousand things' are refracted through the sensitive skin of a soap bubble. From qrndnc at yahoo.it Fri Dec 11 15:35:20 2009 From: qrndnc at yahoo.it (Domenico Quaranta) Date: Fri Dec 11 15:46:16 2009 Subject: [spectre] PLAYLIST. PLAYING GAMES, MUSIC, ART Message-ID: <718187E3-A77E-4D82-91B6-5210E9C46C73@yahoo.it> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PLAYLIST. PLAYING GAMES, MUSIC, ART CURATOR: Domenico Quaranta DATES: 18.12.2009 ? 17.05.2010 VENUE: Mediateca Expandida de LABoral Centro de Arte y Creaci?n Industrial (Los Prados, 121, 33394 Gij?n - Asturias) MORE INFOS: www.laboralcentrodearte.org ARTISTS: Paul B. Davis (UK), Jeff Donaldson / NoteNdo (DE), Dragan Espenschied (DE), Gino Esposto / Micromusic.net (CH), Gijs Gieskes (NL), Andr? Gon?alves (PT), Mike Johnston / Mike in Mono (UK), Joey Mariano / Animal Style (US), Raquel Meyers (SP), Mikro Orchestra (PL), Don Miller / No-carrier (US), Jeremiah Johnson / Nullsleep (US), Tristan Perich (US), Rabato (SP), Gebhard Sengm?ller (AT), Alexei Shulgin (RU), Paul Slocum (USA), Tonylight (IT), VjVISUALOOP (IT). CATALOGUE: Texts by Matteo Bittanti, Kevin Driscoll and Joshua Diaz, Ed Halter, Domenico Quaranta. Music CD included. --- Along the Twentieth Century, music has often been the driving force behind crucial innovations in visual arts, and the starting point for many artists. Without forgetting the role played by music in the development of abstract art, it was mainly during the Sixties that music provided a fertile ground for new approaches, new theories, new art forms, new aesthetics. John Cage was a musician working with artists and engineers. The very first performance (the Untitled Event at Black Mountain College in 1952) was a musical event, such as many Fluxus events during the Sixties. Furthermore, Fluxus adopted music notation for its peculiar ?scores?. It was thinking to music that Umberto Eco first introduced the concept of ?opera aperta?. And at the very beginning of Video Art lies the manipulation of the electronic signal, first experimented by Nam June Paik in music. PLAYLIST is an exhibition that wants to explore the role played by music in the adoption and manipulation, since the mid Nineties, of obsolete, digital as well as analogue, technologies: vinyls, old computers, game platforms and alikes. It's our feeling, on the one hand, that electronic music culture has been of great importance for the development of low-tech, home-based media art; and, on the other hand, that ? such as for the early Video Art ? the manipulation of the digital stream is mainly grounded in musical research. The core of PLAYLIST will be the exploration of the ?8bit movement?, spread out from the manipulation of obsolete game technologies in order to create new instruments to play music. The show will demonstrate that the retrogaming phenomenon in visual arts can be considered an outfit of a pretty musical phenomenon, that in a bunch of years spread out all over the world through festivals and clubs, occasionally influencing mainstream musicians; and that visual and musical research progressed on parallel paths, in the quest for lo-res sounds and aesthetics, synthetic colors and notes. For the first time, retro-gaming will be explored through the lens of musical production and distribution, displaying not only tracks, but instruments, tools, softwares and hardwares, skins and graphics, but also discographies, platforms and communities. Thus, PLAYLIST will serve as a starting point for an archive / collection of materials produced by artists and musicians, and as a relational context where visitors can practice with tools produced by artists, and take part in workshops, lectures, improvised performances. Furthermore, PLAYLIST will try to provide a context for this kind of research, not necessarily game related, selecting seminal projects and artists that helped forging the conceptual frame in which retro-gaming took place. --- Domenico Quaranta web. http://domenicoquaranta.com/ email. info@domenicoquaranta.com mob. +39 340 2392478 skype. dom_40 From abc at interrational.de Fri Dec 11 19:04:15 2009 From: abc at interrational.de (abc) Date: Fri Dec 11 19:03:46 2009 Subject: [spectre] netmage 10 | 21/22/23 january 2010 | bologna | italy Message-ID: <4B22899F.9080003@interrational.de> |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Xing presents Netmage 10 international live-media festival - 10th edition 21/22/23 January 2010 Palazzo Re Enzo - Bologna - Italy ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| The tenth edition of the Netmage festival (Bologn a, 21,22,23 January 2010) will present, in the hi storical castle of Palazzo Re Enzo, an unpredicta ble scenario of contemporary audiovisual research featuring live media, live cinema, concerts, per formances, sound and visual installations. Netmage festival, focusing on multi-media design, electronic arts and cutting-edge style, works as a meeting point for video-makers, multi-media and v isual artists, musicians and performers from Europ e, North America and Asia. In its ongoing investig ation, Netmage presents some of the latest trends in live media. Together with research on essential aspects of perception and the intersection of visu al and acoustic phenomena, the festival introduces a very wide range of approaches. Featuring: Rachida Ziani/Dewi de Vree (NL/F), Fran cesco Cavaliere/Marcel T?rkowsky (I/D), Harappian Night Recordings (UK), The Hunter Gracchus (UK), L ee Hangjun/Hong Chulki (KR), My Cat Is An Alien (I ), Ectoplasm Girls (S), The Magic State (S), Be Ma ledetto Now (I), Richard Lainhart (USA), Cluster ( D), Canedicoda (I), Nassa (Nadow Assor/Surabhi Sar af) (USA), Andr? Gon?alves (P), Es (Fin), Margaret h Kammerer/Andrea Belfi/Stefano Pilia/Daniela Catt ivelli/Michaela Grill (I/D/A), Carlos Casas (E), V incent Dupont (F), Nana April Jun (S), Aaron Dillo way (USA). The complete programme of Netmage 10 (including th e following sections: Mangrovia, Live Media Floor, Elektrolab, Cemetery and Performing Arts) is now a vailable online. Netmage festival was conceived and created by Xing, a cultural network operating in Italy and abroad, with the purpose of planning, supporting and promot ing products and events characterized by an interdi sciplinary approach toward the issues of contempora ry culture. Artistic direction: Daniele Gasparinetti, Andrea Li ssoni. Performing Arts: Silvia Fanti. International Live-Media Floor: Lino Greco, Riccardo Benassi. Netmage 10 is supported by: Regione Emilia-Romagna, Comune di Bologna, Ambasciata del Regno dei Paesi B assi, Culturesfrance. Media partners: Wire, Mousse, Edizioni Zero, Blow Up, Nero, Alias, Il Manifesto, Citt? del Capo-Radio Metropolitana, Radio Citt? Fuj iko. Netmage 10 venue: Palazzo Re Enzo - Piazza Nettuno - Bologna - headquarters: Xing - Via Ca' Selvatica 4/d Bologna tel +39.051.331099 info@xing.it info@netmage.it press: pressoff@xing.it www.netmage.it www.xing.it From info at transfera.es Sat Dec 12 10:51:56 2009 From: info at transfera.es (info@transfera.es) Date: Sat Dec 12 10:52:21 2009 Subject: [spectre] ENTREGA DE PREMIOS MADATAC-_MADATAC AWARDS CEREMONY 12-12-09 20:30 pm Message-ID: <4B2367BC.8010603@transfera.es> www.madatac.es Premio a la Mejor Obra de Videoarte Best Video Art Work ENTREGA EL PREMIO DELIVERS THE PRIZE OUKA LELE Premio a la Mejor Obra de Videoarte Best Video Art Work ENTREGA EL PREMIO DELIVERS THE PRIZE MABEL PALACIN Premio a la Mejor Obra de Videoarte Best Video Art Work ENTREGA EL PREMIO DELIVERS THE PRIZE MARIA PALLIER Premio al Videoartista + Prometedor Most Promising Video Artist ENTREGA EL PREMIO DELIVERS THE PRIZE RAFEL GORDON Premio a la Mejor Interacci?n Videoaural Best Visual-Aural Interaction ENTREGA EL PREMIO DELIVERS THE PRIZE ALFREDO VELASCO Premio Especial del P?blico Special Audience Award ENTREGA EL PREMIO DELIVERS THE PRIZE ALGUIEN DEL PUBLICO SELECTED FROM THE AUDIENCE Premio a la Obra + Innovadora Most Innovative Work ENTREGA EL PREMIO DELIVERS THE PRIZE IURY LECH From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Sat Dec 12 11:08:25 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (CologneOFF) Date: Sat Dec 12 11:09:07 2009 Subject: [spectre] CologneOFF V - features for one day - today: Haim Ben Shitrit (Israel) Message-ID: <20091212110825.3B230FA7.F901EE48@192.168.0.2> 12 December 2009 ------------------------------------ CologneOFF V - Taboo! Taboo? 5th Cologne Online Film Festival http://coff.newmediafest.org proudly presents CologneOFF V - video features for one day on VAD - Video Art Database Today-->"Anonymous Soldiers Don?t Tell Your Mother", .by Haim Ben Shitrit. (Israel) --> http://vad.nmartproject.net/?p=974 ---------------------------------------------- The CologneOFF V festival catalogue can be downloaded for free as PDF ?> http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_5th_edition_2009.pdf --------------------------------------------- VideoChannel - http://videochannel.newmediafest.org is presenting CologneOFF V - 5th Cologne Online Film Festival also on --> Microwave - New Media Arts Festival 2009 Hong Kong - 13 Nov - 11 Dec 2009, and --> Fonlad - Digital Art Festival Guarda Portugal - 14 Nov 2009 - 03 Jan 2010 --> unCraftivism at Arnolfini Bristol/UK - 12 & 13 December 2009 --> CeC - Carnival of eCreativity Sattal/India - 19-21 February 2010 -------------------------------------------- The entire festival can be accessed online directly via http://coff05.newmediafest.org info[at]coff.newmediafest.org -------------------------------------------- From venzha at yahoo.com Sun Dec 13 02:29:45 2009 From: venzha at yahoo.com (venzha christ) Date: Sun Dec 13 02:30:44 2009 Subject: =?utf-8?B?W3NwZWN0cmVdIFlJVkYjMDUgSW52aXNpYmxlIFZpZGVvISDigJMgZXZlcnl0?= =?utf-8?B?aGluZyBjb25uZWN0ZWQ=?= In-Reply-To: <20091212110825.3B230FA7.F901EE48@192.168.0.2> Message-ID: <486774.31066.qm@web32708.mail.mud.yahoo.com> YIVF#05 Invisible Video! ? everything connected Yogyakarta International Videowork Festival #05 11 - 20 dec 2009 http://natural-fiber.com HONF simply prepare YIVF#05 Invisible Video to be viewed either by audience or participants at http://invisible.natural-fiber.com . We will post any newest work or activities into this site, for you to view. Follow YIVF#05 Live Stream, daily news, or participate by submitting link to your videowork. best regards, ? venzha the house of natural fiber yogyakarta new media art laboratory (HONF) Jl.wora wari A80/6 Baciro Yogyakarta Indonesia T : +62 (0) 817468621 F : +62 (0) 274 564276 E : venzha@yahoo.com ???? venzha@natural-fiber.com URL : http://www.natural-fiber.com From venzha at yahoo.com Sun Dec 13 04:11:39 2009 From: venzha at yahoo.com (venzha christ) Date: Sun Dec 13 04:12:13 2009 Subject: [spectre] =?utf-8?q?YIVF=2305_Invisible_Video!_=E2=80=93_everyth?= =?utf-8?q?ing_connected?= Message-ID: <927882.19258.qm@web32703.mail.mud.yahoo.com> sorry for cross posting YIVF#05 Invisible Video! ? everything connected Yogyakarta International Videowork Festival #05 11 - 20 dec 2009 http://natural-fiber.com HONF simply prepare YIVF#05 Invisible Video to be viewed either by audience or participants at http://invisible.natural-fiber.com . We will post any newest work or activities into this site, for you to view. Follow YIVF#05 Live Stream, daily news, or participate by submitting link to your videowork. best regards, ? venzha the house of natural fiber yogyakarta new media art laboratory (HONF) Jl.wora wari A80/6 Baciro Yogyakarta Indonesia T : +62 (0) 817468621 F : +62 (0) 274 564276 E : venzha@yahoo.com ???? venzha@natural-fiber.com URL : http://www.natural-fiber.com From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Sun Dec 13 09:31:43 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (artNET) Date: Sun Dec 13 09:45:11 2009 Subject: [spectre] CologneOFF V - features for one day - today: Bill Domonkos (USA) Message-ID: <20091213093144.BC389F8C.43C7D1C1@192.168.0.2> ---------------------------------------------- Read the recent review on Furtherfield --> Art Cinema Everywhere, All The Time. Wilfried Agricola de Cologne and CologneOFF V http://www.furtherfield.org/displayreview.php?review_id=370 --------------------------------------------- --> --> Feature for 13 December 2009 ------------------------------------ CologneOFF V - Taboo! Taboo? 5th Cologne Online Film Festival http://coff.newmediafest.org proudly presents CologneOFF V - video features for one day on VAD - Video Art Database Today-->"Berenice", .by Bill Domonkos (USA) --> http://vad.nmartproject.net/?p=974 ---------------------------------------------- The CologneOFF V festival catalogue can be downloaded for free as PDF -> http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_5th_edition_2009.pdf --------------------------------------------- VideoChannel - http://videochannel.newmediafest.org is presenting CologneOFF V - 5th Cologne Online Film Festival also on --> Microwave - New Media Arts Festival 2009 Hong Kong - 13 Nov - 11 Dec 2009, and --> Fonlad - Digital Art Festival Guarda Portugal - 14 Nov 2009 - 03 Jan 2010 --> unCraftivism at Arnolfini Bristol/UK - 12 & 13 December 2009 --> CeC - Carnival of eCreativity Sattal/India - 19-21 February 2010 -------------------------------------------- The entire festival can be accessed online directly via http://coff05.newmediafest.org info[at]coff.newmediafest.org -------------------------------------------- From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Mon Dec 14 09:03:21 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (videoNET) Date: Mon Dec 14 09:04:09 2009 Subject: [spectre] CologneOFF V - features for one day - today: Carmen Lansberg (Estonia) Message-ID: <20091214090321.B398D53.EF9F12A4@192.168.0.2> 14 December 2009 ------------------------------------ CologneOFF V - Taboo! Taboo? 