El sabado 13 de marzo estaremos participando en el evento inaugural de Demina Laboratorio de Artes en la ciudad de Acapulco. Para este evento se organizo una exposición colectiva de arte electrónico conformada por la obra de artistas como Arcangel constantini (df) Ulises Barreda (aca ) y sus servidoras DreamAddictive ( tj).

En el No. 74 de la Revista ArtNexus aparece un texto de Marcela Quiroz sobre “Deep Thought, the audio entropy machine” instalación sonora que presentamos el mes de agosto en el espacio independiente Estación Tijuana. La realización de esta pieza fue posible gracias al apoyo de InSite.

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Primera Convocatoria 2010 > Patrones Visuales

La primera convocatoria de «Sinestesia Netlabel» explora la idea que subyace al concepto de simultaneidad sónica y visual propia del fenómeno sinestésico. Propone como punto de partida la reinterpretación de un lenguaje gráfico específico, que desde su naturaleza estática sugiere cualidades cinéticas y rítmicas, que lo hace comparable con otros medios de expresión, como la música y la poesía.

La revista Make acaba de lanzar versiones en español y japones de su ya conocido blog.

Entre los posts del mes de abril podrán encontrar uno dedicado al Open Source Orchestra donde se incluyen imágenes y vídeos del proyecto en proceso.

Aquí les dejamos un link a lo mejor de Make en Español del mes de abril.

Grand opening of Lui Velazquez 2.0
Saturday March 14th / Sabado 14 Marzo
7-9pm

Featuring the work of:

Susy Bielak
Dream Addictive Lab
Elle Mehrmand
Zac Montanaro
Priscilla Lázaro Rabago

Co-curated by Katherine Sweetman, Micha Cárdenas and Felipe Zuñiga

In contemporary western society, we have developed an intimate relationship with our simulations. Both simulation and reenactment have become part of our daily lives, and we are familiar with their logics. Simulation is so deeply embedded in our thinking, that many of our most important decisions are made based on simulation, such as the dropping of bombs. Yet simple, personal decisions in our daily lives are also made on simulations, such as weather simulations. In our homes at night, we watch the news and see reenactments of crimes. Our political struggles are influenced by the reenactments of the lives of historical figures and moments. Scientists rely on the logic of simulation to inform their decisions and conclusions, making the most sacrosanct act of ‘proof’ in our society, based on a simulation of, for example, biological behaviors. Legal decisions depend on reenactments such as in the assassination of JFK. In Simulacra and Simulation Baudrillard quotes Ecclesiastes saying “the simulacrum is never what hides the truth– It is truth that hides the fact that there is none. the simulacrum is true.” Today this idea still holds great significance as new forms of simulation and reenactment work themselves into our most private moments.

Artists are directly engaging with the logics of simulation and reenactment, using their vernaculars and exploring their dimensions and implications. In this show, we are presenting a number of pieces which deeply engage with simulation and reenactment. In Suzy Bielak’s “Quake/Temblor”, a reenactment of the Mexico City earthquake of 1985, we witness a reenactment of a moment from her personal history, using the technologies of scientific simulation. Elle Mehrmand’s “w3eks..” simulates her memory of 3 weeks of her life, providing an intimate reliving of her experience. Priscilla Lázaro Rabago’s performance and video both contains and recreates a puppet show, creating a nested topology of copies and simulations of humanness. Zac Montanaro’s “Missing Priest Puts Focus on Cluster Ballooning” reenacts a political act of communication through low tech border disturbance gestures. While Dream Addictive’s Untitled_Mood is a simulator of a virtual mirror with a memory, in which the viewers intimtate experience of their own image in the mirror is fractured and doubled through the memory of the mirror itself. These pieces explore multiple trajectories of simulation and evoke its place, embedded in our lives, between us and ourselves.

Lui Velazquez
Calle José Maria Larroque #273.
2do Piso, Int. 6, Colonia Federal.
Tijuana, Baja California.
Mexico, C.P. 22 300
flyer at: http://luivelazquez.com/lui_card1
directions at: http://luivelazquez.com/directions

The meeting theme “Chain Reaction” illustrates the network itself, the way it works and functions, correlates and interacts. The Upgrade!International started as a creative spark that gradually grew into an international group of nodes influencing each other continually through permanent communication. The meeting gathers Upgrade! nodes into one core event in Macedonia and will hopefully cause a positive chain reaction. Upgrade! network gathers annually or bi-annually, each time in a different city for a festival by artists who participated in the Upgrade! meetings around the world.

“Chain reaction” was initiated by 5 partner nodes (Upgrade! Belgrade, Upgrade! Berlin – Public Art Lab, Upgrade! Sofia – InterSpace, Upgrade! Istanbul – NOMAD and Upgrade! Skopje – Line Initiative and Movement) that are responsible for the main coordination and communication of the project with other nodes from the network.

The outcome of the meeting is a 4 day festival with various activities that are created by common effort of the Upgrade! International nodes. On this occasion 50 international artists, curators, and arts producers will gather in Skopje to meet, present art projects and further develop the network. The artistic program of this project is rich, diverse and presents the latest developments of the new media scene on international level.

The artistic program comprises 6 parts:

+ Exhibition

+ Public interventions

+ Live a/v performances

+ Performances

+ Screening program

+ Lectures

+ Workshops

These events will take place in different cultural spaces in the city centre. The vibrancy created by having the event happening throughout the city also serves to increase the opportunity for dialogue and place-making, letting the city and its people become part of the festival.

One major aim of the Upgrade! International 2008 meeting is to establish new forms of cultural exchange among the neighbouring countries in the Balkans. The partner nodes in the Balkans are working to show that culture continues to be a powerful force for regional cooperation. The nodes have already hosted smaller exchanges amongst themselves and have worked in a peer-to-peer mentorship capacity to help start and support new nodes in the area. This cooperation has allowed the organizers and local participants to foster a sense of confidence and unique identity amongst new media practitioners internationally. Due to our limited opportunities for mobility and cultural activism on a European and international level, the meeting in Skopje will be of great importance for the region. It’s an outstanding opportunity for many of the local cultural operators, artists, and curators to increase their knowledge and experiences and to share their expertise with others. Hosting the international meeting in Skopje in partnership with neighbouring nodes is a step forward towards creating ongoing cultural linkages in the Balkans.

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.

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, media artist Yael Kanarek.

Upgrade! New York partnered with Eyebeam in March 2000.
The first and the second Upgrade! International gatherings have taken place in the United States in 2005th and 2006th. After this experience, some members of the network expressed their wish to get familiar with other countries, artistic contexts and realities of Upgrade! members.
Upgrade! Skopje hosted by Line initiative and movement, received the network’s support to organize and host the 3rd international gathering in Skopje, Macedonia, between 11th and 14th September 2008.

En low electrónico tenemos tres años promoviendo y difundiendo la cultura digital de actualidad. Nos alegra mucho que los objetivos de promoción de la escena electrónica y la generación de redes de comunicación e información entre artistas, intelectuales y desarrolladores se esten logrando. Te invitamos a ser parte de la comunidad Low Electrónico enviando tus proyectos, agregando noticias o haciendo donativos, los cuales nos permitirán seguir mejorando el sitio para beneficio de todos los usuarios. Participar y compartir es lo que hace posible la democratización de los medios y del conocimiento. Gracias a todos los que nos ha apoyado dando forma a esta comunidad experimental. Nos vemos on line.