Submit any media files, playlists, links,node coordinates, live webcasts or URLs.
Please read criteria for Border Transmissions at ISEA 2008 Singapore for related context.
Your media can be uploaded or linked into the Mediatopia database and be included in the participatory sequence produced onsite at the National Gallery of Singapore and viewable / re mixable / mash-up-able on the net via live webcast.

For more information on this project, to submit images and to view the live broadcast visit the project site at: www.mediatopia.org.

Project Details:

The Mediatopia Project and related events will reflect upon the ISEA 2008 Border Transmissions Theme and will exploit the potential of networks, communication tools, alternate economies and experiential technologies as a collaborative engine to enable the emergence of a different conception of borders, and of the transmissions that problematize these demarcations.

It also seeks to expand the models of production and distribution that have arisen as social networks, hardware, generative software components, small-scale download practices and peer-to-peer protocols have changed the nature of not only how material is made but distributed. Mediatopia will act as an incubator and working model for experimentation, inquiry, and cross-cultural collaboration within the framework of these overarching themes.

Mediatopia seeks to expand upon the concepts of production and distribution as participants contribute discrete media from a variety of readily available sources, recognizing advances in technology, software and social networking strategies that have arisen in recent years. The Mediatopia project will be able to function as an international mashup/remix of broadcast media and simultaneously as a database and interface of freely accessible sound/video materials that transcends time, location, cultural and geographical borders without emphasis on market driven outcome.

The Mediatopia Project and scheduled events at ISEA 2008 will function as the primary event host while numerous satellite nodes worldwide will serve to further expand and engage the participating individuals in creative collaborations and cross cultural exchanges. The Mediatopia Project and related international events will be accessible online and live throughout ISEA Singapore 2008 and culminate in a 24 hour live remix in the Gallery Theatre at the National Museum of Singapore. To view, participate and/or contribute to the project or to see a complete list of participating artists and scheduled events both onsite and at remote nodes, please visit the project website at: http://www.mediatopia.org

JavaMuseum - Forum for Internet Technology in Contemporary Art
http://www.javamuseum.org

News
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1. New interviews on: JIP. JavaMuseum Interview Project
2. New call for: Netart Features 2009
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1.
JavaMuseum
is happy to publish new interviews on
JIP - JavaMuseum Interview Project
http://jip.javamuseum.org

a) Alexander Mouton (USA)
http://jip.javamuseum.org/jipblog/?page_id=98

b). Henry Gwiazda (USA)
http://jip.javamuseum.org/jipblog/?page_id=99

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2.
Call for entries: Netart Features 2009
Deadline: 31 October 2008

Also in 2009, JavaMuseum will continue its netart features.
Artists are invited to submit up to 5 works completed after1 January 2005.
The complete call, including regulations and form can be found here—>
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=329
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JavaMuseum - Forum for Internet Technology in Contemporary Art
http://www.javamuseum.org
is a corporate part of
[NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne
www.nmartproject.net -
the experimental platform for art and new media from Cologne/Germany
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info (at) javamuseum.org

BIT BANG
Digital arts & Expanded Media Festival

Firenze, Museo Stibbert – 18 e 19 luglio 2008 Bitg Bang festival, due giorni dedicati ai new media con incontri, installazioni, performance musicali e un party finale. Un appuntamento unico, ad ingresso gratuito, in programma il 18 e 19 luglio nella suggestiva cornice del Museo Stibbert che per la prima volta apre i suoi spazi ad un’iniziativa esterna. BitBang festival, ovvero un unico appuntamento che racchiude più eventi, legati fra loro dal file rouge del Master in Multimedia e Content Design dell’Università di Firenze. Si parte con “Digital love: le declinazioni digitali dell’amore”, tema della IV edizione di Struttura, il festival sui new media organizzato da Media Boulevard, l’associazione degli ex alumni del Master. Due giorni di talk incentrati sull’amore ai tempi della rete. Le dinamiche sociali delle relazioni online, le chat, gli incontri virtuali, i social network, i dating. Tra gli ospiti anche Russell Stannard, course leader alla Westminster University di Londra, Luca Farulli, docente di Estetica presso l’Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia e Antonella Piperno, redattrice di Panorama e autrice del libro “E vissero felici e lontani”.

La sera poi Bit Bang si trasforma offrendo alcuni esclusivi happening musicali, come il live set dell’astro nascente della nuova elettronica italiana, HomeSpun, il concerto esclusivo della New York University New Music Ensemble, diretta da Esther Lamneck, per concludere poi con la MMM Night, il party del Master in Multimedia e Content Design con live electronics, interactive visuals and dj set.

