THE INTER-SOCIETY FOR THE ELECTRONIC ARTS THE ISEA NEWSLETTER # 19, JULY 1993 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Editors: Dirk Boon, Wim van der Plas (Holland). Correspondents: Yoshiyuki Abe (Japan), Peter Beyls (Belgium), Leslie Bishko (US), Paul Brown (US), Annick Bureaud (France), Jurgen Claus (Germany), Roger Malina (US), Ivan Pope (UK), Rejane Spitz (Brazil). Lay-out: Rene Pare (Grafico de Poost). Text editors: Ray Archee, Seth Shostak. ISEA, POB 8656, 3009 AR Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Tel 31-10-2020850, 31-79-612930, Fax 31-79-611737. Email ISEA@MBR.FRG.EUR.NL (Board) or ISEA@SARA.NL (Newsletter). -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS WORD FROM THE CHAIRMAN.........................................Theo Hesper DISCOUNT FOR FISEA93......................................Wim van der Plas IDEA AVAILABLE FROM ISEA....................................Annick Bureaud THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ELECTRONIC ART ISEA94......Minna Tarkka CALLS FOR PARTICIPATION CALLS FOR PAPERS PUBLICATIONS CALENDAR -------------------------------------------------------------------------- WORD FROM THE CHAIRMAN Dear ISEA Member, Presently, I am establishing contact with ISEA members in the Asian region (Australia, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, China, Vietnam) to discuss the installation of an Asian Branch of ISEA. It is my opinion that the fast economic growth in this region, accompanied by a keen interest in modern technology, will create an environment in favor of new metamorphosis of traditional Asian art. An increased interest in hi-tech art forms may be anticipated. A survey of the past Electronic Art events shows, however: 1. That many of the events take place in the industrialized countries. 2. The contribution of the Asian countries is rather limited. Clearly, electronic art is an aspect of the Asian culture that will have to be developed. As far as my present location is concerned, the traditional Indonesian art amalgamated with new technology will, no doubt produce intriguing results! I would like to hear your opinion on the subject and appreciate your participation to develop the initiative. Hope to hear from you soon, regards, Theo Hesper, Chairman ISEA Board Jl Asem Dua Complex Bali Village M-8 Cipete Selatan 12410 Jakarta, Indonesia Fax: 62-21-7698126 (between 22.00 - 07.00 h local time) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCOUNT FOR FISEA93 Wim van der Plas The June Newsletter contained the Preliminary Program for FISEA93, the Fourth International Symposium on Electronic Art, Minneapolis USA, Novem- ber 3-7, 1993. The official Preliminary Program is now available from FISEA93 and from ISEA. FISEA93: Minneapolis College of Art & Design, 2501 Stevens Ave. Sth, Minneapolis MN 55404, USA, fax 1-612-8743732, Email: JOAN-KLAIBER@MACMAIL.MCAD.EDU Important notice: Regular members of ISEA can get a 10% discount on the symposium fee. Contact ISEA if you want us to inform FISEA93 of your regular membership. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDEA AVAILABLE FROM ISEA Annick Bureaud International Directory of Electronic Arts, 2nd Edition, is now available through ISEA. IDEA covers the whole range of activities in the field of Art and Technology (computer art, computer music, video, holography, performing art, virtual reality, networking, ...). Bilingual French/English it includes more than 2800 addresses world-wide concerning organizations (festivals, galleries, museums, art centers, schools and universities, centres for research and creation, production companies, resource centres, non-profit organizations), artists, people (theoreticians, critics, researchers, curators) and periodicals. A bibliography and four indexes complete the IDEA. IDEA is published by CHAOS, Paris and costs 250FF or $43,--. Credit card orders: send name of card, number, expiry date, name & address to ISEA. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ELECTRONIC ART ISEA94 Helsinki august 23-28, 1994 The 5th International Symposium on Electronic Art will take place in Helsinki, Finland in 1994, August 23rd through 28th. ISEA'94 Helsinki will be a lively forum for scholars, artists, critics, scientists and educat- ors, all those who share a professional interest in the electronic media. In addition to approximately 200 international participators, the organizers expect a total attendance of 10.000 visitors. BACKGROUND The International Symposium on Electronic Art was conceived in 1988. The subsequent ISEA Symposia (Utrecht 1988, Groningen 1990, Sydney 1992, Minneapolis 1993) have been major meeting points for electronic arts specialists and have displayed a systematic and interdisciplinary approach to the problems and potentials of electronic art. Following this tradition, the Helsinki Symposium will present new insights into the aesthetic, philosophical, cultural and social implications of computer technology and electronic media, with a strong emphasis on intermedia, interdisciplinarity and new applications. ISEA94 comprises an academic programme - a symposium with papers, panels, poster sessions and workhops - and a large-scale artistic programme with exhibitions, con- certs, performances, network projects, screenings and listenings. FOCUS In addition to more general topics related to the electronic arts, the organizers of ISEA94 encourage discussion on four themes: SPACESCAPES - Configurations of Space and Landscape in the Electronic Arts HIGH&LOW - Cultural Histories of Technology THE NEXT GENERATION - Questions on the Future of the Electronic Arts and ELECTRONIC ARTS IN UNIVERSITIES - The Pedagogical Challenges of Electro- nic Media. In addition, the organizers of ISEA94 wish to promote artistic and scientific interaction between the West and the Post-Communist East. Another specific interest of ISEA94 is to lay particular stress on electronic sound and music in their diverse forms. ORGANIZERS ISEA94 will be hosted by the University of Art and Design Helsinki. UIAH is among the leading art & design universities of the world, with an established tradition of conference management. Several members of the ISEA'94 organizing committee have been active in the MuuMediaFestival, a cutting-edge event in the electronic arts. Participating institutions include: The University of Art and Design Helsinki UIAH (host), Sibelius-Academy, Theatre Academy, The Academy of Fine Art, Helsinki University of Technology, The Promotion Center for Audiovisual Culture AVEK, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki Festival, Otso-Gallery, CARTES Computer Arts Center at Espoo, The Finnish Science Center Heureka, AV-Ark/ MuuMediaFestival and the Finnish Broadcasting Company. ENDORSEMENT The ISEA'94 Symposium is endorsed by ISEA, Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts and ISAST, Leonardo; the International Society for the Arts, Sciences & Technology. PUBLICATIONS ISEA'94 will publish a catalogue with articles and descriptions of the art projects. A selection of the proceedings of the ISEA'94 Symposium will be published in the International Journal on Electronic Art, a collaboration of ISEA and Leonardo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ISEA94 ISSUES & PROJECTS SPACESCAPES - Configurations of Space and Landscape in the Electronic Arts The electronic arts create new sets of spatial concepts and experiences. ISEA94 assesses the aesthetic and social implications of this paradigm shift. The topics addressed may include: Spatial Aesthetics: topographies of art and experience; Merge - Immerse: the merging of human and electronic space and of inner and outer space; Programmed Spaces: the natural, cultural and social environments of the electronic era; Caught in a Net?: the hopes and fears of future network technology; etc. HIGH & LOW - Cultural Histories of Technology ISEA94 aims at a critical investigation of 'high' an'low', a pair of opposing terms used to designate both technology and culture. The topics addressed may include: High Tech vs. Low Tech, High Culture vs. Low Culture: a role for a technological cottage industry? The cultural history of the individual's response to media: high tech meets low human? Spectacular Technologies: historical perspectives on spectacle apparatus; etc. THE NEXT GENERATION - Questions on the Future of Electronic Art ISEA94 looks to the future of electronic media and its young users by focussing on questions of psychology, learning and ethics. The organizers encourage discussion on the following themes:Virtual