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ELECTRA AND MAGNETICUS
A Symposium on
Art and Electromagnetism – A Relationship in the Form of a Wave
(TESLABtec)
The symposium will bring together artists who are drawn to the
scientific
phenomenon of electromagnetism and attracted by a historical view of
contemporary media arts. Beyond the computer's ephemeral rise to the
centre
of discourse, the arts are confronted with a vital force that is close
to
their source of inspiration. Electromagnetism was discovered by Oersted
in
1820, at a time when many thinkers were directly influenced by
Schelling's
poetic celebrations of the commonality between the arts and sciences.
Stephen Wilson's Information Arts (MIT Press 2002) has given artists and
scientists the world over a clearer understanding of the nature of their
creative convergences by reframing the debate on art's oscillatory
relationship with modernity in 21st century terms. The book that has
become
a reference point for so many artists will be the starting point for
discussions at this symposium.
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Friday April 11: STEPHEN WILSON
2.00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m / Room RM-130, Sciences de la gestion, UQAM
Opening Presentation: A talk by Stephen Wilson
followed by a round table discussion of his book
INFORMATION ARTS
(MIT Press 2002)
with artists and researchers from France, Britain, Canada, Germany and
the
United States
Nina Czegledy, Sabine Himmelsbach, Joanna Berzowska, Anne Marie Morice,
Gerald O’Grady, Peter Ride, Luc Cou rchesne Hervé Fisher, Charles Halary
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Book launch for two collections of texts
in the UQAM at 6:oo p.m. Galerie des Étudients en arts visuals, Jasmin
St
Catherine-St Denis
Interfaces et sensorialités
(texts compiled by Louise Poissant for the Presses de l’Université du
Québec)
Les défis du cybermonde
(texts compiled by Hervé Fisher for the Presses de l’Université Laval)
These two books present a wide range of contributions, including
several by
symposium participants, on media arts and the convergence between
artists
and scientists, that illustrate Montreal's role on the leading edge of
this
increasingly important international movement.
SATURDAY APRIL 12:
ELECTROMAGNETIC BODY
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. / Room RM-130, Sciences de la gestion, UQAM
Mesmerizing Media
Long before McLuhan, Mesmer posited an osmosis between communication
and the
flux of nervous energy in the body.
Charles Halary, Director of Teslabtec-Hexagram UQAM.
Attraction, Gender and Social Magnetism
Art and human sensibility are shaped by the conflicting forces of
attraction
and repulsion.
Joanne Lalonde, Art History, UQAM.
Electromagnetic Outerwear
Electronic fashion : body as interface
Joanna Berzowska, Concordia-Hexagram-MIT
The electromagnetic body "revisited"
Technology is gendered.
Anne Marie Morice, Directress of the Paris-based web-zine Synesthesie
2:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m.
Exposing Electromagnetism
Exposure – exhibition – electromagnetism
Sabine Himmelsbach, ZKM-Karlsruhe, Germany
The Kirlian Effect
Or how art photography can reveal the body's electromagnetic waves
Marie Jeanne Musiol, photographic artist, Hull
The Art of Electromagnetic Instrument-Making
Sinusoidal combination between invention and continuity
Simon Pierre Gourd, Department of Communications, VAAR-LMI- Hexagram,
UQAM.
The Cultural Uses of Electromagnetic Biometrics
The ways of Western science meet the wisdom of the East
Didier Combatalade, Thought Technology Inc
Electromagnetic Textures in Media Art
Textiles as an inspiration for a virtual women's art
Ingrid Bachmann, Concordia-Hexagram
SUNDAY April 13th
Electromagnetic WORLD
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. / Room RM-130, Sciences de la gestion, UQAM
Iconographic Sound
From phonograph to iconograph and beyond
Louise Provencher, art critic, Teslabtec, Montreal.
To hold but not serve is to resist
An electromagnetic project to destabilize the institution of art
Michel de Broin, artist, Montreal
Aurora
The ionosphere as a celestial light show
Nina Czegledy, curator and artist, Toronto
Peter Ride, CARTE, University of Westminster
The Sparks Series and Nikola Tesla
The art of the spark
Ælab (Gisèle Trudel / Stéphane Claude), artists, Montréal
Electromagnetics Interference between Art and Politics
The cultural expression of art in Eastern Europe
Steve Kovats, architect, IUM V2, Rotterdam
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Faraday's Cage: To Which Emissions Should We Grant Permissions?
Accepting or rejecting the waves: an artist's view of how to live one's
art
Catherine Richards, artist, Ottawa University
The Dance of the Seven Magnetic Veils
Flux, energy and form in contemporary dance
Marc Boucher, École des Arts visuels, UQAM
VLF - Planet Earth's Standard for Magnetic Sound
Listening to infra light with your ear to the ground
Jean-Pierre Aubé, artist, Montreal
The Russian Origins of Electromagnetic Art
Orthodoxy as scientific transducer
Valéry Nosulenko, Moscow / Maison des Sciences de l'Homme de Paris
Conclusion : Charles Halary (TESLABtec) and Louise Poissant (CIAM)
Media arts under influence
Coordinator: Charles Halary, Director of TESLAB, [log in to unmask]
Tel. (514) 987-3000 ext. 4378
http://www.unites.uqam.ca/teslab
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