Studio of Electronic Arts

Midas project from Paul Thomas on Vimeo.

Ionat Zurr

Academic Coordinator

SymbioticA

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The Aesthetics Crossovers of Art and Science VISA2214 (6 or 12 points)

This Unit is a practical and theoretical investigation, through critical engagement, of the nexus and differences of the art and science cultures through the use of the technologies of life sciences/biotechnology as an art form. The unit is run through SymbioticA: the Art and Science Collaborative Research Laboratory.

Themes explored will include the culture of the artist and scientist; the sole genius versus the lab team; creative thinking and the system of hypothesis, control and experimentation; history and philosophy of science; genohype and examples of art and science collaborations in art history. International artists in residence at SymbioticA will contribute to the unit. Field days to observe where art and science cross over will be included and practical skills of the laboratory will be learnt resulting in an art project or prototype.

Students from all disciplines are encouraged to enrol to include diverse discussions and skill sharing.

Contact: Ionat Zurr. ionat@symbiotica.uwa.edu.au.

Visit the UWA handbook for further unit information http://units.handbooks.uwa.edu.au/units/visa/visa2214

Enrol online at http://www.extension.uwa.edu.au/access/index.shtml

IV International festival of contemporary arts

The BODY NAVIGATION

DANCE/VIDEO/PERFORMANCE/MULTIMEDIA/MUSIC

10-13 July 2008 / St.Petersburg, Russia
Application deadline - March 10, 2008

THE BODY NAVIGATION is a cross-art festival for research the body as a medium for contemporary arts. Festival program provides collaboration with people coming from different cultural contexts, based on shared specific questions of the body and environment, and their multi-media exploration.

This year festival focuses on the issue of the perception of the body by new information technologies. HUMAN-INFORMATION WORKSPACE
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dance and technology choreography performance installations virtual environments realtime processing The submitted project focuses on the integrated body and its medial “embodiment” in dance performances, installations, or performances. The transposition is using suitable interfaces and software (f.i. camera motion sensing-systems), which allow for the real time inter/action/exploration of physical movement with audio/visual processes.

Festival will navigate from the urban environments of St.Petersburg and Kronshtadt to the theatre and musical club spaces.

Festival events include research projects and workshops, in and outdoor performances, audiovisual performances and screenings. 1-6 of July will be organized international MediaLab.
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MediaLab invites artists who research and work on /Technology and musical performance/Computers and music/ Dance and media / Performance and music/

Organizer of the festival is non-commercial partnership «ART NAVIGATION».

Submissions for the festival program and MediaLab should include: Viewing copy and / or supporting material on DVD or VHS Description of performance/project. Other relevant materials [press, photos, and promotional materials, technical information. Deadline to submit proposals by e-mail is 20th of February, 2008. And last day of getting documents by post is 10th of March, 2008.

Artists will need to consider travel, accommodation and visa costs, and to seek financial support from local funding sources. Festival committee provides you with letters and invitations to support individual funding applications. For more information please contact by e-mail: navigatsia@yandex.ru

We would like to ask you to spread this information around your community. If you are interested in participating at the Body Navigation 2008, please read carefully the information and send the application form and the info pack till March 10, 2008 to the following address:
The Body Navigation festival
(for Khabibulina Ludcia)
A/Box N102,St.Petersburg,190013, Russia

Hi form Manchester, this is a basic diagram of the system I am developing for my residency and my Ma.EA show… Any feedback would be great!

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Hi all, I’m here on residency in LInz, where it is cold but very interesting. My project-SLARiPS- aims to create novel augmented reality systems within second life, allowing one to view 3D augmented objects in world, remove them, manipulate them and transfer back in world.

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each of your presentations should be NO LONGER than 20 minutes.

meet in computer lab 1.30

• Shaun - AV room 1.40
• James - AV room 2pm
• Jason - AV room 2.20pm
• Keenan - AV room 2.40pm
• BREAK 10 mins - 3pm
• Angus - Ceramics studios 3.10pm
• Louise - AV room 3.30
• Gina - AV room 3.50
• Elise/Yurgen - computer lab 4.10

Do you have BIG IDEAS?

Do you want to use the most advanced computer facilities in WA?

iVEC, the hub of advanced computing in WA, is searching for students who are ready to challenge themselves through our student internship program. We will give you access to high performance computing, visualisation and rendering facilities, large-scale data storage and high speed communications.

Applications are welcome from all fields and disciplines including:

art, digital content, visualisation and rendering,

social science, health, humanities, business

as well as

computational science, engineering, geology, geophysics,

chemistry, physics, astronomy, bioinformatics

Internships will run for approximately 12 weeks during the period December through February, although dates and exact length of the internship are negotiable. The award is for up to $8,000 per student, dependent on the length of the project.

The 2007/2008 round is now open, enquiries should be directed to education@ivec.org.

The Inter-Arts Office of the Australia Council for the Arts is
pleased to announce another funding round for its ArtLab initiative
with a closing date of 14 December for projects commencing in 2008.

ArtLab aims to foster experimentation and collaboration between
artists from multiple disciplines to explore new artistic practice.
It aims to establish an environment that encourages genre-crossing
collaborations and the creation of original, cross-media arts
projects with emphasis placed upon innovation, risk, artistic
integrity and the creation of new ideas.

SNEAK PREVIEW & CALL FOR PROPOSALS

http://www.avfestival.co.uk/
Newcastle, Gateshead, Middlesbrough, Sunderland, UK

First deadline for proposals: 15 October 2007
http://www.avfestival.co.uk/opportunities

AV Festival is an international festival of electronic arts, featuring visual art, music and moving image. A biennial event, the festival takes place in Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland and Middlesbrough in the North East of England. The next AV Festival will be held 28 February - 8 March 2008.

Some of you may be intersted in this “UnCOnference” at the end of October - if you are into blogging, new media, podcasting, sharing video and audio…its free
Podcamp perth