*V2_Newsletter August 2011*
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*Labs Show DEAF 2012: Call for Proposals*
Deadline for submission: September 16
V2_Lab and Baltan Laboratories (Eindhoven) launch a call for proposals
from media labs around the world for recently produced artworks to be
featured at the next edition of the Dutch Electronic Art Festival taking
place from April 19-22, 2012 in Rotterdam. Any (self-defined) lab, in
collaboration with an artist (or artists), can apply with an artwork
that they? will produce, to be presented in the show. The final
selection will be made on the basis of the quality and feasibility of
the proposed project in relation to the aims and context of the
exhibition. Interested labs should apply by September 16, 2011. A prize
will be awarded to the lab presenting the most outstanding work in the
show, as selected by the audience of DEAF 2012.
Check the details at:
http://www.v2.nl/lab/blog/labs-show-deaf-2012
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*Summer Sessions 2011*
Test_Lab: Summer Sessions 2011 | September 1
Three individual artists and two collectives were selected to realize
their proposals at the V2_Lab this summer. A warm welcome to: Kasia
Molga, Julie Legault, Xiaowen Zhu, Jelle Valk, Olav Huizer, Marcel de
Vries and the wonderful crew of E-Textile Workspace. All projects will
be presented at a special Test_Lab edition at September 1 at V2_ and at
ISEA in Istanbul.
http://www.v2.nl/lab/blog/projects-summer-sessions-2011
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*Translife - Media Art China 2011*
Jul 26 - Aug 16 | Beijing | China
After the overwhelming success in 2008 of the media art exhibition
Synthetic Times the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) decided to make
it a recurring triennial event. The Chinese like to take the bull by the
horns. So now, in 2011, NAMOC is back with another impressive show. V2_
selected work by Marnix de Nijs, Edwin van der Heide and Kasia Molga for
the exhibition. Arjen Mulder wrote an essay for the 300 pages catalog.
http://www.v2.nl/events/translife-media-art-china-2011
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*Blowup: Every Artist, A Journalist*
August 25 | 20:00 - 23:00 | V2_ | Rotterdam | Admission: EUR 5,-
This edition of Blowup will examine the tension between documentary
methods and artistic expression, and address where notions of truth and
beauty fit in this mix. As a crossover point between art and journalism,
the documentary image allows us to question the veracity of world events
from multiple viewpoints, often offering multiple uncomfortable
realities instead of a single, easily-digestible worldview. Curator and
special "talk show host" Michelle Kasprzak will talk with Lino Hellings,
Alfredo Cramerotti and Gair Dunlop.
http://www.v2.nl/events/blowup-every-artist-a-journalist
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*Protei at Festival Wereld van Witte de With*
September 9,10,11 | V2_ | Rotterdam | Admisson: Free
French-Japanese artist Cesar Harada works with an international team of
engineers at V2_ in Rotterdam on the development of Protei. This sailing
drone can be deployed on the ocean to move around on its own and clean
up oil spills. The first prototype will be unveiled during Festival
Wereld van Witte de WIth September 9,10,11 in an exhibition at V2_.
Updates by the team are published at the kickstarter page:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cesarminoru/protei-open-hardware-oil-spill-cleaning-sailing-ro/posts
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