5th Cologne Online Film Festival http://coff.newmediafest.org proudly presents CologneOFF V - video features for one day on VAD - Video Art Database Today-->The Rhythm of Some Hearts", .by Carmen Lansberg (Estonia) --> http://vad.nmartproject.net/?p=974 ---------------------------------------------- Read the recent review on Furtherfield --> Art Cinema Everywhere, All The Time. Wilfried Agricola de Cologne and CologneOFF V http://www.furtherfield.org/displayreview.php?review_id=370 --------------------------------------------- The CologneOFF V festival catalogue can be downloaded for free as PDF ?> http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_5th_edition_2009.pdf --------------------------------------------- VideoChannel - http://videochannel.newmediafest.org is presenting CologneOFF V - 5th Cologne Online Film Festival also on --> Microwave - New Media Arts Festival 2009 Hong Kong - 13 Nov - 11 Dec 2009, and --> Fonlad - Digital Art Festival Guarda Portugal - 14 Nov 2009 - 03 Jan 2010 --> unCraftivism at Arnolfini Bristol/UK - 12 & 13 December 2009 --> CeC - Carnival of eCreativity Sattal/India - 19-21 February 2010 -------------------------------------------- The entire festival can be accessed online directly via http://coff05.newmediafest.org info[at]coff.newmediafest.org -------------------------------------------- From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Tue Dec 15 09:52:35 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (CologneOFF) Date: Tue Dec 15 09:53:00 2009 Subject: [spectre] CologneOFF V - features for one day - today: Sinansi Gunes (Turkey) Message-ID: <20091215095235.687BFD29.324599D2@192.168.0.2> 15 December 2009 ------------------------------------ CologneOFF V - Taboo! Taboo? 5th Cologne Online Film Festival http://coff.newmediafest.org proudly presents CologneOFF V - video features for one day on VAD - Video Art Database Today-->Sacrificial", .by Sinasi Gunes (Turkey) --> http://vad.nmartproject.net/?p=974 ---------------------------------------------- Read the recent review on Furtherfield --> Art Cinema Everywhere, All The Time. Wilfried Agricola de Cologne and CologneOFF V http://www.furtherfield.org/displayreview.php?review_id=370 --------------------------------------------- The CologneOFF V festival catalogue can be downloaded for free as PDF -> http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_5th_edition_2009.pdf --------------------------------------------- VideoChannel - http://videochannel.newmediafest.org is presenting CologneOFF V - 5th Cologne Online Film Festival also on --> Microwave - New Media Arts Festival 2009 Hong Kong - 13 Nov - 11 Dec 2009, and --> Fonlad - Digital Art Festival Guarda Portugal - 14 Nov 2009 - 03 Jan 2010 --> unCraftivism at Arnolfini Bristol/UK - 12 & 13 December 2009 --> CeC - Carnival of eCreativity Sattal/India - 19-21 February 2010 -------------------------------------------- The entire festival can be accessed online directly via http://coff05.newmediafest.org info[at]coff.newmediafest.org -------------------------------------------- From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Tue Dec 15 10:12:37 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (VideoChannel) Date: Tue Dec 15 10:13:02 2009 Subject: [spectre] Call: [self] ~imaging Message-ID: <20091215101237.1A14C62B.C9F68EDC@192.168.0.2> Call for entries Deadline 2 March 2010 VideoChannel Cologne [self ] ~imaging // artists portraying themselves in film and video Like in the classical artistic media, self-portraying takes also in film & videoart a prominent position, the own "self" is not only representing the cheapest model, but basically self-reflecting belongs to the essential artistic processes and activities of an artist. Thus, there are good reasons why artists self-portraits can be counted often to the best and most intimate works of an artist, at all. VideoChannel Cologne would like to invite artists working in the field of the moving images to submit their Selfportrait in video. VideoChannel Cologne is planning to extend an already existing collection of artists video self-portraits through new exciting films and videos to be launched in May 2010 on VideoChannel online, optional screenings in sequence. Find the details and the entry form on http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1852 ----------------------------------------------- This new feature will stand in the context of NewMediaFest 2010 10 Years [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne. ----------------------------------------------- VideoChannel Cologne - http://videochannel.newmediafest.org is a corporate part of [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne www.nmartproject.net - the experimental platform for art and new media operating from Cologne/Germany From venzha at yahoo.com Tue Dec 15 11:09:31 2009 From: venzha at yahoo.com (venzha christ) Date: Tue Dec 15 11:10:28 2009 Subject: [spectre] =?utf-8?q?Day_03_=E2=80=93_Juxtapose_Through_Media_/_Y?= =?utf-8?q?IVF=2305_2009?= Message-ID: <848381.32576.qm@web32704.mail.mud.yahoo.com> YIVF#05 Invisible Video! ? everything connected Yogyakarta International Videowork Festival #05 11 - 20 dec 2009 http://natural-fiber.com workshop + laboratory work HONF Lab - Microbiology Lab, UGM 'intelligence bacteria?' related program Day 03 ? Juxtapose Through Media 2 days ago was the beginning of an intense discussion between Gadjah Mada University (UGM) Microbiology lab students with HONF and YIVF#05 participants. The session is involving both sides on a discussion about developing the DIY microscope from a webcam that has been mentioned in the previous day. As we have make a prototype of the webcam microscope, we asked the students to make tests on this prototype to know its? limits to used as a tools in analyzing microorganism. The test started with a pathogen in form of a Systa (a bag of eggs) that normally attacked the roots of potatoes. A normal Systa have a size of 0.5 ? 1 mm and could contain 200 ? 300 eggs inside of it. This test results to the DIY webcam microscope was able to capture the shape and the movement of the Systa but were unable to capture the structure of the eggs inside of it. The abilities to capture the shape and movement is considered quite helpful for microbiologists as they can analyze the tentacle of that is used by Systa to attached themselves and injects the eggs to the roots of the potatoes. In the next phase of the test, the students used the DIY webcam microscope to analyze a sample of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, a species that is classified as fungus. S. Cerevisiae itself is known since ancient times and thought as the most useful yeast from its use in baking and brewing. S. Cerevisiae size is approximately100 micro (which means it?s size is 100 x 10-6 m) and the DIY webcam microscope still could capture the shape and movement. Realizing that the lens magnifying capability of the DIY webcam microscope is still far from standard microscope, the session was continued with the use of Hemocytometer device to the test. Hemocytometer is designed for counting cells by placing the samples in to small boxes in the glass and then counted manually by microbiologist with formulas to know the amount of cells that a sample contains. This test in DIY webcam microscope has a very most potential use for Microbiologist as the DIY webcam microscope has several significant advantages than normal analyzing method. The advantages of the DIY webcam microscope compared to the normal microscope is: 1. DIY webcam microscope has a wider scope in the analysis, providing 24 boxes to be viewed in a single analysis. Normal microscope could only capture 4 boxes. 2. Normal microscope method is very hard to analyze and need acute precision as it need the researcher to analyze 4 boxes and write manually then slide the Hemocytometer to another 4 boxes without marking the previous one that has been analyzed. DIY webcam microscope could capture and save it as a picture allowing the researcher to count the Hemocytometer in a very significant shorter amount of time. After the test we develop a discussion to make a shortlist of the improvement that is needed for the DIY webcam microscope prototype. The conclusion of the improvements that is needed are: 1. DIY webcam microscope needs an adjustable light intensity. This light intensity is considered very crucial, as the amount of light intensity is very dependable on the focus of the sample. 2. Improvements in adjusting lens range to the object sampleLights source from bellow the object sample is needed to get a clearer image of the object. 3. A focusing adjustment for the user needed a development to help the user to adjust the slightest movement of the tools. In the next session of YIVF#05, we asked the students to give a presentation about Hemocytometer method in HONFlab. We wanted to know more about this method and we believe we needed the knowledge to develop the DIY webcam microscope. news : http://invisible.natural-fiber.com/news other images : http://www.art-it.asia/u/ab_venzha/UTlFtmWu4yAIbsz2NJLx ? venzha the house of natural fiber yogyakarta new media art laboratory (HONF) Jl.wora wari A80/6 Baciro Yogyakarta Indonesia T : +62 (0) 817468621 F : +62 (0) 274 564276 E : venzha@yahoo.com ???? venzha@natural-fiber.com URL : http://www.natural-fiber.com From n0name at gmx.de Tue Dec 15 16:23:29 2009 From: n0name at gmx.de (n0name@gmx.de) Date: Tue Dec 15 16:24:03 2009 Subject: [spectre] :-$ Notn0name nachrichten #144 Message-ID: <20091215152329.159660@gmx.net> |<------ Breite: 72 Zeichen - Fixed Width Font: Courier New, 10 ------>| :-$ Notn0name nachrichten #144 Di., 15.12.2009 15:54 CET The Tobin Tax (Ernie and Lefty) (www.38317.tk) Do you remember Ernie and Lefty Buying and selling Real nothings? Here comes Lefty, saying "Hey, This is the bargain of the year" "What is it?" "It's an empty nothing and it cost you just a nickle" As if the market makes for good This new taxes On transactions Will help to get us out of hell 'Cause more transaction Means more taxes And more taxes means more More The state is the better bank And the bankers are bad bankers As if the market is for good Dealing with nothing Do you remember Ernie and Lefty Producing nothing(s)? (c) 2009 n0name http://www.n0name.de/38317/krach/thetobintax.mp3 Hier entsteht eine neue Internetschallplatte ! http://www.n0name.de/38317/krach/ Bauchrednermuppets Das Diskussionsniveau in bloggigen Foren um die immer noch sogenannte Finanzkrise erscheint unterirdisch und voller verwirrter Unkenntnis. Was die Ursachen der Krise des Kapitalismus, was die phaenomenologische Ebene "Geld" und was die Verwechslung von all diesem engeht -- siehe: Rudolf Mareschs Aufsaetzschen "It's the democracy, stupid" http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/146736 und den Rattenschwanz, der sich zumeist pro-kapitalistisch daran anschlieszenden Kommentare. Da wird zum Bsp. die staats-kapitalistische Diktatur China ambivalent zum negativ besetzten aber faszinierenden Gegen- und Vorbild fuer das liberale Regime der BRD herangezogen und die Regierungspolitik Deutschlands, die grundsaetzlich eine der nationalen Interessen des dt. Kapitals sein muss, unkritisch nachgetippselt, so dass alle Masznahmen der EU-Laender i. Ggs. zu amerikanischen als vernuenftig und nur nicht ganz konsequent erscheinen. Maresch, dessen Welt ja im Posthistorie angekommen ist, ohne konkrete Urheber und Adressaten der Ausbeutung, der die Masse fuer dumm und gefaehrlich haelt (http://www.rudolf-maresch.de/uebermich.php), beweist in seinem Artikel, dass er -- schlau in der zitierenden indirekten Rede des Lohnvielschreibers -- sich nur auf die moralischen und analytisch verkehrten Annahmen einer Gier im Finanzwesen berufen kann oder will, antiamerikanisch und antichinesisch zugleich und in der Summe proEU-laendisch. Denn das "Monopoly-Spiel" finde nicht in Berlin, Paris oder Bruessel statt, sondern in Peking und Washington. Die taktische, systemtheoretisch geschulte, filosophistische Provenienz; immer moeglichst offenhaltend indifferent reden, sich nicht ganz auf eine Seite stellen, opportunistische Aussagen verbraemen. Klar aber wird, dass es fuer Maresch um die Zaehmung des Raubtierkapitalismus geht, der blosz verirrten Form einer sonst offenbar gut funktionierenden Wirtschaft. Bitte mal ein korrekteres Wesen der entfesselten Bestie oder ein Update des sich kybernetisch nicht richtig selbstregulierenden Organismus (http://www.rudolf-maresch.de/texte/33.pdf). Fuer ihn wurde die Weltwirtschaftskrise vom amerikanischen Finanzkapitalismus ausgeloest. Die Bestie sitzt also in Uebersee und in Fernost, die wahre Demokratie aber ist abendlaendisch und selbstverstaendlich deutschtugendhaft seit 1945 nichtbestialisch. Darum kannn er sich als Bauchrednermuppet der hiesigen Retter des Systems gerieren, wenn er zu irgendeiner Graefin und ihrem sozialdemokratischen Freund verlinkt und so von herrschenden Verhaeltnissen auf ihre Erscheinung ablenken kann. Mareschs Artkel ist nicht die belesene Vorstellung der Krise der Demokratie, die Dompteur der Konzerne zu sein hat, er ist der Ausdruck der Krise der Nationen ihrer Ordnungen und der darueber schreibenden Feuilletonisten, moechte man meinen. Die Hoffnungen, die jetzt in Finanzmarktsteuern gelegt werden, dienen einmal zur Beruhigung der Unterzeichner jeder mittelstaendischen Petition und der ideologischen Ausbalancierung der Le monde diplomatique-Kritischen aber hauptsaechlich, wie im Fall Grossbritannien, der Stabilisierung der ueberschuldeten Staatshaushalte. Dabei wartet Frankfurt/Main schon auf die Fluechtigen aus London. Alle wirtschafts-ethischen Ueberlegungen, was mit dem Geld aus diesen Steuern geschehen soll ("Bekaempfung der Armut", "gerechte Kostenbeteiligung an der Krise") sind reiner Pietismus. Die Logik, dass mehr Marktgeld mehr Steuer und also mehr soziale Hilfe bedeute, ist irre und schlieszt an den Almosenstaat an. Ihre Befuerworter erinnern an die Geister aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, die dem Geizhals und boesen Kapitalisten Ebenezer Scrooge zu Weihnachten, zu dessen Laeuterung und zur Bekehrung zum guten Kapitalisten erscheinen. Am Ende sind ja bekanntlich alle, Arme und Reiche verbruedert, die Naechstenliebe war nur verdraengt und Scrooge erhoeht das Gehalt. "Fairer Lohn!" wuerde eine Baletttruppe auf Transparente schreiben, wuerde sie die Muppet-Show Version von "A Christmas Carol" heute nachtanzen. Doch den Staaten steht das Wasser bis zum Hals und die Profite sinken, jeder Kredit-Cent wird aus den Arbeitern heraus-, und wohl auch von den Subventionen zurueckgeholt werden muessen. Die Tobin-Steuer selbst war ein systemstuetzender Vorschlag fuer die Begrenzung der Waehrungs-Maerkte, um Staaten innerhalb ihrer Valutapolitik mehr Spielraum zu verschaffen, indem die Spekulation auf Waehrungsauf- oder abwertungen per Steuerauflagen unattraktiv gehalten werden sollten (Der legendaere Sand im Getriebe). Erhoehten die Regierungen die Steuern nicht oder wuerden sie die Fabriken nicht hochsubventionieren, wuerde alles entgleiten. Wuerden Loehne nicht gekuerzt oder Sozialausgaben nicht beschnitten, wuerden evtl. ein paar andere Gespenster auftreten (vgl. http://www.leap2020.eu/GEAB-N-39-ist-angekommen!