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Lost (and Found) in Space The Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT) is pleased to announce the October discussion on the Synapse eList which, throughout 2008, is investigating the leading-edge of art and science research collaboration. This month's discussion explores artists' engagement with the contemporary space sciences. Of particular interest is the way that space demands a shift in consciousness from an earth-centred frame of reference, as well as the emerging view of space as the single most important resource for supporting humanity now and into the future. To join the discussion visit: www.synapse.net.au select 'Discuss' and follow the prompts. DISCUSSION GUESTS NICKY FORSTER is a human geographer and sound artist whose projects explore the intimacies forged between humans and their surroundings. She has most recently collaborated with Willoh Weiland (see below) on Yelling at Stars and the soon-to-be-produced Void Love - a podcast soap opera about the Square Kilometre Array. Nicky also works as a researcher on the Urban Soundscapes Project at the Spatial Information and Architecture Laboratory, RMIT University, Melbourne. www.yellingatstars.com ROGER MALINA is an astronomer and space scientist. He is the former director of the Laboratoire d'Astronomie Spatiale CNRS, Marseille, France, and a member of the International Academy of Astronautics. He is currently a member of the SNAP consortium to build a new astronomy satellite to study dark energy and dark matter in the universe. He is Chairman Emeritus of Leonardo/ISAST, and since 1982 has served as Executive Editor of the journal Leonardo. www.leonardo.info ZBIGNIEW OKSIUTA is an artist, architect and scientist. His work combines architecture, biology, physics and genetic engineering and has been shown worldwide, including the Venice Biennial 2004, the Biennale of Electronic Arts Perth 2007, Ars Electronica Linz 2007, the Centre for Contemporary Art Warsaw 2007, and the Foundation for Arts and Creative Technology Liverpool, 2008. www.oksiuta.de IRENE SCHLACHT is a designer who has undertaken research at the Thales Alenia Space centre in Italy and the European Space Agency in the Netherlands. She is currently researching information design in extreme environments at the TU-Berlin University and coordinates the Extreme-Design.eu Collaboration Group specialising in research projects into the habitability of outer space. www.extreme-design.eu/ WILLOH WEILAND is a Melbourne-based artist, curator and director. She is Project Director of Yelling at Stars and her work has featured in several Australian festivals including This Is Not Art and the Noise Festival. Weiland and her artistic collaborator Nicky Forster (above) were recently awarded an ANAT Professional Development grant to present their work at the Less Remote symposium being held alongside the International Astronautical Congress in Glasgow. www.yellingatstars.com ARTHUR WOODS is an artist and entrepreneur active in promoting and developing the cultural dimension of astronautics with the goal of expanding awareness of the benefits of outer space development to the future of human civilisation. He has initiated and developed a series of 'art-in-space' projects since 1984, established the OURS Foundation in 1990 and more recently set up ars astronautica, an online resource for space artists. www.cosmicdancer.com
Lost (and Found) in Space The Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT) is pleased to announce the October discussion on the Synapse eList which, throughout 2008, is investigating the leading-edge of art and science research collaboration. This month's discussion explores artists' engagement with the contemporary space sciences. Of particular interest is the way that space demands a shift in consciousness from an earth-centred frame of reference, as well as the emerging view of space as the single most important resource for supporting humanity now and into the future. To join the discussion visit: www.synapse.net.au select 'Discuss' and follow the prompts. DISCUSSION GUESTS NICKY FORSTER is a human geographer and sound artist whose projects explore the intimacies forged between humans and their surroundings. She has most recently collaborated with Willoh Weiland (see below) on Yelling at Stars and the soon-to-be-produced Void Love - a podcast soap opera about the Square Kilometre Array. Nicky also works as a researcher on the Urban Soundscapes Project at the Spatial Information and Architecture Laboratory, RMIT University, Melbourne. www.yellingatstars.com ROGER MALINA is an astronomer and space scientist. He is the former director of the Laboratoire d'Astronomie Spatiale CNRS, Marseille, France, and a member of the International Academy of Astronautics. He is currently a member of the SNAP consortium to build a new astronomy satellite to study dark energy and dark matter in the universe. He is Chairman Emeritus of Leonardo/ISAST, and since 1982 has served as Executive Editor of the journal Leonardo. www.leonardo.info ZBIGNIEW OKSIUTA is an artist, architect and scientist. His work combines architecture, biology, physics and genetic engineering and has been shown worldwide, including the Venice Biennial 2004, the Biennale of Electronic Arts Perth 2007, Ars Electronica Linz 2007, the Centre for Contemporary Art Warsaw 2007, and the Foundation for Arts and Creative Technology Liverpool, 2008. www.oksiuta.de IRENE SCHLACHT is a designer who has undertaken research at the Thales Alenia Space centre in Italy and the European Space Agency in the Netherlands. She is currently researching information design in extreme environments at the TU-Berlin University and coordinates the Extreme-Design.eu Collaboration Group specialising in research projects into the habitability of outer space. www.extreme-design.eu/ WILLOH WEILAND is a Melbourne-based artist, curator and director. She is Project Director of Yelling at Stars and her work has featured in several Australian festivals including This Is Not Art and the Noise Festival. Weiland and her artistic collaborator Nicky Forster (above) were recently awarded an ANAT Professional Development grant to present their work at the Less Remote symposium being held alongside the International Astronautical Congress in Glasgow. www.yellingatstars.com ARTHUR WOODS is an artist and entrepreneur active in promoting and developing the cultural dimension of astronautics with the goal of expanding awareness of the benefits of outer space development to the future of human civilisation. He has initiated and developed a series of 'art-in-space' projects since 1984, established the OURS Foundation in 1990 and more recently set up ars astronautica, an online resource for space artists. www.cosmicdancer.com |