and inquiries
regarding submissions should be made to Rasa Smite [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Deadline for submissions: February 1, 2006 (for abstracts)
(+ for finished texts: April 15, 2006)
((( w a v e s ))
* Conceptual background:
By Armin Medosch
? at the RIXC
Media Space (11. Novembra Krastmala 35, entrance from Minsterejas iela).
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Organisers: the RIXC Center for New Media Culture
Idea: Armin Medosch
Curatorial team: Raitis Smits, Rasa Smite, Armin Medosch (UK/AT).
Curator assistants and managers: Daina Silina, Signe Pucena.
Film programme curator
Bonaccini and Xavier Fourt / Bureau
d'études, Ewen Chardronnet /Semaphore/Ellipse,
Horia Cosmin Samoila / Ghostlab, Alejandra Perez
Nunez / El Pueblo de China, Benjamin Cadon /
Labomedia) and RIXC artists and producers team
(Raitis Smits, Rasa Smite, Martins Ratniks, Linda
Vebere, Agnese Rucina
should be made to Rasa Smite [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The RESEARCH texts should consist of 12000 - 15000 characters (i.e. 8
pages A4, 12 pt) + references.
(the ARTISTIC abstracts/texts - 2000-4000 characters)
Language: English (all texts will be also translated in to Latvian).
TOPICS:
The publication
, are invited send a brief description of the work plus
Links, and other relevant information, to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(and/or to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rasa Smite))
There are no restrictions, however, we would prefer work which is in process/
performative/ in action, requires artist's assistance and possibly
, Address: Ratslaukums 1.
**
For any furher information please contact:
RIXC,
11. Novembra krastmala 35 - 201,
Riga, LV 1050, Latvia
Phone: +371-67228478 (office), +371-26546776 (mob., Rasa Smite)
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://rixc.lv/08
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SPECTRE list
Hausswolff (SE),
Voldemaars Johansons (LV), Arijana Kajfes (SE),
Mari Keski-Korsu un Mika Meskanen (FI/DE), Paul
Klotz (NL), Karin Lingnau, Martin Hesselmeier
(DE), Marie-Jeanne Musiol (CA), Pascal Petzinger
(NL), Catherine Richards (CA), RIXC (Rasa Smite,
Raitis Smits, Martins Ratniks, Linda
- 12.20 (25 min) - José Luis de Vicente.
ATLAS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SPACE: MAPPING ART AND
SOCIETY INTO SPECTRUM REGULATION
12.20 - 12.30 (10 min) Coffee break
12.30 - 12.55 (25 min) - Anton Kolodinski.
EMERGING EMF TECHNOLOGIES AND CHILDREN
12.55 - 13.20 (25 min) - Rasa Smite. SPECTRAL
ECOLOGY
dear Spectre,
please see below Call for sending proposals for ART AND RENEWABLE
TECHNOLOGIES symposium that will take place in Latvia, Aizpute town,
best regards,
Rasa
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Dear Spectre!
i am happy to inform you that we (e-lab/rixc/riga) have now re-made
Xchange website, please check out:
http://xchange.re-lab.net
Xchange is a pioneering streaming audio and sound art project on the
Internet. It was launched in 1997 by Riga based artists group E-LAB
(Rasa
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Stream: Networks and Sustainability
Chairs: Rasa Smite (director of RIXC, The Center for New Media
Culture, Riga) and Armin Medosch (media artist, writer and curator,
Vienna and London
their functionality.
WE ARE ON THE NET _ net.art.lv exhibition features works by Latvian
artists Rasa Smite, Raitis Smits, Martins Ratniks, Janis Garancs,
Kristine Kursisa, Miks Mitrevics, Girts Korps, Arvids Alksnis, Reinis
Petersons, Janis Avotins, Oskars Poikans, Peteris Kimelis and others
for Transdisciplinary
Research on Art, Science, Technology and Society
Edited by Rasa Smite, Armin Medosch, Kerstin Mey, Raitis Smits
Published by RIXC (Riga) and MPLab of Liepaja university, 2011.
ISSN 1407-2858
* Energy makes change
In human society, energy is the most essential
resource driving its
sustainability, and are interested in a deeper understanding of
technology.