Literacy: what are the narrative structures and patterns of reading brought about by multimedia and computers ? From Desktop to the Workroom: views of future interfaces; Interactivity or Interpassivity?: will interactivity pave the way to a technological paradise? What about the role of gender in interactive systems?; Game Aesthetics: Will computer games really advance learning? What about ethics in a world based on illusions? etc. ELECTRONIC ARTS IN UNIVERSITIES - The Pedagogical Challenges of Electronic Media The University of Art and Design UIAH will host an international meeting of teachers and students at the ISEA94 Symposium. The Electronic Arts at the Universities Session enhances the interchange of ideas between different universities and aims at a comparison of pedagogical ideologies and practices in electronic art education. SOUND & MUSIC ISEA94 wishes to lay stress on the importance of electronic sonic arts, from computer music to sound environments, from techno to radiophonics. The organizers encourage a wide participation of artists and specialists in this area. EAST MEETS WEST The interchange of ideas between electronic art specialists from the West and the Post-Communist countries of Eastern Europe is one of the aims of ISEA94. In addition, the organizers plan to arrange a "Cruising Session" from Helsinki to St. Petersburg in the context of the Symposium. THE HELSINKI MEDIASCAPE Produced by the major art universities for ISEA94, the Helsinki Mediascape is an experiment in interactive television/network art/electronic landscape. The project reaches its climax, hopefully on broadcast TV, during the Helsinki Festival's Night of the Arts, a popular culture carnival with art venues and action all over Helsinki. ISEA94 GAME ARCADE The newest trends in arcade games and interactive teaching applications will be demonstrated at ISEA94 in a makeshift arcade game hall in the center of Helsinki. The ISEA94 Game Arcade probes the interface between education and entertainment (coined as "Edutainment"). ISEA94 HELSINKI:SPACES & EVENTS Helsinki is the marine cultural capital of Finland, with the principal cultural institutions of the country. ISEA94 takes place at the end of August, a particularly convenient time for visiting Helsinki: usually it is quite warm, and the city is bursting with energy as the people return from their vacations. ISEA94 coincides with Helsinki Festival, the capital's major cultural festival. Both events culminate in the 'Night of the Arts' - a cultural carnival that fills the town with artistic action. The events of ISEA94 will occupy different spaces in and around Helsinki. DEADLINES 01/10/1993 Silicon Graphics Grant Project 01/12/1993 Installations/Performances/Concerts/ Workshops /Network & Other projects 01/02/1994 Papers & panels / Electronic theatre / Listening space 01/04/1994 Poster Sessions NOTIFICATION 6 weeks following deadline dates. ADDRESS Send a completed ISEA94 entry form together with indicated additional material to: Secretary General Kristina Andersson University of Art and Design Helsinki UIAH / Centre for Advanced Studies Hmeentie 135 C, 00560 Helsinki, Finland. Tel: 358-0-7563344, Fax 358-0-7563537 INFORMATION For further information, please contact: ISEA94 Project Manager Minna Tarkka, University of Art and Design UIAH/Media Lab Hameentie 135 C, 00560 Helsinki, Finland. Tel: 358-0-7563601, Fax: 358-0-7563602, Email: isea@uiah.fi -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALLS FOR PARTICIPATION -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CI:COMPUTER INFLUENCE DOWNEY MUSEUM OF ART An exhibition open to all artists working with any computer media. Juried by 35mm slides. Jurors: Michael Brodsky, Artist and Professor, Loyola Marymount Univ. Scott Ward, Executive Director, Downey Museum of Art Deadlines: 35mm Slides due.....................August 2 1993 Jury Selection......................August 4 1993 Accepted Works Delivered........August 11-25 1993 Opening Reception................September 2 1993 Exhibition Dates....September 2 - October 17 1993 Please send for required Entry Form: CI:Computer Influence, Downey Museum of Art, 10419 Rives Ave., Downey, CA 90241 USA. Tel: 1-310-8610419 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- EUROGRAPHICS 94 September 