one of the performances/demonstrations that were part of friday night SL showdown is the work of coreographer and media artist Johannes Birringer (please, see Alien Nation Company, and Interaktionslabor) who showed a fragment of his latest work “Ukiyo” (“movable world” a short description of the networked performance can be found […]
to interact with this environment in new ways or to draw parallels and connections between the virtual world and the so called real world. two interventions were performed in SL were performed on Friday night: Alan Sondheim’s “Mess” really tried to literally “subvert” the order of SL by inundating it […]
Although the initial debut of SL at Subtle Technologies was rather disappointing, a few evening performances and some personal conversations with the artists involved revealed some interesting and interpretations of SL and the whole uncritical hype around it. Quite interesting (and silly, but for good reasons) was Jeremy Baily’s “War […]
one of the main “attractions” of this years’ festival was Second Life. This 3D virtual world has been praised by many because it is unlike other virtual worlds. In other virtual worlds the user is assigned an avatar with no possibility of modification, or the user is interacting with a […]
…and after biological networks, a conspicuous part of the festival, the link between the biological and the the informational via the spread of viruses and their distributed lives bridging human and wired networks, the first day couldn’t but end with Inne Poppe’s documentary “Hippies form Hell”. an […]
Being a more than popular and sometimes uncritical connection, part of the conference had to be dedicated to comparing and bridging the complex networks formed by the biological world and today’s communication and technology networks. I’d rather not talktoo much about my speech and rather focus on other projects. it […]
Given the topic “networks,” one of the topics that needed to be discussed was the role that connectivity plays in our society. Thus, it is imperative to analyze the ubiquitous presence of connectivity and the issue of access and inclusion, the need to explore new ways to utilize network technologies […]
One of the elements that seem to have emerged form the conference is the tension between trying to classify, measure and reduce networks to mechanical behaviors and fixed categories in his sociological analysis of how genetic assumptions about our nature and about our social status are accepted and/or imposed, Bill […]
how much does living in a big city affect our brain? this is a complex question that encompasses a variety of interconnected elements and a great deal of abstraction. Gordana Novakovic’s work has been trying to convey such complexity in her recent work Fugue, possible thanks to an interdisciplinary team […]
we are constantly reminded that we are living in a networked world that has reshaped the way we think and we interact with people. we are said that this structure is new and comes from the rise of digital networks and the internet, globalization and global travels. however,is this really […]
The theme for the 12th Subtle Technologies Festival is “Networks”. this year’s theme is “Networks”. think of this topic in the broadest posssible way: internet networks, collaborative networks, social networks, biological networks, network models of spread and dissemination, the network as a metaphor, the net, the grid….etc…. like last year […]
When we in the Western world think about sustainability, we usually deal with consumption and waste. we tend to focus on ways to reduce such consumption and yet, maintain our own privileges and comfortable lives (which prompt even more consumption …and waste). We end up in a never ending circle […]
OFFF TICKETS Un festival che celebra la cultura della creazione post-digitale non poteva non distinguersi anche per le modalità di acquisto dei “biglietti” (nonché di accesso), se così possono definirsi quelli acquisiti attraverso transazione telematica. Offf sceglie la via della dematerializzazione (forse per una non dichiarata ispirazione ambientalista?). I biglietti erano difatti […]
Offf Formula Più di 100 artisti, 2500 visitatori, conferenze, presentazioni, workshop, installazioni, proiezioni, concerti, spazi ricreativi… Offf 2008 riconferma la “formula” dimostratasi vincente nelle edizioni precedenti: la strutturazione degli spazi della LX Factory ha permesso di ricreare gli 8 caratteristici ambienti/punti d’incontro1 del Festival, ognuno dei quali avente una specifica funzione: […]
its use is rare if one excepts the slightly moving tiny image on credit cards. The objects displayed are sometimes dubious (lots of scary images, monsters). however, holography remains as fascinating as complex. Michael Page has been producing and studying holography at OCAD, U of T and in his studio […]
By providing rare examples of experimental films, Bruce Elder showed how light can be manipulated to create radically different results and how it can be interpreted and filtered through the personal experience of the artist. Light is primal, experiential and outside of language, almost a sacred energy, something that takes […]
Marko Ciciliani is a composer and performer working with the experimental group “Bakin Zup” Interested in the intersection of light (especially electricity) and sound, he was surprised to see how different audience would react to the same composition. Although his work uses light as an extension of musical parameters in […]
These pieces are the result of an assignment on “light” for the “modern physics” course at the Ontario College of Art and Design. after having explained to art students some scientific basics Robin Kingsburgh asked them to conduct practical experiments and to devise a conceptual elaboration that drew from the […]
The prospective shaman lives in the darkness for the first years of his life. only then s/he is allowed to experience life. in this way, s/he is encouraged to direct the introspection inside. For Philip Ross, practicing a metaphorical endoscopy (nothing to do with the medical procedure), in this context, […]
maybe an odd association, Jason Baerg’s northern lights, Jayanne English outreach pictures of the sky and Nada Boustany visualization of cell death have a lot to share after all: they both try to interpret and reconstruct narratives originating from the sight and the impression of light. they meet under the […]
“…In 2008, where each year parcels of the Antarctic Ozone hole move over the southern part of Australia, our relationship with the visible and the invisible electromagnetic soup in which we live becomes much more complex.” By invoking the notion of Synchresis, Melinda Rakham illustrates how, in Australia maybe more […]
