The 9th International Festival for New Media Culture
ART+COMMUNICATION: SPECTRAL ECOLOGY
May 31 June 10, 2007
in Riga, Liepaja Karosta and Aizpute.
http://rixc.lv/07
...Humanity has known electromagnetic waves for a
century, but their massive use for technical
applications only began with the Second World
War... The total density of radio frequency waves
penetrating every corner of the planet (and every
person on it) is now hundreds millions of times
the level reaching us naturally from the Sun...
Invisible and omnipresent, electromagnetic fields
have become ghosts of the modern world... Despite
the efficiency of the chemical, electrical and
electromagnetic explanations, can we really be
reduced to them?.. What kind of subjectivity
exists outside of the magic circle traced by science and technology?..
(After Bureau d'etudes Industrial dogma)
The 9th international festival Art+Communication
is taking place from May 31 to June 10, 2007 in
Riga, Liepaja Karosta and Aizpute, Latvia.
Continuing the waves thematic started in
previous festival that looked at electromagnetic
waves as material and medium for arts
(http://rixc.lv/waves), this year edition is
focusing on socio-ecological issues of
electromagnetic spectrum and is considering
interrelations of the postindustrial human, the
environment of his creation and living nature.
The various festival events will approach
'spectral ecology' issues from different perspectives:
The EXHIBITION in Riga reveals the effect of
electro-magnetic radiation on human organism and
maps the most powerful EMS networks in Latvia.
The CONFERENCE in Liepajas Karosta (Warport)
former military setting will discuss phenomenon
of espionage, secret experiments, artistic
interpretations and electromagnetic radiation
effects in the context of military technology.
The HAPPENINGS and event programme of the
LABICHAMPI (mushroom laboratory) festival in
Karosta is devoted to living and growing culture.
The mushrooms are used there as an organic
material, an urban architectonic design form and
as a key element of social communication between
locals, artists and festival visitors.
At a close, the WORKSHOPS in Aizpute will
investigate how the contemporary myth of
technology culture are being originate.
Festival program:
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SPECTRAL ECOLOGY May 31 June 10, Riga.
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The exhibition at the RIXC Media Space in Riga is
a collaboration of Latvian and French artist
groups: Spectral Investigations Collective
(Léonore Bonaccini and Xavier Fourt / Bureau
d'études, Ewen Chardronnet /Semaphore/Ellipse,
Horia Cosmin Samoila / Ghostlab, Alejandra Perez
Nunez / El Pueblo de China, Benjamin Cadon /
Labomedia) and RIXC artists and producers team
(Raitis Smits, Rasa Smite, Martins Ratniks, Linda
Vebere, Agnese Rucina, Agrita Ozolina, as well as
architect Mikelis Putrams, coordinators and
assitents Maris Svirksts, Kristine Vucena and others).
The exhibition expands to public transportation
stops in Riga with maps and a newspaper with a
distribution all over Latvia, which will
introduce to the studies and scientific data on
EMS effects, the most powerful electromagnetic
field sources in Riga and Latvia (high voltage
lines, mobile telecommunication overlays, wi-fi
spots, etc.), as well as the results of specially
conducted research by exhibition artists on
Skrunda location station, its environment and
effects on human health conducted by artists of the exhibition.
31.V Public Open Day:
12.00 Workshop Urban electromagnetic topology:
how to make your own electromagnetic field
detector and how to use it for urban
electromagnetic pollution mapping. Conducted by SIC (FR)
17. 00 A tour by artists around the exhibition for press and public.
18.00 Exhibition and festival Art+Communication
official opening. Performances: SIC (FR) Heat
Radiation and Andrei Smirnov (Theremin Center at
Moscow State Conservatory/RU) Laser Bugging.
Exhibition open until June 10, 12.00-20.00. Entrance free.
Location: RIXC Media Space, 11. Novembra
Krastmala 35 (entrance from Minstereja street), Riga.
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ESPIONAGE TECHNOLOGIES AND ART June 1 - 2, Liepaja Karosta.
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An international art and science conference on
1.VI 14.00 18.00 and 2.VI 11.00 17.00. The
conference introduces to military past of
radiowave technologies, espionage technologies
and their rellation to Latvia, electromagnetic
pollution, espionage philosophy and artists interpretations
Speakers include: Andrey Smirnov /Theremin
Center, Moscow State Conservatory/RU, Konrad
Becker/Global Security Allience/AT, Spectral
Investigations Collective/FR, Maxence Layet / FR,
Eric Kluitenberg / De Balie / NL, Jan-Peter E.R.
