[dorkbotsea-blabber] March 2009 Dorkbot: Visions of the Body; Geocaching; and Communication Procotols Part II

[shelly at hive-mind.com]

For March's Dorkbot meeting, we have two presentations: Stephanie Andrews,
experimental media artist and professor at DXARTS, will present "The
Accretion Project" exploring visions of the body; Susie J. Lee and Yoko Ott
will describe a class experience exploring geocaching and art that
was exhibited at the Frye's education wing.   More details below.

Following these presentations we will wrap up our discussion exploring
communication protocols for the upcoming dorkbot-sea "Strange Things" art
exhibit.

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WHAT:            March 2009 Dorkbot:  Visions of the Body, Geocaching, and
Communication Procotols Part II
WHEN:             Weds, Mar 4th, 7:00 - 9:30pm  (presentations start at 7:30
promptly)

WHERE:           911 Media, 402 9th Ave N.
                           http://www.911media.org/

ADMISSION:    Free!  All ages welcome.
                        Bring a couple of bucks to support 911 Media Arts
Center.  We'll have a donation jar out by the beer.  ;)
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*Stephanie Andrews:  The Accretion Project (7:30-8:00)*

The accretion project is a creative investigation that continues to
accumulate form as it explores the growing pains in the co-evolution of
human manifestation and the global digital environment. The extruded figures
have been modeled from digital recordings: sequences of motion captured
dance choreography describing a loose narrative.  These nodules of
sculptural cinema are gathered from a creative interpretation of the body's
energetic journey in relating with digital space; discovery, attraction, the
conflict of integration, and finally mutual absorption and expansion. The
images are extrusions of the human body in motion, the surfaces echoing the
material of a shell.

Stephanie Andrews is an experimental media artist and Assistant Professor in
the DXARTS program at the University of Washington.  She utilizes a variety
of methodologies in her works, such as 3D computer graphics, stereoscopic
and photographic imaging, video, neon, and computer-controlled pneumatics.
Learn more at: http://www.washington.edu/dxarts/profile_home.php?who=andrews

*Susie J. Lee and Yoko Ott:  Geocaching and Art in the Public Realm
(8:00-8:30)*

This past summer seven artists were invited to conceive a project for teens
enrolled in the studio art class "Geocaching and Art in the Public Realm."
Taught by Susie J. Lee, the class was inspired by the exhibition Napoleon on
the Nile: Soldiers, Artists, and the Rediscovery of Egypt. Modeled after the
popular high-tech treasure hunt adventure game Geocaching, artist-conceived
caches were left throughout Seattle for students to discover with GPS
devices. Upon discovery, students were presented with concepts addressing
such things as psychogeography, site-specificity, fiction and
rehistoricization, and globalism. All participatory, and sometimes
performative in nature, every project engaged the teens with their
surroundings and required them to use their observational and critical
skills to document what transpired at that place and time.   (Learn more
at:  http://fryemuseum.org/exhibition/3049/)

In this talk, Susie Lee and Yoko Ott will "(1) Give an overview of our
approach and methodology to contextualize locative arts within the framework
of geo-caching, mental mapping, and art historical touchstones (conceptual
art, land art, etc.) (2) Present the individual artist projects proposed for
the students, and (3) Provide images of the exhibition and our assessment of
the project.  If time allows, we may discuss how we envisioned a larger
iteration as a city-wide artist project."

*Communication Protocols Part II:  A Discussion (8:40 - 9:30)*

For this year's People Doing "Strange Things" with Elecricity 4 we are
inviting artists to create and collaborate on works that explore the theme
"Emergent Communication." Artists are encouraged (but not required) to work
in groups to build pieces that communicate with each other (and potentially
the viewers and environment) in novel ways, to create a larger system that's
greater and more complex than its individual parts.

At our last Dorkbot meeting we explored potential communication protocols to
incorporate into the art exhibit.  During the second half of this Dorkbot
meeting, after the presentations, we will wrap up this discussion
to help define protocols that artists may incorporate into their proposals
for the exhibit.

Please note the deadline for the proposals is being extended to March 14th.
You may find more details at:
http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotsea/events/pdstwe4/callforartists.shtml

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As ever, special thanks to 911 Media Arts Center for providing such a great
venue and friendly support for our monthly Dorkbot meetings.

If you have any announcements or requests for the Dorkbot community please
email shellyhivemind at gmail.com to get on the schedule.

See you on Wednesday, March 4th!
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