RHIZOME DIGEST: 10.18.03

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RHIZOME DIGEST: 10.18.03

RHIZOME DIGEST: October 18, 2003 Content: +announcement+ 1. Tom Holley: ULTRASOUND 03 / CONFERENCE / 2. Rachel Greene: rhizome free Fridays 3. Pau Waelder: URGENT - BEK: Call for support +opportunity+ 4. David Michalski: CFP: Xcp: Streetnotes 5. Eugene Thacker: Job opportunities, Georgia Institute of Technology 6. Marieke Istha: CALL FOR PROPOSALS Artist in Residence - DEADLINE NOVEMBER 1 +work+ 7. Maximiliano Paccagnella: avantsoap tv 8. Douwe Osinga: New: Google Talk + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 1. Date: 10.15.03 From: Tom Holley (tomholley@the-media-centre.co.uk) Subject: ULTRASOUND 03 / CONFERENCE / ================================================= ULTRASOUND / 2003 / 27 / 28 / 29 / NOV / ================================================= <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ultrasound.ws">http://www.ultrasound.ws</a> ================================================= CONFERENCE / Saturday 29 November / ================================================= Code as Environment, Environment as Code <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ultrasound.ws/conference.html">http://www.ultrasound.ws/conference.html</a> 2:00pm - 5:00pm Canal Side East Lecture Theatre University of Huddersfield Queensgate Huddersfield HD1 3DH FREE If sound is a quality of spatial experience, in a virtual environment it is first pure data. If the machinic space of data and code can be usefully described in architectural terms [the software/hardware architectures] how do we describe our experience of these? Ultrasound is sound at a frequency in excess of 20kHz - outside the threshold of human hearing - we can measure such frequencies and other 'invisible' environmental phenomena, we can describe [the data] and mediate these to make them perceptible. As we develop machines capable of operating in more than 4 dimensions simultaneously, and as these become increasingly tectonic as well as electronic; actual as well as virtual - what ecosystems, what artificial paradises, landscapes or environments do we [and they] occupy? The Conference session focuses on two full papers, with contributions by invited guests. The first paper is from Neil Spiller, Reader in Architecture and Digital Theory, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. The second paper extends recent Digital Research Unit [DRU] research by Martin Howse and Jonathan Kemp ['artificial paradises' or 'ap']. Together these papers and the discussion they generate, will "expose code as environment and environment as code" [ap] through the presentation of projects that render the invisible visible. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ultrasound.ws/conference.html">http://www.ultrasound.ws/conference.html</a> Further information will be announced soon. Contact Derek Hales Director of Research Department of Architecture Huddersfield University T: + 00 44 [0]1484 473589 Subscribe/Unsubscribe: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://emaillists.druh.co.uk/ultrasound/email_signup.asp">http://emaillists.druh.co.uk/ultrasound/email_signup.asp</a> ================================================= ================================================= + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 2. Date: 10.17.03 From: Rachel Greene (rachel@rhizome.org) Subject: rhizome free Fridays This may seem kind of trite, but will Rhizome members be aware that they can encourage their friends who might like Rhizome, or used to be members (perhaps before January when we instituted the $5 minimum annual fee), to visit the site on Fridays when it is free and open to all? I want to alert/remind people that it's available then. Thanks, Rachel + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 3. Date: 10.17.03 From: Pau Waelder (pau@sicplacitum.com) Subject: URGENT - BEK: Call for support ———- From: Trond Lossius (lossius@bek.no) Reply-To: Trond Lossius (lossius@bek.no) Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 20:46:28 +0200 To: (nettime-l@bbs.thing.net) Subject: (nettime) URGENT - BEK: Call for support BEK - Bergen Centre for Electronic Arts might be forced to close down early next year due to lack of governmental support. For this reason we call for your support. If you believe that BEK should continue to exist, please express your support at our web page: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bek.no">http://www.bek.no</a> or by sending a mail to demo@bek.no. HISTORY BEK - Bergen Centre of Electronic Arts, was found while Bergen, Norway, was one of 9 cultural cities of Europe 2000. The founding of BEK was part of a national strategy initiated by The Norwegian Council for