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. For the German version, please check http://www.hmkv.de/dyn/d_programm_veranstaltungen/ * * * DEMONS IN THE AETHER An active, artistic investigation of electromagnetic substance within a constructed environment Workshop with Martin Howse (GB) HMKV at PHOENIX Halle Dortmund May 9 - 11, 2008, daily 12:00 - 19:00 Max. 12 participants, in English, free admission Registration is requested until May 2, 2008, at m@1010.co.uk In the framework of ?Waves: The Art of the Electromagnetic Society", HMKV at PHOENIX Halle Dortmund, May 10 - June 29, 2008, opening: Friday, May 9, 2008, 19:00, www.hmkv.de PHOENIX Halle Dortmund Hochofenstr. / Ecke Rombergstr. Dortmund-Hoerde * * * Ether, or Æther (aiqhr, probably from aiqw, I burn, though Plato in his Cratylus derives the name from its perpetual motion - oti aei qei peri ton aera rewn, aeiqehr dikaiwV an kaloito), a material substance of more subtle kind than visible bodies, supposed to exist in those parts of space which are apparently empty. (James Clerk Maxwell. Encyclop...

. Apologies for cross-posting, please distribute: Call for Papers/Participation Please join us in a workshop on learning and research in Second Life(R) on October 16, 2008 in Copenhagen at Internet Research 9.0 (http://wiki.aoir.org/index.php?title=About_IR9.0 ) Paper Deadline June 15th. Second Life is a 3d virtual environment created by Linden Lab (R) which has captured the attention of researchers and teachers from around the world from a variety of disciplines. This workshop aims to improve the understanding of Second Life as a Learning and Research environment. It will bring 35 researchers together to collaborate, discuss and workshop diverse topics related to research and learning in Second Life. We will pursue a full-day schedule in which participants will discuss their work and interests on four different topics: learning in Second Life, integrated learning, the contributions of research to the community and ethical research methods. How can we better enable learning in this sphere? How can we better e...

. DUTCH EMPATHY? ARTGROUP EXHIBITS AT VERSION08 FESTIVAL Public performance ?Her name is Sarah? by Katinka Simonse and ?The Barack Obama Project? by Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei en Jonas Staal April 19th ? April 20th, 2008. Chicago, IL ? Project space InCUBATE (Institute for Understanding Between Art and The Everyday), located in Chicago, presents a series of exhibitions, performances and lectures by three Dutch artists, Vincent W.J van Gerven Oei, Katinka Simonse and Jonas Staal. Together they form the artgroup EMPATHY?. EMPATHY? focuses on the ?market surrounding empathy?. They analyse the use of empathy as one of the most important products in today?s exchange of goods, taking place on both the level of commodity and morality of consumption. By their use of public interventions, pamphlets, exhibitions and lectures, the group became known by a growing audience in The Netherlands. Exhibitions and symposiums like the ?US Army Torture Devices? (Masters Gallery, Amsterdam - 2007) and ?Al-Qa?ida Torture Devices? ...

. Digital Handcraft China`s global factory for computers video 28 min., 2008 a film by Alexandra Weltz / PC Global/WEED http://pcglobal.org/ read about the film http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/26/26690/1.html “Digital Handcraft” is an eductional film that portraits the process of Computer hardware production. It displays the organisation of production in global value chains and investigates the conditions of live and labour for millions of migrant worker in Chinas factories which manifacture the hardware for the immaterial production of the 21st century. This film takes a look at the flipside of globalised computer production, which does not go along with the ‚clean’ image the industry usually displays. By interviewing activists and workers alike, the film investigates the current situation as well as future possibilities to improve their situation. Furthermore, the film looks at issues of illegale shipping of computer scrap parts from Germany to developing countries. Concept and Director Alexandra Weltz / ...