Infine Bit Bang è anche l’evento dedicato alle celebrazioni del 10° anno del Master in Multimedia, una realtà di eccellenza nel panorama italiano, conosciuta anche all’estero come corso di perfezionamento e di alta formazione. A sancire il raggiungimento di questo traguardo l’istituzione del Master Prize, un riconoscimento per la produzione di contenuti multimediali realizzati da artisti nazionali o stranieri. Ad assegnare il premio una giuria internazionale formata tra gli altri da Paolo Rosa di Studio Azzurro, il gruppo di avanguardia italiana della video arte nato negli anni 80 e conosciuto a livello internazionale, e Pascal Maresch, artista e membro del rinomato centro Ars Electronica di Linz. La cerimonia di premiazione si svolgerà durante la serata finale del festival.

Per due giorni, inoltre, le installazioni di Bit Bang daranno una veste nuova alla limonaia e agli ambienti museali dello Stibbert.

Tutti gli eventi sono aperti al pubblico e ad ingresso gratuito.
Il programma e altre informazioni su www.bitbangfestival.net.
Bit Bang è promosso da:
Master in Multimedia e Content Design www.mmm.unifi.it
Media Boulevard www.mediaboulevard.org/home/
MICC – Media integration and Communication Center www.micc.unifi.it/
Università di Firenze www.unifi.it/

CALLING FOR:TAGALLERY
PARTICIPATING IN AN ONGOING FOLKSONOMIC EXPERIMENT

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Since January 2007 TAGallery asks “What if a link turns into the representative of the artefact, the context and the exhibition at once?”. Until now - July 2008 - there are 500 different answers, represented by 438 artists, 473 artworks, 483 tags, a dozen of curators and still 999 exhibitons to come. Finally it is time to open the folksonomic experiment for public participation. From July 15 to September 15 netizens are invited to contribute link-collections, to re-contextualise the existing material and/or to experiment with tagging as a curatorial practice within the framework of TAGallery. If you are interested in participating please go to http://tagallery.cont3xt.net/?p=35 and read about how to submit an exhibition. Do not hesitate to contact us via cont3xt-at-cont3xt-dot-net if there are any questions remaining.

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TAGallery: http://del.icio.us/TAGallery
About TAGallery: http://cont3xt.net/curating/tagallery
Exhibitions TAGallery: http://tagallery.cont3xt.net

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SELECTED REVIEWS:

“The curator of internet art is working in and within the same medium as the artist and she filters, circulates and creates context. CONT3XT.NET is a Vienna-based media collective who has created an alternative exhibitionspace for collaborative, transparent curating and cooperation based upon linking and tagging.” (Annette Finnsdottir, hyperform net gallery)

“(…) the innovation concept of establishing connections between artifacts pushes the boudary of contemporary art and holds much promise for artists, writers, developers, performers and others interested in wasy to distribute, connect, and share digital media produced for and presented on the new screen.” (John F. Barber, ISBN:978-3-540-79485-1)

“Ranging from thematic groupings to discussions on curating as tagging, the initial TAGallery shows are as diverse as the taggers themselves, which demonstrates the innovative character of the new media field, always pushing the boundaries of the contemporary art world.” (Miguel Amado, Rhizome)

“Cette collection propose un espace pour imaginer le récit de leur existence, mais aussi de leur disparition. Elle soulève évidemment la question de la conservation de ces oeuvres et ses enjeux, notamment leur inscription historique. Elle met en lumière le caractère éphémère du net.art et la nécessité de l’action humaine dans la conservation des oeuvres Web.” (Emilie Boudrias, DOCAM)

“Over the last several months CONT3XT.NET has become one of my favourite resources for monitoring the pulse of art and discourse on the net. (…) In my opinion this is one of the most well executed projects I’ve seen on the web in a while.” (Greg J. Smith, Vague Terrain)

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
AveCom “It’s all in the game”
October 3rd - 26th 2008, Arnhem - Nijmegen, The Netherlands

‘Interactivity’ is a word that seems to gain more importance and magic everyday. In 2008 AveCom focuses on an audiovisual phenomenon that is indisputable connected to interactivity: games.
AveCom and Square Eyes Festival are organizing an event based on the
interactivity between art and games entitled: “It’s all in the
game…”
A 3-day festival, October 3rd - 5th, consists of digital movies,
installations, performances and live-cinema. This festival will kick off a 4-week exhibition in which all imaginable fields of art that were inspired by the game-world and vice versa, will be shown.
For information, deadlines and entry form:
www.avecom.nl and www.square-eyes.org
AveCom is an activity of the CBKGelderland and is funded by the Province Gelderland.

