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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kanarinka [mailto:kanarinka at ikatun.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002, 6:13 AM
> To: syndicate at anart.no
> Subject: [syndicate] RE: The iKatun Collective presents "Paradise" - Sept.18 -
> Sept. 25
> 
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> [[[ Printable version: http://www.ikatun.com/ParadisePressRelease.pdf
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> 
> 
> The iKatun Collective presents
> 
> Paradise: A large-scale interactive artwork at the intersection of Art &
> Technology
> 
> Opening reception: Saturday, September 21st from 6PM to 8PM at the Mills
> Gallery, Boston, MA
> 
> Media Contact
> Pirun | 617-501-6538 | paradise at ikatun.com
> 
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> "Paradise", a large-scale interactive installation created by the iKatun
> collective and based on
> Dante's Paradise will be running at the Boston Center for the Arts'
> Leland Center from September
> 18 - 25.
> 
> iKatun's Paradise is based on Dante's Paradise from the Divine Comedy,
> however, iKatun's
> Paradise is not about perfect morality but about perfect information.
> iKatun's Paradise alludes to
> a faultless model of information to which all media systems aspire and a
> space where entropy
> does not exist.
> 
> Visitors to the Paradise installation walk through labyrinths of white
> fabric and minimalist
> soundscapes to reach a large grid of LED lights controlled by a computer
> program. The LED grid
> runs patterns of light based on "The Game of Life" [1]. The patterns
> change and evolve based on
> the visitor's voice.
> 
> Paradise involved the work of more than 10 local artists, programmers,
> engineers, and musicians
> working collaboratively over the past year. Paradise will be presented
> at the Boston Center for the
> Arts' Leland Center in conjunction with the South End Open Studios
> weekend and other exhibits
> at the Mills Gallery and the Cyclorama.
> 
> The opening reception will be on Saturday, September 21st from 6PM to
> 8PM at the Mills Gallery,
> located at 539 Tremont Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116. Paradise
> will be open to the public
> at the Leland Center from September 18 - 26. On weekdays, the hours are
> 12PM to 5PM.
> Saturday, September 21st: 11AM - 10PM. Sunday, September 21st: 12PM -
> 6PM.
> 
> About iKatun
> www.ikatun.com
> iKatun is a non-profit collective of artists and technologists
> co-founded in 2000 by Catherine
> D'Ignazio and Savic Rasovic. iKatun creates multimedia, installation,
> and performance artworks
> in physical space and cyberspace. iKatun also curates and produces art
> exhibits that bring
> technology and interactivity into the artwork. iKatun works in a
> uniquely collaborative way that
> involves the efforts of many different types of professionals including
> artists, engineers,
> programmers, designers, musicians and administrators. iKatun is a 501c3
> organization based in
> Boston, MA.
> 
> ###
> iKatun
> 21 Symphony Rd. 1-A, Boston MA 02115 Tel: 617/501-6538 Email:
> info at ikatun.com
> 
> [1] For more information on the Game of Life, please view this link:
> http://www.math.com/students/wonders/life/life.html
>