Nick-Bradford Ewart\, Jocelyne Cha put\, Mark Curry\, Khan Lee\, Brady Marks\, moderated by Judy Radul
This talk is a practical discussion of the approaches to\, technolo gical coordination\, and production of Judy Radul's World Rehearsal Court. Though intended for a general audience\, the talk may be particularly inter esting to individuals who work with technology or are considering embarking on such projects. The panel can share their experiences in the planning\, coordinating\, and testing of computer controlled cameras and switching sys tems\; High Definition format long program playback\; handling multi track projects in Final Cut\; and Max MSP Camera Choreography system development.
However\, this discussion will not be an unconsidered rush into tech no-celebrationism. Those on the production team are creators in their own r ight\, users who "pervert" technology to their own purposes rather than fol low prescribed routes. The talk will also turn at points to how each negoti ates a relationship with technology\, and how the participants think that w orking with specific technologies might condition their understanding of th e world around them.
"I shall call an apparatus literally anything th at has in some way the capacity to capture\, orient\, determine\, intercept \, model\, control\, or secure the gestures\, behaviours\, opinions\, or di scourses of living beings. ...[W]e have two great classes: living beings (o r substances) and apparatuses. And\, between these two\, a third class\, su bjects. I call a subject that which results from the relation and\, so to s peak\, from the relentless fight between living beings and apparatuses." (G iorgio Agamben\, What is an Apparatus?)
An on-line exhibitio n catalogue will be available in spring 2010 and will include contributions by Costas Douzinas\, Professor of Law and Director of the Birkbeck Institu te for the Humanities\, London and Anselm Franke\, Artistic Director\, Extr a City Center for Contemporary Art\, Antwerp.
This project is support ed by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Creation Grants in Fi ne Arts\, The Canada Council for the Arts\, the British Columbia Arts Counc il\, BAK basis voor actuele kunst\, Utrech\, and the Western Front Media Ar ts Artist-in-Residence Program\, Vancouver. Anselm Franke's presentation is supported by the UBC Curatorial Lecture Series.
For more information contact Naomi Sawada at (604) 822-3640 or naomi.sawada@ubc.ca.