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. OPEN CALL FOR ARTWORK CONTRIBUTIONS: Globalisation and Identity VENUE: Galerija Galzenica, Zagreb/Velika Gorica, http://www.galerijagalzenica.info/english.html ----- In the early 1990’s, two major changes were taking place in Croatia: political and territorial independence from ex Yugoslavia and the first wave of economic globalisation. As you may know, globalisation is the economic model that, after the break up of European socialist countries, with the help of the new technologies (the Internet, mobile networks etc.), created new ways of making profit. Two opposite social processes were the consequence of that: degradation of national economies and proliferation of particular cultural identities. During 1990’s, the countries of Middle and southeaste Europe were in search of their position on the new map of Europe and thus found themselves in a paradox situation of parallel decentralization of economy and nationalization of culture. The more cultural practice seemed traditional and particular, the more it ...

. Open Call> Interactivos?08: Vision Play 3rd International Workshop - Seminar From May 30 through June 14, 2008 at Medialab-Prado (Madrid / Spain) Projects and Papers' Submission Deadline: April 25 Open call for collaborators: May 9-28 With Simone Jones, Alvaro Cassinelli, Julian Oliver, Daniel Canogar & Pablo Valbuena. The workshop aims to use open hardware and open code tools to create prototypes for exploring image technologies and mechanisms of perception. Core themes: image technologies from their origins to the present: perspective, lenses, anamorphosis, panoramas, optical toys, magic lanterns, effects, optical illusions, etc., as well as projects that expand conventional notions of projection and screen: augmented reality, the use of projections on three-dimensional surfaces and physical objects, immersion environments, etc. A maximum of 10 projects to be developed will be selected. Medialab-Prado will cover lodging at a youth hostel and flight expenses for the authors of the selected projects and pap...

.//////////Español abajo/////////Italiano sotto Third ONE SECOND VIDEO FESTIVAL (http://www.respeto-total.com/tosvf/) is the new edition of the festival of 1 second lasting videos, + organized by Respeto-Total (http://www.respeto-total.com), + which will be hosted by the DigitalMedia 1.0 (http://www.digitalmediavalencia.com/) ////jury: The winner will be selected by a formula that combines the Gambling Online and the algorithm DEEP DREDD (http://www.respeto-total.com/osvf/deepdredd/). ////rewards: + In this edition you can bet for the prize-winning video and gain some good money to cash or to spend on our favourite website virtual casino: UNIBET + THE  VIDEO WINNER WILL INCREASE HIS/HER ECONOMY IN AT LEAST 500 EUROS. + watch last year reportage by Cuatro(spanish) http://www.cuatro.com/videos/index.html?xref=20060131ctoultnot_15.Ves&view=b aja ////dates: 1 April - 1 May : UPLOAD videos 1 May#xA0; - 8 May : BETTING on videos 9 May           : online PRIZING ////requisites: _ fill up the application form _ uploa...

. pourinfos.org l'actualité du monde de l'art / daily Art news ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Today is Auckland Time #2! 1. Call for Entries: NZFF Homegrown Apply by 18 April 2008 The 2008 New Zealand International Film Festival in collaboration with Toi Rerehiko Media and Interdisciplinary Arts centre (MIC) call for submissions for Homegrown, New Zealand's premiere showcase of local short film, video and animation. For more information, please visit mic.org.nz, or http://www.nzff.telecom.co.nz/n4364.html to download an entry form. Contact: Nicole Edwards Curatorial Intern MIC Toi Rerehiko (aka Moving Image Centre) Galatos Bar and Venue: 17 Galatos St Office and Gallery: 1st floor, 321 Karangahape Rd, Newton Auckland, New Zealand 2. Seminar: Communique '08: Repossession - place, space and memory By Marcus Williams, Artist and Senior Academic Staff Member, Unitec, New Zealand. 29 April 2008, 1:00pm to 2:00pm in the Design Lecture Theatre, Conference Centre, 22 Symonds S...