Sonntag / DE, Evelina Domnitch and Dmitry
Gelfand / US, Martin John Callanan / UK, Janis
Garancs / LV, Adam Hyde /NZ-NL, Derek Holzer /
umatic / US-DE, Sara Kolster / umatic / NL, Ansis
Zunde / LU Institute for Philosphy and Sociology
/ LV, Antons Kolodinskis / LU Institute of
Biology / LV, Karlis Berzins / Ventspils
International Radio Astronomy Center / LV, Ilva
Skulte / RSU / LV, Normunds Kozlovs / RSU / LV,
Rasa Smite, Linda Vebere / RIXC / LV, and others.
2.VI 19.00 A Military myth walk trough the
labyrinths of Karosta forts (guided by historian
and military specialist Juris Rakis).
Location: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Katedrales iela 2, Liepaja Karosta.
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LABICHAMPI June 1 - 3, Liepaja Karosta.
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The festival programme for living and growing culture:
1.VI pl. 19.00 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (LV) and Exyzt (FR)
inauguration of the art installation and
exhibition Mushroof and workshop presentations,
performances Jumping Mushroom, DJs & Vjs.
2.VI and 3.VI pl. 11.00 19.00 Guided tours
around the exhibition, clothes marking workshop,
training in mushroom growing, mush-meal and
exchange of mushroom recipes, French traditional family party bal musette.
2.VI pl. 22.00: Electrochampi at Fontaine Palace club in Liepaja.
Location: Building of Prospective Karostas Art
Center, Cesu rotas street 2, Liepaja Karosta.
http://labichampi.lv
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TEHNOLOGY MYTH June 3 - 9, Aizpute.
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In the framework of workshops artists, activists,
sociologists, philosophers and researchers from
France, Latvia, Russia and other countries will
investigate the connection between history and
mythology of military sciences in relation to Latvia and other countries.
Workshop programme:
3.VI 11.00 Research trip by bus to former USSR
army missile bases in Kurzeme (Karosta Vainoda Embute - Skrunda).
4.VI 11.00 Public presentations by participants.
5. - 9. VI Workshops conducted by: SIC (FR),
Andrei Smirnov (RU), Kuda Begut Sobaki (RU),
Sergey Teterin (RU), Rainer Prohaska (AT), and
others. Participants: Rainer Prohaska (AT), Eva
Grumeth (AT), Vladislav Bulatov (RU), Natalia
Grekhova (RU), Alexey Korzukhin (RU), Olga
Inozemtseva (RU), Ilya Trushevsky (RU), Oleksiy
Romanenko (UA), Oksana Gurinovich (RU), Vika
Lomashko (RU), Kiril Shamanov (RU), Elena
Sakalauskaite (LT), Ugis Pucens (LV), Egons
Baranovs (LV), Signe Pucena (LV), Agnese RuciÅa
(LV), Guenther Friesinger (AT), Johannes
Grenzfurthner (AT), Izolde Cesniece (LV).
Location: Artists Residence Center, Atmoda street 9, Aizpute.
http://www.arthome.lv/summercamp
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Festival organized by:
New media culture center RIXC (Riga / LV),
Culture and information center [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Liepaja
Karosta / LV) and Interdisciplinary Arts Group
Serde (Aizpute/Riga / LV) in cooperation with
Exyzt (Paris / FR), Ellipse (Tours / FR), Bureau
d'etudes (Paris /FR) and Art Research Laboratory of LPA (Liepaja / LV).
Contacts:
RIXC, New media culture centre
11. Novembra krastmala 35 - 201, Riga, LV 1050, Latvia
Tel. +371-7228478, +371-26546776 (mobile)
Fax: +371-7228477
URL: http://rixc.lv
The festival is taking place within the framework
of Un Printemps Francais festival, taking place
in Riga from March 20 June 21, 2007.
The festival is supported:
State Culture Capital Foundation, Printemps
Francais, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of
Latvia, Department of Culture of the Riga City Council
Visual arts magazine STUDIJA, magazine Rigas
Laiks, Kulturas Forums, Culture magazine Maksla Plus, www.kultura.lv, ISEC
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http://rixc.lv/07
http://www.arthome.lv/summercamp
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