[PD-announce] Resurfacing : An Interactive Installation by Ben Bogart and Donna Marie Vakalis

B. Bogart ben at ekran.org
Sun May 21 17:55:25 CEST 2006


Hello all,

Resurfacing is currently being installed at the Interaccess Electronic
Media Arts Centre.

The show will up up until Thursday May 25th, so this is the last week to
be able to see it.

A text-only version of the press-release follows:


For Immediate Release May 15, 2006
Media Contact: Ben Bogart, 416-516-5760 to email ben at ekran.org

Resurfacing


Resurfacing will be exhibited at:
May 23rd to 25th 2006
12:00pm to 5:00pm at The Interaccess Electronic Media Arts Centre
9 Ossington Avenue, Toronto, ON


Resurfacing is an interactive installation by Ben Bogart and Donna Marie
Vakalis that captures and archives viewpoints or moments from its own
context. Moments are evaluated by how they change over time and the
extent to which they engage the audience. The collection of viewpoints
is projected onto two screens. Each viewpoint is projected one at a time
on a 4x3 foot touch-screen that allows the audience to push through
time. Simultaneously the second screen shows a map of all the viewpoints
in terms of their position in context and their success.

Meaning is a complex tapestry created from patches of theory. These
patches are in constant flux and reorganization. Meaning is the process
of rethinking and reconsidering. The patches of meaning do not always
connect elegantly. Meaning is overgrown with seams. The caretakers of
meaning are not only individuals but a multiplicity of objects and
subjects. Meaning grows from the community negotiation of these seams.

Resurfacing is the shifting of the frames of viewpoint. The flat surface
becomes a deep collection of frames from the present, the past and their
intersections.

Ben Bogart graduated from the New Media program at Ryerson University in
2004. He is an artist, teacher and programmer working in Toronto. Ben
has presented work in Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal, Vancouver, Seattle,
Helsinki, Bergen and Barcelona.

Donna Marie Vakalis is a graduate student of architecture at the
University of Toronto.


Resurfacing is made possible by the Canada council for the Arts, and the
artists gratefully thank the Interaccess Electronic Media Arts Centre,
Artengine, The Design Exchange, The Evolving Stories Studio and KeyTec Inc.
 

http://b.goto10.org/Resurfacing
http://www.ekran.org/ben
http://www.artengine.ca/resurfacing
 		
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