**NEW CLUB NIGHT** on Thursday 28th  SEPTEMBER with **PAUL BROWN**


Thursday September 28th, 6-8pm in the Seminar Rooms,
Ben Pimlott Building, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Corss, SE14 6NW

FREE, ALL ARE WELCOME


Paul Brown – artist and writer specialising in art & technology
Visiting Professor, Centre for Computational Neuroscience and Robotics,
University of Sussex


Stepping Stones in the Mist

This presentation is an idiosyncratic and non-rigorous account of my work
as an artist who has been involved in the field now known as Artificial
Life for over 30 years. To give the audience some context I begin with a
few opinions that define my position within the visual arts (which is far
from the current mainstream) and then go on to describe early influences
from the 1960’s and 70’s that have framed my involvement in the field of
computational arts.  This includes some examples of my work from this
period.  The latter part of the essay describes my working methodology and
includes examples of my more recent work and ends with some speculations
about where I may go in the future.

The title is a metaphor for my self view as an artist and individual.  A
long time ago I stepped off the bank of a misty river or lake and onto a
line of stepping-stones. Now, many years later, the stepping-stones are
shrouded in the mist. The mists of memory dim those behind me and the
mists of uncertainty hide those in front. The one in front of me is quite
clear (as is the one behind) but then they quickly fade as they progress. 
I have no idea what lies on the further bank, or indeed if such a shore
even exists!  Memories of the bank I left are now long eroded.
I only really know where I am at this moment or, perhaps, where I have
just been.
Although this presentation is based on the chapter of the same name that I
wrote for the book Creative Evolutionary Systems (edited by Peter J.
Bentley and David W. Corne, Morgan Kaufman, August 2001) it contains
additional and more current material.

Paul Brown is an artist and writer who has been specialising in art &
technology for over 30 years. His computer generated artwork has been 
exhibited internationally since 1967 and is currently on show in Europe, 
Russia, the USA and Australia. He is currently (2005-08) a visiting professor 
and artist-in-residence at the School of Informatics, University of Sussex
where he is working on a CCNR project to evolve robots that can exhibit
creative behaviour.

Examples of his artwork and publications are available on his website at:
http://www.paul-brown.com

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... Now get your diaries and make a note for the rest of the Autumn term's Club nights, as you'll want to be there...


**NEW CLUB NIGHTS** NEW CLUB NIGHTS** NEW CLUB NIGHTS**



on 5 OCTOBER with MICK GRIERSON


AUDIOVISUAL COMPOSITION AND THE AVANT-GARDES


Mick is a musician, film-maker and researcher. He recently became a 
Research Fellow at the Goldsmiths Electronic Music Studios.

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on 19 OCTOBER



*UNEASY SPACES*


Opening of a photo /video show in collaboration with the New York 
University


on 20 OCTOBER CONFERENCE (will circulate info separately)

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on 26 OCTOBER with ADNAN HADZI & MARIA X



ON STRATEGIES OF SHARING: THE DEPTFORD.TV PROJECT


Adnan is a PhD candidate and Visiting Lecturer at Goldsmiths (Media and 
Communications). Maria is a PhD candidate at Goldsmiths (Digital Studios 
& Drama) and Sessional Lecturer at Birkbeck and WEA.

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on 2 NOVEMBER with BRIAN KAVANAGH


SONIC SENSORIUM


Brian is an artist and musician. He is just completing his MA in 
Interactive Media at Goldsmiths.

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on 16 NOVEMBER with TIM HOPKINS



*ELEPHANT AND CASTLE: A PRESENTATION OF WORK-IN-PROGRESS ON A LYRIC 
THEATRE PIECE*



Tim is an opera and multimedia lyric theatre director, and a NESTA Fellow.

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on 30 NOVEMBER with MARK D'INVERNO



*CELL: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT LOOKING AT NEW THEORIES OF STEM 
CELL BEHAVIOUR*



Mark is Professor of Computing at Goldsmiths with a research interest in 
intelligent agents and multi-agent systems.

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on 14 DECEMBER with CHRIS BRAUER

*
HIT SONG SCIENCE*


Chris is a PhD candidate in Sociology and Computing at Goldsmiths College, Visiting Lecturer at City University, as well as owner and principal consultant of Smoothmedia http://www.smoothmedia.com/


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For more information on the Thursday Club check 
http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/cccc/thursday-club.php or email maria x: 
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Maria Chatzichristodoulou [aka maria x] PhD Art & Computational 
Technologies http://www.cybertheater.org