The Upgrade! Joburg presents: Daniel Hirschmann

http://atjoburg.net/upgrade/

Announcing the latest node in the International Upgrade! network:
Johannesburg, South Africa.

We begin this Friday with a presentation by Daniel Hirschmann, 3PM in
the "Digital Convent" at Wits School of the Arts' Digital Arts
Program. Map: http://www.wits.ac.za/artworks/contact/map.htm

Daniel Hirschmann is an artist, technology enthusiast and Harry
Potter fan. He is passionate about building and playing with
sculptural interfaces between the real and digital worlds. Other
interests include most things geeky, gorgeous or interesting. His
work has been shown at art exhibitions and conferences in New York,
France, England and South Africa. Recent works include a tactile 3D
display surface titled Glowbits (2004), and an exhibition involving a
fleet of personality enhanced robots in Nice, the Nicebots (2004).
His days are currently spent as a researcher in Fabrica, Benetton's
creativity hub in Italy.

His presentation: an introduction to the Benetton-owned creative hub
known to the world as Fabrica - a space in which the fusion of Art
and Marketing is explored. In the presentation, Daniel will look at
questions of approach and creativity tailored to the retail /
commercial world.