Cultural Affairs to better working conditions for artists working within the field of new media arts in Norway. BEK is part of the Norwegian Production Network for Electronic Arts (www.pnek.no). So far The Norwegian Council for Cultural Affairs has provided most of the financial support for BEK. The Norwegian Council for Cultural Affairs is not permitted to support organizations for extended periods, and will not be able to support BEK in the future. For this reason, we've applied for Governmental support from 2004. The proposed National Budget does not include future support for BEK. For this reason we now fear that we will be forced to close down early next year. If so, we believe that one of the strongest current Norwegian voices on the international art scene will be silenced, causing a severe setback to artistic exchange between the art community in Norway and abroad. ACTIVITY AND INTERNATIONAL PROFILE BEK hosted the first international workshop dealing with Nato.0+55 in the summer of 2000, and has been profiled as a valuable resource for artists in Norway and abroad using live technologies such as Max, MSP, Nato.0+55, streaming technology, Keystroke/Keyworx, etc. The mailing list /55 was established when Netochka Nezvanova was thrown of the Max-MSP mailing list. HC Gilje and Kurt Ralske of 242.pilots first met during the workshop at BEK. 242.pilots has toured the world as pioneers of real time based video performance, and the received the Image Award at Transmediale.03 International Media Art Festival in Berlin, February 2003. The development of "MøB", Linux GNU software for real-time video processing (mob.bek.no) has been a major project for the last two years. In November 2003 BEK will host an international conference and festival, Piksel, of artists/developers working with real-time video on Linux (www.piksel.no). Piksel will be a valuable opportunity to coordinate current development of real time video software for Linux around the world. The workshop was overbooked before we got the opportunity to do a call for participation. BEK has been an important part of the Bergen electronic music and electronica community. Torbjørn Brundtland of Röyksopp was doing civil service at BEK when Röyksopp hit the British pop charts in 2001. Underground artists such as Kaptein Kaliber, Jazzkammer, Alog and Phonophani have been collaborating with BEK at a number of projects. Pilota.fm started out as a net radio focusing on electronic and contemporary music. The Trollofon concerts on a vintage trolley bus has hosted artists such as Phonophani, Oval, Alog, Pita, Kim Hiortøy, Tujiko Noriko, Maja Ratkje, Massimo and Fennesz. The concerts are available for download as mp3 at Pilota.fm. The Pilota project also caused the Municipality of Bergen to continue supporting the use of trolley buses in Bergen two years ago. BEK also hosts another net radio focusing on the local music scene (www.radiofetthode.no) and the mailing list CsoundTekno. BEK has been affiliated with the most important Norwegian contemporary theatre companies, such as BAK-truppen (www.baktruppen.org) and Verdensteatret (www.verdensteatret.com). BEK has been involved in the production of a number of short movies. The short movie "Love is the Law" was presented as part of Semaine Internationale de la Critique at the Cannes Film Festival 2003 and received "Prix Canal + du Meilleur court métrage" and " Prix de la (Toute) Jeune Critique". This year BEK is hosting 6 artists and students from abroad, participating in the NIFCA Media Artist in Residence, Fulbright program, Leonardo da Vinci EU training programme and other exchange programmes. # distributed via (nettime): no commercial use without permission # (nettime) is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: majordomo@bbs.thing.net and "info nettime-l" in the msg body # archive: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.nettime.org">http://www.nettime.org</a> contact: nettime@bbs.thing.net + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 4. Date: 10.10.03 From: David Michalski (michalski@ucdavis.edu) Subject: CFP: Xcp: Streetnotes Contribute to Xcp: Streetnotes WINTER 2004 Xcp Website is collecting STREETNOTES for its Winter 2004 Exhibition. We are looking for ethnographic essays, photography, poetry and other projects which explore the dynamics of the street as an interactive zone. Streetnotes aims to exhibit experimental forms of documentation and social description. Special Section: STREET as METHOD In the next issue of Xcp: Streetnotes, we will be displaying examples of coursework or assignments, which integrate an analysis of public places, buildings or streets. The idea is to show how observation or field techniques can be applied to everyday experiences, as a means of