Filed under Audio Visual performance , Processing , webcam
A new place on the intersection of art and technology, amberPlatform, will open its doors to artists and art followers on February 26th, 2010 at 7.30pm.
amberPlatform aims to become a permenant center for research, production and sharing of art and technology and will provide a space for seminars, workshops, artist presentations, exhibitions, and performances. The center also initiated a residency program, which will compose a backdrop for international communion and partnerships with projects of cultural exchange and collaboration including artists and initiatives which do not partake on the widespread artistic circulation networks.
BIS – Body Process Arts Association is an Istanbul based initiative that aims to explore artistic forms of expression at the conjuction of the body and the digital process. amberPlatform is established by BIS in partnership with Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency. BIS has been organizing amberFestival and amberConference, also established amberNetwork, an international network of people who work on Arts and Technology, and continues to work on the field.
amberPlatform will be opening on February 26th, 2010 at 7 : 30 pm with a performance by Korhan Erel and Sevket Akinci and will be hosting its first exhibition in the following week which will include Candle Lights by Payman Abbasian, Future Kiss by Lenka Klimesava and Blow In by Ekmel Ertan.
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Payman Abbasian – Candle Lights
I’ve been analyzing the video from a web-cam to find the highest concentration of brightness, then I use it as an starting point to apply/add computer generated fluid waves and particles to it as if it’s coming out of the fire, I found it an interesting idea to create an interactive experience, using processing as its programming environment.
Lenka Klimesova – Future Kiss
Future Kiss is a happening that involves interaction among participants wearing masks, equipped with a vibration chip and a kiss detector. The project represents a possible solution to the problem of human contact during a possible epidemic attack in the near future. It also warns against a loss of personal intimacy due to the spread of technology in our material world.
Ekmel Ertan – Blow In
Blow In is an online system for diverse communities to share an event physically-yet-online. "Blow In" connects people remotely yet in a physical way in order to achieve a goal. The participants have to blow into a DIY windmill to constitute and partake in its action. The action can be a protest against the stupidity of a politician, public lies or generic injustice. Artists can use this tool to publicly activate their work. Activist can use it to bring people together for a cause. Friends can play online games based on physical effort. Even believers can pray remotely but communally.