-Umfassende- weltweite-Krise-Die-Regierungen-2010-vor-drei-Schreckens-Optionen- Inflation,_a3993.html). Dagegen tranieren gerade die Polizeiarmeerotkreuze (http://www.trend.infopartisan.net/trd1209/ t171209.html). Nebenbei: Charles Dickens Ausgaben fuer Gerichtsverfahren gegen Raubdrucker seines Buches sollen gleich hoch mit seinen Einnahmen gewesen sein. Ein historisches Argument mehr fuer echt wirklich fairen neuen Urheberschutz. Ernie und der Schwarzmarkthaendler Lefty aus der Sesamtrasse wussten es unbewusst besser als die Feindbild-Phantasie der Maerkte von attac es predigt. Sie dealten beide mit Nichtsen oder mit dem Gebrauchswert nahezu entkleideten Objekten des Begehrens (nicht der Begierde). Die Sinnlosigkeit des Unterfangens konnte Ernie nur nach der Enttaeuschung des etwa aus Geldmangel nicht zustandengekommenen Kaufs, zum Beispiel eines leeren Kartons, uebersehen. Taeschung war von Lefty von vornherein angelegt, aber auch er war nicht erfolgreich im Tausch, wenn er sein "O" einfach nicht loswurde. Dieses Kaspertheater, mit den Erkenntnis provozierenden Figuren, machte Generationen wenigstens halb deutlich, dass ein Markt kein Atom Warenwert generiert, sondern bloss die Umsetzung des Werts der Ware in Geld bedeuten kann, den Umsatz plus Profit -- wobei das Schauspiel aus der Fernsehwerkstatt freilich als paedagogisches Plaedoyer fuer "Gute Ware gegen gutes Geld" gedacht war und man sich vom wucherischen Teufel blosz nicht betruegen lassen soll, analog zum gewerkschaftlichen Choral "Gutes Geld fuer Gute Arbeit". Der unernste kindische Ernie, der Unbedarfte und der linkende linkische Schlemihl, der den Verkauf nicht zustandebringt, sind aber beide nicht 'Herren' der Lage, nur geschaeftige Ausfuehrende in der Situation. Nach Rudolf Maresch oder beispielsweise auch Kevin Kelly sind beide Marionetten-Puppen vielleicht noch kein vollstaendiger Mob (http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/24/24480/1.html) oder Schwarm (http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/2/2122/1.html) ? Darauf kann man fast nur mit einer Moritat antworten, oder einer Ballade? Selbstverstaendlich postdramatisch, wobei der nickle auch "10 Cent" heissen koennte, deutsch-EURO-Cent! Damals hiess es in der Uebersetzung "Groschen". Die lustigsten Muppetshows finden aber wie immer woanders statt. Der Angriff auf Berlusconis Ministerpraesidenten-Gesicht mit der Nachbildung des Mailaender Doms aus Marmor ist die Parodie eines Anschlags auf einen italienischen Politiker. Der Revisionismus aber des deutschen Ex-Praesidenten und Ex-Geschaeftsfuehrers bei Dioxin-alias-Agent-Orange-Boehringer Richard von Weizaecker, Seite an Seite mit dem gerade amtierenden adligen Kriegsminister, ist die vom buergerlichen TV-Medium gefoederte Propaganda der extremen buergerlichen und (immernoch und wieder) restfeudalen Rechten (1. Deutsches Fernsehen/ARD "Beckmann", 14.12.2009) fuer den Krieg. Wo von Weizaecker gesagt werden kann (sinngemaesz:) Wir haetten in der deutschen Geschichte etwas, das wir mit uns schleppten, mit dem wir fertig werden muessten und das gelaenge uns auch. Der weisshaarige 89jaehrige Richard und sein junger gelehrig nickender Schueler unisono; Man muesse es den Menschen nur richtig erklaeren, dann waeren sie auch fuer die Abschlachtung afghanischer Terroristen und Buerger. Weizaecker sagte auch noch mehr. Zum Beispiel, dass seine Generation unwissend in den Krieg damals hineingeschlittert sei und Polen das erste Opfer des Zweiten Weltkriegs war, nicht Opfer der Aggression Deutschlands, sondern eben auch ein Opfer wie er. Wenn dann noch eine geigende Vertreterin der Hochkultur mit in die Sprechschau kommt, eine die bei Hitlers frueherem "Staatskapellmeister" "von" Karajan lernte und heute auf der aktuellen Gottbegnadeten-Liste steht, ist die Runde rund. Matze Schmidt tippfehlerunueberprueft Rezension von Sabine Nuss. _Copyright & Copyriot_ 42 im nn #145 ------------------- Ende des n0name newsletter #144 -------------------- -- GRATIS f?r alle GMX-Mitglieder: Die maxdome Movie-FLAT! Jetzt freischalten unter http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/maxdome01 From inke.arns at snafu.de Tue Dec 15 19:16:54 2009 From: inke.arns at snafu.de (Inke Arns) Date: Tue Dec 15 19:17:33 2009 Subject: [spectre] Building Memory: four films about architecture, monuments, and community References: Message-ID: <53B41138-5D45-47C8-BCA6-C5CE398DF46F@snafu.de> http://buildingmemory.net/ BUILDING MEMORY: four films about architecture, monuments, and community Miroslaw Balka (PL), Yael Bartana (IL/NL), Deimantas Narkevicius (LT), Marcel Odenbach (DE) Contemporary Art Centre (CAC), Vilnius December 11, 2009 ? February 14, 2010 The Contemporary Art Centre (CAC), Vilnius is excited to launch the exhibition Building Memory that is responsible for commissioning new moving image works from four of Europe's most renowned artists. The project is a collaboration between the CAC, Vilnius (Lithuania); Hartware MedienKunstVerein, Dortmund (Germany); Muzeum Sztuki, Lodz (Poland); Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzliya (Israel); and the Goethe Institut, Warsaw (Poland). The artworks in Building Memory explore different aspects of 60 years of Europe's most problematic and contested history from a focus on architecture, monuments, and community and geo-political perspectives in Poland, the former-DDR (East Germany), and with reference to the foundation of the state ofIsrael. Three of the works are haunted by the specter of the Holocaust and all of them are conceptually sited within post-communist space ? so are especially relevant to current cultural debates in Lithuania. (And will be equally engaging and discursive when exhibited at the partner institutions inGermany, Poland, and Israel). Much has been written in the field of the comparative social sciences and humanities about the competing narratives of historical trauma ? and the dialectical compass assessing human tragedies animated by Nazism and Soviet Stalinism plus a range of Imperialist and colonialist projects in a host of territories (from Africa, to America, to Ireland, to the Levant). The four works in Building Memory touch on aspects of these debates and furnish their audiences with human ? in some instances positive, humorous, and ironical ? dramas on the theme that allow for personal reminiscence and reflections. Acknowledging the personal and individuated dimensions of larger, and collective, history is an important characteristic of contemporary art and one of the ways that it can contribute to what is often called "memory work". This exhibition hopes to make an important contribution to this process and lend a perspective to the unraveling of memory associated with this psycho-geographical territory in the future. In addition to the exhibition partners the artists' works have been generously assisted by a number of leading institutions. Yael Bartana's Wall and Tower(2009) received support from Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej (MSN) Warsaw and the Museum of the History of the Polish Jews (Warsaw). And Deimantas Narkevicius' Into the Unknown (2009) is a commission by the British Film Institute (BFI), London, and the Hartware MedienKunstVerein (HMKV) Dortmund ? and was first screened at the BFI Southbank Gallery in September. The Building Memory curatorium is made-up of: Inke Arns, Dortmund; Elisabetta Fabrizi, London; Maria Morzuch and Jaros?aw Suchan, Lodz; Marcel Odenbach, Cologne; Simon Rees, Vilnius; Diana Shoef, Herzliya; and Martin Waelde, Warsaw The exhibition will travel to the partner institutions throughout 2010 and will be accompanied by a scholarly publication to be published in May 2010. More details about the artists, artworks, exhibition, special screening events, and tour dates can be found at the special project website: http://buildingmemory.net/ Contemporary Art Centre Vokieciu 2, LT - 01130, Vilnius tel: +3705 2121954, fax: +3705 2623954 email: info@cac.lt // www.cac.lt From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Wed Dec 16 06:26:46 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (artNET) Date: Wed Dec 16 06:27:33 2009 Subject: [spectre] CologneOFF V - features for one day - today: Sibylle Trickes (Germany) Message-ID: <20091216062646.F9C94170.3A348B35@192.168.0.2> 16 December 2009 ------------------------------------ CologneOFF V - Taboo! Taboo? 5th Cologne Online Film Festival http://coff.newmediafest.org proudly presents CologneOFF V - video features for one day on VAD - Video Art Database Today-->Cyclic Islands: Meme?s", .by Sibylle Trickes (Germany) --> http://vad.nmartproject.net/?p=974 ---------------------------------------------- Read the recent review on Furtherfield --> Art Cinema Everywhere, All The Time. Wilfried Agricola de Cologne and CologneOFF V http://www.furtherfield.org/displayreview.php?review_id=370 --------------------------------------------- The CologneOFF V festival catalogue can be downloaded for free as PDF ?> http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_5th_edition_2009.pdf --------------------------------------------- VideoChannel - http://videochannel.newmediafest.org is presenting CologneOFF V - 5th Cologne Online Film Festival also on --> Microwave - New Media Arts Festival 2009 Hong Kong - 13 Nov - 11 Dec 2009, and --> Fonlad - Digital Art Festival Guarda Portugal - 14 Nov 2009 - 03 Jan 2010 --> unCraftivism at Arnolfini Bristol/UK - 12 & 13 December 2009 --> CeC - Carnival of eCreativity Sattal/India - 19-21 February 2010 -------------------------------------------- The entire festival can be accessed online directly via http://coff05.newmediafest.org info[at]coff.newmediafest.org -------------------------------------------- From info at transfera.es Wed Dec 16 10:35:18 2009 From: info at transfera.es (info@transfera.es) Date: Wed Dec 16 10:35:51 2009 Subject: [spectre] =?utf-8?q?PALMAR=C3=89S_MADATAC_-=5FMADATAC_AWARDS_?= Message-ID: <4B28A9D6.9020703@transfera.es> www.madatac.es PREMIOS MADATAC / MADATAC AWARDS Premio a la Mejor Obra de Videoarte Best Video Art Work KYE WILSON & DENISE CALLENDER & NEIL HUNT (U.K. / Reino Unido) THE KISS (El beso, 2006) 7' 00" Premio a la Mejor Obra de Videoarte Best Video Art Work RAFA?L (B?lgica/Espa?a ? Belgium/Spain) BODIES & METALS (Cuerpos y metales, 2009) 3 '00" Premio a la Mejor Obra de Videoarte Best Video Art Work OLGA MINK (Holanda / Netherlands) VOICEPRINT (Huella vocal, 2008) 3' 28" Premio al Videoartista + Prometedor Most Promising Video Artist DENICA SABEVA (Espa?a / Spain) ENSO?ACI?N L?QUIDA (LIQUID DREAMINESS, 2008) 5' 00" Premio a la Mejor Interacci?n Videoaural Best Visual-Aural Interaction DENNIS H. MILLER (EE.UU/USA) WHITE NOISE (Ruido blanco, 2007) 9' 45" Premio Especial del P?blico Special Audience Award BORIS FRANCO NAVARRETE [Siro] (Espa?a / Spain) HANDMADE (Hecho a mano, 2008) 11' 39" Premio a la Obra + Innovadora Most Innovative Work MIHAI GRECU (Rumania/Francia - /Romania / France) COAGULATE (Coagulado, 2008) 6' 00" PREMIOS METROPOLIS / MADATAC METROPOLIS / MADATAC AWARDS PREMIX-PROJECT Electric Global Culture SHE DREAMT, WE DREAMT Marco Casado. 