[spectre] OpenMICwithPixelACHE Research consultation on open archiving practices 5.2.2022

[andrew gryf paterson]

05.02.2022
16.30-17.30 CET / 17.30-18.30 EET

Online Zoom Link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82363805313?pwd=eG5DamdoaTB3SGNNWWNaZXpNTjRoUT09#success
Event on Facebook: https://fb.me/e/2aUVnvpGR

This event is the first open and public recording session in the form of 
a consultancy for a research+reflection project on the long parallel 
histories -20 years- of Wikimedia, Creative Commons, and Pixelache 
Helsinki Festival as a transdisciplinary platform. It is hosted by a 
network of Pixelache members and Wikimedians for Vorspiel.Berlin guests.

At times the ambitions of Open Cultures, Codes and Knowledge, with 
Wikimedia and the culture of Sharing and Remix have overlapped with 
media arts festivals like Pixelache, which has promoted open culture, 
and Wiki methodologies in its early years. However, since then there has 
been much pragmatism as (not)social (but)algorithmic media and online 
platforms have abducted, obfuscated, and taken over media festivals in 
the past decades, in the way that knowledge has accumulated and been shared.

How do we reconcile and learn from tensions, each others' movements and 
hybrid practices?

This first gathering is an open mic session, inviting open culture and 
digital arts professionals and enthusiasts to join us in a semi 
structured conversation for cca 60 minutes.


Participating in discussion:
Florence Devouard (User:Anthere)
Željko Blaće (User:Zblace)
Rebecca O'Neill (User:Smirkybec)
Andrew Gryf Paterson
Sumugan Sivanesan

Other participants in project:
Toni Sant (User:ToniSant)
Yupik (User:Yupik)

Welcome!

Pixelache Wikimedians-in-residence: This project will prototype the 
combination podcast production, research and reflection residency which 
focuses on Wikimedia and cultural organisational practices, including 
archiving.

It will discuss and reflect upon the long parallel history -20 years- of 
Pixelache Helsinki Festival and transdisciplinary platform, which has 
promoted open culture, and Wikimedia methodologies. Where have these 
overlapped, gone hand-in-hand and then diverged. We wish to reconcile in 
ambitions with both the Wikimedia and Creative Commons anniversaries.

OpenMICwithPixelACHE - research consultation on open archiving practices 
is part of the Pixelache Helsinki 20th anniversary programme. As part of 
the festivities and deeper interrogations into Pixelache Helsinki's 
20-year history, we plan to produce 3 discursive podcasts this year, to 
be presented at the end of 2022.

The event is brought to you in partnership with Vorspiel Berlin / CTM & 
Transmediale festivals with the support of the Wikimedia Foundation.

http://pixelache.ac/projects/wikimedians-in-residence

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About Pixelache Helsinki: Pixelache is an association of artists, 
cultural producers, thinkers and activists involved in the creation of 
emerging cultural activities. Amongst our fields of interest are: 
experimental interaction and electronics, code-based art and culture, 
grassroot organising & networks, renewable energy production/use, 
participatory art, open-source cultures, bioarts and art-science 
culture, alternative economy cultures, politics and economics of 
media/technology, audiovisual culture, media literacy & ecology and 
engaging environmental issues.

Pixelache Helsinki is funded by: Arts Promotion Centre Finland (TAIKE) 
and Helsinki City - Culture and Leisure Department.

http://www.pixelache.ac

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Vorspiel 2022: transmediale and CTM's Vorspiel is a program of 
distributed partner events in the field of digital art and culture and 
experimental sound and music, where a variety of partner venues invite 
local and international audiences to a series of exhibition openings, 
performances, interventions, artist talks and special events across the 
city of Berlin.

The Vorspiel program was established in 2011, then called DAS Weekend. 
In each of the past ten editions, over 60 project spaces, galleries and 
independent cultural actors have curated and organized a rich program of 
exhibitions, workshops and performances. Vorspiel is meant to be a 
program for the city of Berlin, connecting different genres and 
practices for creating opportunities of common exchange and reflection 
and for bringing together communities and individuals which are dealing 
with art, technology, politics and identity in a critical way, while 
also seeking to strengthen the dialog with the two festivals. To create 
this link, the Vorspiel program will take place before both festivals 
this year starting from 21 January 2022.

http://vorspiel.berlin

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INFO

Željko Blaće, co-organiser of OpenMICwithPixelACHE event, zblace at uni.st
Andrew Gryf Paterson, co-organiser of OpenMICwithPixelACHE event, 
andrew at pixelache.ac
Arlene Tucker,  Producer at Piknik Frequency ry, arlene at pixelache.ac
Mathilde Palenius, Assistant Producer at Piknik Frequency ry, 
mathilde at pixelache.ac
Saša Nemec, Communication Supervisor at Piknik Frequency ry, 
sasa at pixelache.ac

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Andrew Gryf Paterson
artist-organiser, independent researcher
http://agryfp.info

Doctor of Arts candidate, Aalto University ARTS

+358 50402 3828 | social: @agryfp
agryfp at gmail.com | andrew.paterson at aalto.fi