12-16, 1994, Oslo, Norway Papers on any topics related to computer graphics are invited. Highlights: Visualization, Graphic Interaction, Algorithms in Computer Aided Engineering, Geographical Information Systems and Multimedia. Deadline: January 10th, '94 Slide & Video Competition. Deadline May 31st '94. Info: EG '94, Box 124 Blindern, N-0314 Oslo, Norway Tel: 47-2-2067654, Fax: 2067350, Email: EG94@SI.SINTEF.NO -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "BABBLE" (OR, "A QUIET CACAPHONY"). A New Telematic Art Installation In Brighton, ENGLAND. Add your voice to the sound of the crowd. The Disembodied Art Gallery is proud to present a new telematic art installation. Based in Brighton, England, this installation is accessible by telephone from anywhere in the world. We invite you to telephone our answering machine in the gallery and leave a response to the message you hear there. All messages received at the gallery will be transferred to a bank of tape loops and will be replayed all day, every day to the visitors in the gallery. Your telephone message can be as long, or as short as you wish. Be yourself, talk in a foreign tongue or even speak in tongues: the choice is yours. If you wish, we will make you a cassette tape of Babble. To receive a copy of this tape please send a C46 or a C60 cassette to: The Disembodied Art Gallery, Flat 5, 65 Lansdowne Place, Hove , BN3 1FL, ENGLAND. Your tape will be recorded in the gallery on the same day that it arrives, and will be returned to you by post together with information about this project. An international reply coupon would be appreciated! Tel: 44-273-818352. Open 24 hours a day to telephone calls. Friday 2nd July - Friday 30th July '93. The exhibition is located at VILLAGE SQUARE, BRIGHTON MARINA, BRIGHTON, UK. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR FAX ARTISTS! The OtherArt Gallery, an alternative veiwing space located on the Southern Oregon State College campus (Ashland, Oregon) is currently accepting faxes for an all new fax exhibition entitled "Faxing Realties". The intent of this show is to challenge the viewers in their definitions of "ART"; subject matter is open. The show itself will be open from July 12th through August 13th. Over the course of the running time, images will be replaced as new ones arrive, either weekly or biweekly depending on the number of responces. Faxes are currently being accepted and will continue to be until one week prior to the show's closing. Faxes will be recieved on an OMNIFAX L95; the number to send to is 1-503-5526429. Artists submitting work are encouraged to create and send a label as well, listing their name, place of resident, relavent life accomplishments and/or a brief statement. The Gallery is in Ashland, Oregon on Siskiyou Blvd at Indiana St., inside the Siskiyou Commons Building and is open for veiwing Monday through Friday, 9Am- 5Pm. Info: Daniel Psmith, Co-Directer/OtherArt Gallery E-Mail: SMITH@SOSC1.SOSC.OSSHE.EDU, Fax: 1-503-5526429. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for papers Artificial Intelligence Review Journal Special issue on INTEGRATION OF NATURAL LANGUAGE AND VISION PROCESSING Although there has been much progress in developing theories, models and systems in the areas of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Vision Processing (VP) there has been little progress on integrating these two subareas of Artificial Intelligence (AI). It is not clear why there has not already been much activity in in- tegrating NLP and VP. Is it because of the long-time reductionist trend in science up until the recent emphasis on chaos theory, non-linear systems, and emergent behaviour? Or, is it because the people who have tended to work on NLP tend to be in other Departments, or of a different ilk, to those who have worked on VP? Whatever the reason, we believe it is high time to bring together these two areas of AI research. In this endeavour, we are calling for papers for a special issue of AI Review Journal dedicated to site descriptions, surveys, tutorials, and viewpoints on integrated NLP and VP research. Papers should be sent to the addresses below by DECEMBER 30TH, 1993. Feel free to contact Paul Mc Kevitt at the address below for advice on the suitability of manuscripts. Editor: Masoud Yazdani, Department of Computer Science, University of Exeter, GB- EX4 4PT, Exeter, United Kingdom. E-mail: masoud@dcs.exeter.ac.uk Guest Editor: Paul Mc Kevitt, Department of Computer Science, Regent Court University of Sheffield, 211 Portobello Street, GB- S1 4DP, Sheffield United Kingdom. E-mail: p.mckevitt@dcs.sheffield.ac.uk The Journals Editorial Office Artificial Intelligence Review Kluwer Academic Publishers, P.O. Box 17, NL- 3300 AA, Dordrecht The Netherlands. Artificial Intelligence Review P.O. Box 230 Accord, MA 02018-0230 USA. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE CENTENNIAL REVIEW - Call for Papers The Centennial Review announces an issue on Computers, Knowledge, and the Disciplines. We are seeking analytical, historical, and critical papers on various aspects of the ways the transmission, control, and evolution of knowledge have been affected by the new information and communication technologies. Inquiries and proposals by August 1, 1993 to: Richard Peterson, Acting Editor "The Centennial Review" 312 Linton Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1044, USA. Tel: 1-517-3551905, Fax: 1-517-3361858, Email: CENREV@MSU.EDU -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLICATIONS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ARACHNET ELECTRONIC JOURNAL ON VIRTUAL CULTURE ISSN 1068-5723, June 30, 1993 Volume 1 Issue 4 The entire issue is available as EJVCV1N4 PACKAGE Send e-mail addressed to LISTSERV@KENTVM (Bitnet) or LISTSERV@KENTVM.KENT.EDU Leave the subject line empty. The message must read: GET EJVCV1N4 CONTENTS Use this file to identify particular articles or sections then send e-mail to LISTSERV@KENTVM or LISTSERV@KENTVM.KENT.EDU with the command: GET < filename > < filetype > where < filename > is the name of the article or section (e.g., author name) and < filetype > is the V#N# of that issue of EJVC ISEA Members that have no access to Email may order a print-out from ISEA. Please allow several weeks for deliverance. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALENDAR Support LEN/FAF -------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIDEO VISIT July 7 - August 8 1993, Thurday-Sunday 12.00 - 17.00h, Arnhem, Holland A Video Route along several spaces contributed by individuals and com- panies in the city of Arnhem. Among others: a living room, a house boat, a shed, a bar, a record shop, a barber, a snooker hall, a book shop etc. The tapes that are shown all have a specific way of enlightening the mental, social or physical aspect of the concept of space. Info: Hooghuis, Weerdjesstr. 190, 6811 JH Arnhem, NL. Tel: 31-85-458775 IDEAS FESTIVAL July 23-25, Telluride, Colorado, USA "Tele-Community" (Tele-)conference presentations, panels, online exchanges, demonstrations, workshops and special events. Info: Telluride Institute, PO Box 1770, Telluride, CO 81435, Colorado, USA Tel: 1-303-7284402, Email: tellinst@csn.org CONFERENCE/PERFORMANCE by Kazuo Uehara (Tokyo/Osaka), July 29 1993, Paris, France. The Multimedia work in Japan today, and "Chaos/Alpha", for MIDI-piano, Computer and visual images by Masao Komura. Piano: Boyco Stoyanov. The event takes place at IRCAM, studio 2, July 29, at 2:00 pm Info: IRCAM, 1 Place Igor-Stravinsky, F-75004 Paris, France. SIGGRAPH 93 August 1-6, Anaheim (CA), USA. Info: Siggraph 93, 401 North Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. Tel: 1-312-6446610, Fax: 3216876, Email: CMSBA@SIGGRAPH.ORG ISEA/ISAST MEETING AT SIGGRAPH August 4, 1993, Anaheim, USA During Siggraph 93, the large Computer Graphics (and Multi Media) Conference in Anaheim (L.A., CA) ISEA and ISAST will have a public joint meeting. Presentations on the Inter-Society, ISAST, FISEA93 (Minneapolis), ISEA94 (Helsinki) and ISEA95 (Montreal) are expected. Anyone whishing to make any other announcements on electronic art events is welcome. Location: See the SIGGRAPH Final Program (Birds of a Feather Meetings) Time: August 4th, 12 noon. ICECGDG 94 CFP August 19 - 23, Tokyo, Japan. 