During transmediale 2012 the video installation archiving.netart can be seen in the foyer of HKW. It consists of documentation of ephemeral net art pieces that have been shown at past transmediale festivals, and thus ties in closely with the panel discussion web.video – the new net.art? in the Theatersaal on 1 February at 11:00.
Mort Aux Vaches Extra Extra is a compositional project launched by the musical maverick and warrior Gæoudjiparl to radically engage with and solve the crisis in computer music and media art. The project encompasses several albums, interactive game books, an autonomous school, and now the large-scale installation MORT AUX VACHES EKSTRA EXTRA – THE GIVE AWAY! For the installation...
STRFLD Simulation is a direct dubbing machine for sound layering with two turntables and an effects tower. lu-cut and actylat interconnect a dj set with rhythmised feedback rooms.
Fictions arising from the source material become audible when the STRFLD Simulation overdrives the not yet amplified frequencies.
The exhibition The Jeremy Bailey Collection with works by Jeremy Bailey opens directly after the McLuhan Lecture. The exhibition is co-presented by transmediale 2012 and the Marshall McLuhan Salon of the Embassy of Canada. | Date: 1 Feb, 20:00 - 22:00, Address: Marshall McLuhan Salon, Embassy of Canada, Ebertstr. 14, 10117 Berlin
Steam Machine Music is a homebuilt mechanical instrument made mostly from vintage Meccano parts. The instrument is driven by a steam engine that provides the whole instrument with energy. The sound material is generated from various strings, dynamos and music boxes but the most important sound generating part is the sound of the machine itself, the rhythmic patterns and pulsating drones of the steam engine, the squeaking of the gear trains.
Taking its inspiration from DIY culture and notions of virality, reSource networks is about finding timely ways of (self-)empowerment. Both regarding the online and the offline world we are looking at networking as a method to overcome proprietary standards and as a political strategy during conflicts. | Read more about reSource networkshere.
The events in reSource activism are characterised by a search for new forms of participation and critique in the fields of art and technology. What does "activism" mean in Web 2.0 times when apparently counter-cultural interventions are swept up and transformed almost instantly by the commercial sphere? Which strategies and tactics are possible? | Read more about reSource activism here.