Exhibition: After The Net |
Concerts: About Blank |
Workshops: Masters Program |
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After The Net is a deliberately ambiguous title: implying that somehow the Net is over in terms of its utopian promises and also making a reference to the documentary film The Net by Lutz Dammbeck (2003). Like the film, the exhibition explores systems of technological control and presents works that draw attention to historical shifts of network power: from cybernetics to free and open source software, and in turn to social networking platforms.
Featuring: Caen Botto (Universomente), Wayne Clements, Geoff Cox (project.arnolfini), Lutz Dammbeck, Jeff Gompertz, Rui Guerra, Linda Hilfling, Chun Lee, Aymeric Mansoux, Marloes de Valk (GOTO10), José Antonio Orts. The exhibition also includes openKURATOR, an online platform developed by KURATOR for Observatori 2008, presenting a selection of works from an open call by: Burak Arikan, Bestiario, Carlos Katastrofsky, Abe Linkoln, Jimpunk, Mrtamale, Joseph Nechvatal, Cyril de Vroom & Jos Wabek. Curated by Joasia Krysa / KURATOR for LaAgencia.
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About:blank holds the presence of sound and as such saturation sonic this context; holding a series of adventures sonic subject to technological development starting with the phonograph, the microphone and speaker to continue the tape, synthesizers and end with the digital revolution and socialization of this technology, and of course, the emergence of the Internet. Like every year, About:blank presents a delicious menu of music / sound / noise directly from the impassioned spirit of a group of prominent artists from various parts of the world rooted in the past and / or in the present.
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The Master Visual Arts and Media at the Polytechnic University of Valencia has a prominent space at Observatori 2008. The impact of information technology and the wide range of creative derivative digital imaging software allow a combination of infinite options for approaching artistic creativity, to explore the relevance of the image in this area and to observe carefully the social changes and structural generally that these technologies cause.
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