Transmediale.10

Click on the link to see a video of the Transmediale.10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27qIoyC5gXo

Clocking the Clocks

Rob Squirrel and Matt Davenport listen to the Clocks in "Coincidence Engine 1" by The User.

Discussion -The Creative Economy

Documentation of the discussions in the Identity of Cultural Enterprises debate -part of the strand of thinking covering the development of new models for the creative economy.

DISCUSSIONS

New Media Facades(Urban Screens). The same old issues of control, access and aesthetics are still being wrestled with as the screens proliferate. The New Media Facades Festival -a set of organisations organising a festival across Europe mounted a full day of discussions.

A parallel Image --Gebhard Sengmuller

More Elektrolab..

Rebecca has already mentioned the Elektrolab performance but just want to add what a great idea and visually engaging. I was talking with Rob about the performance and I think we both agreed that it would have been more effective if the noises generated by the chemistry had emanated from the active location as opposed to the sounds from 3 separate 'Labs' being channeled through one set of speakers. This would have made the effects of the actions more obvious to the audience and easier to appreciate. Still a great concept and show the whole experimental feel to it made you feel like a true witness to innovation.

Result of the Awards ceremony

Michelle Teran won the Transmediale Award for a piece of work BUSCANDO AL SR GOODBAR made in Murcia in Spain. A brilliant concept, it documented a coach trip around the city to the sites where youtube videos had been shot in the town and a chance to chat with the "stars" and see where they had shot their moments of fame.They were located by their position on Google maps.

It returned the digital world back to the physical and was all done with tremendous good spirits and sociability. I found the frantic camera work of the documentation a bit trying with the two screen format of the remix. But its a great piece, and Michelles work is well known in Nottingham as part of the group of artists related to Radiator and the Performing Space initiative.

In fact I think she is coming back to the city soon in connection with the Tracing Mobility seminar which will be at Nottingham Contemporary on 14-16 May 2010.

The Vilem Flusser Theory Award was won by Warren Neidich for his project Neuropower which investigated the process by which the neuronal networks of the brain reconfigure themselves through cognitive activity. His works are kind of thought experiments -and he spoke about them to Steve Benford from the Nottingham University Mixed reality lab in their section of The Long Conversation.

I am going to add a few images from the day .