Gratis stuff at DEAF
Connected Archives, Seminar Thursday
Transdisciplinary Innovation, Seminar Friday
Connected Archives
Seminar (afternoon): Public
Thursday 12 April, 15:00–18:00
Location: TENT. / Witte de With, Auditorium
Admission: free
Organized by De Balie, Portsmouth University, ISEA and V2_, in collaboration with Virtueel Platform, the Daniel Langlois Foundation, DOCAM and the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision
This Seminar will showcase several examples of good practice in the field of media-culture archives.
During DEAF07, several international experts in the field of documentation and archiving of electronic and media art will gather to exchange information about their current activities. The seminar will present the outcome of the mornings closed roundtable discussion and will provide an opportunity for in-depth discussion of shared research questions.
Moderator:
Eric Kluitenberg (NL), theorist, writer and organizer, De Balie http://www.debalie.nl
Presentations:
The Tactical Media Files, CultureBase, ISEA Online Archive David Garcia (NL), Michiel van der Haagen (NL) and Nadia Palliser (NL) http://www.next5minutes.org http://www.debalie.nl/dossierpagina.jsp?dossierid=34144 http://www.isea-web.org
V2_'s archive and terminology resources for media art
Sandra Fauconnier (B/NL)
Daniel Langlois Foundation: Centre for Research and Documentation
Alain Depocas (CA)
http://www.fondation-langlois.org
Media Art Net and Ars Electronica Archive
Dieter Daniels (D/AT) (tbc)
Database of Virtual Art,
Oliver Grau (AT)
Transdisciplinary Innovation
Seminar Friday 13 April, 15:00–17:30 V2_ Building, ground floor Admission: free Organized by the Economic Development Board Rotterdam, Kennisalliantie Zuid-Holland and V2_.
This seminar investigates the current state of affairs of trans- and interdisciplinary collaborations between art, science, design and technology, and their effects on the innovation landscape and our social environment. What are the needs and motivations of these emerging collaborative practices, and how can they be fostered and supported?
Moderator: Bert van Meggelen (NL), director of Bureau Maatwerk (tbc)
Provocateur: Rob van Kranenburg (NL), program manager for Virtueel Platform, lecturer and consultant http://www.virtueelplatform.nl/person-321-nl.html
Speakers:
Mark van Doorn (NL), ambient intelligence researcher for Philips http://www.research.philips.com
Anne Nigten (NL), manager at V2_Lab and initiator of the Patchingzone http://www.v2.nl http://www.processpatching.net/
Sally Jane Norman, (UK), cultural historian and theorist, Director, Culture Lab, Newcastle University (tbc)