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Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 18:49:51 -0700
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Subject: UPDATE: Interactive Futures: Audio Visions (9/30/05;
1/26/06-1/29/06)
INTERACTIVE FUTURES 06: Audio Visions
Victoria Independent Film and Video Festival - http://www.vifvf.com/
Co-sponsored by Open Space Artist-Run Centre - http://www.openspace.ca/
Parallel event - Digital Art Weeks, Summer 2006, Swiss Federal=20
Institute of Technology - http://www.jg.inf.ethz.ch/Group/Front
Conference hotel - Laurel Point Inn - http://www.laurelpoint.com/
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Thurs Jan. 26 - Sun. Jan. 29, 2006.
*** NEW: DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30th, 2005 ***
CALL FOR PAPERS, PANELS, PERFORMANCES, & INSTALLATIONS
INTERACTIVE FUTURES is a forum for showing recent tendencies in new=20
media art as well as a conference for exploring issues related to=20
technology. The theme of this year's event is Audio Visions. IF06 will=20=
explore new forms of audio-based media art from a diverse body of=20
artists, theorists, and sound practitioners. Sound poetry, web-based=20
audio and multimedia, mobile audio performance, new forms of music=20
theatre, synaesthetic performance, hybrid forms, sound-based=20
installation, video and sound, and environmental sound are all of=20
interest to Audio Visions.
The proliferation of audio technologies, audio-visual collaboration,=20
and hybrid forms of live performance in the new millennium is striking.=20=
Audio artists are exploring the areas of mobility, virtuality,=20
performance, and audience interaction from an experimental=20
point-of-view. Audio Visions invites scholars, sound-artists, and=20
performers of all stripes to submit paper, panel, performance or=20
installation proposals in one of the three following categories.
1. "Sound and Vision" lecture and panel series - Scholars, artists, and=20=
practitioners working in audio or audio-visual-based new media are=20
encouraged to submit proposals for IF06. We are interested in a broad=20
range of audio including: computational, interactive or generative=20
audio; the creation of digital audio tools; synchronization between=20
sound and visuals; performative art that explores language, voice and=20
body; streaming radio and mobile sound works. Presentations should be,=20=
in part, demonstrative. We recognize that sound art is evolving and=20
that categories have become increasingly irrelevant - we encourage=20
proposals that push the boundaries of the traditional conference paper.
2. "Earshot" performance series - "Earshot" is seeking experimental=20
audio-based performances that challenge assumptions about audio forms=20
and performance conventions. Avant-garde, post-avant-garde, techno,=20
electro-acoustic, synaesthetic production, liminal art and hybrid=20
performance are all within our desired range. "Earshot" is primarily=20
interested in new types of electronic audio-visual performance as well=20=
as models for audience participation in sound works. "Earshot" will run=20=
performances at Open Space for each night of IF06.
3. "Tangible Frequencies" installations - We are interested in audio=20
installation works that consider site, space, vision, volume and=20
perception and how physical location 'matters' to the reception of=20
audio frequencies. IF06 has identified areas within Open Space Gallery=20=
to function as controlled locations for sound installations.* We=20
welcome proposals that respond to the particular characteristics of=20
these locations through their acknowledgement of private and/or public=20=
space and use. Installations may provide audio continuity to the=20
existing locations, or respond as intervention and critique.
INTERACTIVE FUTURES is part of the Victoria Independent Film and Video=20=
Festival and applicants are encouraged to check the Festival website=20
for more information on the broader program.
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS / ARTISTS
* Greg Hermanovic of Derivative software is a visionary=20
software-engineer involved in the creation of real-time visual tools. =20=
In 2003 he received an Academy Award for the pioneering of modeling in=20=
the film industry with PRISMS and Houdini. Greg coordinated the=20
realtime animation at SIGGRAPH 98's Interactive Dance Club, and=20
directed special effects for Michael Snow's Corpus Callosum.=20
Derivative's Touch software, a range of tactile interfaces, brings=20
advanced realtime animation tools to a diverse cross-section of=20
artists, including Richie Hawtin and Rush. Greg will perform live=20
visuals with Toronto-based DJ Tom Kuo.
* Tom Kuo uses a grounding in techno to pursue a varied range of=20
precise electronic strains. Tom was recently named one of Toronto's Top=20=
Ten DJs by NOW magazine.
* Atau Tanaka is known for his work in interactive music, including=20
performances with biosignal gesture systems. He has conducted research=20=
at IRCAM in Paris and was Artistic Ambassador of Apple Computer Europe.=20=
His work with sensor-based musical instruments and network audio=20
installations have received prizes and support from Ars Electronica, =20
the Fraunhofer Institute, the Japan Foundation, and the Daniel Langlois=20=
Foundation. His current research at Sony CSL Paris focuses on=20
harnessing collective musical creativity on mobile devices.
* J=FCrg Gutknecht is a computer scientist with a passion for new hybrid=20=
art forms. He has actively participated in culturally-oriented=20
"wearable computing" projects, including "Instant Gain in Grace"=20
(motion tracking of a Butoh dancer), "Going Publik" (distributed=20
orchestra based on mobile electronic scoring), and "On the Sixth Day"=20
(multi-channel video system for interactive storytelling). Together=20
with Sound Artist, Art Clay, he organizes the Digital Art Weeks which=20
offers performances and provides courses in the areas of computer-aided=20=
art and music.
