[spectre] V2_ presents: Blowup #1 Wild Things, July 7 2011

[V2_]

*Blowup #1 /Wild Things/*

*July 7, 2011
20:00 - 23:00
V2_, Eendrachtsstraat 10, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
http://www.v2.nl/events/wild-things
*/

V2_ presents Blowup, a new series of events and exhibitions curated by 
Michelle Kasprzak. The first edition of Blowup will examine art and 
design projects that are created with animals in mind as the end users 
and active participants -- not people./

*Featuring: Elio Caccavale (IT/UK) | Amy Youngs (US) | ?Wilfried Hou Je 
Bek (NL)*

Maybe in a few years, Fido (or Fikkie) will go to the museum without 
you. The first edition of Blowup will examine art and design projects 
that are created with animals in mind as the end users and active 
participants -- not people. This evening event will feature three 
leading practitioners discussing their work that is created for animals 
to appreciate and actively use. The speakers will address how their work 
can instill greater empathy for animals in us, and what they think the 
animals' experience of the art actually is.
We'll hear from American artist Amy Youngs, who has created new habitats 
for hermit crabs and a lounge space for crickets; Dutch thinker, 
psychogeographer and writer Wilfried Hou Je Bek who has translated 
theEpic of Gilgamesh into the pictograms that scientists use to teach 
language to apes; and Italian designer Elio Caccavale who has designed a 
TV for pigs to use among other speculative design pieces in his work 
Utility Pets.

Plus, as a nod to the genre of YouTube videos that consist solely of 
cats doing cute things, we introduce the Cats Only iPad Play Zone. Bring 
Fluffy along and let her enjoy some iPad games especially for cats. 
Spaces are very limited, please book your cat's place by emailing 
reservations at v2.nl

5 Euro entrance fee includes a limited edition USB stick containing the 
first Blowup eBook.?Free entrance for students (college card).?Free 
entrance if you book your cat into the iPad play zone (spaces limited 
and must be booked in advance).

  that explore contemporary questions from multiple viewpoints. Blowup 
zooms in on ideas, bringing into focus clear pictures of how art, 
design, philosophy, and technology are transforming our lives -- or 
reinforcing the status quo.

This event will be streamed live at http://live.v2.nl

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