Electromagnetic Bodies: Aether, Desire and Resonance in Art and Technology

4 Mayıs 2006
4 Haz 2006

In conjunction with the Electromagnetic Bride conference the exhibition 'Electromagnetic Bodies: Aether, Desire and Resonance in Art and Technology' takes place in Rotterdam till 4 Juni at TENT and V2.

Referring to the pioneering work of Nikola Tesla (1856 – 1943), Electromagnetic Bodies: Aether, Desire and Resonance in Art and Technology explores the notions of being and desire in a society determined by our bodily immersion within an ubiquitous and omnipresent electromagnetic realm.

Featuring electronic, interactive and acoustic artworks by Ælab, Jean-Pierre Aubé, Craig Baldwin, Mateusz Herczka, Simone Jones, Marie-Jeanne Musiol, Carsten Nicolai, Paulette Phillips, Catherine Richards, Jocelyn Robert, Daan Roosegaarde, David Tomas, Edwin van der Heideand Norman T. White, with commissioned works premiering by Michiel van Bakel with Bill Spinhoven,and Marnix de Nijs.

Exhibition runs daily except Mondays May 4th - June 4th 11.00 - 18.00 at TENT.CBK and V2_Institute for the Unstable Media.
Guided tours are available through <vera@v2.nl> by advance reservation.

The project is supported financially by the Mondriaan Foundation, the Stichting CBK Rotterdam, The Canada Council for the Arts, The Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec, TheFilmfonds Amsterdam, and the Canadian Dept. of Foreign Affaires. Electromagnetic Bodies: Aether,
Desire and Resonance in Art and Technologyis based on the Resonance:
Electromagnetic Bodies international touring exhibition initiated and curated by Nina Czegledy and Louise Provencher in Canada, and co-curated by Stephen Kovats and Willie Stehouwen in Rotterdam.

Venues:

TENT. Centrum Beeldende Kunst
Witte de Withstraat 50
3012 BR Rotterdam
tel **31 (0)10 413 5498
www: * tent plaza

V2_ Institute for the Unstable Media
Eendrachtsstraat 10
3012 XL Rotterdam
**31 (0)10 206 7272
www: * v2

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