[artinfo] CALL TO ARTISTS :: info@blah :: mining the data glut :: a
month long exhibit in a Boston MA gallery and on the internet in Fall
2002
Adele Eisenstein
adele@c3.hu
Tue, 05 Mar 2002 16:58:05 +0100
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From: Kanarinka <kanarinka@ikatun.com>
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CALL TO ARTISTS :: info@blah :: mining the data glut :: a month long
exhibit in a Boston MA gallery and on the internet in Fall 2002
All of the below information can be found online here:
www.ikatun.com/infoblah
Call To Artists
Submissions deadline: April 1, 2002
iKatun, a Boston-based nonprofit collaborative, is looking for artists
to submit visual, sound, performance, digital and scientific materials
for INFO@BLAH, a month long multimedia exhibit planned for Fall 2002.
INFO@BLAH will take place in a Boston area gallery space and on the
Internet.
INFO@BLAH will explore information architecture and the navigation of
meaningful data and meaningless noise. The show will embrace work that
makes the unseen elements of information visible, examines the
structures behind information, dissects the process of building an
architecture of information, or deconstructs the illusions of
technologic media.
Artists who address or are inspired by sensory overload, data
architectures or the function of the technology that surrounds media
production are encouraged to submit work. We are looking for interactive
and static artwork that challenges the mediated experience, work that
examines information overload or explores the possibility for finding
respite within this chaos. Artists of all media are encouraged to apply,
including the traditional media of painting, photography and sculpture
as well as new media such as performance, video, installation, digital
media, software and internet artworks.
In daily life we travel through a sea of raw, unfiltered data which
subtly and imperceptibly jockeys for primacy in our attention span and
memory space. Sometimes we succeed in filtering out the noise, but
sometimes the chaos permeates our understanding in ways that are both
conscious and unconscious. The lack of synthesis caused by this overload
impedes our ability to respond, potentially plunging us into cognitive
discord, demanding that we navigate a labyrinth of information loops and
propaganda. The result is an intellectual and experientialculture of
both productive and misprocessed information. This is a domain where
perception shifts and misinformation easily gains sway.
INFO@BLAH will examine the cult of technology in a scope where the
production and use of information may be a form of adoration, fulfilling
spiritual ideals of progress and divine worship. In this arena, many
imbue information with utopian potential in its process and aesthetic,
often overlooking the byproducts of this desire such as anxiety,
saturation, misinterpretation, imperfection and incomprehensibility.
If you have any questions email them to submissions@ikatun.com.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Every artist must submit:
1. A one page artist statement (1 page limit).
2. Art Resume or Bio.
3. Visual work samples as detailed below.
NOTE: All materials must be sent together either digitally or
physically. For example, please do not e-mail us your Artist statement
and send your slides via regular mail. We will get confused.
Visual work samples:
1. Slides: (10 max) 35mm. Please number the slides and include your name
and an indication of the top of the slide. Please supply an annotated
slidelist with the corresponding number on the slide, title, date, size
and description.
2. URL's (10 max): An annotated list with title, date, and short
description would be nice to give us some context for your URLs.
3. Video 10 minute segment cued up.
4. Digital files: We can accept most common digital file formats.
Please send digital materials to: submissions@ikatun.com
If the combined files are larger than 1 MB please burn them to a CDROM
and send it to the physical address below.
Please send slides and video cassettes with a SASE and sufficient
postage (otherwise we cannot return your materials) to:
iKatun
21 Symphony Road 1-A
Boston MA 02115
QUESTIONS????
submissions@ikatun.com or contact Pirun (617) 501-6538
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Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 19:58:32 -0500 <br>
From: Kanarinka <kanarinka@ikatun.com> <br>
Subject: [syndicate] CALL TO ARTISTS :: info@blah :: mining the data glut
:: a month long exhibit in a Boston MA gallery and on the internet in
Fall 2002<br><br>
[Please Forward] <br>
CALL TO ARTISTS :: info@blah :: mining the data glut :: a month long
<br>
exhibit in a Boston MA gallery and on the internet in Fall 2002<br><br>
All of the below information can be found online here: <br>
<font color="#0000FF"><u><a href="http://www.ikatun.com/infoblah" eudora="autourl">www.ikatun.com/infoblah<br><br>
</a></u></font>Call To Artists<br><br>
Submissions deadline: April 1, 2002<br><br>
iKatun, a Boston-based nonprofit collaborative, is looking for artists
<br>
to submit visual, sound, performance, digital and scientific materials
<br>
for INFO@BLAH, a month long multimedia exhibit planned for Fall 2002.