CBKgelderland
Kortestraat 27
6811 EP Arnhem
The Netherlands
www.cbkgelderland.nl
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Tanja Koning
Programmeur en organisatie Square Eyes Festival
tanja@square-eyes.org
+31(0)628817133
PO Box 188 6800 AD Arnhem
Office: Velperbuitensingel 21 6828 CV Arnhem The Netherlands

Web: www.square-eyes.org

Firenze, Museo Stibbert – 18 e 19 luglio 2008
Bitg Bang festival, due giorni dedicati ai new media con incontri, installazioni, performance musicali e un party finale. Un appuntamento unico, ad ingresso gratuito, in programma il 18 e 19 luglio nella suggestiva cornice del Museo Stibbert che per la prima volta apre i suoi spazi ad un’iniziativa esterna. BitBang festival, ovvero un unico appuntamento che racchiude più eventi, legati fra loro dal file rouge del Master in Multimedia e Content Design dell’Università di Firenze.

Si parte con “Digital love: le declinazioni digitali dell’amore”, tema della IV edizione di Struttura, il festival sui new media organizzato da Media Boulevard, l’associazione degli ex alumni del Master. Due giorni di talk incentrati sull’amore ai tempi della rete. Le dinamiche sociali delle relazioni online, le chat, gli incontri virtuali, i social network, i dating. Tra gli ospiti anche Russell Stannard, course leader alla Westminster University di Londra, Luca Farulli, docente di Estetica presso l’Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia e Antonella Piperno, redattrice di Panorama e autrice del libro “E vissero felici e lontani”.

La sera poi Bit Bang si trasforma offrendo alcuni esclusivi happening musicali, come il live set dell’astro nascente della nuova elettronica italiana, HomeSpun, il concerto esclusivo della New York University New Music Ensemble, diretta da Esther Lamneck, per concludere poi con la MMM Night, il party del Master in Multimedia e Content Design con live electronics, interactive visuals and dj set.

Infine Bit Bang è anche l’evento dedicato alle celebrazioni del 10° anno del Master in Multimedia, una realtà di eccellenza nel panorama italiano, conosciuta anche all’estero come corso di perfezionamento e di alta formazione. A sancire il raggiungimento di questo traguardo l’istituzione del Master Prize, un riconoscimento per la produzione di contenuti multimediali realizzati da artisti nazionali o stranieri. Ad assegnare il premio una giuria internazionale formata tra gli altri da Paolo Rosa di Studio Azzurro, il gruppo di avanguardia italiana della video arte nato negli anni 80 e conosciuto a livello internazionale, e Pascal Maresch, artista e membro del rinomato centro Ars Electronica di Linz. La cerimonia di premiazione si svolgerà durante la serata finale
del festival.

Per due giorni, inoltre, le installazioni di Bit Bang daranno una veste nuova alla limonaia e agli ambienti museali dello Stibbert. Tutti gli eventi sono aperti al pubblico e ad ingresso gratuito.
Il programma e altre informazioni su www.bitbangfestival.net. Bit Bang è promosso da:
Master in Multimedia e Content Design www.mmm.unifi.it Media Boulevard www.mediaboulevard.org/home/
MICC – Media integration and Communication Center www.micc.unifi.it/
Università di Firenze www.unifi.it/

Final Deadline - July 15!
Click here to apply through withoutabox, or visit www.cuff.org

IFP/Chicago will be producing the 15th edition of the “Defiantly independent and deliberately scandalous” (Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune) Chicago Underground Film Festival. The five-day event takes place October 29- November 2nd, 2008 at the Viaduct Theater, 3111 N Western Avenue.

Same mission, expanded programs
For 15 years, The Chicago Underground Film Festival’s mission has been to support and promote innovative films and videos that dissent in form, technique, or content from the ‘indie’ mainstream. It’s goal: to create a community for makers and audiences of adventurous work that entertains, pushes boundaries, challenges viewers and transcends expectations.

This year, IFP/Chicago will combine its highly regarded Filmmakers Summit with the fest, incorporating the Summit’s panels and workshops - which provide local filmmakers with access to key programmers, distributors and journalists - with all the screenings and parties that inspired MSNBC Online to call CUFF “A highlight on Chicago’s film festival circuit.”

Hz
www.hz-journal.org

#12 presents:

[ARTICLES]

Spectral Memories: the Aesthetics of the Phonographic Recording
by Dugal McKinnon
Sonic artist/Composer Dugal McKinnon examines the aesthetics of the phonographic recording: “how is the record, as a technology with a well-documented history, also a signifying medium that has generated certain meanings, and modes of aesthetic production and reception?”

