monochrom @ TECHNOLOGY MYTHS Creative Summer Camp #2 / Aizpute, Latvia
monochrom will talk and perform at TECHNOLOGY MYTHS Creative Summer Camp #2 in Aizpute, Latvia.The theme of 2nd Creative Summer Camp is "Technology myths" - interpretations and myths about the development, use and facilities of technologies and its' place in the life of modern human and society. Myth – lies, fantasy or subjective reality? Taking into consideration that myth has been arised from human imaginations or singularity of perception about things. Interpretations about things and occurencies could vary into countless and inconceivable directions.
2nd Creative Summer Camp "Technology myths" will take place in the framework of the of the French Spring and of the 9th "Art+Communication" festival events. The programme will take place from May 31 to June 10, 2007 in Riga, Karosta and Aizpute.
Artists, activists, phylosophers, sociologists, theoreticians and scientists will participate in the common creative weekly meeting - to express the ideas, present works, realised projects and make new on the following keynotes:
* Technologies and human desire to trick them/to pass over sage. About superstition of modern humans, where nowadays technologies rub along with mythological perception. Technological and mythological connections in the ideas, researches and art works.
* Militar and electromagnetic myths. Myths about spying technologies. In the framework of the workshop the working group conducted by Spectral Investigations Collective (France) together with artists, researchers, sociologists, philosophers and scientists will investigate the connection between history and mythology of military sciences, in relation to territory of Latvia.
* Myths of public space, maintained by technologies. How society perceive technologies? Whether and what kind of myths are arising concerning comprehensions of technologies? Myth about the invaluable role of information nowedays and parasiting, based on glorification of information technologies. Absurd myths in public space – tv churchies, virtual churchies etc.
* Contemporary art, media art, based on myths and interpretations.
The main criteria for participating in summer camp is the creative phenomenon of the author – the particular ability to realise the ideas with limited technical resources, discover different use of the everyday goods and make unusual objects for practical application. These are works, which could make specific subculture, united semiotics of technology, technical creation, myths, folklore and perception of life.
Inspired by the proforma of the soviet summer camp for pioneers, creative summer camp will continue tradition, where the main accent is meeting platform for creative people for inspiring new ideas and collaboration models. Link
posted by johannes,
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
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