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Maxwell City
an artistic investigation into the electromagnetic urban environment
Two consecutive workshops:
Workshop I Wednesday 9th of May - Saturday 12th of May
Workshop II Wednesday 30th of May - Saturday 2nd of June
Where: Atelier Nord Lakkegata 55D N-0817 Oslo
Directors: Erich Berger and Martin Howse
Guest: Armin Medosch, Honor Hager
Participation is free of charge
Application deadline Friday 13th of April
Send applications with CV to sense@anart.no
Further information: http://anart.no/projects/maxwell-city/
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In 1864 the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell presented
a set of mathematical equations to the Royal Society. These
equations which are now known as Maxwell’s equations describe
the behaviour of electric and magnetic fields and their interaction
with matter - electromagnetism. Maxwell showed that his equations
predict waves of oscillating electric and magnetic fields that
travel through empty space - electromagnetic waves.
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Almost 150 years later, the practical applications of Maxwell’s
mathematics are deeply and indispensably entwined with our everyday
lives. Radio, Television, Mobile phones or wireless networks, all are
based on wireless data and information transmission utilizing
electromagnetic radiation as a medium. Every wire, cable and electrical
device leaks electromagnetic waves during operation.
The electromagnetic spectrum which is the range of all possible
electromagnetic radiation is a hotly fought over private, commercial
and political territory.
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Every city with its uncountable electric facilities, devices, senders
and receivers has an unknown and invisible man-made twin; the Maxwell
City. It is an alien kind of architecture and landscape composed from
the electromagnetic emissions of its substantial sibling; a truly
spectral double resonating across bodies, vehicles and an architecture
of embedded conduction.
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Maxwell City is an artistic investigation into electromagnetic
substance within the city of Oslo and its surroundings. Naturally
these investigations will happen in the city itself, including
possible originating artworks, situations or interventions. Short
lectures, presentations and discussions within the group will provide
the workshops with the necessary theoretical and practical
background. Maxwell City is interested in both the theory and praxis
of electromagnetic waves, politics of technology and the
electromagnetic spectrum, electromagnetic waves as artistic material,
artistic strategies in the urban environment, invisible and alternate
realities and how to make these perceptible.
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Participating artists do not need to have practical or
theoretical knowledge about the electromagnetic spectrum.
They need to bring a keen interest to work as a group with
unusual artistic material within the urban environment.
As the workshops build upon each other it is preferable to
participate in both workshops.
Further information about the workshop, the content, the directors and guests is available at:
http://anart.no/projects/maxwell-city/
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Call for workshop participation
Mobile Troops - Urban Jungle / Mobile media art
Tuesday 12th of September - Friday 15th of September
at Atelier Nord Oslo/Norway
by Laura Beloff & Erich Berger
Free participation
Application deadline Friday 18th of August
Send applications with CV to sense@anart.no
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The recent years have witnessed the emergence of mobile and wireless art works in the media arts. The somewhat blurry definition “mobile art” is commonly used as a reference to works, which are incorporating a mobile device (phone, pda, gps) as a part of the work or which are made to be viewed on a screen of a mobile device. Various mobile devices, wireless networks and the concept of technologically enabeld presence are conditions for this kind of art works.
The wide variety of works (locative media, wearables etc) under the category of “mobile art” share usually at least two similarities, they have a technological component as a vital part of them and they are related to a physical object.
Works, which use mobile media as a critical artistic medium are not necessarily always inventing new functions or features for the devices, but are transforming existing possibilities and by doing it they are exposing the characteristics of these devices, networks, and the society using them.
“Mobile troops” ironically points to the fact that we tend to increasingly equip us with all kinds of necessary interfaces for surviving the urban jungle. The electronic car key is as important as mobile phone and credit card. Mobile troops is a workshop about media art which is mobile, (possibly) networked, and experimenting with new ideas and artistic concepts.
Utilizing everyday objects and interfaces, like the mobile phone, the workshop introduces strategies, concepts and technologies for artists, designers and practitioners who are interested in mobile art and or working with mobile and networked devices.
The workshop will consist of:
* Introduction into the theory and history of mobile art
* Introduction into the technology of mobile art
* Technological infrastructure
* Potential for mobile art
* Concept development and discussions
* Hands on experiments, research and presentations
There is no technological preknowledge necessary.
Tools employed:
Java and Symbian based mobile phones
Mobile Processing
Pure Data
Arduino physical computing platform
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WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION
Participation is free of charge.
Artists, designers and practitioners interested in participating are asked to apply with a CV to sense@anart.no
Application deadline Friday 18th of August
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Workshop directors and producer:
Laura Beloff(FI) http://www.saunalahti.fi/~off/off
Erich Berger(AT/FI) http://randomseed.org
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Mobile Troops is part of the Interface and Society project at Atelier Nord, http://anart.no/projects/interface-and-society/ .
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Upcoming:
Interface and Society conference 10th,11th of November and exhibition 10th - 19th of November - Henie Onstad Kunstsenter Oslo / Norway.
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