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Open_Sailing Review by Olga Panades Massanet. http://www.furtherfield.org/displayreview.php?review_id=369 Open_Sailing is a floating architecture evolving like a living organism, a laboratory for techno-social experiments - developing and testing numerous novel technologies, such as "Instinctive_Architecture", "Energy_Animal", and "Life_Cable" within an innovative nomadic ecosystem. The "Swarm_Search_Engine" is a distributed operating system that suggests a general safest location and a form for the overall structure that constantly reconfigures itself in order to provide intelligent distribution of supplies, energy and information. "Led by a group of enthusiasts, gathered around the idea of "we don't know what will happen, but together we can invent our future and cope", the project puts forward a very ambitious, action-driven, experiment-led, way of thinking forward. After meeting with the founder of the project, Cesar Harada, Open_Sailing proved to be a much more complex enterprise than I originally thought." --------------> Other Info: A living, breathing, thriving networked neighbourhood... We are on Twitter http://twitter.com/furtherfield Other reviews/articles/interviews http://www.furtherfield.org/reviews.php Furtherfield - online media arts community, platforms for creating, viewing, discussing and learning about experimental practices at the intersections of art, technology and social change. http://www.furtherfield.org HTTP Gallery - physical media arts Gallery (London). http://www.http.uk.net Netbehaviour - an open email list community engaged in the process of sharing and actively evolving critical approaches, methods and ideas focused around contemporary networked media arts practice. http://www.netbehaviour.org Furtherfield Blog - shared space for personal reflections on media art practice. http://blog.furtherfield.org VisitorsStudio - real-time, multi-user, online arena for creative 'many to many' dialogue, networked performance and collaborative polemic. http://www.visitorsstudio.org/x.html Furthernoise - an online platform for the creation, promotion, criticism and archiving of innovative cross genre music and sound art for the information & interaction of the public and artists alike. http://www.furthernoise.org From podska at googlemail.com Wed Dec 16 20:30:36 2009 From: podska at googlemail.com (P. Podrescu) Date: Wed Dec 16 20:31:14 2009 Subject: [spectre] XLterrestrials launch their Post-COP(15) project :: Don't Feed The Monsters! :: and we need yur support ! Message-ID: <52b15d1f0912161130o3530ae53me8dc73b334343770@mail.gmail.com> Excerpts from XLterrestrials CPH Climate Summit coverage: "Look at the movie Saturday Night Fever. That movie came out and no matter what government agencies you would have had in the world, and what kind of coordination from the U.N., you could have not have gotten that many discoth?ques built in one year ... [ laughter + cheers ] ?... and it was one movie." Arnold Schwarzenegger at GGCS2 Summit in L.A. 10/09 "CPh (Summit) is not so much about climate change, as it is about an Operating System, on a machine that don?t float, for users that forgot how to swim, and a culture that forgot how to think?" the Podopolog ... Dear extended family, friends and colleagues + Spectre netizens If you are receiving news of the XLterrestrials (XLt) project for the first time, we welcome you and hope that our work will be useful to yours. And for all our "community" ( readers and fans, etc.) whether or not you would like to get more involved in the proposals and news items below, we invite you to visit the always-evolving channels + resources at: www.xlterrestrials.org ... Today we are launching our 2010 Post-COP(15) Project : DON'T FEED THE MONSTERS! B/c NOW IS THE TIME to share and expand the art + praxis routes : We're installing a 21st Century Restart Button + Survival Guide (read: Pirate Map). And we'd like your feedback, contributions, collaborative energies and yes, probably like most of you out there, we need some LOOT ( to expand our scope), so we've begun a "crowd-funding" campaign as well. The XLt are currently covering what many have called one of the most important conferences in the history of civilization - The Climate Summit in Copenhagen. And as absurd or accurate as that may sound to your ears, our collective had already come to the conclusion that what really matters is what happens in the Post-Copenhagen scenarios, in a Post-Cop(15) global society, because it's safe to say that the problems, as presented by a variety of fields, scientists and citizens around the world, are bigger and more complex than anything that governments + politicians could fix alone ( even if they had human brains ; ) ... and certainly not in 12 days ! A longer letter + deeper look at our new 2010 themes and directions, which will be on an urgent educational + interventionist tour (Americas + EU), will soon be live on the website. And we also invite you to utilize the information flow from CPh here: www.xlterrestrials.org/plog Aside from our own "psychomedia analysis" and "sci-fi constructivist" formulations, we are also relaying + assessing reports from Commondreams, Democracy Now, writers with The Nation, Indymedia, Tina Gerhardt's reports from Bella Center and the streets, etc..... and we welcome your participation and ideas! And please help us spread the word to anyone who may be interested in new forms for arts + praxis. Thanks For Reading!!! and warm greetings to all in the Spectre network, P. Podrescu & the XLt 0----O----o www.xlterrestrials.org/plog arts + praxis organisms o-----O------0 From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Thu Dec 17 09:24:52 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (CologneOFF) Date: Thu Dec 17 09:25:20 2009 Subject: [spectre] CologneOFF V - features for one day - today: Soumendra Padhi (India) Message-ID: <20091217092452.4588C168.32ADEB0D@192.168.0.2> 17 December 2009 ------------------------------------ CologneOFF V - Taboo! Taboo? 5th Cologne Online Film Festival http://coff.newmediafest.org proudly presents CologneOFF V - video features for one day on VAD - Video Art Database Today-->"The Tunnel", .by Soumendra Padhi (India) --> http://vad.nmartproject.net/?p=974 ---------------------------------------------- Read the recent review on Furtherfield --> Art Cinema Everywhere, All The Time. Wilfried Agricola de Cologne and CologneOFF V http://www.furtherfield.org/displayreview.php?review_id=370 --------------------------------------------- The CologneOFF V festival catalogue can be downloaded for free as PDF ?> http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_5th_edition_2009.pdf --------------------------------------------- VideoChannel - http://videochannel.newmediafest.org is presenting CologneOFF V - 5th Cologne Online Film Festival also on --> Microwave - New Media Arts Festival 2009 Hong Kong - 13 Nov - 11 Dec 2009, and --> Fonlad - Digital Art Festival Guarda Portugal - 14 Nov 2009 - 03 Jan 2010 --> unCraftivism at Arnolfini Bristol/UK - 12 & 13 December 2009 --> CeC - Carnival of eCreativity Sattal/India - 19-21 February 2010 -------------------------------------------- The entire festival can be accessed online directly via http://coff05.newmediafest.org info[at]coff.newmediafest.org -------------------------------------------- From fls at kein.org Thu Dec 17 13:21:05 2009 From: fls at kein.org (Florian Schneider) Date: Thu Dec 17 13:21:35 2009 Subject: [spectre] huillet-straub: the act of resistance Message-ID: <4DD1AC44-6FD9-47D9-9683-563782D71AE8@kein.org> After five intense weeks of wonderful film screenings and inspiring debates we are going to open the fifth and for now final studio OF A PEOPLE WHO ARE MISSING tonight, Thursday, December 17th in Extracity - Kunsthal Antwerpen. http://ofapeoplewhoaremissing.net The program of the next three days is entitled "The act of resistance" and will focus on the early as well as the most recent films that Dani?le Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub made in Italy. The screening program includes works on 16mm that will be projected again in their original format, such as "Fortini/Cani" and "History lessons". Two guests from Italy, Guilio Bursi and Romano Guelfi, have been working closely with Huillet and Straub over the past ten years. In dialog with Pietro Bianchi, researcher at the Jan van Eyck Academie, the presentations will shed light on the specific working methods of the latest works of Huillet and Straub. On Staurday, December 19th, the cine-club and exhibition project OF A PEOPLE WHO ARE MISSING will be closed with a presentation by the artist Peter Friedl. "The secret modernity" is an investigation into the blind spots of a politics of images that is constitutive for the complicity of modernity, colonialism, and fascism. Thursday 17 December, 18:00 On the three versions of Operai Contadini Lecture by Giulio Bursi Jean-Marie Straub and Dani?le Huillet have developed a practice of montage of different editions of the same film which they made circulate as copies with the same title and the same order of montage. The differences are always made through different takes of the same shot. Every edition has its authority and independence but also exists together with the others, born from the work with the precedent. Generally speaking, the Straubs managed to construct singular copies, as a tableau or a statue, to give them to film libraries or instutions who don't acquire just a simple copy of the copy. Thursday 17 December, 19:00 Quei loro Incontri (These Encounters of Theirs) Dani?le Huillet & Jean-Marie Straub, 2006, 68 min Italian with French subtitles Quei loro incontri tells the story of a community of farmers after the World War II. It is the sequel of Jean-Marie Straub and Dani?le Huillet's "Dalla nube alla resistenza" and like its prequel it is also inspired by Cesare Pavese's "Dialoghi con Leuc?", first published in 1947. Thursday 17 December, 20:30 J'?coute Giulio Bursi, 2006, 103 min. Italian with English subtitles Giulio Bursi, for years assistant to Jean-Marie Straub and Dani?le Huillet, shows us the set, the preparation of the shots, the actor?s rehearsals, the filmmakers? close attention to the filming, the shutting of the clapperboard, the search for the right lighting, improvised moments both dead and full of anticipation. A historic documentation of the two filmmakers made with a hand-held camera. Thursday 17 December, 21:30 Giulio Bursi & Pietro Bianchi discussing J??coute Friday 18 December, 19:00 Il Ritorno del figlio prodigo ? Umilaiti Dani?le Huillet & Jean-Marie Straub, 2003, 64 min Italian with French subtitles Il ritorno del figlio prodigo looks back to a sequence in the previous work which had been adapted from Elio Vittorinis ?The Women of Messine?, published in 1949. Spine, a boy from an Italian peasant community, returns from the town where he had gone to sell a donkey. The following piece, Umiliati, is narratively independent of the first, but complements it thematically by continuing the exploration of Vittorinis text in even greater depth. The peasant community is confronted with three hunters who lay claim on the land. They are ?the unruffled impassivity of power, sitting in the undergrowth.? (Jean Michel Frodon) Friday 18 December, 20:30 Necessity and Change ? On Straubs working method Lecture by Romano Guelfi The lecture will focus on the last works by Straub-Huillet in cinema and theatre based on Vittorini and Pavese texts, confronting different materials about the actors and d?coupages preparation for the movies and exploring the relationships with other traditional forms of representation as such as the "maggio" and, going inside the medium, confronting the last developments in instruments for the moving image productions. Saturday 19 December, 15:00 History Lessons Dani?le Huillet & Jean-Marie Straub, 1972, 94 min 16mm film projection German with English subtitles The source of History Lessons is Brecht's Die Geschafte des Herrn Julius Caesar. Straub and Huillet only present a fragment of the incompleted novel. They left out all the anecdotal material and concentrated on the discussions of economics. Straub said of the film while it was still in the planning stages: "It will be presented to be judged as a reflection on Marx." Saturday 19 December, 18:00 Fortini/Cani Dani?le Huillet & Jean-Marie Straub, 1976, 83 min 16mm film projection Italian with English subtitles The deconstruction and partial reinstatement of a conventional device is a characteristic strategy in the work of Straub and Huillet. Fortini/Cani, which they made in 1977, centers on a book, I Cani del Sinai (The Dogs of the Sinai), written in response to the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War of 1967 by the Florentine poet and journalist Franco Fortini, who now in the film reads aloud from his book of ten years before. At that time Fortini, a Communist and a Jew, undertook a defense of the Arabs against the pro-Israeli bias of most of his fellow countrymen and especially of his fellow Jews; his book is a polemic from a Marxist standpoint and also an elucidation of how the author came to this position from his own background as an Italian Jew. (Gilberto Perez) Saturday 19 December 20:00 The secret Modernity Lecture by Peter Friedl Peter Friedl is an artist who lives and works in situ. His artistic practice highlights political awareness, permanent displacement, narratology, and the reinvention of genres left over from the history of modernism. He has participated in documenta X (1997) and documenta 12 (2007). Solo exhibitions include the retrospective survey ?Work 1964?2006,? Museu d?Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Miami Art Central, Mus?e d?Art Contemporain, Marseille (2006?07), and ?Working,? Kunsthalle Basel (200. Since the 1980s he has published numerous essays and book projects such as Four or Five Roses (2004) and Working at Copan (2007). From marc.garrett at furtherfield.org Thu Dec 17 14:54:56 2009 From: marc.garrett at furtherfield.org (marc garrett) Date: Thu Dec 17 14:55:18 2009 Subject: [spectre] Art Cinema Everywhere, All The Time. CologneOFF V. In-Reply-To: <49A2B376.6080508@furtherfield.org> References: <49A2B376.6080508@furtherfield.org> Message-ID: <4B2A3830.8030408@furtherfield.org> Sorry for any cross posting... Art Cinema Everywhere, All The Time. Wilfried Agricola de Cologne and CologneOFF V. Angela Ferraiolo speaks to Wilfried Agricola de Cologne, founder of the Cologne Online Film Festival, CologneOFF V. Discussing the role of the Internet and how it is transforming filmmaking. http://www.furtherfield.org/displayreview.php?review_id=370 CologneOFF, a new concept in art cinema. A networked festival which includes a networked jury, networked contributions, networked screenings, and networked audiences. Now in its fifth year, CologneOFF takes place in the virtual and in the physical simultaneously, first, through the on-demand festival website, and second, through traditional screenings offered by cooperating partner festivals. In addition, each CologneOFF festival from 2006 to the present, is permanently available for on-demand viewing online. --------------> Other Info: A living, breathing, thriving networked neighbourhood... We are on Twitter http://twitter.com/furtherfield Other reviews/articles/interviews http://www.furtherfield.org/reviews.php Furtherfield - online media arts community, platforms for creating, viewing, discussing and learning about experimental practices at the intersections of art, technology and social change. http://www.furtherfield.org HTTP Gallery - physical media arts Gallery (London). http://www.http.uk.net Netbehaviour - an open email list community engaged in the process of sharing and actively evolving critical approaches, methods and ideas focused around contemporary networked media arts practice. http://www.netbehaviour.org Furtherfield Blog - shared space for personal reflections on media art practice. http://blog.furtherfield.org VisitorsStudio - real-time, multi-user, online arena for creative 'many to many' dialogue, networked performance and collaborative polemic. http://www.visitorsstudio.org/x.html Furthernoise - an online platform for the creation, promotion, criticism and archiving of innovative cross genre music and sound art for the information & interaction of the public and artists alike. http://www.furthernoise.org From venzha at yahoo.com Thu Dec 17 15:12:25 2009 From: venzha at yahoo.com (venzha christ) Date: Thu Dec 17 15:13:01 2009 Subject: [spectre] Invisible Daily 05 extended - Solute To Another Solution!