live a/v project research "space & place" #2

Expo 58 in Brussel

SPACE
- Atomium

"The Atomium is a structure that is half way between sculpture and architecture, symbolising an iron of cristal, magnified 165 billion times. Throughout the ages, man has sought to give architectural expression to his desire for height; towers, pyramids, belfries, cathedrals,…
The Atomium, in particular, embodies the audacity of an epoch that seeks to confront the destiny of man with scientific discovery."

By Mr. A. Waterkeyn
Atomium


RESEARCH
- Le poeme electronique

Originally performed during the universal exhibition of Bruxelles in 1958.
A mix of colors, lights, sounds, voices, images and electroacoustic music.
As Le Corbusier said himself : "Le Poème électronique se propose de montrer, au sein d'un tumulte angoissant, notre civilisation partie à la conquête des temps modernes".
"Le poeme electronique proposes to show,within a distressing tumult, our civilization on her way to conquest modern times"

This was the one of the first live audiovisual performances.
The Phillipspaviljoen does not exist anymore.

By Le Corbusier, Varese & Xenakis
Phillipspaviljoen

live a/v project research "space & place"

Researching the space & place for live audiovisual art.

"Beyond the white walls of the gallery, the black box of the theatre or the darkened interior of the cinema, there are other forms of expression where the relationship between artist and place is of primary importance. An artist’s response to the qualities and conditions of a particular place is central to the development of a project." Artangel

Genius loci;
‘spirit of the place’
The prevailing character or atmosphere of a place.

- The search for a space (in brussel)
- Research on the place (qualities & conditions)
- Developing the project (based on space & place)

I am eyekino

I am eyekino, I create, I am a mechanical eye.
Show you the world as I see it.
Now and forever, I free myself from human immobility.
I am in constant motion, I draw near then away from objects.
Maneuvering in the chaos of movement.
Starting with movements composed of the most complex combinations
for exploration, from the chaos of visual phenomena that fills space.
Eyekino lives and moves in time and space.
She gathers and records impressions in a different form than the human eye.

hello from olga

Hi all,

Sorry for leaving earlier at the first week without say goodbye. I had been suffering from severe neck-aches all week, and on thursdays I just had enough..
I have enjoyed first edition very much. Especially proccessing was very cool.

>> short introduction here: My name is Olga and I work as a media artist in Eindhoven, Netherlands. I have been working on various interdisciplinairy projects in the fields of live visual performance, interactive installations, video-productions.

I also curate audiovisual arts and live cinema events. (State of the Image, Imageradio, Plaza+>>jan. 2008).


Looking forward to the 2nd week, next year!

Cheers,
Olga

Random images #2

This time from the exhibition of Holger Lippman at Mediaruimte. Running as realtime software, these pieces are self-running and autonomous of the artist, yet are clearly connected to concepts of live cinema. See this text by Inke Arns for a discussion of the performative qualities of software.


Holger Lippmann - Minimal Garden


Holger Lippmann - Minimal Garden


Holger Lippmann - Groundtracker 2


Lab[au]: Pixflow