Water drawings in Algeria

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Toni Sant - A Second Life for Online Performance History :: February 28, 2008; 6 - 7:15 pm :: IOCT Salon, Institute of Creative Technologies, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK :: Doors open at 5.30 pm for drinks. This event is free and open to the public, however places are limited - email info [at] ioctsalon.com to reserve a seat.

Toni Sant is exploring the 3-D online virtual environment called Second Life as a venue for performance by looking at examples of theatre groups performing online within Second Life. In addition to activities presented as theatre he is also observing broader performance activities within this online space. Continue reading

A presentation made by Ruairi Glynn in November 2007 at Europrix Graz, Austria about some of the elements of architecture, technology and cultural history that most inspire him in his research and installation art work exploring the potential for an Interactive Architecture.

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1,2,3… Avant-Gardes - Art as Contextual Art - Film/Art between Experiment and Archive :: Curators: Lukasz Ronduda, Florian Zeyfang and Leire Vergara :: December 20, 2007 - March 30, 2008 :: sala rekalde, Alameda Recalde 30, Bilbao 48009, Bizkaia (Spain).

1,2,3… Avant-Gardes - Art as Contextual Art is the next stage of an exhibition and research project that explores the “continuous” history of experimentation in film and art and the interaction of both fields. Grounded in the extensive Polish experimental film output of the 1970s, 1,2,3… Avant-Gardes will offer a selection of films mostly produced by Polish artists from that period, whilst including contemporary international artistic proposals that constitute a challenge for the interpretation of the history of experimental cinema. Continue reading

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SHOT@50: Looking Beyond - Society for the History of Technology 2008 Annual Conference :: October 11-14, 2008 :: Lisbon :; Call for Proposals - Deadline: March 14, 2008.

The Society for the History of Technology will continue the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Society. The theme of last year’s conference was “SHOT@50: Looking Back.” This year’s will be “SHOT@50: Looking Beyond.” Continue reading

Year Zero One is pleased to present Pixelgrain: Mapping Transition in the Canadian Prairies, a web project by artists Michael Alstad + Leah Lazariuk. Pixelgrain is an online repository of documents and ideas linked to the fading symbol of the Canadian prairie grain elevator. By systematically documenting and mapping these disappearing structures - and interviewing people associated with them - the artists portray a parallel rural community in the midst of transition. Pixelgrain also functions as a web portal that utilises Geographic Information Systems and thematic online networks to create a participatory collaborative document that will evolve and grow over time. Continue reading

MediaArtHistories is the first comprehensive survey text on the histories of technological art – a field of practice known broadly as (new) media. In part, the book originates from Refresh!, the first international conference on the histories of media, art, science and technology, which was held at the Banff New Media Institute, Canada, in 2005. I was fortunate enough to attend Refresh! as a poster presenter. My own presentation, a somewhat tongue-in-cheek affair, involved pinning acetate butterflies and typed sheets to my poster board and wafting a hand-held fan around. By doing this, I wanted to demonstrate how established art historical approaches diminish the essential dynamic of (media) art, as Jean Dubuffet has noted: Continue reading

The Tulca Freedom Trail - a web based psychogeographical project created for Tulca 2007 by Conor McGarrigle :: November 10, 2007; 3:30 pm - Conor McGarrigle invites you to join him on a guided tour of the Freedom Trail and a free flowing conversation on freedom, art, maps, cultural tourism, situationism and the art of getting lost; leaves from 1-5 Merchants Road, Galway.

The Tulca Freedom Trail is a self guided audio tour based on a remapping of the famous Boston Freedom Trail to Galway. Participants equipped with a map and the authentic audio guide walk the route of the Boston Freedom Trail - commemorating the events of the American War of Independence - which has been remapped to the streets of Galway. Continue reading