Please send your short abstract (ca. 200 words) and bio (ca. 60 words)
to e-mail: rixc (at) rixc.lv and / or rasa (at) rixc.lv (Rasa Smite)
The DEADLINE for conference abstracts: October 5, 2011
The conference is 2
. The exhibition is curated by Raitis Smits and Rasa Smite in
collaboration with Eric Kluitenberg. It will take place from November
4 to December 11 in the Contemporary Art Center kim? at Spikeri
Quartier in Riga, featuring 14 media artworks and innovative design
objects by various artists
is organized by RIXC and MPLab of Liepaja University
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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, DAY 1.
09.30 – Coffee and registration (at RIXC Media Space)
10.00 – 10.05 Welcome by Rasa Smite and Raitis Smits / RIXC (LV) / organizers
style. Language for submissions: English
(all texts will be translated into Latvian as well).
* Contact and submissions
Please send abstracts and texts to the editors:
Eric Kluitenberg epk (at) xs4all.nl, and Rasa Smite rasa (at) rixc.lv
artists Rasa Smite and
Raitis Smits in collaboration with young
biologists Arturs Gruduls and Zane Rutkovska will
conduct experiments with so-called
'next-generation' bio-energy technology (called
MFC - microbial fuel cells). MFC technology is
based on a bio-electrochemical system that
converts
editions:
Techno-Ecologies in 2011 (and all the other ones starting 1996)
here: http://www.rixc.lv/info/festival.html
Festival organiser: RIXC.lv
Support: State Cultural Capital Foundation, Nordic Culture Point,
Riga City Council, EU Culture 2007-2013
Contact: festival curators - Rasa Smite
-disciplinary collaborations.
We also welcome proposals for AppleThink workshops and presentations.
Please send your proposals or letter of intent to participate to
r...@rixc.lv, and/or r...@rixc.lv (Rasa Smite).
DEADLINE: August 20, 2012
. The exhibition also
features artists from Latvia Rasa Smite, Raitis
Smits and Martins Ratniks from RIXC, who together
with sound artist and composer Voldemars
Johansons will present their ongoing art-science
research project Bacteria Battery, which
reveals the mutual relations between systems
will be discussing new media art
collaboration practices and how they have been used in establishing
collaborative networks and co-projects in education.
Today in IWeek programme (moderated by Rasa Smite / RIXC, asoc.prof.
of Liepaja University):
RIGHT NOW!
12.00 (Riga time) - Keynote lecture
.
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MAH 2013 Renew Conference Chair: Rasa SMITE and Raitis SMITS
Honorary Board: Jasia REICHARDT, Itsuo SAKANE, Peter WEIBEL, Douglas
DAVIS, Robert ADRIAN
Renew Conference Advisory Board: Erik KLUITENBERG, Armin MEDOSCH,
Inke ARNS, Andrey SMIRNOV, Jussi PARIKKA, Edwin van der HEIDE, Mark
TRIBE
Hello, at Spectre!
We have recently edited our this year's Art+Communication festival
edition, which with the title ART OF RESILIENCE took place in October
2012 in Riga (http://rixc.lv/12)
See Art of Resilience festival video-review here:
http://vimeo.com/52717480
You can also listen online
, experimental film and video screening
programme, live performances, concerts and workshops.
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MAH 2013 Renew Conference Chair: Rasa SMITE and Raitis SMITS
Honorary Board: Jasia REICHARDT, Itsuo SAKANE, Peter WEIBEL, Douglas
DAVIS, Robert ADRIAN
Renew Conference Advisory Board: Eric KLUITENBERG
://www.amazon.com/Techno-Ecologies-Acoustic-Space-Rasa-Smite/dp/9934822989
and they will be available also next week on sale at Transmediale
* Theme: Art of Resilience
... The future is waiting right around the corner and we are
those, who shall shape it... All our decisions and actions affect our
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
RENEWABLE FUTURES, Open North Launch Meeting and Conference
10.30 - Coffee and registration
11.00-11.10 - Welcome words by Rasa SMITE / RIXC
Centre for New Media Culture / Latvia Agnese
Baranova / RIXC Centre
data
analysis and visualization techniques to study
the patterns in massive cultural data sets. (read
more http://renew.rixc.lv/keynotes.php)
CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS:
Rasa SMITE and Raitis SMITS
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PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE
Hello on Spectre list
we are happy to announce that today with keynote lecture by Erkki
Huhtamo we begin 5th edition of the International Conference on the
Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology - MEDIA ART HISTORIES
2013: RENEW
Live stream from Erkki Huhtamo's lecture will be
hello dear spectres!
