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arthur kroker – born again ideologies


der vortrag von arthur kroker beschreibt den gegenwärtigen zustand unserer welt, die er als post humanistisch beschreibt. diesen eindruck verstärkt er mit der beschreibung von den ‘clashes of absolut idiologies’, die sich mit religion untermauern. diese politik der “born again ideology” manifestiert sich nicht nur in der legislative sondern auch in den medien, militär und wirtschaft. religiöse überzeugung stellt sich an die stelle von ‘wirklichen’ ideologien, und verhindert eine konsensuale entwicklung von den diversen konflikten. verbunden mit dem historischen projekt der technologisierung der welt führt dies zu lebensverneinendem verhalten …

performance rebekah wilson

the fittest survive….

ein film von oliver ressler. der österreichische filmemacher hat sich in seinem film ‘the fittest survive’ einer nicht alltäglichen thematik angenommen. in dem 23min video dokumentiert er einen survival kurs, der von ehemaligen elitesoldaten für manager abgehalten wird, um sie auf businessreisen in den irak vorzubereiten.

sehr sachlich und ohne aufs auge zu drücken, führt er den betrachter in die thematik ein, und zeigt wie lebensfeindlich ein gefechtsfeld sein kann. die kursteilnehmer erleben eine chaotische situation nach der anderen, und erkennen sehr schnell, dass sie in realistischen kriegssituationen von einem augenblick auf den anderen sterben können.

solcherart vorbereitet können sie dann auf wirtschaftliche selbstmordeinsätze geschickt werden, um im immer schneller werdenden wettbewerb auch die gefährlichen geschäftsabschlüsse an land ziehen zu können. im untergehenden turbokapitalismus scheint ja die arbeit an krisenherden immer lukrativer zu werden…

first impressions+resonante memory traces

Now, just arrived at Transmediale and, like last year, it’s quit hard to choose what to see and what not…There are the Studio, the StudioII, the Salon, the exhibition and about four or even more outside locations…!
Plus: You always meet interesting people you want to spent a lot of time with. If you are in media art, this place feels like after a bath and all the foam is finally melting (just before is going down the drain ;)
Anyway, sometimes after many talks and meet and greetz, surprisingly, I had the chance to attend a performance. In this case by The Austrian Institute for Media Archaeology, who were presenting themselves with four different performances.

Here are some impressions of them:



turntable improvisation
von ushi reiter
live-visuals: julia starsky

Performance by Julia Starsky & Uschi Reiter

performance by uschi reiter and julia zdarsky at transmediale

transmediale 2007 opening

here we go with the first videos from the transmediale. first we have a few words from andreas bröckmann (he will leave the transmediale team after this years edition of the transmediale) and than a short snippet from pierre bastien’s “orchestre mecanique”.


ctm musiktips

ein kleiner ueberblick von einem echtem pro, mister dj alive:
“also des programm is musikalisch ned übermässig, aber ein paar gustostückelr sind natürlich immer dabei….

dieser mesterhazy spielt super electronica/experimental sets .. da is wahrscheinlich der abend recht nett obwohli niemanden sonst kenn.

der abend wo noze spielt, der aber sicher der langweiligste act an dem abend sein wird schaut echt gut aus … vor alllem feadz und der jay haze mitseinem neuen fuckpony projekt … lecker – wenn man drauf steht.

und natürlich rechenzentrum(magichnichtso) und pole!!!! band … wenn das ser deutsche pole is dann isses super elktronischer minimal dub .. und der tip des programms.

ich hoff ich hab alle klarheiten beseitigt”

toshare.it award ceremony

After seeing the pieces installed in the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti of Turin, the jury of the Share Prize 2007 has decided that the winner of this first edition is: Human Browser, Cristophe Bruno (Francia)

Honorary mention: Amazon-noir.com, UBERMORGEN.COM, Paolo Cirio, Alessandro Ludovico (AT, USA, IT) http://www.amazon-noir.com

VIDEOSTREAMING

Jury: Alex Adriaansens (director v2 and DEAF, Rotterdam) Carolyn Christov Bakargiev (chef curator Castello di Rivoli, Torino) Joasia Krysa (curator / lecturer at the Faculty of Technology, University of Plymouth) Vicente Matallana (director LaAgencia, Madrid) Gefried Stocker (director of Ars Electronica, Linz)

Jury statement
In 2006 the Share Festival launched a world wide call for proposals for artists working in the field of digital art and culture. This is the third edition of the Festival and the first time the Share Festival included a prize competition.

From over 200 submitted works, an international jury shortlisted six works that were exhibited at the festival, from which one prize winner is selected. The entries came from all over the world and included diverse art forms addressing a wide range of artistic, social and cultural issues. Many of the entries were interdisciplinary in character, reflecting the diversity of creative approaches. Like with many other festivals, there is one prize only that is not tied to a specific technology or genre but rather to their combination and to the expression of ideas.
The quality of the entries were high and the majority were from young emerging artists.

This confirms the need for platforms where artists can present and reflect on their work and that of their colleagues. In this way, the jury considers the prize to be a stimulus for new production and to create visibillity for digital art practice (still rather peripheral to the contemporary art world).

The theme of the Share Festival 2007 is Digital Affinity/Communities Now. Much consideration is given to processes and protocols that regulate communities through creative, reflexive, technological and innovative exchanges:

Communities then are not just new forms of aggregation, but a way of being and living, a collective and humanitarian project, a culture that links one billion and 80 million people today. The bonds between these people are not just geographical or family based, but inspired by cultural, ideological and political affinity. (Share 2007)

bruce sterling lecture

you want close 2 realtime, you get it.

this is bruce sterling at the final lecture of the toshareit festival. 5 min ago.
i missed the first few minutes, he started by reviewing the exhibition… AND refered to the shockbot as his personal favorite. yeah.

3 parts, ~20min all together

afterwards, he was asked if flickr might help to preserve information, this is what he thinks about it:

this is what i call close2realtime:

The Analog Color Field Computer (ACFC)

by Gregory Shakar (US)

this an interview with greg, explaining the work he is exhibiting at the festival

http://www.moodvector.com/

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