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. Eboman receives 2 nominations for the Webby Awards: the Oscars of the internet   Eboman has been nominated for 2 Webby Awards for his video sampling project ¡Viva la Creación!  The Webby Awards, to be presented this year for the 12th time, are highly prestigious awards for online productions. This time round, Eboman is up for the Best Editing Award and the People’s Voice Award. The composition which garnered the nominations for Eboman can be seen at: http://www.eboman.info/viva   Eboman became well-known in the mid-90s for his pioneering work in the area of video sampling. ¡Viva la Creación! is an exceptional, interactive project from the summer of 2007, whereby it was possible for people to cooperate on Eboman’s audiovisual sample compositions through the internet.   Please join in and make sure this special project wins a Webby award! You can now cast your vote for The Webby People’s Voice Award on-line for Eboman at: http://pv.webbyawards.com . 0; To vote follow these steps: - Register on the Webby Peopl...

. Free Knowledge, Free Technology Education for a free information society First International Conference July 15-17, 2008 Barcelona, Spain http://fkft.eu The Free Knowledge, Free Technology Conference (FKFT) is the first international event which will centre on the production and sharing of educational and training materials in the field of Free Software and Open Standards. With the objective of promoting Free Software and the sharing of free knowledge, the FKFT 2008 Conference will bring together hundreds of people from different continents including government representatives, school and university teachers, IT companies, publishers, and NGO's. By gathering together people from all these groups, we aim to stimulate both present and future collaboration between diverse disciplines, sectors and countries, through the medium of free software programs and the sharing of successful experiences related to free software and free technologies. The Free Knowledge Institute and the SELF Consortium will collaborate t...

. Reporting from Iraq: ALIVE IN BAGHDAD - http://www.aliveinbaghdad.org/ Presentation in Amsterdam, Waag Society, April 7, 2008, 7-10 PM http://www.waag.org/news/34856 Organization: Streamtime (www.streamtime.org - Cecile Landman) In collaboration with Waag Society (www.waag.org) and the Institute of Network Cultures (www.networkcultures.org) In the summer of 2006, Alive in Baghdad provided video cameras, microphones, tapestock, and training to Iraqis living in Baghdad. Since then, they are producing a weekly news program from Baghdad on topics ranging from protecting their families from death squads, to what it is like to be an Iraqi Police officer. Brian Conley, the man behind Alive in Baghdad will be in Amsterdam to give a presentation, and tell about the ins and outs of the project in: De Waag, Nieuwmarkt 4, April 7. 2008, 7 PM. Alive in Baghdad employs Iraqi journalists to produce video packages each week about a variety of topics on daily life in Iraq. Through the work of a team of Americans and Iraqi c...

. Open Call for Projects and Papers> International Workshop - Seminar Open Call> Interactivos?08: Vision Play From May 30 through June 14, 2008 at Medialab-Prado (Madrid / Spain) Projects and Papers' Submission Deadline: April 25 Open call for collaborators: May 9-28 With Simone Jones, Alvaro Cassinelli, Julian Oliver, Daniel Canogar & Pablo Valbuena. The workshop aims to use open hardware and open code tools to create prototypes for exploring image technologies and mechanisms of perception. Core themes: image technologies from their origins to the present: perspective, lenses, anamorphosis, panoramas, optical toys, magic lanterns, effects, optical illusions, etc., as well as projects that expand conventional notions of projection and screen: augmented reality, the use of projections on three-dimensional surfaces and physical objects, immersion environments, etc. A maximum of 10 projects to be developed will be selected. Medialab-Prado will cover lodging at a youth hostel and flight expenses for the authors o...

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According to M. Bartholdy and C. Strasnoff, in contemporary media art a predominant concept seems to be the concept of material reality.* Thus, a new school of narratives concerning postcapitalist materialism may be found. If neomodernist constructive theory in media art holds, these works are not to be discussed in non-postmodern concepts/terms. Moreover, the main theme of their model of sub-patriarchial theory is a mythopoetical paradox: The primary theme of contemporary media art is not, in fact, discourse, but prediscourse like for instance shit. In a certain way, H. Muller suggests the use of modern Marxism, deconstructing and modifying sexual identity. Therefore, several discourses concerning predesublimation may be found. ?Art is part of the genre of non-language,? says M. Badiou. Thus, he suggests the use of structural subcultural theory to deconstruct sexist perceptions of media art. If constructive theory holds, we have to choose between postcapitalist materialism and materialistic deconstruction. o...

