V2_Newsletter April 2011
Test_Lab: Active Listeners
March 31, 20:00 -- 23:00
V2_, Eendrachtsstraat 10, Rotterdam
This edition of Test_Lab will showcase new technology-inspired modes of
live musical performance that radically transform the performer's
relationship with the audience. While some of these projects and
performances, such as CrowdDJ by Tom Laan, and Nomadic Sound System by
Ben Newland; turn the audience into co-performers, others,
like Microscopic Opera by Matthijs Munnik, Evolving Spark Network by
Edwin van der Heide and SPASM 2.0 by V2_Lab; give rise to entirely new
modes of listening. As always at Test_Lab, you can touch it, bring it,
pay it, watch it, turn it, leave it, start, format it...
http://www.v2.nl/events/active-listeners
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Kickstart Protei
18 days...
We are developing Protei: a low-cost open-source oil collecting robot
that autonomously sails upwind, intercepting oil sheens going downwind.
Everyone is welcome to join, contribute, modify, produce, distribute the
design and share their findings. V2_ is an official partner, till the
summer of 2011 the team is working in collaboration with V2_lab on the
realization of the first working prototype. You can back this project by
sailing to kickstarter.com, "the worlds largest funding platform for
creative projects" please check it out.
http://www.v2.nl/lab/blog/kickstart-protei
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Summer Sessions 2011
Talented emerging and promising young artists wishing to realize
projects at V2_ this summer can still apply for places at V2_Lab's
Summer Sessions 2011. The deadline is March 31.
http://www.v2.nl/lab/blog/summer-sessions-2011
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Wanted: Cameraman/-woman
V2_ streams all its public programming and records it for online
archiving. To strengthen our recording team, we're looking for a
cameraman/-woman to help us film a wide range of events. Are you an
audio-visual student or a YouTube master? Apply to Anne-Mercedes. Hurry
-- the next event is on 31 March!
http://www.v2.nl/organization/working-at-v2
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V2_Agency Update: Physiognomic Scrutinizer on tour
Various locations
Spring and summer 2011
Physiognomic Scrutinizer is going on tour. The installation by Marnix de
Nijs, distributed by V2_Agency, serves as a reminder that contemporary
surveillance technologies should be viewed with a healthy skepticism.
Aided by biometric video analysis software, the interactive installation
scrutinizes visitors' faces and compares them to those in a database of
more than 250 well-known people who have committed controversial and
infamous acts. Physiognomic Scrutinizer will be on display in the French
cities of Creteil, Maubeuge and Lille this spring and summer as part of
the traveling exhibition Paranoia, hosted by three major festivals.
http://www.v2.nl/news/physiognomic-scrutinizer-on-tour
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