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1. Bioart goes live in more ways than one!
2. Invitation to the Eclectic Tech Carnival in May.
3. Lovely Weather - Art and Climate: Climate Clock
4. new subscriber
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From: communicate@anat.org.au
Subject: Bioart goes live in more ways than one!
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:00:46 +0200
MEDIA RELEASE
**Apologies for cross postings
Bioart goes LIVE in more ways than one!
The Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT) is pleased to
announce its latest initiative: a moderated elist discussion on
contemporary art and science collaborations in fields including bioart,
artificial intelligence, robotics, climate change and space, amongst
others.
Running from March to December 2008, each month-long discussion will be
led by international experts.
To whet your appetite, here are some initial thoughts from participants
in the Bioart discussion, beginning on Monday the 3rd of March...
Oron Catts is an artist, researcher and curator. He is the co-Founder
and Director of SymbioticA, which won the 2007 Prix Ars Electronica
Golden Nica in Hybrid Art. Oron comments "the growing tension between
the 'essence of life' and contemporary approaches to the engineering of
life is where the most interesting bioart works lie."
Monika Bakke is Assistant Professor of Aesthetics at Adam Mickiewicz
University, Poland. She has a particular interest in posthumanist,
cross-cultural and gender perspectives in contemporary art/aesthetics.
Monika believes, "Bioart evokes questions of belonging, identity and
sustainability, highlighting the need to move beyond anthropocentrism
in order to fully recognise augmented, modified and
technologically-supported life of all kinds."
George Gessert's work focuses on the overlap of art and genetics. He
has exhibited widely and his writings have appeared in numerous books
and publications, including Best American Essays 2007. George notes
"I've been producing and exhibiting bioart works for more than 20
years, during which time I've sought to keep the focus on aesthetics
rather than politics. Lately, however, I've been asking myself: what is
the relevance of bioart to climate change?"
Kathy High is Head of Arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, (USA).
As a practicing artist, her works address medicine/bioscience, science
fiction and animal/interspecies collaborations. Kathy comments, "I am
involved with the development of a new animal research facility and
wonder what methods artists have used to 'humanise' engagement with
non-human subjects."
Jens Hauser is a Paris-based curator, writer and videomaker focussing
on the interactions between art and technology, and on transgenre and
contextual aesthetics. He organised L'Art Biotech (2003) France Still,
Living (2007) Australia and, most recently sk-interfaces (2008) UK.
To subscribe to the elist, please visit: www.synapse.net.au
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ANAT is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia
Council for the Arts http://www.ozco.gov.au its arts funding and
advisory body, by the South Australian Government through Arts SA
http://www.arts.sa.gov.au and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an
initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments.
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From: czegledy@interlog.com
Subject: Invitation to the Eclectic Tech Carnival in May.
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:33:08 +0200
Hello again Yasminers,
another call which might be of some interest:
nina
> Inviting All Women
>
> The seventh Eclectic Tech Carnival will be held from Sunday the 25th until
> Saturday the 31st of May in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
>
> The /ETC is a unique tech skill-share that has been held annually since
> 2002. The emphasis has always been women sharing their experiences,
> knowledge and skills around free software, open hardware and universal
> interoperability of systems in a fun way.
>
> We are calling all women who are interested in the Eclectic Tech Carnival
> to register via the following form:
> https://eclectictechcarnival.org/register
>
> Registration closes at 23:59 on 1 April 2008.
>
> Participate! Whether you want to follow the content of the event or
> whether you want to present a workshop, lecture, performance, playlab,
> intervention, exhibition, you name it (to a certain degree) at the /ETC
> you're welcome.
>
> In addition to the skill-share program, this year the Eclectic Tech
> Carnival will be focusing on a number of specific political issues: the
> "life cycle" of hardware - from mining, to labour practices in the
> manufacturing industry, to waste management. In addition we will explore
> why there seems to be so little public interest in Privacy, or lack of, on
> the Net. And what can we learn from the Creative Commons movement?