Innovative technologies – ICT, biotechnology, nanotechnologies – have a huge impact on society. Regulating these technologies is a complex effort. This conference aims at bringing academic knowledge and policy approaches about regulating technology a step forward by looking at issues from a multidisciplinary angle. Regulating technologies involves different regulatory approaches giving rise to fundamental questions. For instance: Do biotechnology and ICT innovations alter people’s identity? Can ICT regulation profit from experiences in dealing with sensitive issues in genetics? How can policy-makers approach regulatory issues in the context of polycentric governance? What use is the heuristic of applying ‘off-line’ rules to the ‘on-line’ environment, when ‘virtual’ and ‘real’ worlds converge? How can respect for human dignity and human rights be maintained in an era of human enhancement and surveillance? In what stage should moral values be taken into account in the design of technologies? If at all, which va...

We are looking for artists and writers interested in experimental prose fiction, drawing inspiration from art as much as it does from literature. Think of the ways in which time and space died yesterday, how acceleration exceeds accumulation, the dead city and the perpetual twilight of technology: Georges Bataille, Henri Michaux, Alexander Trocchi, William Burroughs, Ann Quin, Clarence Cooper Jr, Claude Cahun etc. Above all we're looking for artists and writers willing to take risks with their prose and who demonstrate total disregard for the conventions that structure received ideas about fiction. Semina takes its inspiration from a series of nine loose-leaf magazines issued by Californian beat artist Wallace Berman in the 1950s and 1960s. The series is commissioned and edited by artist and writer Stewart Home. The series will publish nine books, six of which will be selected from open submission, two commissioned by the editor, with Blood Rites of the Bourgeoisie by Stewart Home the final title in the seri...

. (((((((((((((((((((( acoustic space 7 : spectropia )))))))))))))))))))) CALL FOR PAPERS: Acoustic.Space. Issue nr. 7: SPECTROPIA - on spectral ecology and art We are seeking manuscripts for the upcoming Acoustic Space journal (nr.7) to be published for the next Art+Communication festival (http://rixc.lv/08). Entitled SPECTROPIA, this year festival edition will take place in Riga, October 16 - 19, 2008. The print journal, Acoustic Space is a forum for net.radio, sound art and creative explorations in the networked electro-acoustic environments. Now in its 7th edition, Acoustic Space - SPECTROPIA issue investigates the rapid transformation of the usage of the radio frequency spectrum that we are witnessing in the 21st century. It doesn't refer only to a quantitative increase in mobile, satellite and wireless networks, locative and pervasive media, but also to a qualitative shift in the way people communicate and the way spectrum is used in arts, education, science and commerce. The recent scientific research ...

. *We apologize for any cross-postings* AREA 10 Project Space, Peckham Presents: () RE | BOOT; The launch event of Area10's new media media platform: Live Event and Opening: 12th April 7pm - Late £5 Come to Area10 for an evening program of film screenings, live performances, interactions, vjing, sound art, experimental and electronic noise music. Join us between 11am - 5pm Friday 11th & Saturday 12th April Activities include workshops, lectures presentations being held alongside an exhibition of digital and interactive arts over two days. Participating Artist, Musicians and Hackers: Project Serendipity (UK) Rob Davis (UK) Andy Wheddon & Fraser Geesin (UK) Genetic Moo Project (Peckham) Radek Rudnicki (UK) Erik Groen & Piebe de Vries (Holland) CathSign (France) Peckham Space (UK) Deptford.TV (UK) Chiara Passa (Italy) Phill Niblock (USA) Thibaud De Souza (UK) Sinsynplus (Germany) Günther Albrecht (Germany) Sunshine Frere (UK) Jenny Pickett (UK) Anila Ladwa (UK) Apo33 (France) Martin John Calla...