Hallo,
auch wenn es unwahrscheinlich ist, dass jemand aus Dland /Europa fuer
diese Arbeiten nach Christchurch kommt, so mag es vielleicht doch
interessant sein, was wir hier im Rahmen der Biennale zeigen.....
Gruesse, Susanne
Scape 2006 Biennial of Art in Public Space /don't misbehave!/ in New
Zealand presents 4 new media based artworks:
The group SIMPEL contributes Paper Cup Telephone Network (PCTN).
Do you remember stringing two cups together and talking with your
friend? Well, the PCTN is the same, but imagine people around the
world whose cups are all tied together, so that everyone can speak to
anyone, any time, for free. The PCTN uses a combination of string and
internet technologies to create a free and open communication system
similar to Antonio Meucci's (the inventor of the telephone) vision for
the telephone, a social network where everyone speaks to everyone.
This project is by the new media art group SIMPEL. SIMPEL is Matthew
Biederman (CA), Aleksandar Erkalovic (HR), Lotte Meijer (NL), and Adam
Hyde (NZ).
http://www.simpel.cc
Forecourt of Christchurch Art Gallery and south quad of Arts Centre
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Auckland based media artist Sean Kerr installs Neighbourhood Watch.
Neighbourhood Watch consists of a number of peering eyes which create
an inquisitive neighbourhood in the central urban area of
Christchurch, unsettling and interrupting the locals in the
surrounding environment. These animated eyes are goggling out of
windows, observing the ever-changing scenery of Christchurch's
streets, and participating in public commentary.
http://seankerr.net/
Worcester Boulevard
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Swiss artist Johannes Gees will make you see The Christchurch Menetekel.
The work is a collaborative, interactive laser text installation
inspired by the story of King Belshazzar's feast, from the biblical
Book of Daniel. Taking its cue from the flaming Hand of God and its
mysterious warning in the story, Menetekel writes messages on walls in
laser light and invites the public to text their own contributions and
responses back. The artwork addresses the public's relationship with
religion and its meaning in contemporary art and society.
http://www.johannesgees.com
30 Sept 7pm--12am, 1 - 4 Oct 8 pm - 12 am, Cathedral Square
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Auckland based collective et al. presents /untitled/, 2006.
An installation in which multi-media components including synthesised
voice and video projection and an internet feed from Google Earth are
situated in a fenced and empty enclosure. Apparently integral to the
GE imagery are 5 animated units which move over an area of the Middle
East. The Google Earth link was first used by et al. as a component in
the /fundamental practice/ Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane 2006.
Christchurch Art Gallery
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A discussion panel entitled "Beyond spectacle: media art in public
space" will look at the strategies and the effect of media art
practice in public space. On the panel with Susanne Jaschko are
Johannes Gees, Sean Kerr and Matthew Biederman.
Sunday Oct 1, 4 pm, Christchurch Art Gallery
*Scape 2006 Biennial of Art in Public Space /don't misbehave!/
Sept 30 - Nov 12, 2006
Christchurch, New Zealand
www.scapebiennial.org.nz*
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susanne jaschko
curator Scape 2006 Biennal
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