Marc Tuters

Some of us have been discussing the idea of putting on a (semi)regular IMD evening event for local media artists to share ideas (and media).

Remember the heyday of Napster when you could see what people had in their hard drives? Why is file sharing anonomous? It's social activity right? So I'm proposing a file sharing party... you bring your hard drive... you live mix your favourite music and video... and talk about what's "hot" over a drink and a Cat5 cable...

What I'm hoping for, is that, ideally, the whole thing will eventually evolve into a laptop mash-up jam session. For this first week though, I'm not expecting that, just yet. So, I'm pleased to announce that Andreas Kratky has offered to provide some focuss by showing-off his collaboration with Lev Manovich "Soft Cinema" as a centre piece of the evening.

Abstract:
"Soft Cinema mines the creative possibilities at the intersection of software culture, cinema, and architecture. Its manifestations include films, dynamic visualizations, computer-driven installations, architectural designs, print catalogs, and DVDs. In parallel, the project investigates how the new representational techniques of soft(ware) cinema can be deployed to address the new dimensions of our time, such as the rise of mega-cities, the "new" Europe, and the effects of information technologies on subjectivity"

So... you're encouraged to bring your own media (and, of course, liquor) to the Santa Fe Art Colony this Friday evening (7pm).

Diclaimer: Santa Fe Art Colony assumes all files exchanged will be released under an open content licence.

(please email me for directions: mt AT x-i DOT net)