/ YIVF#05 2009 Message-ID: <67645.54792.qm@web32706.mail.mud.yahoo.com> ? a note from day 5th YIVF#05 Invisible Video! ? everything connected Yogyakarta International Videowork Festival #05 11 - 20 dec 2009 http://natural-fiber.com Invisible Daily 05 extended - Solute To Another Solution! It was a late night presentation on HONF lab, we extend the day session because of an important presentation that was given from our guest lecture. He came from a small industry that focuses on water-base paint technology. His company has produced the water-base paint and coating system, which have been distributed to domestic and international market. So, what is this water-base paint technology and what is the different with normal paint that is on the market at the present time? He explained that normally the paint that we used or buy in the market is using thinner as a solvent. Thinner is used to simplify painting applications, making a solution that is easy to use when it is dissolve with paints. When the paint dried and attached to the object, thinner that is used for the paint will evaporate to the air in form of gas creating a new composition in the air. The main percentage of the solvent that is evaporated almost reached 100% of its volume, making the solvent as a waste product after its application use. Thinner that is normally used in painting application is a petroleum distillate. It contains a very high level of toxicity for human through vapor inhalation. Comparing to water-base paint that use water as solvent, only produced water vapor that is not dangerous for human. To give a better explanation on this subject, we enlisted the toxicities on Thinner: 1. Inhalation: Effects are typically those of most hydrocarbons, dizziness and euphoria leading to unconsciousness in severe cases. Vapors also irritate the respiratory tract. Symptoms may include coughing, difficult breathing and chest pain. A central nervous system depressant. 2. Ingestion: Fatal dose for humans estimated at 3-4 oz, but ingestion of much smaller amounts may cause lung edema and possible death because of aspiration into lungs. 3. Skin Contact: The defatting action of this solvent may lead to soreness, inflammation and, possibly, dermatitis. 4. Eye Contact: Vapors may be irritating at concentrations of 450 ppm and above (15 minutes exposure) and contact with the liquid solvent can be painful and possibly damaging to eye tissues. 5. Chronic Exposure: Chronic exposure may lead to central nervous system complications, blood changes (aplastic anemia, a rare occurrence that is potentially fatal), and dermatitis. Animal studies have indicated the potential for liver and kidney damage. 6. Aggravation of Pre-existing Conditions: Persons with pre-existing skin disorders or eye problems or impaired kidney function may be more susceptible to the effects of the substance. He added another significant advantage in water-base paint comparing to oil-base paint. He considered water as cheap and easy-to-get materials comparing to oil-base paint. The use of Thinner in oil-base paint is also considered could cause environment problem as it uses fossil fuel as it main material. By using water-base paint, it could help to minimalize the production and uses of fossil fuel that is releasing green house gasses to the atmosphere. In another case, Thinner could also caused soil or water pollution if it disposed to the nature. We moved the subject to the paint itself. He explained the chemical components that a normal paint contains. Two of the hazardous chemicals he mentioned were Mercury and Formaldehyde. Mercury is used to make the color of the paint brighter giving a strong accent on the product while Formaldehyde giving the age of paint much longer. In environmental perspective, Mercury is very hazardous for life form as it affects the immune system, alters genetic and enzyme systems, and damages the nervous system, including coordination and the senses of touch, taste, and sight. As for Formaldehyde exposure to life forms are eye, nose, and throat irritation as well as coughing and breathing difficulties. If the problem reaches a serious level, asthma attacks, nausea, vomiting, severe headaches, and nose bleeds can occur. The effects of short-term exposure are relatively small, as the health problems usually disappear once the pollutant has been removed. However, long-term exposure increases a person's sensitivity to the gas, increasing the probability of health risk. As for water-base paint that he has been developing already followed the regulation according to MPI Green Performance Standard. The Chemical Component Restriction for paint to be considered as eco-friendly was that all chemical components in the paint must not exceeded 1.0% by weight of the sum total of aromatic compounds. His product has certified to pass this restriction. He is now developing more colors and trying to market his product by competing the price of the product with local conventional oil-based paints. We come to a conclusion of the session. He stated that every product in our surroundings (from walls, chairs, tables, cars, even our clothes!) is painted and we are living in this environment everyday. In art practice, Paintings use a strong thinner that is very hazardous to exposure to skins. We are then realized how important this issue is and the development and innovation of the water-base paint have a big beneficial to our daily life. The question remains for us was how to develop it further and what collaborative innovation that we could reach? Well, as he already know our activity, he is very open to support and collaboration with us. All we need is more colorful ideas! news : http://invisible.natural-fiber.com/news other images : http://www.art-it.asia/u/ab_venzha/Q2ATqYpNLxO0lZiEks4F HONF simply prepare YIVF#05 Invisible Video to be viewed either by audience or participants at http://invisible.natural-fiber.com . We will post any newest work or activities into this site, for you to view. Follow YIVF#05 Live Stream, daily news, or participate by submitting link to your videowork. venzha the house of natural fiber yogyakarta new media art laboratory (HONF) Jl.wora wari A80/6 Baciro Yogyakarta Indonesia T : +62 (0) 817468621 F : +62 (0) 274 564276 E : venzha@yahoo.com ???? venzha@natural-fiber.com URL : http://www.natural-fiber.com From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Fri Dec 18 09:25:49 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (artNET) Date: Fri Dec 18 09:26:18 2009 Subject: [spectre] CologneOFF V - features for one day - today: Marianna & Daniel O'Reilly (UK) Message-ID: <20091218092549.59C351E9.565D4192@192.168.0.2> 18 December 2009 ------------------------------------ CologneOFF V - Taboo! Taboo? 5th Cologne Online Film Festival http://coff.newmediafest.org proudly presents CologneOFF V - video features for one day on VAD - Video Art Database Today-->Delivery" by Marianna & Daniel O?Reilly (UK)--> http://vad.nmartproject.net/?p=974 ---------------------------------------------- Read the recent review on Furtherfield --> Art Cinema Everywhere, All The Time. Wilfried Agricola de Cologne and CologneOFF V http://www.furtherfield.org/displayreview.php?review_id=370 --------------------------------------------- The CologneOFF V festival catalogue can be downloaded for free as PDF ?> http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_5th_edition_2009.pdf --------------------------------------------- VideoChannel - http://videochannel.newmediafest.org is presenting CologneOFF V - 5th Cologne Online Film Festival also on --> Microwave - New Media Arts Festival 2009 Hong Kong - 13 Nov - 11 Dec 2009, and --> Fonlad - Digital Art Festival Guarda Portugal - 14 Nov 2009 - 03 Jan 2010 --> unCraftivism at Arnolfini Bristol/UK - 12 & 13 December 2009 --> CeC - Carnival of eCreativity Sattal/India - 19-21 February 2010 -------------------------------------------- The entire festival can be accessed online directly via http://coff05.newmediafest.org info[at]coff.newmediafest.org -------------------------------------------- From fc-spectre at pleintekst.nl Fri Dec 18 09:36:17 2009 From: fc-spectre at pleintekst.nl (Florian Cramer) Date: Fri Dec 18 09:50:27 2009 Subject: [spectre] Web 2.0 Suicide Machine online Message-ID: <20091218083617.GA3109@hp.localdomain> :: Tired of your Social Network? 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Subversive Computing, Feeding the Transmitter. -- Alessandro Ludovico Neural Magazine - English (http://neural.it/) Italian (http://www.neural.it/neural_it/) Latest Printed Issue - http://www.neural.it/art/2009/12/neural_34_fakeology.phtml Subscribe - http://www.neural.it/subscribe.phtml From monica at laboralcentrodearte.org Fri Dec 18 11:26:00 2009 From: monica at laboralcentrodearte.org (Monica Bello Bugallo) Date: Fri Dec 18 11:26:17 2009 Subject: [spectre] =?iso-8859-1?q?CFP=3A_Interactivos=3F_When_Process_Bec?= =?iso-8859-1?q?omes_Paradigm=2E_LABoral_Centro_de_Arte_y_Creaci=F3n_Indus?= =?iso-8859-1?q?trial?= Message-ID: <4B2B58B8.8060703@laboralcentrodearte.org> (English version below) CONVOCATORIA INTERNACIONAL DE PROYECTOS Taller INTERACTIVOS? en el marco de la exposici?n When Process Becomes Paradigm Una colaboraci?n de LABoral y Medialab-Prado, del ?rea de Las Artes del Ayuntamiento de Madrid PLAZO DE LA CONVOCATORIA: hasta el 15 de febrero 2010 FECHAS DEL TALLER: 8 al 20 de abril 2010 LUGAR: LABoral Centro de Arte y Creaci?n Industrial, Gij?n (Espa?a) Se abre la convocatoria para la presentaci?n de proyectos para participar en Interactivos? When Process Becomes Paradigm, dentro del programa destinado a artistas y creadores de LABoral Centro de Arte y Creaci?n Industrial. Se seleccionar?n un m?ximo de ocho propuestas para su desarrollo colaborativo en el taller que tendr? lugar en las semanas anteriores a la inauguraci?n de la exposici?n When Process Becomes Paradigm, el 23 de abril de 2010. La exposici?n When Process Becomes Paradigm pone de manifiesto, a trav?s de 25 proyectos, el cambio fundamental de una cultura basada en el producto final (sociedad industrial) a otra fundamentada en el proceso. Interactivos?, que se anticipa a la exposici?n, est? dedicado a la producci?n de obras de arte en l?nea con este planteamiento te?rico. Las pruebas y los prototipos realizados durante este taller son procesos que evolucionar?n, se desarrollar?n y se transforman a lo largo del tiempo. Los proyectos desarrollados durante Interactivos? formar?n parte de la exposici?n. Consulta las bases en www.laboralcentrodearte.org INTERNACIONAL CALL FOR PROJECTS Workshop INTERACTIVOS? in the framework of the exhibition When Process Becomes Paradigm A collaboration of LABoral and Medialab-Prado of ?rea de Las Artes del Ayuntamiento de Madrid. CALL DEADLINE: 15th of February 2010 DATES OF WORKSHOP: 8th to 20th of April 2010 LOCATION: LABoral Centro de Arte y Creaci?n Industrial, Gij?n (Spain) Call for the presentation of projects to take part in Interactivos? When Process Becomes Paradigm, as part of the programme for artists and creators of LABoral Centro de Arte y Creaci?n Industrial. A maximum of eight proposals will be selected to be collaboratively developed in the workshop that will take place prior to the opening of the exhibition When Process Becomes Paradigm, on April 23rd 2010. The exhibition When Process Becomes Paradigm reveals a huge shift from a culture based on the concept of manifestation and the final product (industrial society) to a culture of process. The Interactivos? workshop leading up to the exhibition is devoted to the production of artworks which follow the thesis of the exhibition. As in the exhibition, the probes and prototypes made during the Interactivos? workshop are processes that evolve, develop and alter over time. The projects developed during Interactivos? will be shown in the exhibition. Check the guidelines at www.laboralcentrodearte.org From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Sat Dec 19 09:32:40 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (CologneOFF) Date: Sat Dec 19 09:51:20 2009 Subject: [spectre] CologneOFF V - features for one day - today: Priscilla Pomeroy (Mexico) Message-ID: <20091219093240.1B8CAA03.81896214@192.168.0.2> 19 December 2009 ------------------------------------ CologneOFF V - Taboo! Taboo? 5th Cologne Online Film Festival http://coff.newmediafest.org proudly presents CologneOFF V - video features for one day on VAD - Video Art Database Today-->"Pigs Feet" by Priscilla Pomeroy (Mexico) --> http://vad.nmartproject.net/?p=974 ---------------------------------------------- Read the recent review on Furtherfield --> Art Cinema Everywhere, All The Time. Wilfried Agricola de Cologne and CologneOFF V http://www.furtherfield.org/displayreview.php?review_id=370 --------------------------------------------- The CologneOFF V festival catalogue can be downloaded for free as PDF ?