The Electromagnetic Bride - Conference

6 May 2006
7 May 2006

The Electromagnetic Bride examines the contemporary relationships in the perception and actions of the human body and the global electromagnetic environment. Taking its cues from an intersection in the work of Nikola Tesla and conceptual contemporaries including Marcel Duchamp, Konrad Zuse and Robert Barry, the conference will examine how these relationships link the histories of electronic technological innovation to the context of current artistic practice.

Featuring

Horst Zuse (Berlin) on The Origins of the Computer
Nina Czegledy (Toronto) on On Tesla and Bio-Electromagnetism
David Tomas (Toronto) on Conceptual Art and the Body's Invisible Matrix Jan-Peter E.R. Sonntag (Berlin) on his 'sonArc::ion' project
Æ (Montreal) on Abstract Realism
Usman Haque (London) on Ethereal Projects Christa Sommerer (Vienna) on Experiencing Aspects of Nanotechnology Through Interactive Art

Introduced and moderated by Stephen Kovats, V2_Institute for the Unstable Media

Registration: please contact <vera@v2.nl>
The Electromagnetic Bride will be streamed live via <www.v2.nl>

Location:
Goethe-Institut Rotterdam
Westersingel 9
3014 GM Rotterdam
31 (0)10 209 2090
www: Goethe instituut Rotterdam

The Electromagnetic Bride conference takes place in conjunction with the exhibition Electromagnetic Bodies: Aether, Desire and Resonance in Art and Technology.