transmediale.05 BASICS

transmediale.05
BASICS
Berlin, February 4 - 8, 2005
Haus der Kulturen der Welt

___COMPLETE PROGRAM at:___
http://www.transmediale.de
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Conferences
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1. Conferences
2. BASIC Life
3. BASIC Security
4. Art and Social Responsibility
5. Xeno_Tech Interim Report
6. Sound Art Visual
7. BASICS of Media Art
8. Re-Thinking Media History
9. BASIC Media Education
10. Cool Interaction

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1. Conferences

transmediale.05 questions the BASICS of our contemporary culture in
the areas of biotechnology, politics and media art amongst others. Will
our existence become newly defined in gene-technology laboratories, and
how can one acquire this biotechnical knowledge? Security technology is
deployed at the expense of individual freedom - how much 'BASIC Security'
do we need? As well, our perception of what constitutes our basic
political, media-related and aesthetic needs must continually be
redefined. Necessities, demands and possibilities change, whether in the
production of art, in the education of media producers, or in our
understanding of interactivity. The conference programme discusses
current and historical art and cultural projects - a springboard for an
approach to the Next-Level-BASICS.

All conferences will take place at Haus der Kulturen der Welt,
John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin.
All conference panels in the auditorium will be translated simultaneously
into
German/English.

Conference programme in cooperation with the Federal Agency for Civic
Education.

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2. BASIC Life

The starting point for this panel is the development of bio and gene
technology
and a questioning of the ethical basics of our society… Questions
regarding societal awareness of bio-technology and the protection of
bio-political self-determination will be raised…

Participants:
Steve Kurtz, Critical Art Ensemble, Buffalo
Henk Oosterling, philosopher, Rotterdam
Claire Pentecost, artist, Chicago
Presented by: Jan-Christoph Heilinger, Humboldt University, Berlin

Conference: BASIC Life
Sun 6.2. 12-15 hrs
auditorium

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3. BASIC Security

Security has become a central issue in political negotiations… This
panel exploresthe relationship between technical, political and cultural
aspects of the security issue and questions its ethical boundaries…

Participants:
Konrad Becker, Public Netbase, Wien
Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, Brown University, New York
McKenzie Wark, media theorist, Lang University, New York
Presented by: Florian Cramer, media theorist, Berlin

Conference: BASIC Security
Sun 6.2. 16-19 hrs
auditorium


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4. Art and Social Responsibility

The aim of this panel is to draw attention to the differences and
similarities in artistic and activist strategies emerging from South East
Asia
and Europe… An important side-effect of the panel will be the
intensification of cooperation and networking among the different groups
and individuals…
Kindly supported by the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)

Participants:
Keiko Sei, Bangkok
Vincensius 'venzha' Christiawan, Venzha and the House of Natural Fiber,
Jakarta
Yukiko Shikata, ICC Tokyo / MobLab, Tokyo
Dominick Chen, Tokyo
Woon Tien Wei, tsunamii.net, Singapore
Marie Le Sourd, ASEF, Singapore

Conference: Art and Social Responsibility
Fri 4.2. 16-18 hrs
K1

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5. Xeno_Tech Interim Report

.. The panel presents an interim report of 'Xeno_Tech', a curatorial
research
project conducted by Deanna Herst and Nat Muller. The aim of 'Xeno_Tech'
is to
examine how cultural differences, media and technology affect artistic
practices and representation. The featured guests will question, from
their own
context and practice, paradigms of locality, urban space, identity, and
technology. Xeno_Tech is supported by The Netherlands Foundation for
Visual Arts, Design and Architecture

Participants:
Deanna Herst, curator and lecturer, Amsterdam
Nat Muller, curator and lecturer, Rotterdam
Lea Mauas, Sala-Manca, Jerusalem
Gueben Incirlioglu, Xurban, Istanbul
Charles Lim, Tien Woon, Tsunamii, Singapore

Conference: BASIC technologies - Xeno_tech
Fri 4.2. 14-16 hrs
K1

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6. Sound Art Visual

..The panel 'Sound Art Visual' questions the latitude and boundaries of
various
means of artistic expression such as video images, sound, architecture
or
performance. The event is part of the Live Cinema programme series in
which the transmediale and the club transmediale 2005 jointly organise
performances, workshops and discussions.
In cooperation with Sound Studies - Akustische Kommunikation (UdK Berlin)
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www.udk-sound.de

Participants:
Anthony Moore, KHM Koeln
Edwin van der Heide, artist, Rotterdam
Elena Ungeheuer, musicologist, TU Berlin
Presented by: Holger Schulze, Sound Studies, UdK Berlin

Conference: Sound Art Visual
Fri 4.2. 18-20 hrs
K1

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7. BASICS of Media Art

..The discussion regarding the fundamentals of a media art, which no
longer can
solely define itself by its use of digital technology, has resulted in
the
abolishment of the competition categories (image, interaction, software)
of the
transmediale award competition. The first result is a fundamentally
broader
perspective of the potential of media art, and of the aesthetic
possibilities
of interdisciplinary approaches.

Participants:
Gunalan Nadarajan, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore, member of
transmediale Jury 2005
Sally Jane Norman, Culture Lab, Newcastle, member of transmediale Jury
2003
Christiane Paul, Whitney Museum, New York City, member of transmediale
Jury
2005
Presented by: Mercedes Bunz, editor of magazine DE:BUG - Zeitung fuer
elektronische Lebensaspekte, Phd candidate at Bauhaus-University Weimar

Conference: BASICS of Media Art
Sat 5.2. 16-18 hrs
auditorium

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8. Re-Thinking Media History

.. Re-thinking Media History will focus on the reciprocal relationship
between
media practice and media theory.

Participants:
Ute Holl, film maker and theorist, Bauhaus University, Weimar
David Tomas, media theorist and artist, Univ. of Quebec
Siegfried Zielinski, media art theorist, KHM, Cologne
Julien Maire, artist, Berlin
Woody Vasulka, artist, ZKM, Santa Fe / Karlsruhe
Presented by: Timothy Druckrey, media theorist and curator, New York

Conference: Re-Thinking Media History
Mon 7.2. 14-18 hrs
auditorium

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9. BASIC Media Education

.. In November 2004, the Dutch Electronic Art Festival organized a
colloquium with the title 'Open Alliances' attended by representatives
from
various Dutch institutions to discuss their experiences with
interdisciplinary
projects and their cooperation with higher-education, industry and
research
institutes. This forum will also be taking place during transmediale.05
with a
focus on the conceptual and technical fundamentals of media education.

Participants:
Keiko Sei, educator on independent media in South East Asia, Bangkok
Geert Lovink, media theorist, Institute of Network Cultures Amsterdam
Lorenz Engell, Bauhaus-Universitaet Weimar (to be confirmed)
Presented by: Alex Adriaansens, director of V2_Organisation, Rotterdam

Conference: BASIC Media Education
Tue 8.2. 12-14 hrs
K1

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10. Cool Interaction

In continuation of the critical interaction debates hosted by
transmediale, this panel discusses new critical methodologies of
interactivity in trans-cultural media art. It investigates classical and
ancient, esp. Asian aesthetics as 'cool aesthetics'…


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