Media Art Histories 2013: ReNew conference in Riga successfully is getting to
the end. the 3-day conference was hosting more then 150 participants
Live stream from closing Keynote lecture by Lev MANOVICH will start at 19.00
Riga time,
with short intro about next MAH
aesthetics but gets
involved in patterns of social, scientific, and
technological transformations. Fields, jointly
curated by Rasa Smite, Raitis Smits and Armin
Medosch, presents an inquiry into patterns of
renewal and transition. The curators asked which
expanded fields of artistic practice offer
, and proposes positive visions for
the future.
The exhibition will show approximately 40
artworks by artists from all over the world, but
with a special focus on Central, Eastern and
Northern Europe. Curators - Raitis Smits, Rasa
Smite (Latvia) and Armin Medosch (Austria).
Artists - Oliver
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Plant It! Wild Ontologies in the service of
activating history
Conducted by FIELDS exhibition curators - Armin MEDOSCH and Rasa SMITE
Participants: all artists from the FIELDS exhibition are welcome to join
19:00 - 01:00 FIELDS Exhibition Public Event
Programme during the Museum's Night
dear Spectre
please see below a short-notice call for RIXC
Innovation lab workshops, which we are hosting at
the Cafe Europa container, in Riga Spikeri
Quartier, from August 15 to September 28,
we are announcing additional call for artists,
designers and other interested people for 2 most
that dominates in contemporary
media art practices that are rather engaged with contemporaneity and
critical thinking. The huge diversity of post-media art was
profoundly explored also in the Fields exhibition (Riga 2014,
fields.rixc.org), curated by Raitis Smits, Armin Medosch and Rasa
Smite. The Fields
in Riga, on a base of E-Lab (1996). RIXC is Riga
based center for new media culture and artist collective, who
explores intersection of art, science and emerging media
technologies. The key founders of RIXC are media artists Rasa Smite
and Raitis Smits. RIXC produces own artworks and carries out
as a
part of RIXC residency.
Best,
Rasa Smite
artist, researcher and curator
RIXC.ORG
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TRANSFORMATIVE ECOLOGIES
Exhibition
August 19-30, 2015
3D BioLab Art
in the following days – August
20th and 21st in Cafe Europa. The Day 1 will offer the workshop on 3D
data visualization, using as a point of departure the data from two
artistic science research projects – BIOTRICITY by Rasa Smite and Raitis
Smits, and INTELLIGENT BEEHIVE by Annemie Maes. During the Day 2
center in Riga, Spikeri Creative Quartier - and, i believe, it is worth
to come to Riga to see it! :)
kind regards,
Rasa Smite
RIXC.ORG
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DATA DRIFT
Exhibition
October 10 – November 22, 2015
Venue: kim? Contemporary Art Centre in Riga
The DATA DRIFT exhibition
nd Art as Research" seminar
Muitas maja, Veca ostmala 54 in Liepaja, Latvia
(13:00 – coffee and registration)
14:00 – Welcome words by Anna Trapenciere, iWeek organizer, Rasa Smite,
associate professor in New Media Art Programme, and Atis Eglins-Eglitis
/ Liepaja City Cultural Departm
by Rasa Smite, Lev Manovich
and Raitis Smits – is out now!
http://rixc.org/en/acousticspace/issue/327/
and
TECHNO-ECOLOGIES 2, Media Art Histories: ReNew (Acoustic Space, Vol. 12
/ Riga: RIXC, 2014), edited by Rasa Smite, Armin Medosch and Raitis Smits
http://rixc.org/en/acousticspace/issue/97
/
the festival exhibitions will be open till November 22, 2015, in Riga
best,
Rasa Smite
RIXC.ORG
RENEWABLE FUTURES
The 1st edition of new Art and Science Conference Series in EU Baltic
Sea region, in the framework of RIXC Art Science Festival
October 8-10, 2015, Riga
http
ies.