>
> The participation fee of /ETC 2008 is as follows:
> For all seven days: a sliding scale of 30/60/120 Euros (at your own
> discretion).
> Per single day: 6 Euros.
> The evenings will be open to the public and free of charge.
>
> Our graded, scaled fee system aims to take into account that women are
> from varying contexts. This includes income, country of origin and
> personal priorities.
>
> The registration fee is collected from all participants, contributors and
> organisers. It covers, among other things, vegan food for all.
>
> We cannot accept payment on-line so please be prepared to pay cash, in
> Euros when you arrive.
>
> We have reserved a limited number of beds in a Youth Hostel, which will be
> filled on a first come, first served basis. If there are more people in
> need of accommodation, we will do our best to find a bed among our friends
> and acquaintances in Amsterdam.
>
> There is a discreet amount of money for those who need a travel grant.
> Please keep in mind that we do not reimburse flights but only [cheap] 2nd
> class train or bus tickets. One condition is that you need to register
> before April 1st 2008. We will look at each request individually.
>
> Please feel free to contact us at any time starting immediately.
>
> C o n t a c t :
> info2008@eclectictechcarnival.org
>
> The /ETC 2008 is organized by the Genderchangers and EYFA.
> www.genderchangers.org
> www.eyfa.org
>
> _______________________________________________
> Etc-int mailing list
> Etc-int@eclectictechcarnival.org
> http://eclectictechcarnival.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/etc-int
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From: czegledy@interlog.com
Subject: Lovely Weather - Art and Climate: Climate Clock
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:34:51 +0200
------ Forwarded Message
From: Joel Slayton <joel@well.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:32:12 -0800
To: <List@fibreculture.org>
Subject: ::fibreculture:: Call for Concept Designs: SJ Climate Clock
The Climate Clock Global Initiative is seeking ideas from artist-led teams
to create a major artwork entitled Climate Clock, which will measure changes
in greenhouse gas levels, and be the first in a series of global projects
calling attention to climate change. Climate Clock will be an instrument of
long-term measurement and will collect data for 100 years. The artwork will
be located in downtown San Jose, California, Silicon Valley?s city center,
and will be a collaboration between an artist-led team composed of artists,
international and Silicon Valley engineers and other creative professionals
who are working with climate measurement and data visualization. It is
anticipated that the budget for the construction of Climate Clock will be
between $5 and $15 million, depending upon the scope of the final proposal.
For a PDF of the call, please visit http://www.sanjoseculture.org/?pid=4500
<http://www.sanjoseculture.org/?pid=4500> and to apply, go to
www.callforentry.org <http://www.callforentry.org> , register a username and
password, navigate to "Apply to Calls", and search for "San Jose Climate
Clock".
The Climate Clock Initiative is a collaboration between FUSE: cadre/montalvo
artist research residency initiative and the City of San Jose Public Art
program in cooperation with ZERO1.
Joel Slayton
Director, SJSU CADRE Laboratory and
FUSE: CADRE/Montalvo Artist Research Residency
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From: sharadasrinivasa@yahoo.com
Subject: new subscriber
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:34:23 +0200
Re:New subscriber intro:
Iam Dr. Sharada Srinivasan, Faculty Fellow, National
Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore working in
the field of inter-disciplinary studies in art and
science, primarily as an archaeometallurgist, art
historian & performer of classical south Indian
Bharata Natyam dance and hence also interested in the
ramifications for the fields of art (including dance
and music), science, society, technology. Iam also
interested in topical societies issues such as
relating to climate change and ramifications for art.
Iam also interested in Yasmin in terms of
understanding the methodological approaches in these
subjects which are well developed in relation to the
Mediterranean region and the issues of how they may be
applicable or provide insights in regions beyond as
well.
Dr Sharada Srinivasan
Faculty Fellow, National Institute of Advanced
Studies,
Bangalore 560012
(Phd. London, Fellow, Royal Asiatic Society UK)
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