<br>
INFO@BLAH will take place in a Boston area gallery space and on the
<br>
Internet. <br><br>
INFO@BLAH will explore information architecture and the navigation of
<br>
meaningful data and meaningless noise. The show will embrace work that
<br>
makes the unseen elements of information visible, examines the <br>
structures behind information, dissects the process of building an <br>
architecture of information, or deconstructs the illusions of <br>
technologic media.<br><br>
Artists who address or are inspired by sensory overload, data <br>
architectures or the function of the technology that surrounds media
<br>
production are encouraged to submit work. We are looking for interactive
<br>
and static artwork that challenges the mediated experience, work that
<br>
examines information overload or explores the possibility for finding
<br>
respite within this chaos. Artists of all media are encouraged to apply,
<br>
including the traditional media of painting, photography and sculpture
<br>
as well as new media such as performance, video, installation, digital
<br>
media, software and internet artworks. <br><br>
In daily life we travel through a sea of raw, unfiltered data which
<br>
subtly and imperceptibly jockeys for primacy in our attention span and
<br>
memory space. Sometimes we succeed in filtering out the noise, but <br>
sometimes the chaos permeates our understanding in ways that are both
<br>
conscious and unconscious. The lack of synthesis caused by this overload
<br>
impedes our ability to respond, potentially plunging us into cognitive
<br>
discord, demanding that we navigate a labyrinth of information loops and
<br>
propaganda. The result is an intellectual and experientialculture of
<br>
both productive and misprocessed information. This is a domain where
<br>
perception shifts and misinformation easily gains sway.<br><br>
INFO@BLAH will examine the cult of technology in a scope where the <br>
production and use of information may be a form of adoration, fulfilling
<br>
spiritual ideals of progress and divine worship. In this arena, many
<br>
imbue information with utopian potential in its process and aesthetic,
<br>
often overlooking the byproducts of this desire such as anxiety, <br>
saturation, misinterpretation, imperfection and
incomprehensibility.<br><br>
<br>
If you have any questions email them to submissions@ikatun.com.<br><br>
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES<br><br>
Every artist must submit:<br><br>
1. A one page artist statement (1 page limit).<br><br>
2. Art Resume or Bio.<br><br>
3. Visual work samples as detailed below.<br><br>
NOTE: All materials must be sent together either digitally or <br>
physically. For example, please do not e-mail us your Artist statement
<br>
and send your slides via regular mail. We will get confused.<br><br>
Visual work samples:<br><br>
1. Slides: (10 max) 35mm. Please number the slides and include your name
<br>
and an indication of the top of the slide. Please supply an annotated
<br>
slidelist with the corresponding number on the slide, title, date, size
<br>
and description.<br><br>
2. URL's (10 max): An annotated list with title, date, and short <br>
description would be nice to give us some context for your
URLs.<br><br>
3. Video 10 minute segment cued up.<br><br>
4. Digital files: We can accept most common digital file formats.
<br><br>
Please send digital materials to: submissions@ikatun.com<br><br>
If the combined files are larger than 1 MB please burn them to a CDROM
<br>
and send it to the physical address below.<br><br>
Please send slides and video cassettes with a SASE and sufficient <br>
postage (otherwise we cannot return your materials) to: <br><br>
iKatun <br>
21 Symphony Road 1-A <br>
Boston MA 02115<br><br>
QUESTIONS????<br><br>
submissions@ikatun.com or contact Pirun (617) 501-6538</html>
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