Wow! What a great set of events. And supporting shyness in social media is a great concept.
: ) R On 27/10/2011 23:37, Helen Sloan wrote: > Hi Netbehaviour > > A bit of promotion here, but if you can get to Brighton on Saturday there's > our project and many others that might be of interest. > > Best > Helen > > Dear Colleagues and Friends > > It would be great if you could join us at Phoenix in Brighton for SCAN, > University of Sussex and Phoenix Brighton's contribution to the huge number > of events happening in Brighton throughout the night on Saturday 29th > October. > > Please check out the full programme at: http://www.whitenightnuitblanche.com > > Details of our event are below - a curated exhibition and event in response > to the findings from a research project 'Supporting Shyness in Pervasive > Media' by the Departments of Informatics and Sociology at University of > Sussex. > > Very best > Helen > Helen Sloan > Director, SCAN and Curator of Like Shadows: A Celebration of Shyness > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Like Shadows: A Celebration of Shyness > A night of exhibition, interactive installations, performance, intervention, > screening, music and contemplation > 29 October 2011, 20.00 (BST) 02.00 (GMT), Phoenix Brighton > 10 - 14 Waterloo Road, Brighton > http://www.phoenixarts.org > > The contemporary Œideal¹ visitor to an art event is considered to be > extrovert, visibly active and willing to participate. This extends to social > networking where we are encouraged to share our lives, take part and > interact in surveys, games and flash mobs. ŒShare or die¹ is the mantra of > the 21st Century for those with a lifestyle based on the network. But what > about people who want to be private and to share their experiences in more > contemplative ways? Inspired by research on Shyness in Pervasive Media from > the Departments of Informatics and Sociology, University of Sussex, Like > Shadows offers the opportunity to experience and participate in events at a > range of levels to suit the visitor. While most artworks gently encourage > participation from the audience, there will also be quiet areas for > different forms of engagement and reflection. Comments and quotes about > shyness or the exhibition can be left visibly or anonymously. Some work is > playful and humorous, other work seriously looks at the behaviours exhibited > through shyness and plays or experiments with that. As with all art, > engagement is necessary to have a good experience but how you choose to > engage is up to you. There is live music at the end of the evening (as well > as most exhibits still running). And remember that the DJ or performer > might be hiding behind the performance to avoid direct social contact. > > One of the projects involves shredding waste paper. If you would like to > bring any paper for shredding on the night that would be very welcome. You > can shred in public or in private, it is your choice. > > Artists and performers: Jeannie Driver, Anna Dumitriu (the artist partner on > the project), Foundations of Software Systems Lab, Tina Gonsalves with Matt > Iacobini, Peter Hardie, Tom Keene and Kypros Kyprianou, Alex May, Rebecca > Helen Page, Olu Taiwo and Alexa Wright. > > Music from: Richard Davis, Timothy Didymus and Morgan > > Running order > > 20.00 (BST) - 02.00 (GMT) > Jeannie Driver > Foundations of Software Systems Lab > Ben Swailes > Tina Gonsalves with Matt Iacobini > Peter Hardie > Tom Keene and Kypros Kyprianou > Alex May > Alexa Wright > > > 20.00 - 0.00 Anna Dumitriu > 20.00 - 00.00 (earliest) Alternate performances on the hour Rebecca Helen > Page and Olu Taiwo > 00.30 Timothy Didymus, Live performance > 01.15 Ricard Davis, Live performance > 1.30 - 2.00 (GMT) Morgan, DJ (1.5 hour set celebrating 2.00 twice) > > Curated by Helen Sloan, SCAN > > Like Shadows: A Celebration of Shyness is supported by the Engineering and > Physical Sciences Research Council, as part of Supporting Shy Users in > Pervasive Computing > http://www.informatics.sussex.ac.uk/research/projects/shyness/tiki-index.php > ?page=Supporting+Shy+Users+in+Pervasive+Computing undertaken by the > departments of Informatics http://www.sussex.ac.uk/informatics/ and > Sociology http://www.sussex.ac.uk/sociology/ at The University of Sussex and > by Brighton and Hove City Council. > > http://www.scansite.org > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
