[artinfo] TRONDHEIM MATCHMAKING 2008!

[Espen Gangvik]

TEKS - Trondheim Electronic Arts Centre presents:
HYBRIDS - TRONDHEIM MATCHMAKING 2008 - Festival 
for art and technology - October 17 and 18.
www.matchmaking.no.

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From medieval mythologies we are familiar with 
hybrid creatures like the Centaur and the 
Griffon. The creation of these fantasy beings 
denies in itself the very existence of species as 
we define the term today.

This year´s conference looks closer on how 
knowledge from new research radically can happen 
to change human biology and self understanding, 
and how art practice both becomes influenced by 
this development, as well as being able to 
influence it.

The conference keynote speaker is researcher and 
artist Roy Ascott (UK), pioneer within
interactive computer art in the 60´s and later 
telematic art. Ascott is founder of the Planetary 
Collegium, he is a professor at Technoetic Arts 
at the University of Plymouth in addition to 
several other positions and appointments. Ascott 
is today one of our most innovative theorists 
regarding our virtual present and future.

Further at the festival you will among others be 
able to experience speakers and exhibitors as 
moderator Laura Beloff (FIN), Natasha Vita-More 
(US), Margarete Jahrmann (AUS), Eva Sutton (US), 
Victoria Vesna (US), Marta De Menezes (P), Eric 
Singer (US), Amy Youngs (US),
Peter Flemming (CAN) and George Gessert (US).

This year´s festival concerts includes names as 
ALEPH (N), BOL (N), LEMUR & ADAM MATTA (US), 
PIERRE BASTIEN (NL), INCITE/ (D) and XPLODING 
PLASTIX (N)!

The exhibition HYBRIDS opens Friday the 17th of 
Oct. at Trøndelag Centre for Contemporary Art.

WARMLY WELCOMED!

Trondheim Matchmaking is supported by the City of 
Trondheim and the Arts Council Norway.
Trondheim Matchmaking was founded in 2002.

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Trondheim Electronic Arts Centre\
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Trondheim Matchmaking\
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