_Augmentology Extracts_
by Mez Breeze
Futurist and cyber poet Mez Breeze explores concepts that shape and are shaped by an extensive range of online/synthetic encounters through the phenomena Reality Mixing, Game Addiction and Avatar Formation. Three extracts from augmentology.com

Sound Art and Public Auditory Awareness
by Ariel Bustamante
Ariel Bustamante explores the connection between Sound Art and public auditory sensibilities by reviewing works by Max Neuhaus, Sam Auinger and Bruce Odland, Christina Kubisch, and Scout Arford and Randy Yau.

Second Lives, Virtual Identities and Fragging
by Matthew Board
“The use of the virtual identity, whether through Second Life, the persona of the hacker or an online identity gives the digital artist the freedom to explore creative strategies that would otherwise be much more difficult to realize. ” Matthew Board investigates online art practice.

YMYI - You Move You Interact
by João Martinho Moura and Jorge Sousa
“YMYI (You Move You Interact) is an interactive installation, where one is supposed to build up a body language dialogue with an artificial system so as to effectively achieve a synchronized performance between the real user’s body and the virtual object itself.”

Pixelgrain
by John Grande
Writer John Grande’s essay on “Pixelgrain” project by the artists Michael Alstad and Leah Lazariuk, an online repository of documents and ideas linked to the fading symbol of the Canadian prairie grain elevator.

[NET ART]

Spamology
by Irad Lee

Self-Portrait
by Ethan Ham

All The News
by Jody Zellen

MyNovel.org
by Alan Bigelow

Nothing At All (Here)
by Jeremy Hight

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Hz is an on-line journal published by the non-profit art organization Fylkingen in Stockholm. Established in 1933, Fylkingen is the oldest forum for experimental music and intermedia art in Sweden. Throughout its history Fylkingen has been known to be a driving force in the Swedish art scene to introduce and promote yet-to-be-established art forms, the examples of which include Bartok, John Cage, Nam June Paik, Electro-Acoustic music during the ’50s as well as Stelarc in recent years. Our members are leading composers, musicians, dancers, performance artists and visual artists in Sweden. For more information on Fylkingen, please visit http://www.hz-journal.org/n4/hultberg.html.

Un proyecto del crítico de arte Manuel García* Valencia, España 2008

“La urbe como eje de relaciones económicas, políticas y humanas viene siendo desde tiempos seculares la razón de ser de la supervivencia de muchos pueblos. Pero en la ciudad se establecen múltiples relaciones que a veces escapan a la observación humana salvo a sensibilidades poco comunes como es la mirada del artista, el escritor o el cineasta. En esos espacios geográficos donde intervienen arquitectos, constructores y urbanistas se construyen desde tiempos inmemoriales las historias de la mujeres y los hombres.”

Manuel García

Programa:

Chema Alvargonzález (Cadiz, 1965)
Zona cero, 2004
Video-Dvd, 3 minutos
Cortesía del artiista, Berlín

Donna Conlon (Panamá)
Espectros urbanos, 2004
Video-dvd, 2 min. 34 seg.
Cortesía de la artista, Panamá

Tinna Pimentel (Salvador de Bahía, Brasil)
So deus que sabe, 2006
Video-dvd, 4 min. 30 seg.
Cortesía de la artista, Salvador de Bahia

Ricardo Pons (Buenos Aires, 1961)
Proyectos y utopías, 2000-2005
Video-dvd, 33 min. 05 seg.
Cortesía del artista, Buenos Aires

Jesús Segura (Cuenca, 1967)
Archiperfomance. Prfomance en Times Square, 2004
Video-Dvd, 3 minutos
Cortesía del artista, Cuenca

Monica Simoes (Salvador, Bahia)
Bahía, 1999
Video-dvd, 25min. 22 seg.
Cortesía de la artista, Salvador Bahía

Paco de la Torre (Almeria, 1965)
Humor vítreo, 2006
Video-dvd, 7 min.
Cortesía del artista, Valencia

Viernes 11 de julio, 19 hs.
Sala de Teleconferencias / 4to Piso / Pabellón III / Ciudad Universitaria / FADU - UBA
Entrada libre y gratuita.

Organiza:
Centro Audiovisual de la Secretaría Académica / FADU - UBA
Secretaría de Investigación
Secretaría de Extensión Universitaria

Informes: ceauvi@fadu.uba.ar

I’ve been covering a few editions of the Interactivos? workshops so far and have usually focused on a couple of my favourite projects. Today however, i thought i’d ask two of the workshop leaders/teachers to give us a broader overview of the workshops, how they evolve, why certain directions are being taken, what the mood is like over these two intense weeks of work, etc.

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