Tochki Inc. seeks new member

Tochki Inc. (http://www.tochki-inc.com)

As our previous third member has moved to Wigan, Tochki is looking for a so=
uth of England based third member to join us in our search for the perfect =
installation. Tochki currently has a R&D grant from London Arts and a commi=
ssion from Newworknetwork to keep us moving.

Tochki Inc. is Ivan Pope and Greg Pope. We have worked together for many ye=
ars, originally as part of the film installation/performance collective, Lo=
ophole Cinema. Since 1999 we have worked as Tochki Inc. Tochki is the Russi=
an word for 'dots'. Tochki springs from an interest in using a mix of high =
and low tech to create site specific time based installations. Specifically=
, Tochki is interested in using compouter printers in these works, though o=
ur interests range much wider than that.

We are interested in the print, the act of printing, the actions of the pri=
nter, the print production as performance and installation. If we enable th=
e collection of video images from a building, collect those images, convert=
them to single digital frames, channel those frames to a multitude of prin=
ters, allow those frames to float free from the heaven to earth, allow thos=
e printed frames to gather in drifts on the floor, allow visitors to pick o=
ver and remove images. If we do this, are we making a movie, an installatio=
n, a performance?

We are looking for someone who can join us and become a full contributing m=
ember of Tochki. We are specifically looking for someone with technology an=
d programming skills and interests. We need to create network mangagement t=
ools for our installation/performance work and to install and manage these =
networks for live events. We are keen to push the boundaries and are intere=
sted in where a new member may take us.
Greg and Ivan have a long history of inventive artmaking and work as artist=
s in their own right. A new Tochki member joins on equal footing with us. A=
ll we ask is that they can contribute code and art and that they live close=
enough for reasonably regular get togethers in London or Brighton. We are =
ambitious for Tochki and hope to prove our unique approach over the next ye=
ar and to take our work around the world. While we believe totally in art a=
nd in our art, we are more loose than rigorous and more inventive than theo=
retical.

Please feel free to get in touch for a chat, with ideas or contributions an=
d to pass this on wherever you feel it may be read with some interest.

Cheers,
Ivan
–
Ivan Pope
[email protected]
www.ivanpope.com
www.tochki-inc.com

"Faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death"
Hunter S. Thompson