[spectre] the upgrade!istanbul #5

[basak senova]

apologies for any cross-posting..


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THE UPGRADE!ISTANBUL
NOMAD

25th of April 2006
17:00- A performance by son:DA

son:DA   _   artistic alliance   _  Golec/Horvat   _   since 2000   _   (
http://sonda.kibla.org ) has presented their work and performed in Moderna
galerija Ljubljana, Institute for contemporary art Sofia, MACRO Rome,
Kunstlerhaus Vienna, Tate modern London, The Renaissance society Chicago,
Stedelijk Amsterdam, Contemporary art museum St.Loise, at Musikprotokoll am
SteirischenHerbst Graz, International festival of animation in Utrecht,
Hiroshima and Zagreb, at Sammlung Essl and on different festivals in Prague,
Hull, Maribor, Florence, Berlin, Zagreb, Napoli  alias on different radio
and television stations.

son:DA is one of the guests of the Istanbul Residency Programme at Platform
Garanti supported by American Center Foundation.
 
performative audio-video constellation 2003-2006
The technical support for this ³low-fi² (analogical) constellation, with the
help of which the ³compositions² are made possible, is made from a simple
sound interface alias coaxial cable, which reacts to the events, course and
changes within the picture electrons on the screen of monitor-television and
eventually, reacts to the simple touch of it. There is also a ³analogical²
connection between audio and video signal, such as video makes, manipulates,
modulates audio signal and vice verse.  A simple electronic signal circle is
possible. The before prepared and presented (projected) pictorial alias
audio compositions make up the scores. They are fundamental materials for
the performances and interactivity. The duration of one loop is defined
through the length of the pictorial-audio composition-score. Manipulation
occurs in treating and projecting the audio and video signal into the
system, into the constellation and into the real space. Modulation happens
during the process of the performance-interactivity-improvisation with
constellation, with this ³low-tech² music instrument. The pictorial material
of the different ³compositions² includes and is represented by moving images
(found footage or original video recording), as well as animated static
images, words and numbers.  Compositions could be also made out of new or
found audio samples alias out of very simple or complex sound scores.

During the last three-year period has son:DA created a series of
compositions as technical constellations with their guests (³unit 739² .
³nr.7-G² . ³nr.27-1-2-3² . ³for two monitors². ³for a question². ³for
Europe².²for monitor, projector, bass and computer².³nr.25² . "composition
ar_co").  
 
More on http://sonda.kibla.org/performances.html alias
http://sonda.kibla.org/constallations.html

@ 17:00
due to the ongoing construction work, santralistanbul will host this meeting
at Istanbul Bilgi University, Dolapdere Campus, The Court Room.

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The Upgrade! Istanbul is a monthly gathering for new media artists,
academicians, practitioners, curators and for all of the other actors of
digital culture, organized by NOMAD and hosted by santralistanbul.

Upgrade! is an international, emerging network of autonomous nodes united by
art, technology, and a commitment to bridging cultural divides. Its
decentralized, non-hierarchical structure ensures that Upgrade! (i) operates
according to local interests and their available resources; and (ii)
reflects current creative engagement with cutting edge technologies. While
individual nodes present new media projects, engage in informal critique,
and foster dialogue and collaboration between individual artists, Upgrade!
International functions as an online, global network that gathers annually
in different cities to meet one another, showcase local art, and work on the
agenda for the following year.

Current Nodes: Boston (United States), Chicago (United States), Lisbon
(Portugal), Johannesburg (South Africa), Istanbul (Turkey), Montreal
(Canada), Munich (Germany), New York (United States), Oklahoma City (United
States), Scotland, Seoul (South Korea), Sofia (Bulgaria), Tel Aviv (Israel),
and Vancouver (Canada).

Future Nodes: Amsterdam (Netherlands), Athens (Greece), Liverpool (United
Kingdom), London (United Kingdom), Toronto (Canada), and Wellington (New
Zealand) will launch in the near future.

Organizations: Eyebeam, Turbulence.org, New Media Scotland, Art Centre Nabi,
The Western Front, The Society for Arts and Technology (SAT), InterSpace,
i-camp, DCA, CCA, No-Org.net, Art Interactive, NOMAD/santralistanbul,
program angels/lothringer13, Open-Node.com, t-u-b-e, C-M.TV, Lisboa 20, AT.
joburg, and the University of the Witwatersrand.

Upgrade! Background: Since April 1999, a group of new media artists and
curators have gathered in New York City. The first meeting took place at a
bar in the east village with Tim Whidden & Mark River [MTAA], Mark Napier
and founder Yael Kanarek. Upgrade! New York partnered with Eyebeam in March
2000.

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