> http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_5th_edition_2009.pdf --------------------------------------------- VideoChannel - http://videochannel.newmediafest.org is presenting CologneOFF V - 5th Cologne Online Film Festival also on --> Microwave - New Media Arts Festival 2009 Hong Kong - 13 Nov - 11 Dec 2009, and --> Fonlad - Digital Art Festival Guarda Portugal - 14 Nov 2009 - 03 Jan 2010 --> unCraftivism at Arnolfini Bristol/UK - 12 & 13 December 2009 --> CeC - Carnival of eCreativity Sattal/India - 19-21 February 2010 -------------------------------------------- The entire festival can be accessed online directly via http://coff05.newmediafest.org info[at]coff.newmediafest.org -------------------------------------------- From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Sun Dec 20 11:22:47 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (artNET) Date: Sun Dec 20 11:23:18 2009 Subject: [spectre] CologneOFF V - features for one day - today: Sarah Adetola (Germany) Message-ID: <20091220112247.99D7A78A.C7F1F1B7@192.168.0.2> 20 December 2009 ------------------------------------ CologneOFF V - Taboo! Taboo? 5th Cologne Online Film Festival http://coff.newmediafest.org proudly presents CologneOFF V - video features for one day on VAD - Video Art Database Today-->"No Pigeonholes (Extracts from a Life) " by Sarah Adetola (Germany) --> http://vad.nmartproject.net/?p=974 ---------------------------------------------- Read the recent review on Furtherfield --> Art Cinema Everywhere, All The Time. Wilfried Agricola de Cologne and CologneOFF V http://www.furtherfield.org/displayreview.php?review_id=370 --------------------------------------------- The CologneOFF V festival catalogue can be downloaded for free as PDF ?> http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_5th_edition_2009.pdf --------------------------------------------- VideoChannel - http://videochannel.newmediafest.org is presenting CologneOFF V - 5th Cologne Online Film Festival also on --> Microwave - New Media Arts Festival 2009 Hong Kong - 13 Nov - 11 Dec 2009, and --> Fonlad - Digital Art Festival Guarda Portugal - 14 Nov 2009 - 03 Jan 2010 --> unCraftivism at Arnolfini Bristol/UK - 12 & 13 December 2009 --> CeC - Carnival of eCreativity Sattal/India - 19-21 February 2010 -------------------------------------------- The entire festival can be accessed online directly via http://coff05.newmediafest.org info[at]coff.newmediafest.org -------------------------------------------- CologneOFF and its team wish all their friends and partners all over the world a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year! -------------------------------------------- From oliver.grau at donau-uni.ac.at Sun Dec 20 20:23:16 2009 From: oliver.grau at donau-uni.ac.at (Oliver Grau) Date: Sun Dec 20 20:24:02 2009 Subject: [spectre] Visual Culture Studies in Europe Conference (February 5th 2010) Message-ID: <4B2E87B40200003C0002BF26@gwgwia.donau-uni.ac.at> Visual Culture Studies in Europe Conference (February 2010)Date: Friday 5 February 2010, 10am Place: University of Westminster, London This conference is a collaboration between established and emergingscholars, curators, educators, and editors from across a number ofEuropean universities and cultural institutions with a commitment toVisual Culture Studies in Europe, and the study of visual culture. Featuring Joachin Barriendos (Curator, Santa Monica Art Centre, Barcelona, Spain), Jose Luis Brea (Editor of Estudios Visuales, Madrid, Spain), Iain Chambers (University of Naples, Italy), Anna Maria Guasch (University of Barcelona, Spain), Oliver Grau (Danube University Krems, Austria), Joanne Morra (Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, England), Almira Ousmanova (European Humanities University Belarus/Lithuania), Kresimir Purgar (Center for Visual Studies Zagreb, Croatia), Vivian Rehberg (Parsons Paris School of Art + Design, France), Marquard Smith (University of Westminster, England), Oyvind Varges (University of Bergen, Norway), and Nina Lager Vestberg (Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim, Norway). http://www.journalofvisualculture.org/2009/12/visual-culture-studies-in-europe-conference-february-2010/ Location: Room 2.05c, 4-12 Little Titchfield Street, University of Westminster, London W1W 7UW Cost: ?20/?10 concs. From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Mon Dec 21 09:02:11 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (CologneOFF) Date: Mon Dec 21 09:02:55 2009 Subject: [spectre] CologneOFF V - features for one day - today: Sarah Adetola (Germany) Message-ID: <20091221090212.68777626.8C796AC3@192.168.0.2> Sorry!, on 20 December 2009, the server was down and the network sites were not available. Therefore, the feature of 20 December will be the feature of 21 December again. ------------------------------------------------------ 21 December 2009 ------------------------------------ CologneOFF V - Taboo! Taboo? 5th Cologne Online Film Festival http://coff.newmediafest.org proudly presents CologneOFF V - video features for one day on VAD - Video Art Database Today-->"No Pigeonholes (Extracts from a Life) " by Sarah Adetola (Germany) --> http://vad.nmartproject.net/?p=974 ---------------------------------------------- Read the recent review on Furtherfield --> Art Cinema Everywhere, All The Time. Wilfried Agricola de Cologne and CologneOFF V http://www.furtherfield.org/displayreview.php?review_id=370 --------------------------------------------- The CologneOFF V festival catalogue can be downloaded for free as PDF ?> http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_5th_edition_2009.pdf --------------------------------------------- VideoChannel - http://videochannel.newmediafest.org is presenting CologneOFF V - 5th Cologne Online Film Festival also on --> Microwave - New Media Arts Festival 2009 Hong Kong - 13 Nov - 11 Dec 2009, and --> Fonlad - Digital Art Festival Guarda Portugal - 14 Nov 2009 - 03 Jan 2010 --> unCraftivism at Arnolfini Bristol/UK - 12 & 13 December 2009 --> CeC - Carnival of eCreativity Sattal/India - 19-21 February 2010 -------------------------------------------- The entire festival can be accessed online directly via http://coff05.newmediafest.org info[at]coff.newmediafest.org -------------------------------------------- CologneOFF and its team wish all their friends and partners all over the world a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year! -------------------------------------------- From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Mon Dec 21 09:55:57 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (the-network) Date: Mon Dec 21 09:56:41 2009 Subject: [spectre] Season's Greetings Message-ID: <20091221095557.ABAB9CD2.55CEDC1F@192.168.0.2> Wilfried Agricola de Cologne and the team of [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne the experimental platform for art and new media wish all their friends and partners all over the world a Merry Christmas and a Peaceful Happy New Year 2010! Please find your personal Christmas message on http://www.nmartproject.net/blog/?p=290 Welcome back in 2010 to New MediaFest'2010 -->10 Years [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne -->10 Years JavaMuseum - Forum for Internet Technology in Contemporary Art -->5 Years CologneOFF - Cologne Online Film Festival -->Launch on 1 January 2010 - running until 31 December 2010 --------------------------------------------------- [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne http://www.nmartproject.net the-network(at)koeln.de --------------------------------------------------- From ab at mikro.in-berlin.de Mon Dec 21 16:33:45 2009 From: ab at mikro.in-berlin.de (Andreas Broeckmann) Date: Mon Dec 21 16:58:23 2009 Subject: [spectre] Fwd: Conf. 'Open Knowledge, Free Culture' Phnom Penh Message-ID: Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:05:34 +0700 From: tilman baumg?rtel Subject: CONFERENCE ?OPEN KNOWLEDGE, FREE CULTURE" at Royal University of Phnom Penh, Department of Media and Communication ?OPEN KNOWLEDGE, FREE CULTURE" A Conference on the Sharing of Knowledge The conference is sponsored by Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD). I. TOPIC OF THE CONFERENCE The rise of "free software" in the last couple of years is one of the most significant paradigm shifts of the "information society" in the early 21st century. Instead of guarding their intellectual property rights, the developers of open source software freely share and distribute their creations, and have even developed business models out of it. They are part of a larger "culture of sharing" that extends beyond the realm of computer software. Taking advantage of the capability to digital media to share information internationally and for negligible costs, this kind of "free culture" has given developing countries like Cambodia access to tremendous sources of information and "free culture". This conference will discuss the cultural and political implication of the "Open-Source"-model from the point of view of a developing country. It will question the effectiveness of the international regime of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Copyright, that often interferes with the free proliferation of knowledge and look at alternatives to the current status quo in terms of IPR. The event brings together scholars and experts from Cambodia, Indonesia, Germany and the Philippines to look at a number of cultural practices that are based on the free sharing of information in such different fields as music, computer software, and different online media. Please see the attached program for details. II. CONFERENCE PROGRAM Location: Royal University of Phnom Penh, Institute of Foreign Languages, Meeting Hall, IFL campus, Russian Blvd, Toul Kork Phnom Penh Cambodia Date: January 8th, 2010, 8:00 AM - 12:00 NN Admission is free 7:30 - 8:00 AM Registration 8:00 - 8:15 AM Welcoming Remarks from Hannelore Bossmann, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, Ho-Chi-Minh-City Dr. Tilman Baumg?rtel (DAAD), lecturer, Department of Media and Communication, Royal University Phnom Penh 8:15 - 10:00 AM PANEL I Moderator: Dr. Tilman Baumg?rtel (DAAD), Department of Media and Communication, Royal University Phnom Penh Roberto Verzola, University of the Philippines Under-mining Abundance in the Information Sector (Keynote) Norbert Klein, The Open Institute, Phnom Penh Open Source and Open Knowledge Tharum Bun, blogger, contributor to Global Voices Online, Asian Correspondent and the Phnom Penh Post Blogging in Cambodia 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM Coffee Break 10:20 AM - 12:00 NN PANEL II Moderator: Tieng Sopheak Vichea, Acting Head, Department of Media and Communication, Royal University Phnom Penh Maria Mangahas, PhD., Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of the Philippines The case of 'Hello Garci' and other digitized 'scandals!': ICT and video anarchy in the Philippine context Yuka Narendra, Independent Researcher and Musician, Jakarta Tales from the Phonographic Oceans: The Story of "Yess Records", 1977-1988, Bandung, Indonesia Dr. Lilawati Kurnia, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Indonesia Can We Own Music? Technology and Inequalities in Case of Dangdut Music in Indonesia Contact: Dr. Tilman Baumg?rtel (DAAD) Department of Media and Communication Royal University of Phnom Penh Russian Federation Boulevard, Tel/Fax: 855-23-884 408 Toul Kork, Phnom Penh, Cambodia mail@tilmanbaumgaertel.net -- Dr. Tilman Baumg?rtel Check out my blog: THE INSTITUTE OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN FILM STUDIES The Cinema of the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia et al http://southeastasiancinema.wordpress.com ?OPEN KNOWLEDGE, FREE CULTURE" A Conference on the Sharing of Knowledge Contact: Dr. Tilman Baumg?rtel (DAAD) Department of Media and Communication Royal University of Phnom Penh Russian Federation Boulevard, Tel/Fax: 855-23-884 408 Toul Kork, Phnom Penh, Cambodia mail@tilmanbaumgaertel.net The conference is sponsored by Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD). I. TOPIC OF THE CONFERENCE The rise of "free software" in the last couple of years is one of the most significant paradigm shifts of the "information society" in the early 21st century. Instead of guarding their intellectual property rights, the developers of open source software freely share and distribute their creations, and have even developed business models out of it. They are part of a larger "culture of sharing" that extends beyond the realm of computer software. Taking advantage of the capability to digital media to share information internationally and for negligible costs, this kind of "free culture" has given developing countries like Cambodia access to tremendous sources of information and "free culture". This conference will discuss the cultural and political implication of the "Open-Source"-model from the point of view of a developing country. It will question the effectiveness of the international regime of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Copyright, that often interferes with the free proliferation of knowledge and look at alternatives to the current status quo in terms of IPR. The event brings together scholars and experts from Cambodia, Indonesia, Germany and the Philippines to look at a number of cultural practices that are based on the free sharing of information in such different fields as music, computer software, and different online media. II. CONFERENCE PROGRAM Location: Royal University of Phnom Penh, Institute of Foreign Languages, Meeting Hall, IFL campus, Russian Blvd, Toul Kork Phnom Penh Cambodia Date: January 8th, 2010, 8:00 AM - 12:00 NN Admission is free 7:30 - 8:00 AM Registration 8:00 - 8:15 AM Welcoming Remarks from Hannelore Bossmann, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, Ho-Chi-Minh-City Dr. Tilman