[spectre] TRONDHEIM MATCHMAKING 2007!

[Espen Gangvik]

Trondheim Matchmaking 2007 – NATURE [of man],
festival for art & technology, oct 19 – 20!

Arranged by TEKS – Trondheim Electronic Arts Centre.

Full program and lots of background materiale at http://www.matchmaking.no

Nature can be defined as the physical world containing all natural phenomenas and living things, including the forces and mechanisms that collectively controls and run these processes independently of human volition or intervention. Mankind has tried to master and refine these mechanisms from its very beginning.

“NATURE [of man]” presents artists and researchers with projects that takes a deeper look into man´s relation to nature, and the consequences and possibilities that lies therein.

Trondheim Matchmaking proudly presents 16 artists + students, from 10 countries:
Aaron Spectre / Alan Rath / Antony Hall / Ben Hibon / Donna Conlon / Eduardo Kac / Guy Ben-Ary / Ivar Smedstad / Michael Fakesch / Per Platou / Roman Kirschner / Simon Blackmore / Stacey Spiegel / Steven Symons / Taprikk Sweezee / Theo Jansen

Conference friday oct. 19 & 20 from 10.00 AM at BLÆST.

Exhibition opens friday oct. 19 at 7.00 PM at Trøndelag Centre for Contemporary Arts.

Concert saturday night at BLÆST from 8.00 PM till 1.00 AM:
Nordic Sound Art (NO, DK, SE) / Owlproject (UK) / Drumcorps (US) / MICHAEL FAKESCH feat. TAPRIKK SWEEZEE (DE)!
In addition will the animation “Codehunter” by Ben Hibon (UK) and the videocollage “Centuryfuge” by Ivar Smedstad (NO) be showed.

Registration at http://www.matchmaking.no . Students and seniors free!