[spectre] (fwd) Call for entries: Electrohype 2008

[Andreas Broeckmann]

From: Anna Kindvall <info at electrohype.org>
Subject: [Electrohype Info] Call for entries: Electrohype 2008
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 15:17:01 +0100


Call for entries: Electrohype 2008
the fifth biennial for computer based and technological art
Malmö Konsthall - Nov 2008 - Jan 2009

Deadline: April 18th 2008 - material sent via 
ordinary mail should be postmarked by this date.

Electrohype 2008 will be the fifth biennial for 
computer-based art in Sweden. Electrohype is 
pleased to announce this call for entries for the 
exhibition that will be a follow up to the 
previous large Electrohype exhibitions in 2000, 
2002, 2004 and 2006.

The exhibition will for the second time take 
place at Malmö Konsthall (also 2004). The 
duration of the biennial will be from mid 
November 2008 to beginning of January 2009. Malmö 
Konsthall was opened in 1975 and is one Europe's 
largest and most flexible exhibition halls for 
contemporary art. The annual number of visitors 
are approximately 200 000.

The exhibition will present works by 5 - 8 
artists or artist groups. To give the exhibition 
a broad perspective we are looking for Nordic as 
well as international artists.


Important dates

Deadline for this call for entries April 18th 2008
Exhibition opening mid November 2008
Exhibition closing beginning of January 2009
Exact date will soon be announced.

Please feel free to re-distribute this call.


What kind of art are we looking for?

Electrohype has since the start in 1999 focused 
on what we choose to call computer based art. Art 
that runs of computers and utilizes the capacity 
of the computer to mix various media, allow 
interaction with the audience, or machines 
interacting with each others etc. in other words 
art that can not be transferred to "traditional" 
linear media. This might seem as a narrow 
approach but we have discovered that it gives us 
a better focus on a genre that in no way is 
narrow.

We are not looking for "straight" video art (even 
if it is edited on a computer) or still images 
rendered on computers and other material that 
refers to more "traditional" media forms. Forms 
were the traditional tools have been replaced 
with computers and software.

Curators for the biennial are Anna Kindvall and Lars Gustav Midbøe.


Practical
You can submit with our online form or download 
the application form as PDF-file. You have to use 
one of these two forms to submit to our call.
This can be found on this address: 
<http://www.electrohype.org/2006>www.electrohype.org/2008/call

NOTE: Please do NOT send documentation material 
as attachments via e-mail. Put your material 
online and send us the download URL or ftp 
address, or send us a CD or similar in the mail. 
Do NOT send 8 pages CVs and only complement with 
enclosures if it is necessary.
Please read the form and follow the guidelines. 
We receive a large amount of proposals and all of 
them are reviewed closely. To be able to do this 
we ask you to follow the structure in the 
application form and the topics mentioned above.


Financial
Due to a limited budget we will encourage 
everyone submitting material to look for 
possibilities for local funding to help cover 
costs for transport, travel and rent of technical 
equipment. This is not a requirement but a 
request; external funding can help us during the 
financial planning. The quality of the artwork 
will always be the determining element.

Electrohype covers all expenses, within 
reasonable limits, and also pays an artist 
honorarium to participating artists. Electrohype 
does not support development and production of 
unfinished artworks.

In previous exhibitions we have managed to keep a 
high level both in artistic content and 
exhibition design, even on a modest budget. It is 
therefore very important for us to avoid 
unpleasant surprises, so please keep this in mind 
when filling out the various posts in the form, 
especially when it comes to technical 
requirements, transport weight etc.
We are looking forward to see new and interesting works of art.


Please feel free to contact us if you have any 
questions or need additional information

Best regards from the Electrohype team,
Anna Kindvall and Lars Gustav Midboe




www.electrohype.org