Invisible Štiavnica - newest media workshop _4

Invisible Štiavnica - newest media workshop is a project aimed at integrating the newest technologies into the arts in public space. The project is often attended by renowned visual artists, designers, programmers, and performers from both Slovakia and abroad. 2016 is its fourth year. The workshop will focus on interconnecting the fields of live-coding, light design, and interactive sound installations and performances. Even this year, several public places in Banská Štiavnica will become the scenes of various visual, light, and sound works (such as the Amphitheatre, New Castle, Old Castle etc.) as well as of micro workshops and masterclasses with selected workshop attendees.

The project is a follow-up of the interactive platform/game Invisible Štiavnica focusing on contemporary art in the streets as well as the public space of the historical town centre. The question of how far one can actually go within public space led to the emergence of a specialized workshop dedicated to technological experiment, virtual and augmented reality, and interactive visual performances. The aim of the workshop is to use the broadest possible spectrum of new technology conveniences and their interactivity with the public, both through technology and through one’s own senses.

This year’s Invisible Štiavnica will feature an international selection of individual and group authors, such as KOLEKTIV (CZ, SK, PT, RU, a.o.), Massimiliano Moro (IT), artec3 (ES), Kryštof Pešek (CZ), or Martin Blažíček (CZ).

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The workshop timing is adjusted to the Film Seminar 4 Elements, which annually attracts a wide range of audiences, including experts on different areas of audio-visual production as well as many cultural enthusiasts. For many people, 4 Elements have also become the highlight of the cultural summer in Banská Štiavnica. After three years of successful cooperation, 4 Elements and the workshop have established a programme partnership. 

The project was supported by:
Art Support Fund
4 ELEMENTS

Workshop dates: 11 - 14 August 2016

Public performances: 12 - 13 August 2016 

PROGRAMME: 

1. Light-visual installation in public space
Author: Massimiliano Moro (IT)
Massimiliano Moro is a sculptor and visual artist. In his work, he tries to create balance between the things we see and those that only exists thanks to fundamental elements and their interaction with light, shadow, and movement.
Friday and Saturday, 12 - 13 August 2016

2. Light-visual installation in public space
Author: artec3 (Maurici Ginés, ES)
Maurici Ginés is a light designer exercising his skills in various spheres of architecture and design. His work rests on connecting art and technology in the intersection of analogue and digital worlds. Through their interaction, he creates new, fascinating images.
Friday and Saturday, 12 - 13 August 2016

3. Audio-visual performance / live coding in public place

Authors: KOLEKTIV (an international ensemble of algorithmic visuals creators, programmers, visual and sound performers with respect for the tradition of live coding, using artistic forms of live coding and creating tools for both sound and images right in front of their audience. The body of artists consists of Michal Cáb, GND, Kryštof Pešek, Jáchym Pešek, Jiří Rouš, Georgij Bagdasarov, Sara Pinheiro, Martin Blažíček, Petr Zábrodský, Alexandra Timpau, Jonáš Svatoš, Katarína Gatialová, Iruu and Alexandra M. Cihanská). After their performance, the closing party with its rhythmic beats will throw you some years back in time.

Saturday, 13 August 2016, 11:30 p.m., K-Centrum / cultural centre KC?

4. Live coding workshop
Is it possible to learn how to programme and live-model sound in a matter of a few hours? During a live coding workshop in the SuperCollider software, Kryštof Pešek (CZ), an artist and programmer, will teach you how to programme sound, live-model it and change its structure in only a few hours. The workshop is intended even for complete beginners. All you will need is your own laptop. Apart from programming, Kryštof will tell us more about programming works on the borderline of such established art genres as video art, net art, or performance. Since the workshop capacity is limited to ten people, you need to register in advance. For more information and registration, reach us via e-mail at info@neviditelnastiavnica.sk

Kryštof Pešek (1986) graduated from the Center of Audiovisual Studies at FAMU Prague where he currently works as a lecturer. He works mainly with programming software Processing and SuperCollider. His works are based on open algorithms and balance on the edge of computer-art, generative graphics, and video art. They can operate as infinitely live-generated graphical objects as well as recordings of these processes on DVD. In his last few works, Kryštof has been employing a certain form of “intelligence”, which enables individual parts of an image to “decide” about their own development, based solely on observation. His works build on the history of experimental film and video art. They can be perceived as individual visual art pieces as well as interesting dialogues between a machine and an artist – the programmer. They were exhibited in a gallery space (a solo exhibition in Prague City Gallery - Dům U Zlatého prstenu in 2011), but also at several film and media festivals. Kryštof is a winner of the PAF 2011 audience award. His active cooperation with numerous artists focuses on technical, software, and robotic installation solutions, such as Vladimír Turner’s UFF (Biennial of Young Arts,Prague City Gallery in 2011)or Federico Diaz’s robotic installation for the Venice Biennale 2011.

Friday, 12 August 2016, 3 p.m., K-Centrum / cultural centre KC?

5. Martin Blažíček: masterclass
Art on the Web: How has the Internet changed the form of art?
Martin Blažíček’s masterclass will take on a form of a lecture with an abundance of actual artwork excerpts. He will disclose the most important moments and breakpoints in the relationship of art and the Internet.A broad historical overview of Internet art will give us an understanding of its development from the 90s until today.

Martin Blažíček (1976) is a renowned experimental film artist from the Czech Republic. His work oscillates between analogue image and its digital manipulation. Martin is one of the most active organizers within the field of Czech experimental film and one of the curators of Experimental Space NoD in Prague. He does solo as well as group performances with the groups Ultra (2000-02) and Mikroloops (2007-11), and has been live-coding with the Kolektiv ensemble (since 2013) as well as with numerous other individuals and initiatives (such as Steven Balle, Andras Blazske, Zenial, Arszyn, Hannes Hoelzl, Bryan Eubanks, Kateřina Zochová, Vojta Procházka, Michal Zbořil and others). Apart from that, Martin worked as a dramaturge for NoLab v Roxy/Nod (2007-09), ScreenLab series at Školská 28 Gallery Prague (2010-12) and The Hole site-specific sound gallery (2013). He has published in the magazines Cinepur, A2, Film a doba, Iluminace, and Kino Ikon. He currently teaches (as a postgraduate) at the Center for Audiovisual studies at the Film academy of performing arts and lectures at the Institute of Intermedia at the Czech technical university in Prague . His films and live performances were shown at MAK Vienna, High Zero at Theatre Project Baltimore, Optosonic Tea in Diapason Gallery NY, Lux London, Anthology Film NY, DDM Gallery Shanghai, IDFF Jihlava, PAF Olomouc, City Gallery Leeds, Arnolfini Bristol, Entropia Gallery Wroclaw, Zamok Ujazdovski Warsaw, Dom Kino Minsk, Art Factory Lodz, Cinema Nova Brusel, Galerie Rudolfinum Prague, IFF Rotterdam, and more.