V.01
4th - 12th February 2012
Launch: Saturday 4th February 6.30pm - late
v.01 is an interactive digital audio visual environment created especially for QUAD Gallery.
Masterminded by TechsQUAD artists, working alongside the chromatic architect Aaron Bradbury, v.01 showcases an interactive audio and video installation that can be manipulated by you, the public. Via a sculptural control panel visitors are invited to create new compositions that use fully controllable large scale projections and original moving image samples along with a manipulated soundtrack.
Alongside this major interactive installation, you are also invited to experiment with the Excessive Machine, an interactive installation built by ::CHECKTHISPECKER:: featuring custom built projection screens, original visual material and the music of Nottingham born producer/artist Kirk Spencer.
To accompany our TechsQUAD installations in the gallery, we will be screening a number of interactive audio visual projects by leaders in the field of digital media including works from; Angelo Plessas, a contemporary Greek who creates websites that present interactive audio visual experiences that fuse the iconography of ancient civilizations, surrealist abstractions and modernist references; Stanza, a British artist who specializes in netart, data sculptures, and networked space whose projects have been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, Tate Britain and the Victoria and Albert Museum; Han Hoogerbrugge, a Dutch digital artist, illustrator, animator and creator of the extremely popular Modern Living Neurotica series, represented Denmark in the Venice Biennale 2011 and is regarded as one of the pioneers of internet art since the end of the 1990s; Seaquence, an experiment in musical composition that allows you create and combine musical life-forms that result in an organic, dynamic melody; and The Johnny Cash Project, a unique crowd-sourced music video project honoring the legacy of Johnny Cash.
TechsQUAD is a collaboration between Oli Melia, Rob Newman, Aron Brown, Phil Suddaby, Dean Reilly and Steve Eccles
Click here to see a short video about the exhibition.
Events
Launch Event
Saturday 4th February 6:30pm - late
Exhibition open from 6:30pm - 9pm
Join us for the opening of the exhibition, be the first to interact with our audio visual artworks together with live musicians who will create an incredible live soundtrack to the evening.
Reel Music in the cafe bar from 9pm til late
Reel Music DJ's Wax On and Hudson present an evening of cinematic music enthused with a funky feel to celebrate the opening of v.01
Live Demonstrations
Daily, 1:00pm Monday 6th - Friday 10th February
The TechsQUAD artists will be available in the gallery every week day to lead lunch time talks & demonstrations.
Workshops
Circuit Bending Workshop with Nott Hack
Saturday 11th February 1:00 - 3:00pm in the Participation Space
Drawing on the practice of Reed Ghazala come along to QUAD and use your soldering skills to bend the circuitry of electronic toys, creating an instrument that will beep, whirr and buzz in new and fascinating ways!
Email sophiep@derbyquad.co.uk for more details.
Cost: £10 covering all materials, soldering and expertise. Suitable for 13+.
Booking essential through QUAD Box Office, click here to book online, or call 01332 290 606
EDUCATION - Schools, Colleges & Universities
Introduction to Digital Art
Coinciding with v.01 discover a digital world of unique audio and visual installation. This artist-led workshop includes an interactive exploration of the v.01 exhibition, followed by a digital art creative workshop.
Half day workshop £60.00
Suitable for both Primary and Secondary schools groups.
V.01 Exhibition Insights
An engaging and enlightening lecture led by TechsQUAD giving insight into specific works within the v.01 exhibition.
1 hour lecture, £50.00
Suitable for both College and University groups.
To find out times and book please contact QUAD's Education Team on 01332 285425 or email education@derbyquad.co.uk
Artists Talk
Stanza: A history of digital audio visual art
Saturday 11th February 5.00 - 6.30pm in the Box
Free Entry, please click here to reserve your place or ring QUAD Box Office 01332 290 606.
Stanza will be presenting the development of technology and its role within the arts over the last 15 years, introducing us to a number of his legendary and iconic artworks alongside the history and context of digital audio visual art. Stanza's website Soundtoys.net is a leading web based platform for the exhibition of exciting new works by audio visual artists and is available to view and interact with in the QUAD Gallery during V.01.
Closing Event
Loose Connection
Saturday 11th February 7.00 - 9.00pm in The Gallery
The v.01 closing event continues our celebration of sound, vision and collaboration by drawing together some of our regular Connect @ QUAD events in The Gallery to present an open performance of music, digital art, VJing and film.
The night kicks off with The Long Player presenting a full album playback of Cerulean by Baths accompanied by visuals created by the Five Lamps film-making community and Pixel Synthesis.
The tables are turned later in the evening when the audio takes its cues from the visual as local electronic musicians Mender and o_S_k_m collaborate to create a live soundtrack to the stunning vision of Fritz Lang's classic silent film, Metropolis.
Continuing the audio visual experiments into the evening we invite participants and budding visual artists to plug into the 'Open Screen' to interact with and create the night's very own unique VJ set.
Blog
Click here to keep track of what new audio visual experiences we've made and add your comments/feedback to the v.01.blog.
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