* Art Clay is a specialist in the performance of self-created works=20
with the use of inter-media, and has appeared at international=20
festivals. Recently, his work has focused on large-scale performative=20
music-theater works and public art spectacles using mobile devices.
* Jim Andrews publishes vispo.com. It is the centre of his work as a=20
visual poet, audio artist, programmer, and critic. His work in=20
interactive audio and word-based web media has been published and shown=20=
widely in such venues as rhizome.org, turbulence.org, and the trAce=20
Online Writing Centre. Since 1999, he has been creating interactive=20
audio at vispo.com/vismu.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
INTERACTIVE FUTURES is interested in artistic and theoretical work that=20=
relates to audio performance, production and hybrid forms.
* Papers, Panels, and Presentations can include DVDs, audio CDs, video=20=
tapes, games, web-sites, etc. and should be 45-minutes in length.
* Proposed artwork for exhibition may take the form of performances=20
("Earshot"), installations ("Tangible Frequencies"), or audio-related=20
screenings ("Earshot" or "Tangible Frequencies").
* Applications should not exceed 500 words. Applicants should indicate=20=
one of the three festival categories in the subject of the message.=20
Please include a 200 word max bio.
* All proposals must be submitted in text only format either as an=20
attachment or within the body of the email message.
* Please present examples of your work as a URL to a web-site.
* If your presentation requires specific technologies please describe=20
your needs in detail.
Proposals should be submitted electronically to ONE of the following=20
persons:
* "Sound and Vision" lecture and panel series - Randy Adams=20
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* "Earshot" performance series - Steve Gibson [log in to unmask]
* "Tangible Frequencies" installations - Julie Andreyev [log in to unmask]
* SPECIAL NOTE FOR INSTALLATION ARTISTS APPLYING TO "TANGIBLE=20
FREQUENCIES":
Open Space has the following areas available to install sound=20
installations:
* Parallel gallery (opens onto the street)
* Bathrooms (2)
* Back Stairs (opens onto the back alley)
* Main gallery (low volume or headphones only)
A floor plan for Open Space can be downloaded at=20
http://www.openspace.ca/img/floorplan.pdf
Please indicate a preference for one of the above areas in your=20
proposal. Artists should keep in mind that Open Space is a shared space=20=
and therefore low volume will be required. Other venues may be=20
organized by special arrangement if louder volume is required.
FUNDING
INTERACTIVE FUTURES does not have funding for travel or accommodation.=20=
Presenters and artists are expected to apply for travel funding from=20
their home institutions and/or granting bodies. INTERACTIVE FUTURES is=20=
applying for funding for performance and installation artists=20
exhibiting at Open Space. If this funding is obtained, performance and=20=
installation artists will receive a modest fee according to CARFAC=20
(http://www.carfac.ca/) regulations.
All presenters and artists will be given a pass to all INTERACTIVE=20
FUTURES events and will have access to the "Hospitality Suite" at the=20
Festival hotel (food and drinks). All presenters and artists will be=20
eligible for the conference rate at Festival Hotels (between $40-110=20
per night).
DEADLINE FOR ALL PROPOSALS: Friday, September 30, 2005.
Notification of acceptance of proposals will be sent out on or before=20
October 7, 2005.
EQUIPMENT ACCESS
Laurel Point Inn - Presentations
The following equipment will be made available for all presenters:
* Mac computer with Monitor, keyboard, DVD/CD-ROM drive.
* Data/Video Projector.
* VHS Player.
* Sound system with amp and two speakers.
* Wireless high-speed internet access.
Open Space - Performances and Installations
The following equipment is available for artists at Open Space. Artists=20=
should be aware that equipment will have to be shared and therefore=20
should not propose to use all of the below devices simultaneously.=20
Installations and performances should be easy to set-up and take down.=20=
Wherever possible artists should apply their own technology.
* 2 Data/Video Projectors.
* VHS Player.
* DVD Player.
* 3-4 Macintosh computers.
* Sound system with amp, 16-channel mixing board, mics, and four=20
speakers.
* Cable modem internet connection.
For a full list of resources available at Open Space go to:
http://www.openspace.ca/space/resources.htm
CONTACTS:
Victoria Independent Film and Video Festival Director:
Kathy Kay [log in to unmask]
INTERACTIVE FUTURES Co-Curators:
Steve Gibson [log in to unmask]
Julie Andreyev [log in to unmask]
INTERACTIVE FUTURES Paper Editor:
Randy Adams [log in to unmask]
OPEN SPACE New Music:
Tina Pearson [log in to unmask]
Victoria Independent Film and Video Festival:
Mailing Address - PO Box 8419, Victoria, BC, V8W3S1, Canada.
Office Address - 808 View Street, Victoria, BC, V8W1K2, Canada.
Tel: (250)389.0444. Fax: (250)389.0406. E mail: [log in to unmask]
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