Curated by Lev MANOVICH, Rasa SMITE and Raitis SMITS, the DATA DRIFT
exhibition is featured event in this year's RIXC Art Science Festival
programme, taking place in Riga from October 8 to 10, 2015. The DATA
DRIFT exhibition is produced by RIXC Center for New Media Culture, which
in it
in the Acoustic Space, peer-reviewed journal & book
series. The call for full paper submissions will be announced during the
conference.
http://acousticspacejournal.com
Conference Chair: Dr. Rasa SMITE / RIXC / Art Research Lab, Liepaja
University, Latvia
Festival and Exhibition curators: Dr. Raitis S
will be published in conference proceeding,
which will come out in the Acoustic Space, peer-reviewed journal & book
series. The call for full paper submissions will be announced during the
conference.
http://acousticspacejournal.com
Conference Chair: Dr. Rasa SMITE / RIXC / Art Research
ATTY / we-make-money-not-art.com, London, UK
Conference Chair: Dr. Rasa SMITE / RIXC / Art Research Lab, Liepaja
University / RISEBA / Riga, Latvia
Festival and Exhibition curators: Raitis SMITS and Rasa SMITE.
The festival is organized by RIXC Center for New Media Culture.
Open Fields Conferen
book & journal
series.
Please see below more information -
best regards,
Rasa
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OUT NOW!
OPEN FIELDS. Art and Science Research Practices in the Network Society
Acoustic Space, Vol. 15
Edited by
nges of the Post-Digital Age
19.00 – The Opening of the Open Fields Exhibition and RIXC Festival
Reception:
Welcome words by festival curators Rasa SMITE and Raitis SMITS, RIXC /
Dace VILSONE, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia / Mrs.
Dominique PETTER, Embassy of Switzerland in Riga / S
, Olga Mink
Conference chairs: Rasa Smite / RIXC, Olga Mink / Baltan Laboratories,
and Wiepko Oosterhuis.
* Conference International Scientific Board:
- Katja Kwastek. Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art History, Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam.
- Armin Medosch. Professor of theory of art
of Fields Exhibition (co-curated by Armin Medosch, Rasa Smite
and Raitis Smits). The Fields Exhibition was large-scale manifestation
of the art in post-media age, which suggested not to look at art in a
narrow sense but to take into account all kinds of creative practices
that bring together
017.rixc.org
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Rasa SMITE / RIXC / Liepaja University / Latvia,
Ellen PEARLMAN / Parsons / New School / Art-A-Hack / ThoughtWorks / New
York, USA
* The International Conference Scientific board:
Lev MANOVICH / Cultural Analytics Lab / The Gra
between the “virtualities” and “realities” in our post-media
society.
Conference chairs:
Rasa SMITE / RIXC / Liepaja University / Latvia
Ellen PEARLMAN / Parsons / New School / Art-A-Hack / ThoughtWorks / New
York, USA
The International Conference Scientific board:
Lev MANOVICH / Cultural Analy
ZORBAS (AU/GR)
Curator: Raitis SMITS / RIXC.
http://virtualitiesandrealities.rixc.org/
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FLUCTUATIONS OF MICROWORLDS. By Rasa SMITE and Raitis SMITS
Open until October 28, 2017 / RIXC Gallery & Center, Lencu iela 2,
Riga, LV1010
Artist duo Rasa Smite and Raitis Smits have set up bacte
rlsruhe
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OF2018: GLOBAL CONTROL Conference Steering Committee ad Co-Chairs:
Prof. Rasa SMITE / RIXC / MIT ACT, USA / FHNW, Switzerland / Liepaja
University, Latvia
Prof. Kristin BERGAUST / OsloMet-Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
Dr. Ellen PEARLMAN / Parsons / New School / Art
from the first Renewable Futures conference are published
in Acoustic Space vol. 16, which with the title "RENEWABLE FUTURES.
Art, Science and Society in the Post-Media Age" was published in 2017,
by RIXC and Liepaja University; editors - Rasa Smite and Raitis Smits,
in tribut
lcontrol.rixc.org
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* OF2018: GLOBAL CONTROL Conference Steering Committee ad Co-Chairs:
Prof. Rasa SMITE / RIXC / MIT ACT, USA / FHNW, Switzerland / Liepaja
University, Latvia
Prof. Kristin BERGAUST / OsloMet-Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
Dr. Ellen PEARLMAN / Parsons /
coordinator: Erika Lauberga
.