6th International Conference on Engineering Computer Graphics and Descrip- tive Geometry. Info: SHORT@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU, SHORT@PURCCVM.BITNET PACIFIC GRAPHICS 93 August 30 - September 2, 1993, Seoul, Korea. Contact: Sung Yong Shin, Computer Science Department, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Techonology, 373-1 Kusung-dong, Yusung-ku, Daejon 305-701, Korea. Tel: 82-42-8693528, Fax: 8693510, Email SYSHIN@CS.KAIST.AC.KR PRISMA ART GALLERY PRAGUE September 5-12, 1993, Prague, Czechia. The award winning artworks from the 1993 PRISMA prize are on show in Prague at the ULUV Gallery, Narodny Vernissage. "The artist conquers the computer" - This is the motto behind the decision of the jury of the international PRISMA Prize for Computer Art 1993, awarded by the Hamburg Cultural Foundation and worth a total of DM 21,000.00. From over 800 works submitted by 248 participants from 25 nations, the jurors decided on three first prizes to be awarded equally in the three categories Interaction, Painting and Animation. Furthermore, the jury highly commended six other entries. By awarding the PRISMA Prize for Computer Art, the Cultural Foundation documents its commitment to what is still a relatively young genre of modern art. The PRISMA Prize is supported and donated by the company PRISMA Computertechnologie Handelsgesellschaft mbH, Hamburg. CALL FOR PAPERS 1995: Address: PRISMA Computertechnologie, PO Box 701343, Wandsbeker Zollstrasse 87-89, D-22013 Hamburg 70, Germany. Fax: 49-40-6524393, Email: GER.XDD0002@AppleLink.Apple.COM VENI VIDI VIDEO 8 - 9 october 1993, Biel, Switzerland International Video Art Party. Info: VVV, PO Box 3607, CH-2500 Biel, Switzerland. Tel: 41-32-228335, Fax: 41-32-233696 AVE 93 International Audio Visual Experimental Festival November 4-10, 1993, Arnhem, Holland Films, videos, installations, performances and other artistic manifes- tations. Lectures on experimental film, experimental music and their relationship. Art from East European countries and special-feature: media art from the USA (normally not within the scope of this festival). The program is compiled by 'AVE scouts', young artists or art historians that visit countries in teams of two. Info: AVE, POB 307, 6800 AH Arnhem, Holland. Tel: 31-85-511300, Fax: 517681 FOURTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ELECTRONIC ART November 3-7, Minneapolis, USA Info: FISEA 93, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, 2501 Stevens Av S, Minneapolis, MN 55404 USA. Tel: 1-612-8743754, Fax: 1-612-8743732, Email: JOAN-KLAIBER@MACMAIL.MCAD.EDU FILM+ARC 2 - 5 december 1993, Graz, Austria Film and architecture - two artistic disciplines in which vision takes form. International competition, forum and conference. Info: Artimage, Katzianerstrasse 3, A-8010 Graz, Austria. Tel: 43-316-829513/842487, Fax: 43-316-829511 MEDIA CONFERENCE December 2-6, Havana, Cuba Contact: Bill Barlow, 19 E. Custis Ave., Alexandria VA 22301 USA. Tel: 1-202-8067927, Email: DRBLUES@IPC.APC.ORG 2nd INTERNATIONAL INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA SYMPOSIUM January 23-28, 1994, Perth, Australia Topics: Education, training & public information, Industry applications & contexts, Finding markets and niches, Creative design, Management & marketing, Research & evaluation Info: John W. Brown, Western Australia House, 115 Strand, London WC2R OAJ, UK. Tel: 44-71-2402881, Fax: 2406637 or Promaco, Unit 9a Canning Bridge Commercial Centre, 890-892 Canning Highway Applecross, Western Australia 6153. Tel 61-9-3648311, fax 3161453 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Inter-Society aims at joining a world-wide network of artists, scien- tists and their institutes, making it easier for the institutes and individual members to share expertise with each other. The aims of the Inter-Society are to promote a structured approach to electronic art and to help finance worthy electronic art projects. For membership information contact ISEA at the address on the front page. ISEA distributes a hard copy version of this Newsletter in order to keep its members, who have no access to Electronic Mail, informed. Those members can, if they desire, get in touch with the Email addresses men- tioned in this Newsletter by contacting ISEA. Support: Erasmus University Rotterdam (Law Dept), Amsterdam University, V2 Organisation, Tell Productions, YLEM, ISAST, Renderstar Tech- nology, Media Research, Museum der Stad Gladbeck, Corel Corporation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Newsletter