I'm currently on an Electronic Symposium organizing comittee. Focusing on
the use of New Technologies applied to all Arts Forms, our call for
submissions has been sent all over the world. The deadline for entries
regarding performances, exhibitions and Net Art is Over, BUT....
I'm "presiding" a comittee which focuses on a Cafe project, heart of the
Symposium.( which will held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, next September)
This entity will be the party place for one week, but will also includes
telecommunication events with other cities, interactive works and Net
access to art site.
My first concern today is in the weeks to come to get adressess from
Sites (Mosaic or others) which presents different aspects of Net Art
implying mixmedias (experimental techno and ambient music with graphics,
art... etc....)
We should give access to this site during the week of the event, and are
willing to developp an interface to direct connect to them. This has to
be made prior to the event.
My second concern is that two of us being deeply involved in the techno
scene in Montreal have brought to the Organizing comittee the idea of a
final Party. It has been agreed.It will imply a huge techno set-up. We
are currently working on bringing over a VJ team from Australia as well
as Djs from abroad. The Montreal visual group Synergie will also be
involved. Artist from various area (robotics, computewr graphics) will
also be involved. Sounds great. Yes , for us Techno music has a major
place in such event
But.......
On other hand, regarding the 450 projects we've got I was quite
disapointing to see No Art Works regarding the techno scene, and in the
field of music to receive so much Dat tapes regarding ElectroAcoustic music.
You know, people willing their music made with tapes to be heard in the
contexte of this symposium. It's quite obvious that this music made with
such hardware has Not its place in this event if we compare it to techno
music.
So my second concern is that in the context of the Cafe des Sens
Emergents, we should have kiosks to freely look to tapes, hear Cds or tapes.
I am wondering today, regarding the Boring musics we've got, if anybody
out there would be interested if such a context exist, to send Promos
that would be heard by attendees from all over the world that are going
to attend this major event ????????
If anyone interested, contact me first........
The problem of such a symposium is who you reach, and unfortunately
people we like from not so distant cities have not been informed, and it
really disturbs me.
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Eric "Aleph6"
Neurom-X
Interactive Communication
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