Opening of the “Techno-ecologies” exhibition
Posted on | November 3, 2011
Tonight, November 3, we welcome exhibition artists, festival guests and local public to the opening of the international media art and innovative design exhibition TECHNO-ECOLOGIES and XIII International Festival for New Media Culture “Art+Communication 2011″ at Contemporary Art Center kim? Spikeri Quartier (address: Maskavas Street 12/1) in Riga, Latvia at 19.00!
"The Toaster Project" by Thomas Thwaites (UK). Photo credit: Daniel Alexander
Artists in the Techno-Ecologies exhibition will introduce with their diverse and creative approaches in building technological ecologies perspective and dealing with environmental and social sustainability issues. The exhibition is curated by Raitis Smits and Rasa Smite (LV) in collaboration with Eric Kluitenberg (NL). The exhibition will be open until December 11, 2011 in the Contemporary Art Center kim? at Spikeri Quartier in Riga, Latvia, featuring 14 media artworks and innovative design objects by various artists.
Festival programme:
Thursday, November 3
18.00
Press conference and curator’s guided tour through the exhibition (kim?)
19.00
Opening of the festival and TECHNO-ECOLOGIES exhibition (kim?)
Friday, November 4
10.00 – 17.00
Conference “Techno-ecologies”, Day 1. Panels: 1. Technology and Nature, 2. Technology and Society, 3. Technology and the Environment (RIXC Media Space)
12.00 – 18.00
Workshop “SonicDrift” by memelab / CA (kim?)
20.00
Video programme: eteam (US/DE) “Prim Limit”, Pilvi Takala (FI/NL) “Players”, Sebastian Diaz-Morales “Oracle” (AR/NL), Ne?l Beloufa (FR) “Kempinski”, Yin-Ju Chen & James T. Hong (NL) “End Transmission” (RIXC Media Space)
Entrance 2.50 Ls, students – 1.50 Ls.
Saturday, November 5
10.00 – 17.00
Conference “Techno-ecologies”, Day 2. Panels: 4. Technology and People, 5. Technology, Art and Ecology, 6. Technologies and Open Systems (RIXC Media Space)
12.00 – 18.00
Workshops: “Talking to the Plants” by Popkalab and “Symptoms Riga” by Martin Howse / UK (kim?)
20.00
Closing of the festival: “Imaginary Media”, audio-visual lecture-performance by Eric Kluitenberg and presentation of the Latvian edition of “The Book of Imaginary Media” (RIXC Media Space)
November 4 and 5, 10.00 – 17.00 (in parallel to conference ) blablabLAB (ES) will hold the 3D printing project “Be Your Own Souvenir!” (RIXC Media Space)
November 7 – 13 - iWeek 2011 programme – international new media art week: workshops, “show and talk” sessions, lectures, performances, exhibitions in Liepaja (MPLab, Liepaja).
November 4 – December 11 – exhibition “Techno-ecologies” open to visitors (kim? in Riga).
Opening hours: Mon.: closed, Tue., Wed.: 14.00 – 19.00, Thu.: 14.00 – 20.00, Fri.: 14.00 – 19.00, Sat., Sun.:12.00 – 18.00. Free entrance.
Venues and addresses:
RIXC Media Space, 11. novembra krastmala 35, entrance from Minsterejas street, Riga. (http://rixc.lv)
kim? Contemporary Art Center in Spikeri Quartier for Creative Industries, Maskavas street 12/1, Riga. (http://kim.lv)
MPLab, Art Research Laboratory of Liepaja University, Kurmajas prospect 13, Liepaja. (http://mplab.lv)
For attending the festival and conference, please register beforehand by sending an e-mail to: rixc @ rixc.lv
If you are interested to participate in workshops, please contact: Agnese Baranova <agnese@rixc.lv>, ph. +371-67228478
Call for art+com: Techno-Ecologies conference and exhibition
Posted on | September 27, 2011
This is reminder: please send your proposals for Art+Communication 2011: Techn0-Ecologies festival by Octobre 3, 2011. The festival with the title Techno-Ecologies will take place in Riga, November 3-6, 2011, and it will also include Renewable Network meeting.
TECHNO-ECOLOGIES – Inhabiting the deep technological spheres of everyday life. Techno-Ecologies is the theme of this year’s Art+Communication festival, the 13th edition of which will take place in Riga from November 3 – 6, 2011, featuring conference (November 4–5) and exhibition (November 4–December 11) as well as broad programme of performances, screenings, public lectures and workshops in Riga and Liepaja, Latvia.
The DEADLINE for exhibition proposals – extended: October 3, 2011
The DEADLINE for conference abstracts: October 3, 2011
Please send your proposals to e-mail: <rixc (at) rixc.lv> and / or <rasa (at) rixc.lv> (Rasa Smite)
More info at the festival website: http://rixc.lv/11
Photo from Bartaku artistic research project PhoEfarium, 2011.
Tags: art+energy > information+energy > renewable_network > techno-ecologies
Field_Notes – Cultivating Grounds
Posted on | September 27, 2011
“ Field_Notes – Cultivating Grounds” is a week long (26.9-2.10, 2011) field laboratory fortheory and practice on art&science work. It is organized by the FinnishSociety of Bioart and takes place at the Kilpisjärvi Biological Stationof the University of Helsinki in Lapland. Five expert groups willdevelop, test and evaluate specific artistic approaches based on theinterplay of art&science.
With Anu Osva, Andrew Paterson, Anne Lehtelä, Antti Tenetz, Beatrize daCosta, Benjamin Pothier, Brian Degger, Corrie Van Sice, Dave Lawrence,Ellen Roed, Erich Berger, Ionat Zurr, Jeni Valorinta, Jennifer Gabrys,Julie Freeman, Jūratė Jarulytė, Kerstin Hosa, Laura Beloff, Luis Graca,Marta de Menezes, Melissa Grant, Melissa Murphy, Niki Passath, OronCatts, Paz Tornero, Rosanne Van Klaveren, Sarah Alden, Tapio Mäkelä,Terike Haapoja, Tiina Vainio, Till Bovermann.
http://bioartsociety.fi/field_notes/
Tags: art+energy > bioart > information+energy > techno-ecologies
Unconference on Art and Sustainability
Posted on | September 27, 2011
The unconference event during the summer, from 28-31st July, 2011 was a meeting of local, regional or international practitioners and organisers in the Estonian countryside (35km from Tallinn), to address the pressing topic of art; energy sustainability in cultural production.
Participants included: Antti Ahonen (FI), Natalia Borissova (RU/DE), Tomi Flinck (FI), Taavet Jensen (EE), Anna Karpenko (RU), Maike Lond (EE), Sara Milazzo (FI), Andrew Gryf Paterson (SCO/FI), Terina Tikka (EE), Emmi Vainio (FI), Taavi “Miisu” Varm (EE), Eero Yli-Vakkuri (FI), Inga Zālīte (LV).
http://www.pixelache.ac/helsinki/pixelversity/programme-2011/unconference-on-art-and-sustainability/
Tags: art+energy > networking > participatory_culture > sustainability