[dorkbotnyc-announce] electroweak and symmetry breaking dorkbot-nyc!

[douglas repetto]

What: dorkbot-nyc
Where: Location One, 20 Greene St (Canal/Grand)
When: 7pm, 2 January, 2008
$$$: FREE!
Info: http://dorkbot.org

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The 10^15th dorkbot-nyc meeting will take place at 7pm on Wednesday, 
January 2nd, 2008 at Location One in SoHo.

The meeting is free and open to the public. Please bring snacks to share.

Also: we need more theme songs! Bring one and we'll post it on the 
website and play it at the beginning of the meeting. COME ON! I've heard 
a lot of talk, but so far a couple of little girls are kicking your butts!!!

Also: dorkbot t-shirts! $15 in person, $17 online. Cute colors, cute 
cuts. Profits go to support our host, Location One!

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Featuring the electroweak and symmetry breaking:

     	
Paul Davies: The Trouble of Interactivity
As a sculptor I have been attracted to the deep engagements that 
interactivity offers. My practice is not one of inward contemplation and 
self reflection but rather an active examination of current social and 
political events and currents. Interactivity offers the artist the 
opportunity to create a rich dialog with the public. Interactivity also 
poses great challenges to the artist. The challenges of fabrication, 
cost, and robustness are ever present. How can an artist make an 
interactive sculpture that 'lasts' more than 10 minutes into opening 
night? In the presentation I will show how interactivity has evolved in 
my work and how my quest for robust interactivity has shaped my choices. 
Afterwards there will be a discussion of success and failure stories. 
Paul Davies is a sculptor whose work often includes interactive 
elements. He has shown internationally at numerous galleries and museums 
over the past 15 years.
http://www.xraylab.org
     	
Jessica Thompson: Wearable Sound Projects
Jessica Thompson's studio practice involves the creation of wearable 
sound projects that explore social interactions within public space. 
Using elements of game-playing and performance, her work attempts to 
create collaborative situations with the audience where the integrity of 
the artwork is entirely determined by willing participants. She is best 
known for her project called SOUNDBIKE, a mobile sound piece that uses 
motion-based mini-generators mounted to an ordinary bicycle to broadcast 
the sound of laughter as the bike is pedaled. At dorkbot Thompson will 
discuss two recent projects, "Give It Up" (a networked breakdance 
battle) and "Public Sound Project: Bike Hack + Soundride" 
(bicycle-mounted noisemakers).
http://www.pmgallery.ca/Catalog_View_Summary.php?ID=22
     	
Jeff Snyder: New Electronic Music Instruments
Jeff Snyder has been developing some electronic instruments for the past 
year or so, and he'll be showing them off. Plus, he may even demonstrate 
them and warm your heart with their angelic sounds.
http://www.scattershot.org