choose your Net Champion for SUM(1,4,6), Area10, London, April 1st

March 27, 2006

Type: discussion

Hi all

(apologies for any cross posting)

The NODE.London March '06 season of new media arts draws to a close at
"SUM(1,4,6)" Saturday April 1st from 3pm at the Area10 Project Space,
Eagle Wharf, Peckham Square, SE15 5JT (entrance behind Peckham Library).

There will be a very full programme of installations, performancs,
meetings, screenings and workshops through the afternoon and into the
night till early morning, including amongst others performances by
STANZA, Man from Uranus, Lektrolab and slub. You can check the full
programme at http://www.nodel.org/events.php?ID=1 or http://club.net-art.ws.

One of the main attractions will be a cyber wrestling contest between
Arcangel Constantini from Mexico City and Subculture (Antonio Mendoza)
from Los Angeles. The two contestants in a ring face to face, 'mano o
mano' will hack and manipulate their own and each others content in the
cyberspace of http://www.infomera.net. The unfolding contest web page
and the contestants desktops will be projected around the ring together
with sound and commentary. The winner will be decided by popular acclaim
on the night.

Before the event we invite you to examine the pre-match URLs of the
contestants and choose who you wish to support at
http://club.net-art.ws. If you register your support and are able to
come to the SUM(1,4,6) event you will be presented with a FREE fan item
from your champion on entry.

You can also read interviews with Arcangel and Subculture plus more
about the history of cyber-wrestling at
http://www.furtherfield.org/displayreview.php?review_id7.

The 'Net-Campeones' contest will commence in the Main Hall of Area10
around 10pm BST and will consist of 2 one hour bouts with a half hour
interval of entertainment in between. For those who cannot get to the
event you can experience the contest online at http://www.infomera.net
from 21:00 GMT April 1st.

SUM(1,4,6) 3pm till late 1st April Area10 Project Space, Eagle Wharf,
Peckham Square, London SE15 5JT (entrance on the green behind Peckham
Library)

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