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<font face="Verdana"><big><big><big><b>Blowup #1 <i>Wild Things</i></b></big></big></big><br>
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</font> <b><font face="Verdana">July 7, 2011<br>
20:00 - 23:00<br>
V2_, Eendrachtsstraat 10, Rotterdam, the Netherlands<br>
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href="http://www.v2.nl/events/wild-things">http://www.v2.nl/events/wild-things</a></font>
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<font face="Verdana">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.</font></i><font face="Verdana"><br>
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<b>Featuring: Elio Caccavale (IT/UK) | Amy Youngs (US) | 
Wilfried
Hou Je Bek (NL)</b></font> <font face="Verdana"><br>
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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.</font> <font face="Verdana"><br>
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.<br>
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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 </font> <font face="Verdana"><a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:reservations@v2.nl">reservations@v2.nl</a><br>
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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).</font> <font
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</font> <font face="Verdana"> 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.<br>
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This event will be streamed live at </font> <font face="Verdana"><a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://live.v2.nl">http://live.v2.nl</a><br>
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