the upgrade!istanbul #5

[basak at nomad-tv.net]

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 “low-fi” (analogical) constellation, with the help of which the “compositions” 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 “analogical” 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 “low-tech” music instrument. The pictorial material of the different “compositions” 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 (“unit 739” . “nr.7-G” . “nr.27-1-2-3” . “for two monitors”. “for a question”. “for Europe”.”for monitor, projector, bass and computer”.“nr.25” . "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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