More info: http://mplab.lv/en/ (we are currently building new
website), so if you don’t find the information you are searching for,
don’t hesitate to contact Rasa Smite, MA program director
, or Anna Priedola, Head of Art Research Lab
Welcome to Liepaja
Riga and RIXC, in cooperation
with the ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
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Raitis SMITS, Rasa SMITE, Jens HAUSER*** ('un/green' concept author)
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Opening Day. Thursday, September 13
15.00 - Registration and Coffee
16.00 – Opening Keynotes. HYBRID WARS AND GLOBAL SURVEILLANCE
Moderated by Rasa SMITE and Raitis SMITS
Bruce STERLING. Multicolor Revolutions
Jens HAUSER. Ungreening Greenness
Bernhard SEREXHE. Total Control: Towards
igital
technologies.
Despite their different media, UN/GREEN art employs ‘greenness’ with
techno-scientific awareness and criticality, and addresses the
philosophical and political ‘nature versus culture’ debates through the
lens of a much-needed deep media analytical approach.
Co-curators:
Ras
Ecological
BioPolitics / BioDigital Poetics
BioSensing / Ecosystematic Perspective
EcoAesthetics / Data Visualization
Green Revisited / Encountering Emerging Naturecultures
Living Data / AI
Keynotes: Jacopo RASMI (FR), Marko PELJHAN (SI/US), Yvonne VOLKART (CH),
Marcus MAEDER (CH)
, Rasa SMITE (LV)
ble Futures (Issue 4),
co-edited by Rasa Smite, Jens Hauser and Kristin Bergaust, published by
RIXC, 2022.
Call for full papers is open with the deadline October 30, 2021, for the
participants of the Open Fields 2020 and 2021 and Renewable Futures
conferences – PostSensorium (OF2021, Riga), Ecod
ill be published in the new edition “GREEN
Revisited” of Acoustic Space (Volume 19) / Renewable Futures (Issue 4),
co-edited by Rasa Smite, Jens Hauser and Kristin Bergaust, published by
RIXC, 2022.
Call for full papers is open with the deadline October 30, 2021, for the
participants of th
Revisited” of Acoustic Space (Volume 19) / Renewable Futures (Issue 4),
co-edited by Rasa Smite, Jens Hauser and Kristin Bergaust, published by
RIXC, 2022.
Call for full papers is open with the deadline October 30, 2021, for the
participants of the Open Fields 2020 and 2021 and Renewable Futures
curators through the
exhibition.
The National Library of Latvia / Zoom
14.00-15.45 – Plenary Session: GREEN Revisited - Encountering Emerging
NatureCultures
Welcome words by Rasa SMITE and Raitis SMITS / RIXC
Introduction and moderation by Jens HAUSER / un/green / ouverte
Adam BROWN. Shad
heath
I am sorry, but your messages don't make any sense, they are full of
"jumbled thoughts", or may be my English is not sophisticated enough but
I don't get your point,
may I make it bit more clear here - that since the Feb 24, 2022 (war in
Ukraine started) there are basically only two
Hello
Eleonore wrote: "My anecdote was in response to Rasa, to highlight that
there are multiple perspectives and modalities for cultural
appropriation (and rejection)".
With this war, we have landed in the situation, where its not anymore
that easy to play with "multiple perspectives and
at
cannot be 'cleared up', but that should rather be cherished and
cultivated - in Europe, and elsewhere.
Session 01 curators: Andreas Broeckmann and Rasa Smite.
Topics: Deep Europe, Entangled Histories, Cultivated Futures, New
Ecosophies, Extended
er 8, 2022
11:00–17:40 “Living Technologies” – the Thematic Keynote Session of Day
3 will be hosted by Renewable Futures network founders Kristin Bergaust
and Rasa Smite, as well as by Hege Tapio and other FeLT (Oslo MET)
Research Project Team who will moderate 4 thematically related panels
with
s: Andreas Broeckmann and Rasa Smite.
Topics: Deep Europe, Entangled Histories, Cultivated Futures, New
Ecosophies, Extended Realities
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the dam
1 curators: Andreas Broeckmann and Rasa Smite.
Topics: Deep Europe, Entangled Histories, Cultivated Futures, New
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