FINAL CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS deadline extended to 16.01.04*
futuresonic04 29.04.04 - 02.05.04 urbis and city wide manchester. uk an international festival of electronic music and media arts featuring artistic showcases, club events, workshops, discussions, installations, and interventions futuresonic04 theme | mobile connections artistic projects exploring how perceptions of space and time are reconfigured by wireless and mobile media, from the radio to mobile telephony and wireless networks. themes to include wireless interfaces, locative media, location based sound, and mobile phone culture futuresonic04 theme | turntable re:mix to mark the 25th anniversary of the technics 1200mk2 record deck, one of the most iconic cultural artefacts of the 20th century, a series of events will showcase the many diverse forms of turntable music and look over the horizon at emerging formats and post-turntable music futuresonic04 conference a conference hosted by urbis will explore the theme of mobile connections participate we welcome submissions of artistic projects for the mobile connections artistic programme and conference. the deadline for submissions has been extended to 16.01.04. | electronic submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] | postal submissions to futuresonic. po box 20. manchester. m60 1we. uk *the deadline extension covers submissions of individual performances, projects and conference presentations only. submissions of events and conference sessions will no longer be accepted. we regret that we cannot promise to respond to every request individually. futuresonic04 satellites a series of mobile connections events will be staged prior to futuresonic04, commencing with the mobiliotopia session at transmediale04 presented in collaboration with the locative media lab. www.mobileconnections.org || MOBILE CONNECTIONS AT FUTURESONIC04 || the mobile connections artistic programme and associated conference is a collaboration between futuresonic, urbis, university of salford and liverpool school of art and design, john moores university. out of the galleries and off the screen. the futuresonic04 international festival of electronic music and media arts shall explore the theme of mobile connections, bringing together media artists, musicians, game developers and technical innovators working in wireless and locative media, to present a range of artistic projects, workshops and debates. just as recording enabled sound to be heard apart from the place and time of its creation and radio made possible remote listening, so a new generation of communication media is now reconfiguring perceptions of space and time, and transforming the nature of the art object and the musical event. the emergence of locative media art, predictions of the imminent bursting of the 802.11 bubble, and the introduction of location based services for mobile phones have brought into focus a set of interests concerned with wireless and locative media, and have created a space that increasing numbers of artists are starting to explore. mobile connections will explore how wireless technologies enable place and location to be experienced in different ways, and look at the diverse ways in which artists have pushed the limits, and solicited unexpected or unforeseen results, from communication media past and present, from the radio and turntable, to mobile telephony, streaming and wireless lan. | areas of interest | wireless interfaces | wireless technologies offer non-restrictive interfaces that enable movement and interaction free from cables and physical connections. how do these change the relationship between technology and the body, and what artistic interventions are available at the interface between the body and the nearest node? location based sound | location location location. how can sound artists explore the convergence of wireless and locative media, what new perspectives does it suggest on site specific sound, and how can urban space be navigated through sound? locative media | an emerging artform is coalescing around programmers, artists and theorists who are exploring how locative media can be appropriated for user-led mapping and collaborative cartography. leading practitioners will be brought together to explore the expansive domain of 'geo hacking' in which augmented reality coincides with social and geographical space in many interesting ways. mobile gaming | how will a new generation of games platforms exploit location data and use wireless technologies and mobile phones to create game zones that occupy urban spaces and that are intertwined with the fabric of everyday life? communication and control | where is the cutting edge of location research, who is controlling it, and how do communication and control converge when technologies previously used for surveillance are marketed as consumer products? mobile city | how do mobile and wireless technologies enable us to experience the city in different ways, and how is culture being transformed at a time at which, with the introduction of a new generation of always-on mobile media players, the mobile looks set to become a primary media platform? | futuresonic04 | since its first major festival in 1996, futuresonic has sought to explore the connections between electronic music, media arts and contemporary culture, and become established as a significant international event. futuresonic04 will present a wide range of artistic showcases, discussions and workshops, with one curatorial strand exploring the area of mobile connections, and another presenting a series of turntable music events to mark the 25th anniversary of the technics 1200mk2 record deck, a device that has connected the diverse circuits of electronic music and that has become one of the most iconic cultural artefacts of the 20th century. in 2002 futuresonic presented some highly successful events under the banner of migrations, looking at movements of peoples and sounds, and the many transverse connections between artforms and cultures. futuresonic04 will shift the focus to the new kinds of events and artforms made possible by communications technologies, and to a different kind of mobility or connectedness that plays upon the limits of technological media. | urbis | the festival will be hosted by urbis, a landmark six-story glass building rising high above manchester city centre. its mission as a centre for urban culture is to reveal trends and elements of contemporary urban culture and explore the cities of today and tomorrow. three floors of multimedia exhibitions explore life in cities around the world and how people experience the urban environment, while its 1st floor and events programme explores the best of what is now and what could be next in urbanity. mobile technology is increasingly becoming the common language of the urban interface, and as such is an area of great interest for urbis. | information | futuresonic04 festival information: www.futuresonic.com mobile connections information: www.mobileconnections.org *full programme details available from february 04*
