The Visual Collider Nina Czegledy and Marcus Neustetter Central and East European destinations:
Budapest, Hungary 1 September 6:30pm 2B Gallery, 1092 Raday U. 47 Opening speech by Janos Sugar Exhibition closing 9 September Bratislava, Slovak Republic 6 September 6:30pm Enter Gallery, Panska 13, 81101 Exhibition closing 22 September Vienna, Austria 9 September 7pm Machfeld Studio, Max Winter Platz 21, 1020 One night intervention Istanbul, Turkey 14 September 2pm-4pm Karakoy Communication Center Terrace, 2 Bankalar Caddesi, 34420 As par of the Imaginary Futures Special Event Following its first cycle of exhibitions in Vela Luka (Croatia), New York (USA), Banff (Canada) and Dalcrombie (Scotland), The Visual Collider continues its journey starting in Budapest and reappearing in Bratislava, Vienna and Istanbul in the second half of 2011. In May 1, 2011, the Large Hadron Collider in France - according to a press release - had uncovered the much sought-after subatomic particle. The God particle is the pet name for the Higgs boson. Leading up to this event, on November 29, 2009, billions of subatomic particles were smashed together in nano-seconds inside the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's most powerful particle accelerator, designed to mimic the first moments of the Big Bang, "bringing new understanding of the primordial universe". Thousands of scientists worked for decades to achieve this scientific spectacle, "challenging those who seek confirmation of established knowledge, and those who dare to dream beyond the paradigm." Inspired and intrigued by the Large Hadron Collider mega project, Nina Czegledy and Marcus Neustetter set out to create a visual collider for the images and impressions they produce individually. At the actual Collider every function including research, development and production, is based on principles and systems. In contrast our method is spontaneous, immediate and intentionally unsystematic. Nevertheless there are significant junctures. LHC is an immense scientific mission - paralleling our deep interest in the intersection of arts, science and technology. While in the sciences it is prudent to build on fundamental facts with analytical precision, in reality these investigations are often permeated with the exploration of the unknown, reaching unexpected revelations. "In our practice working with the bizarre, traveling towards unpredictable destinations is a regular pursuit. In science a negative experimental result might become as valid as an expected outcome." These unexpected results including happy accidents often lead to significant alternate solutions or theories. The adjacent images presented in this exhibition reveal unconventional interpretations frequently through unforeseen collisions. By employing a personal approach to the Visual Collider we challenge mega-projects such as the actual LHC, asking atypical questions concerning the experimental smashing together of information whether in the form of photographic light or protons. --- Nina Czegledy, artist, curator, academic, works internationally on collaborative art& science& technology projects. The ever changing perception of the human body and its environment and paradigm shifts in contemporary art is the focus of most of her projects. She has exhibited widely, won awards for her artwork and has lead and participated in workshops, forums and festivals worldwide. Czegledy curated and presented numerous international touring projects and published extensively. The Visual Collider touring project is developed and presented in collaboration with Marcus Neustetter. Latest projects include: Areosphere/Atmosphere (with Janine Randerson) @ New Plymouth Observatory, New Zealand (2011), Aura,Aurora in collaboration with Bettine Schuelke, Marton Andras Juhasz and Laszlo Kiss @ artMuse Festival 2011, Bocholt, Germany, and @ the Plein Air festival, 2B Gallery, Budapest, (2010). The Pleasure of Light co-curated with Rona Kopeczky, @ the Ludwig Museum, Budapest (2010) and the National Museum of Gdanks, Poland (2011), McLuhan in Europe (2011). Czegledy is a Senior Fellow, KMDI, University of Toronto, Associate Adjunct Professor Concordia University, Montreal, Senior Fellow, Hungarian University of Fine Arts, member of the Leonardo/ISAST Governing Board, member of Observatoire Leonardo des Arts des Techno-Sciences OLATS, and contributing editor to LEA. www.ninaczegledy.net Johannesburg based artist, cultural activist and producer, Marcus Neustetter, reflects critically and playfully on his context through his art and collaborative projects. His strategy has been to pro-actively create, play and experiment to build opportunities and experiences that investigate, reflect and provoke. Mostly process driven, his production of art at the intersection of art, science and technology has led him to work in a multi-disciplinary approach from conventional drawings to permanent and temporary site specific installations, mobile and virtual interventions and socially engaged projects internationally. In the past 15 years Marcus Neustetter has been consistently producing and exhibiting art www.marcusneustetter.com and, in partnership with Stephen Hobbs, has been active with his art production lab The Trinity Session and in their collaborative capacity as Hobbs/Neustetter www.onair.co.za. In current projects Neustetter is developing structures of observation and interventions in Sutherland, the Cradle of Humankind and the Inner City of Johannesburg, is featured on group shows at the UNISA Gallery, Standard Bank Gallery and Circa Gallery, exhibiting at the Joburg Art Fair, touring The Visual Collider with Nina Czegledy, presenting works in dialogue with Walter Stach in Vienna, and embarking on an intervention as Hobbs/Neustetter in Mali in October. _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
