MEDIA CENTRE - HUDDERSFIELD
13 JULY 2007
Bioarama
is a one-day event that illustrates new directions in art, science and technology
by bringing together artists who explore notions of life, science and digital
realities. By presenting these artists in the context of the
DRU Artist in Residence project Biorama will explore a rich territory
in which multiple threads of investigation come together to manifest unique
interpretations and unfamiliar possibilities.
Biorama serves to contextualise, examine and expand upon the research carried
out by Andy Gracie during his residency which
weaves together the microbiology of the Pennines around Marsden Moor, traditional
and digital networking systems, satellite communications, perceptions of landscape
and the history and possible future of interstellar communication.
Biorama will take place in two stages with the Biorama hike in the morning and
the Biorama sessions in the afternoon.
Biorama Hike(leaving
from the Media Centre, Huddersfield at 10 am, returning at 2 pm)
A 5 mile guided walking lecture and environmental study with Andy
Gracie and Brandon Ballangee on Marsden Moor lasting around 3 hours.
The walk will cover some of the physical territory featured in Andy’s
research, the moorland area in which he has been walking, meditating and collecting
samples. The talk will cover the parallel conceptual territories including the
topography of local transmission masts, the history of interstellar communications,
the landscape painting tradition and the micro ecology of the moors. Simple
scientific field experiments and samplings will be carried out at various points
on the way which will provide a window on the methodologies and concepts which
Andy has been attempting to weave together throughout the residency. The hike
will strive to provide a holistic experience beyond mere exercise and study
where we can experience nanometers and light years, the intimate and the expansive,
and the networking of ideas.
Each participant will receive the Biorama Hiking kit with which to enhance their
experience of the event. Participants should book in advance as places are limited
and should bring sturdy walking footwear and appropriate clothing.
Biorama Sessions
(starting at 3.30 p.m. at the Media Centre)
The Biorama Sessions will introduce a number of artists whose work explores
the natural environment, artificial landscapes and interactions with real or
imagined lifeforms. Each session will feature a double presentation with two
artists introducing their work and exploring common territories before brief
open discussion.
Participants:
Agnes Meyer-Brandis /Andy
Gracie /Brandon Ballengee /C-lab
/Etoy /France Cadet
/London Fieldworks
Special musical guests in the evening
Biorama is designed and presented by Monica Bello Bugallo (Capsula)
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