analysis, cultural production or critique. Professors are asked to send for publication project synopses, where the "street" has become a site for fieldwork, reflection, or performance. Professors are also encouraged to recommend select students to submit their own work as examples of successful course projects. We hope that we will be able exhibit the various uses of fieldnotes (or streetnotes) in the various disciplines. As well as expand the possible observational techniques. Towards this end, we aim to publish short accounts of research assignments or research problems, along with a small collection of possible or innovative solutions. We envision a display of innovative research projects from courses in Cultural Anthropology, Urban Studies, History, Literature, Geography and Visual Arts. For more information about the guidelines for contributing to Street as Method contact Xcp: Streetnotes Editor, David Michalski at michalski@ucdavis.edu Deadline : December 15, 2003. Estimate publication date : Janurary 20, 2004. See Guidelines for acceptable file formats.. Exhibitions of STREETNOTES are published on the internet biannually. Past exhibits have been saved and are accessible. Visit… <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.xcp.bfn.org/streetnotes.html">http://www.xcp.bfn.org/streetnotes.html</a> GUIDELINES Please send text documents as rich text format documents (*.rtf), or as ascii files (*.txt). Images should be sent as jpeg file (*.jpg) set to 72.dpi and sized no larger than 800 x 600 plxs. html files are also ok, but please do not include animation, javascripts, or other programming. We are unable to publish video or sound at this time. Please write the curator, David Michalski at the email below Please send materials to: David Michalski michalski@ucdavis.edu + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 5. Date: 10.15.03 From: Eugene Thacker (eugene.thacker@lcc.gatech.edu) Subject: Job opportunities, Georgia Institute of Technology —————————————————– Georgia Tech Positions in Digital Media Design —————————————————– Pending final funding approval, Georgia Tech's School of Literature, Communication, and Culture is seeking two assistant or associate professors to join them in defining the emerging field of Digital Media Design as a practice continuous with the traditions of artistic cultural practice and humanistic research. Applicants should have expertise in one or more of the fields listed below and be prepared to teach at the undergraduate and graduate level in LCC's internationally recognized programs, including a Ph.D. in Digital Media. Applicants should be computationally sophisticated practioner/theorists prepared to teach studio courses at the undergraduate and graduate level, and to supervise graduate research in media theory and practice. A Ph.D. or appropriate terminal degree, and demonstration of significant original research/ creative work required. Experience in interdisciplinary teams desirable. Applicants should send a letter with statement of research interests and pedagogical approach, a C.V., one or two pages of screenshots and /or a pointer to an on-line portfolio. (Requests for full dossier and portfolio will be sent to selected applicants.) Applications to: Prof. Diane Gromala, Chair Search Committee School of Literature, Communication and Culture Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0165 :: Review of applications begins November 1, 2003.:: The Georgia Institute of Technology is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Minority candidates are encouraged to apply. —————————————————– Graphic Design/Interaction Design —————————————————– Expertise in graphic design, with an emphasis in areas such as: dynamic information design, interface design, user-centered methodologies, time-based interactive media, film theory and criticism, animation, virtual worlds, and visual theory. The candidate must demonstrate sophisticated design aesthetics across media and must be prepared to teach core courses in visual design in our undergraduate and graduate programs. —————————————————– Information Architecture/ Information Design —————————————————– Expertise in the history, practice, and creation of large information spaces, preferably in the Humanities and Fine Arts. Candidates should have technical competence in XML and database applications and must be prepared to teach core courses at the graduate and undergraduate level that place information architecture in the context of cultural and social traditions. —————————————————– Interactive Video —————————————————– Areas of research or creativity may include: digital games, interactive narrative or drama, interactive television, film theory and criticism, database documentary, virtual or augmented reality, time-based interactive installations, and media theory. Candidates should have created original work in the development of new video genres and must be prepared to teach core digital video studios at the undergraduate and graduate levels. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.lcc.gatech.edu/lcc/design/">http://www.lcc.gatech.edu/lcc/design/</a> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 6. Date: 10.15.03 From: Marieke Istha (istha@montevideo.nl) Subject: CALL FOR PROPOSALS Artist in Residence - DEADLINE NOVEMBER 1 Call for Proposals: Artist in Residence DEADLINE NOVEMBER 1 Starting in 2002, the media lab at the Netherlands Media Art Institute, Montevideo/Time Based Arts is offering artists from The Netherlands and other countries the possibility of carrying out investigations in three areas: * Streaming media * Wireless applications * 3D applications Artistic concept, innovation and cooperation are to be central in these inv estigations. Preference will be given to research which makes use of "open source" and that develops "tools" which will be available for further use. Investigations that have an interdisciplinary character will also receive p reference. The artists will be working together with Dutch universities and academies in the research. Facilities An Artist in Residence will have at his/her disposal * Technical facilities, including assistance * Working budget * Housing Technical specialists advise the participating artists during research, experiments and production. Results The outcome of the research will be presented in an appropriate manner, through exhibitions, discussions, seminars, publications and workshops. Applications Applications will be evaluated twice a year by an internal committee. This will be done on the basis of a research proposal with a work plan, which must include a formulation of the problem, and a description of the resources needed (technical and facilities) and the result. The artist should also submit a comprehensive biography, with documentation on his/her previous projects. The final round of the selection process will be based on an interview. The duration of the work will depend on the research proposal, but should run an average of three to six months. DEADLINE PROPOSALS NEXT PERIOD NOVEMBER 1 For more information: Gaby Wijers, Artlab gaby@montevideo.nl Netherlands Media Art Institute Montevideo/Time Based Arts Keizersgracht 264 1016 EV Amsterdam The Netherlands T +31 20 6237101 F +31 20 6244423 www.montevideo.nl (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.montevideo.nl/">http://www.montevideo.nl/</a>) + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 7. Date: 10.12.03 From: Maximiliano Paccagnella (user@ctrl.it) Subject: avantsoap tv Cross Section 2, The Italian Job, De Nederlandsche Cacaofabriek, Helmond, Holland from saturday the 4th of october until sunday the 2nd of november 2003 We were asked to bring our work to Holland. Instead, we are bringing ourselves. For a whole month, we will be sharing our lives through mobile devices. For these four weeks we are taking stopframes from the stream of own experiences. Three men and one woman - Max Paccagnella and Filippo Moncelli from Ctrl.it, Stefano 'Noce' Ruggeri, along with a special guest star, Tosca Donato - take pictures of their lives with mobile phones. Those images are sent in real time to the ctrl server, stored in an ever-growing database, and displayed to the world. Two projectors present the project in the Cacaofabriek rooms, while your own monitor carries the story to the rest of the world. We, the actors, began taking pictures the opening day and will stop at the end of the show, thirty days later. We are following a basic screenplay scheme, but will shape stories as our lives intervene. www.avantsoap.tv + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 8. Date: 10.14.03 From: Douwe Osinga (dmo@oberon.nl) Subject: New: Google Talk Google Talk is a small web app that generates text based on a start from the user. It is sort of stream of conscienceness writing by the complete Internet: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://douweosinga.com/projects/googletalk">http://douweosinga.com/projects/googletalk</a> For example: "Better the world by" is finished with "consolidating character in societies, families, and individuals" Or: "Saddam Hussein hides in" is finished with "the cellars under the main house and the Carriage house" Have fun. Douwe Osinga <a rel="nofollow" href="http://douweosinga.com">http://douweosinga.com</a> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Rhizome.org is a 501©(3) nonprofit organization and an affiliate of the New Museum of Contemporary Art. 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