V2_ Newsletter October 2014 www.v2.nl
In October V2_ hosts ‘The Third Tuesday’ as well as a one day exhibition with brand new works from students of the arts academy in Breda. We also are happy to announce the start of the residency of the Center for Genomic Gastronomy. AiR for the Center for Genomic Gastronomy Cathrine Kramer and Zack Denfeld of the Center for Genomic Gastronomy are artists in residence at V2_ in 2014. v2.nl/lab/blog/air-center-for-genomic-gastronomy >From 21st October 2014 Cathrine Kramer and Zack Denfeld of the Center for Genomic Gastronomy will be at V2_ for an art & research residency. As the Center for Genomic Gastronomy they examine the biotechnologies and biodiversity of human food systems. Their mission is to map food controversies, to prototype alternative culinary futures, and to imagine a more just, biodiverse and beautiful food system. They previously presented their work at V2_, for instance at the Test_Lab Art Meat Flesh. ’De Derde Dinsdag’ in October at V2_ 21 October 2014 20:00–23:00h V2_ Institute for the Unstable Media, Rotterdam v2.nl/events/de-derde-dinsdag-in-october Every month the cultural talkshow De Derde Dinsdag (The Third Tuesday) is hosted by another cultural space in Rotterdam. In October V2_ hosts the traveling live show. Do you want to know what not to miss next month in Rotterdam? De Derde Dinsdag provides a high speed update with short interviews, performances, film previews, theater and live music. For the most up to date program, go to: www.dederdedinsdag.org. Summer Sessions Videos Five short interviews with the Summer Sessions artists who worked at V2_. v2.nl/lab/blog/videos-summer-sessions-2014 Just like last year we made video interviews with the artists who worked on a Summer Sessions project at V2_. In the videos Niklas Adam, Chi Po-Hao, Juan Salas, Joseph Hughes, Cedar & Iris, and Maarten Hunink give insight in the ideas that drove their project. The video’s were shown in the exhibition, you can now watch them online via: v2.nl/lab/blog/videos-summer-sessions-2014 Exhibition: Art and Networks 15 October 2014 14:00–17:00h V2_ Institute for the Unstable Media, Rotterdam v2.nl/events/exhibition-art-and-networks In this one-day exhibition students of the multidisciplinary minor Art & Technology of the arts academy St. Joost in Breda show works they have developed reflecting on an assignment about Lifelogging: "Log your life, your body, your network and provide a provocative or critical image of your own group by means of an interactive presentation." Open only one day! Geert-Jan Hobijn wins Witteveen+Bos Art+Technology Award The Witteveen+Bos Art+Technology Award 2014 goes to sound artist Geert-Jan Hobijn. v2.nl/lab/blog/witteveen-bos-art-technology-award-2014 Geert-Jan Hobijn – who has performed several times at V2_ – is the founder of Staalplaat Soundsystem. He has made amongst others mechanical orchestras consisting of consumer electronics like washing machines, vacuum cleaners, and electrical fans. Hobijn receives the Witteveen+Bos Art+Technology Award 2014 for how he manages to move the public with his interactive sound installations. Hobijn will realize an indoor version of his work Composed Nature for the exhibition in the Bergkerk (Deventer) to celebrate the Witteveen+Bos Art+Technology Award 2014. Opening: 6 November 2014, Bergkerk, Deventer. Exhibition 'Om': 7 November 2014 – 7 December 2014, Bergkerk, Deventer. The Iron Ring V2_ presents a new e-book. v2.nl/publishing/the-iron-ring In 2013 Cecilia Jonsson presented The Iron Ring for which she had done research at V2_ during a Summer Sessions residency. Now there’s an e-book on the project with an extensive visual essay by Cecilia Jonsson reporting on the seven steps that were required to create an iron ring out of 24kg of grass harvested from the acidic river banks of a landscape in Spain severely transformed by opencast mining. James Jackson Griffith, who participated in Jonsson’s preliminary research on mining restoration in Brazil, discusses The Iron Ring from an environmental-philosophical perspective. Download the e-book (epub) for free. ______________________________________________ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://post.in-mind.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