Baumg?rtel (DAAD), lecturer, Department of Media and Communication, Royal University Phnom Penh 8:15 - 10:00 AM PANEL I Moderator: Dr. Tilman Baumg?rtel (DAAD), Department of Media and Communication, Royal University Phnom Penh Roberto Verzola, University of the Philippines Under-mining Abundance in the Information Sector (Keynote) Norbert Klein, The Open Institute, Phnom Penh Open Source and Open Knowledge Tharum Bun, blogger, contributor to Global Voices Online, Asian Correspondent and the Phnom Penh Post Blogging in Cambodia 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM Coffee Break 10:20 AM - 12:00 NN PANEL II Moderator: Tieng Sopheak Vichea, Acting Head, Department of Media and Communication, Royal University Phnom Penh Maria Mangahas, PhD., Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of the Philippines The case of 'Hello Garci' and other digitized 'scandals!': ICT and video anarchy in the Philippine context Yuka Narendra, Independent Researcher and Musician, Jakarta Tales from the Phonographic Oceans: The Story of "Yess Records", 1977-1988, Bandung, Indonesia Dr. Lilawati Kurnia, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Indonesia Can We Own Music? Technology and Inequalities in Case of Dangdut Music in Indonesia III. ABSTRACTS Under-mining Abundance in the Information Sector (Keynote) Roberto Verzola, University of the Philippines Roberto Verzola will present a framework for analysis that encompasses his extensive experience in information technology, agriculture, and environment advocacies. He will suggest that the emergence of the information economy has raised awareness about the phenomenon of abundance in information and information services. He will further claim that abundance may also be observed in agriculture, natural resources and the environment. He will discuss several situations where abundance is actually being undermined to create artificial scarcity. Finally, he will propose a new approach to economic studies that take both abundance and scarcity into account. Open Source and Open Knowledge Norbert Klein, The Open Institute, Phnom Penh In my presentation I will talk about the start of my involvement in Open Source and Open Knowledge in my attempts to open the door for a Cambodian colleague to get access to an international scholarship that required access to e-mail. At that time, e-mail was not yet available in Cambodia - so I created the first Internet Service Provider in Cambodia in 1994. Though there was then e-mail, but not yet in Khmer. It was then that I discovered Unicode, an open standard in computer research and in the computer industry that was to allow computers to represent and manipulate text expressed in more and more of the world's writing systems consistently. I will describe the codification of the Khmer script in Unicode, and the subsequent development of Khmer software and the introduction to Open Source software in Cambodia, and will eventually argue in favor of keeping standards and protocols in computer communication open. Blogging in Cambodia Tharum Bun, blogger, contributor to Global Voices Online, Asian Correspondent and the Phnom Penh Post Abstract to follow The case of 'Hello Garci' and other digitized 'scandals!': ICT and video anarchy in the Philippine context Maria Mangahas, PhD., Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of the Philippines The phenomenon of 'scandals' as digital objects that are 'made', copied, shared, bought and sold, and 'pirated' has become quite prominent in the Philippine context in the last 5 years. Digitized 'scandals' are being made out of various forms of candid recordings, and scandalous materials are being creatively remixed and turned into spoofs. This is happening within the context of thousands of conversations, communication exchanges, blogs and broadcasts among networks of Filipinos, now made possible by diverse ICTechnologies, and whose circulation (both locally and globally) is near impossible to regulate and control. This paper focuses on 'scandals' as a unique genre of digital product that has gained presence in everyday life among Filipinos. It will discuss especially those 'scandals' which may feature persons in positions of authority or high social status apparently engaged in improper or inappropriate behavior. The 'Hello Garci' case involved the highest official in the land, and allowed people to explore further the potential of ICT in creative political action, with continuity to the evolving political tradition of 'people power'. We can view the 'scandal' phenomenon participated in by Filipinos as both commentary and action, playing no small part in the reproduction of the national imaginary. Tales from the Phonographic Oceans: The Story of "Yess Records", 1977-1988, Bandung, Indonesia Yuka Narendra, Faculty of Communication, University of Mercu Buana, Jakarta Cassette is the most common medium used in Indonesian music industry since the seventies until now. The growth of the production of cassette in Indonesia was started since the local record companies initiated the reproduction (and duplication) of non-Indonesian vinyl albums to cassettes and released them in the music market in the early seventies. Each one of those record companies then confined themselves in specific genres. One of those companies was "Yess," which was founded by three young vinyl-collectors in Bandung, West Java. After a few years of operation, Yess took its mark as an unpopular and non-commercial subgenres in rock, such as progressive rock, experimental rock and new age. Through such non-mainstream musical knowledge and cassette consumption, the consumers of Yess collectively imagined a particular condition of Indonesian modernity. This imagination of modernity was a paradox to what was being narrated by global capitalism and the state at that time. Therefore, as a pirate of foreign vinyl records, we need to reconsider on Yess' position and reconfigure the meaning of music piracy in a more multidimensional manner. It could not be valued and regarded normatively as immoral pirates who stole other's intellectual property rights. Conversely, Yess played a significant role in constructing Indonesian youth's intellectuality and furthermore, produced a great deal of "Indonesian newborn intellectuals." Can We Own Music? Technology and Inequalities in Case of Dangdut Music in Indonesia Dr. Lilawati Kurnia Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta Science and technology are instrumental to the creation and maintenance of inequality within and between societies . Science and technology do not merely cause or alleviate inequality but are more profoundly implicated in social relations to distribution and access. The term distribution is used in its dynamic meaning which refers to the process of producing and re-producing inequalities . Inequality is the unequal distribution of something people value, such as income, health, entertainment and power. The average person would regard going into a store and pocketing a tangible piece of physical property is as something essentially different from copy piracy. The human mind finds the concept of intellectual property much more abstract, slippery, and nebulous than the concept of physical property. When most consumers buy a book or CD recording, their perception is of having purchased a physical item more than the concept of its intellectual content. Of course, a CD, the cost of the physical medium represents a small fraction of the purchase price, but the perception is still that property is something one can see and touch and keep, even for people who intellectually know better. With the example of the Dang-Dut (pronounced dunk-doot) I will show that the music itself is a construction of many cultural elements and has been used and reused by so many people with different cultural backgound for ages. It is the technology that has made music to be ?owned" by some and in that so created inequalities in the society of the world. From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Tue Dec 22 09:43:15 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (CologneOFF) Date: Tue Dec 22 09:52:29 2009 Subject: [spectre] Christmas on CologneOFF Message-ID: <20091222094315.EA0E8ACE.E053720B@192.168.0.2> CologneOFF V is excited to announce the Christmas 2009 update: On 22 December 2009, CologneOFF V is launching the new Program 5 - featuring 14 outstanding One Minute Films selected and curated by the charming guest curator Alysse Stepanian (Iran/USA) herself not only video artist?and participant in CologneOFF V, but also a talented curator who is running her own curatorial project "Manipulated Image" at the Complex in the city of Santa Fe/New Mexico (USA), see also the MI profile on netMAXX - networked magazine - http://maxx.nmartproject.net/?p=110 A new version of the PDF catalogue is also available for download http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_5th_edition_2009.pdf The new selection is featuring following films -> Blast, 2009, 1:00 by Johanna Reich (Germany) Wormwhole, 2009, 1:00 by Bill Domonkos (USA) My Way, 2006, 1:00 by Sonja Vuk (CR) White, 2009, 1:00 by Lin Fangsuo (China) Pass, 2009, 1:00 by Istvan Rusvai (Hungary) Wall of China, 2009, 1:00 by Yoko Taketani (Japan) Mimnemesis, 2007, 1:00 by Pierre-Laurent Cassiere (France) An Application As Self-portrait, 2009, 1:00 by Fumiko Matsuyama (Japan) My identity by web application, 2009, 1:00 by Junho Oh (South Korea) A Face, 2009, 1:00by Yin-Ling Chen (Taiwan) Continuum Continuus (Trailer), 2007, 1:00 by Toni Mestrovic (Croatia) 1 minute crash-course on SEDUCTION, 2009, 1:00 by Sreedeep (India) Crosslegged, 2008, 1:00 by Baptist Coelho (India) God's Wax, 2009, 1:00 by Antonio Alvarado (Spain) ---------------------------------------------- Read the recent review on Furtherfield --> Art Cinema Everywhere, All The Time. Wilfried Agricola de Cologne and CologneOFF V http://www.furtherfield.org/displayreview.php?review_id=370 --------------------------------------------- In 2010, CologneOFF V will become part of NewMediaFest'2010, after Hong Kong/China, Guarda/Portugal and Bristol/UK in 2009, the next physical venue will be in 2010 --> CeC - Carnival of eCreativity Sattal/India - 19-21 February 2010 -------------------------------------------- The entire festival can be accessed online directly via http://coff05.newmediafest.org info[at]coff.newmediafest.org -------------------------------------------- CologneOFF and its team wish all their friends and partners all over the world a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year! From marc.garrett at furtherfield.org Tue Dec 22 15:29:37 2009 From: marc.garrett at furtherfield.org (marc garrett) Date: Tue Dec 22 15:52:48 2009 Subject: [spectre] Furtherfield needs your old laptops for work with homeless people in London... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4B30D7D1.3080406@furtherfield.org> Furtherfield needs your old laptops for work with homeless people in London... The Zero Dollar Laptop Project http://www.furtherfield.org/zerodollarlaptop.php In January 2010 the Zero Dollar Laptop Project kicks off with clients of St Mungo's charity for homeless people in London. We will be recycling hardware, breaking Windows and installing Free and Open Source Software to build media laptops and create music, graphics and video for distribution over the Internet. Participants will leave the project with street-smart technical knowledge and a wireless enabled media laptop, classier than any shiny power-book. The Zero Dollar Laptop is a recycled computer, running Free Open Source Software (FOSS) that is fast and effective- now and long into the future. - Do you have an old, unused laptop taking up space in your home or office? - Like to see it returned to productive life? - If YES, then please donate your old laptop. DONATE YOUR LAPTOP! First email us and tell us about it. ruth[dot]catlow[at]furtherfield[dot]org In order to become a Zero Dollar Laptop your old laptop will need:- - a working screen - processor-a minumum 1GHz Pentium 3, Athlon, Celeron. - 256 (but more ideally 512) ram - wireless card would be helpful - We can help you to work this stuff out if you are not sure. If you live in London or Sheffield we can arrange a pick-up or drop-off in January 2010. If you don't live in London or Sheffield but would still like to donate your laptop to the project please mail your laptop (well padded and with all the peripherals you can spare) to:- Zero Dollar Laptop Project, HTTP Gallery, Furtherfield.org, Arena Design Centre, 71 Ashfield Road, London N4 1NY, ENGLAND Thanks!! More About Zero Dollar Laptop ------------------------------------------------- The Zero Dollar Laptop project is a programme of workshops, public debates, exhibitions and networks of skills and media sharing for arts, technology and the environment. Inspired by the Zero Dollar Laptop Manifesto http://tinyurl.com/ypklas developed in partnership with Access Space http://www.access-space.org/ with St Mungo's charity for the homeless http://www.mungos.org/ as part of Furtherfield.org Media Art Ecologies http://www.furtherfield.org/mediaartecologies.php supported by funding from the Transformation Fund Artistic Team: Jake Harries and James Wallbank (Access Space) Ruth Catlow, Marc Garrett and Olga Panades (furtherfield.org) For more information contact Ruth Catlow - ruth[dot]catlow[at]furtherfield[dot]org About Furtherfield -------------------------------------------------- Furtherfield - online media arts community, platforms for creating, viewing, discussing and learning about experimental practices at the intersections of art, technology and social change. http://www.furtherfield.org Furtherfield on Twitter - http://twitter.com/furtherfield From marc.garrett at furtherfield.org Tue Dec 22 16:15:02 2009 From: marc.garrett at furtherfield.org (marc garrett) Date: Tue Dec 22 16:15:34 2009 Subject: [spectre] Seasonal