just received the announcement below of
Chris Salter 's(Montreal) upcoming event
relevant to the current discussion.
nina
Re: Just Noticeable Difference-EMPAC, Troy, NY March 3-6
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>Chris Salter, in collaboration with Marije Baalman, Harry Smoak
>and Brett Bergmann, Justine Chibuk, Vincent de Belleval,
>Duncan Swain, Thomas Spier.
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>Just Noticeable Difference ratchets down the level of sensory information
>to the threshold of the perceptible. On entering the installation the
>visitor is immersed in an environment of near-total darkness, insulated
>against external sound and vibration. Sparked by an array of sophisticated
>built-in sensors and devices that emit micro-levels of sensory feedback,
>the slightest motions cause this environment to respond, though so subtly
>as to test the limits of both perception and interpretation. The result is
>a revelatory aesthetic experience in which noise shifts towards order,
>sensation becomes sense, and the apparent randomness of threshold sensory
>impressions gives way to a new understanding of meaning in the
>relationship among body, self, and external world.
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>Production of JND is supported with funding from the Social Sciences and
>Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Conseil des arts et des lettres
>du Québec
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>PANEL DISCUSSION
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>Just Noticeable Difference Panel Discussion
>Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 7 pm
>EMPAC Theater
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>A conversation on thresholds of perception, multi-modal perception, and
>the use of research in artistic practice between Chris Salter and
>Rensselaer faculty Michael Century, Mark Changizi, and Ted Krueger.
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>Dear Friends,
>If you happen to be in the neighborhood of
>upstate NY this weekend. Otherwise, you'll be
>able to catch this new project late this summer
>in Europe.
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>best,
>Chris Salter
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>Just Noticeable Difference
>March 3 - 6, 2010
>2000 level
>EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center)
>RPI, Troy, New York
>USA
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>Chris Salter, in collaboration with Marije Baalman, Harry Smoak
>and Brett Bergmann, Justine Chibuk, Vincent de Belleval,
>Duncan Swain, Thomas Spier.
>_____________________________________________
>
>Just Noticeable Difference ratchets down the level of sensory information
>to the threshold of the perceptible. On entering the installation the
>visitor is immersed in an environment of near-total darkness, insulated
>against external sound and vibration. Sparked by an array of sophisticated
>built-in sensors and devices that emit micro-levels of sensory feedback,
>the slightest motions cause this environment to respond, though so subtly
>as to test the limits of both perception and interpretation. The result is
>a revelatory aesthetic experience in which noise shifts towards order,
>sensation becomes sense, and the apparent randomness of threshold sensory
>impressions gives way to a new understanding of meaning in the
>relationship among body, self, and external world.
>
>Production of JND is supported with funding from the Social Sciences and
>Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Conseil des arts et des lettres
>du Québec
>
>PANEL DISCUSSION
>
>Just Noticeable Difference Panel Discussion
>Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 7 pm
>EMPAC Theater
>
>A conversation on thresholds of perception, multi-modal perception, and
>the use of research in artistic practice between Chris Salter and
>Rensselaer faculty Michael Century, Mark Changizi, and Ted Krueger.
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