Tactics and Practice: New Media Drivers
a pilot seminar in new media arts
www.aksioma.org/seminar

1 – 5 June 2010, Kino Šiška, Ljubljana, Slovenia

New media arts. Whether you make it, curate it, present it, write about 
it, teach it, programme it, or shape it in some other way, its 
constantly evolving technologies, a tendency to venture into unknown 
territories and mingle with diverse disciplines, and a predisposition 
for critical self-reflection and social discourse fuse new media arts 
into a fast-paced field that demands frequent updating of the drivers 
that operate its machinery.

Thus, the 5-day pilot seminar Tactics and Practice: New Media Drivers 
aims to refresh and expand the new media arts educational offering in 
Slovenia and provide useful tools and insights into the field for 
creators at various stages in their careers. By utilizing various 
teaching methods and modalities (lectures, coaching sessions, workshops, 
conversations, participatory actions, performances, presentations) the 
seminar connects the new generation of new media arts creators with 
renowned professionals in the field to build a bridge from an academic 
“learning environment” to a “working environment”, and champions the 
values of process-oriented and lifelong learning through direct contact, 
communication, and dialogue.

The seminar compiles a snapshot of the state of new media art today from 
different angles while at the same time wanting to “demystify” it. 
Regardless of how you currently contribute or seek to contribute to the 
field, you are invited to participate in the week’s events and update 
your own new media drivers.


PROGRAMME

PERFORMANCES
Tuesday, 1 June, 20:00 > Robotcowboy, Dan Wilcox aka danomatika (US)
Thursday, 3 June, 21:00 > the benchmark consort (laptop participatory 
performance), hans w. koch (DE)
Friday, 4 June, 21:00 > Cirkulacija 2 (SI)
Friday, 4 June, 22:00 > Un-drum 2: The Chinese Connection, Tarek Atoui (LB)

EXHIBITION
Wednesday, 2 June, 21:00 at Kapelica Gallery> Global Bearing, Norimichi 
Hirakawa (JP)

CONVERSATIONS
Wednesday, 2 June, 19:00 >Education models: Simge Esin (TR) with Seppo 
Gründler (AT)
Wednesday, 2 June, 20:00 > Festival director: Simona Lodi (IT) with 
Jurij Krpan (SI)
Thursday, 3 June, 19:00 > Theoretician: Marco Deseriis (IT) with Sunčica 
Ostoić (HR)
Thursday, 3 June, 20:00 > Editor: Alessandro Ludovico (IT) with Janez 
Janša (SI)
Friday, 4 June, 19:00 > Artists: monochrom (AT) with Vuk Ćosić (SI)
Friday, 4 June, 20:00 > Curator: Domenico Quaranta (IT) with Dunja 
Kukovec (SI)

PARTICIPATORY ACTION
Frida V. (Free Ride Data Acquisiton Vehicle), Luka Frelih (SI)
Wednesday to Friday, 2 to 4 June 2010, 15:00–19:00, Hourly bicycle rides
Wednesday, 2 June, 17:00, Presentation about Frida V.

LECTURES
Wednesday, 2 June, 10:00 > New Media Object; Srečo Dragan (SI), Borut 
Batagelj (SI)
Thursday, 3 June, 10:00 > Sound and Light in Public Space; Seppo 
Gründler (AT), Daniel Fabry (AT), Thomas Radeke (AT)

WORKSHOPS
Wednesday, 2 June, 11:00–12:00 > Introduction to net TV; Dušan Bučar (SI)
Wednesday, 2 June, 14:00–18:00 > Interactive Net Panoramas ‘10; Srečo 
Dragan (SI), Borut Batagelj
Thursday, 3 June, 11:30–18:00 > Sound and Light in Public Space; Seppo 
Gründler (AT), Daniel Fabry (AT), Thomas Radeke (AT)
Thursday, 3 June, 14:00–18:00 > Workshop and Round Table for Musicians 
and Sound Artists: Tarek Atoui (LB)
Friday, 4 June, 14:00–18:00 > syncing hard & soft – a therapy session 
for your personal computer's split personality, hans w. koch (DE)

COACHING
Friday, 4 June, 10:00–12:30 > 3 artists meet with 3 experts: Seppo 
Gründler (AT), Jurij Krpan (SI) and Sunčica Ostoić (HR)

PRESENTATION OF MA WORKS
Opening: Tuesday, 1 June, 20:00 > Presentation of projects by students 
in MA programmes at ALUO, Ljubljana (SI) and FH JOANNEUM, Graz (AT)

EVALUATION
Saturday, 5 June, 11:00–14:00 > Evaluation of Seminar and brainstorming 
for future education programmes and activities.



Producer > Aksioma - Institute for Contemporary Art, Ljubljana
Coproducers > Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture and Media and 
Interaction Design at FH JOANNEUM - University of Applied Sciences, Graz
Partners > ALOU - University of Ljubljana, Academy of Fine Arts and 
Design and Kapelica Gallery
Financial supporters > the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of 
Slovenia and the Municipality of Ljubljana – Department of Culture


CONTACT
Marcela Okretic
Aksioma –Institute for Contemporary Art, Ljubjana
Neubergerjeva ulica 25
SI - 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
tel: +386 (0)1 430 15 01
fax: +386 (0)591 90877
gsm: +386 (0)41 250830
[email protected]

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