greet-ting-a-lings In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4B30E276.7040508@furtherfield.org> Seasonal greet-ting-a-lings from the furtherfield crew http://www.visitorsstudio.org/mix11301 From info at transfera.es Tue Dec 22 19:35:33 2009 From: info at transfera.es (info@transfera.es) Date: Tue Dec 22 19:52:46 2009 Subject: [spectre] TRANSFERA_MADATAC Message-ID: <4B311175.50404@transfera.es> To all the friends of Transfer/Madatac that have supported and followed us,we desire you a Revitalizing New Solar Year! A todos los amigos de Transfera/Madatac que nos hab?is apoyado y seguido,os deseamos un Revitalizante Nuevo A?o Solar! The next Transfera/Madatac call is open. Send your video art works. La nueva convocatoria Transfera/Madatac est? abierta. Esperamos vuestro arte audiovisual. www.transfera.es www.madatac.es WATCH THE METROPOLIS / MADATAC AWARDS OS RECOMENDAMOS VER LOS PREMIOS METROPOLIS / MADATAC http://www.rtve.es/television/20091215/premios-metropolis-madatac-2009/305968.shtml Si no desea recibir m?s informaci?n de Transfera env?enos un correo desde su direcci?n con el asunto "BAJA" a la direcci?n info@transfera.es para removerla de la lista. Este mensaje se env?a de acuerdo con la nueva legislaci?n sobre correo electr?nico: seg?n secci?n 301, p?rrafo (a)(2)(c) de S.1618 bajo el decreto S.1618 t?tulo 3?dm;, aprobado por el 105 congreso base de las normativas internacionales sobre $PAM. Este E-mail no podr? ser considerado $PAM mientras incluya una forma de ser removido ? eliminado. If you do not wish to receive more information about Transfera and want to be removed from the list, send us a mail with the subject " UNSUBSCRIBE" to: info@transfera.es This message is sent in agreement with the new legislation on electronic mail: according to section 301, paragraph (a) (2) (c) of S.1618 under the S.1618 decree title 3?dm;, approved by the 105 congress bases of the international norms on $PAM. This email could not be considered $PAM while it includes a form to be removed or to be eliminated. From trebor at thing.net Tue Dec 22 22:11:27 2009 From: trebor at thing.net (Trebor Scholz) Date: Tue Dec 22 22:08:41 2009 Subject: [spectre] Conference Report: The Internet as Playground and Factory Message-ID: Dear all, I wrote a report of The Internet as Playground and Factory conference but it's too long for any mailing list. You can read it here: http://is.gd/5vCcv best, Trebor = R. T. Scholz From art.factory.bialystok at gmail.com Sun Dec 27 23:44:10 2009 From: art.factory.bialystok at gmail.com (Art Factory) Date: Sun Dec 27 23:52:07 2009 Subject: [spectre] ART FACTORY BIALYSTOK - Upcoming residency application deadlines Message-ID: <18d1b1860912271444x4a51f644rb8f2ee638c26d1ae@mail.gmail.com> Please add this information to your list: ART FACTORY BIALYSTOK - Upcoming residency application deadlines Jan. 16, 2010 - deadline for summer 2010 residence for fine artists. 8 week residence in July-August 2010. Feb. 1, 2010 ? deadline for June 2010 residence for writers More information: http://artfactorybialystok.wordpress.com/ Thank you. Urszula Humienik-Dworakowska From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Mon Dec 28 09:15:34 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (netEX) Date: Mon Dec 28 09:16:09 2009 Subject: [spectre] netEX: calls & deadlines: January 2010 Message-ID: <20091228091534.68EFCF7C.17938171@192.168.0.2> netEX: calls & deadlines -->January 2010 ------------------------------------- NewMediafest'2010 10 Years [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne ------------------------------------- newsletter contents a) . news b) calls & deadlines --> 04 Calls: 2009 deadlines internal 23 Calls: January 2010 deadlines external 10 Calls: ongoing external/internal ------------------------------------------------ a) news 1) On 1 January 2010 [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne will launch NewMediaFest'2010 10 Years [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne global heritage of digital culture 1 January -31 December 2010 Web site launch on 1 January 2010 http://2010.newmedifest.org 2) On 27 January 2010, A Virtual Memorial Foundation and VideoChannel will launch SFC - SHOAH Film Collection on occasion of the 65th Return of the Liberation of the Conecentration Camp of Auschwitz (1945-2010) http://videochannel.newmediafest.org/blog/?page_id=669 ------------------------------------------------ b) Calls & deadlines ---> ------------------------------------------------ 2010: deadlines internal ** extended deadline 31 December call: soundart for SoundLAB VII - soundCelebrations details and entry form on http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1423 NewMediaFest'2010 VideoChannel - deadline 2 March 2010 [self] ~imaging - artists portraying themselves in film & video http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1852 NewMediaFest'2010 VideoChannel - deadline 2 April 2010 One Minute Films of OMFC (One Minute Film Collection) http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=447 NewMediaFest'2010 *ongoing deadline 1 September 2009 - 1 September 2010 Java Museum - Forum for internet Technology in Contemporary Art will be celebrating in 2010 its 10th anniversary and is looking for Internet based art from the years 2000-2010 details, regulations and entry form can be found on http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1428 ------------------------------------------------ January 2010 deadlines: external ------------------------------------------------ 31 January NIFF 2010 - Naoussa Int. Shortfilm and Video festival Naoussa/Gr http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1848 31 January 2010 residencies - Casino Luxembourg http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1883 31 January Arte 2.0 Vocento Madrid http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1880 31 January 2nd International Video art ExhibitionTaiwan Taipeh/TW 2010 http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1753 31 January Elsewhere residencies NY http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1815 30 January VideoEX - Experimental Film Festival Zurich/Switzerland http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1779 23 January Salon Video Art Prize http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1873 21 January Re-Arming - Spring Show 2010 Copenhagen/DK http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1822 20 January Appelboom soundart reisdency http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1798 15 January UNIDEE in Residence - Fondazione Pistoletto http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1844 15 January Scholarship/resideny K?nstlerdorf Sch?ppingen Germany http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1605 15 January AINAC 210 - Art is not about Communication - Nictoglobe Online Magazine http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1792 15 January EVA - Electronic Visualiation in the Arts Conference 2010 London/UK http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1748 15 January Agence TOPO - Resideny Montreal/Canada http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1776 15 January 56th Oberhausen Shortfilm Festival (international competition) http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1653 15 January Videos for Iowa City ?> BS Gallery screening http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1789 15 January Map Open Space - Fingerlake Environmental Film Festival 2010 http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1649 15 January Nano Art 2009 - 4th Int. Online Competition http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1596 9 January Subtle Technologies Festival 2010 Toronto/Canada http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1746 6 January Residency in Budapest/Hu http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1713 5 January The Cartier Award 2010 http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1740 2 January Process festival Berlin/Germany http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1801 1 January V.I.P Gallery - Students Cultural Centre - Belgrade/Serbia http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=1577 ----------------------------------------------- Ongoing calls: external/internal ----------------------------------------------- ---> Selfshadows 2.= - net based project by Javier Bedrina -->Videos for Bivouac Projects Sumter/USA -->OUTCASTING - web based screenings -->Films and video screenings Sioux City (USA) -->Laisle screenings Rio de Janeiro/Brazil -->Videos for Helsinki based video gallery - 00130 Gallery -->Web based works for 00130 Gallery Helsinki/Finland -->Project: Repetition as a Model for Progression by Marianne Holm Hansen -->US webjournal Atomic Unicorn seeks netart and video art for coming editions -->TAGallery and more deadlines on http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?page_id=4 ----------------------------------------------- NetEX - networked experience http://netex.nmartproject.net # calls in the external section--> http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?cat=3 # calls in the internal section--> http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?cat=1 ----------------------------------------------- # This newsletter is also released on http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?cat=9 # netEX - networked experiences is a free information service powered by [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne http://www.nmartproject.net - the experimental platform for art and new media from Cologne/Germany # info & contact: info (at) nmartproject.net From hatam at drfz.de Mon Dec 28 19:21:02 2009 From: hatam at drfz.de (hatam@drfz.de) Date: Mon Dec 28 19:21:42 2009 Subject: [spectre] INSTALLATION | 04-08/01/2010 | NK - Berlin Radio Fragments Message-ID: <380-220091212818212793@M2W129.mail2web.com> INSTALLATION | 04-08/01/2010 | NK - Berlin RADIO FRAGMENTS A sound installation by Andre Castro. Transforming radiophonic silences into sound stories. 04 - 08Jan 2010 from 14:00 to 17:00h. At NK: Elsenstr. 52/ 2.Hinterhaus Etage 2 12059 Berlin Neuk?lln http://www.nkprojekt.de ***************************************************************** Radio Fragments is a radiophonic project that aims to explore an auditory attention, different from the one usually associated with the experience of listening to the radio, making use of the spaces-in-between-words-and-songs that occur throughout the radiophonic discourse as its main reagent. Its basic formula consists of an analysis-control mechanism (built in Super Collider) residing inside a computer to which a real-time mainstream radio broadcast is fed. This mechanism acts as a reversed-noise-gate, singling out what is usually ignored or avoided in a radiophonic context (whispers, stumbles, pauses, dead spaces and errors) and muting all the other sounds such as words or songs. These punctuating fragments become the raw materials from which Radio Fragments' sonic concoction is brewed. Recordings of Radio Fragments in action can be heard in http://www.c-e-m.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/RadioFragments/ Andre Castro (b.1983) is a sound artist from Lisbon, graduated in Sonic Arts at Middlesex University(U.K). Andres practice has been shifting between two different universes. On the one hand, the computer music world, with its meditative textures, harsh noisy sounds, blips, and experiments with costum-built software in SuperCollider. On the other hand, a phonographic activity, in which he goes out with a microphone trying to capture the incredible aural diversity of our world and the voices and stories that hide in each person. Most of Andres work has in common the evasion of visual elements, an acousmatic sound that aims to subvert the dominance of the vision over the other senses. In recent years he has nourished a growing interest for the radiophonic medium, which has become a fruitful source of inspiration and for which he has been creating pieces since the last 3 years. A significant part of his practice has been developed through collaborations with other artists, such as the ongoing improvised music duo with Martin Aaserud. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com ? Enhanced email for the mobile individual based on Microsoft? Exchange - http://link.mail2web.com/Personal/EnhancedEmail From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Tue Dec 29 14:48:03 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (artNET) Date: Tue Dec 29 14:48:39 2009 Subject: [spectre] CologneOFF on 30 December 2009 in Norway Message-ID: <20091229144803.66BD6B05.35122F1E@192.168.0.2> CologneOFF - Cologne Online Film Festival is proud to be presented by Art Video Exchange Norway curated by Mona Bentzen and Rauland Kunstforening at Rauland Kunstforening Rauland/Norway during 30 December 2009 - 11h -17h http://www.raulandkunstforening.no/monabentzen/germany_program_web_NEW.htm featuring the exciting selection from CologneOFF IV - Here We Are!! including "Etude" by Dario Bardic (2007, 3:20, Croatia) "JOINED AT THE HEAD" by David Jakubovic (2008, 4:40, USA) "Small Room Tango" by Gabriel Shalom (2004, 3:40, USA) "Switch" by Yu Cheng Yu (2008,3:50, Taiwan) "Stranger" by Guiseppe Girardi (2008, 6:56, Italy) "Pass" by Isvan Rusvai (2009, 1:00, Hungary) "Mimnemesis" by Pierre-Laurent Cassi?re (2006, 1:00, France) "Silent Cry" by Wilfried Agricola de Cologne (2008, 3:05, Germany) "Testimony" by Nhieu Do (2008, 7:12, Vietnam/USA) "Kassandra" by Johanna Reich (2008, 3:05, Germany) "My Way" by Sonja Vuk (2006, 1_00, Croatia) -------------------------------------------------- CologneOFF - Cologne Online Film Festival http://coff.newmediafest,.org Art Video Exchange Norway http://www.artvideoexchange.com/ Rauland Kunstforening Rauland/NO http://www.raulandkunstforening.no/ -------------------------------------------------