Opening of Video Vortex 10 Istanbul – first session with Lewis Johnson introducing Natalie Bookchin, followed by Natalie talking about her actual project – http://vimeo.com/110819123
Livestream
Check out today from 1000 – 2000 – http://www.livestream.com/videovortex10
Spectrals of the Spectacles
SoS . #002 . VV10 Istanbul
Video Vortex Sanat ve Eylemi Tartışıyor
Uluslararası gezici konferans dizisi Video Vortex’in onuncusu 31 Ekim – 1 Kasım tarihlerinde İstanbul’da düzenleniyor. Salt Beyoğlu ve Galata’da gerçekleşecek etkinliğe dünyanın çeşitli yerlerinden sanatçı ve akademisyenler katılıyor. Etkinlik, güncel video teknolojileriyle pratiklerinin yanı sıra kayıt, aktarım ve arşivleme süreçlerini tartışmaya açacak. Video Vortex, 31 Ekim Cuma günü sanatçı Natalie Bookchin’in LONG STORY SHORT …
Self-archiving & archiving of the artistic networks
Darko Fritz: Artistic self-archives & archiving of the networks Presentation & installation – http://www.scca-ljubljana.si/news-en_14-37.htm “What are the methods of archiving and choosing the appropriate media for the presentation of artistic networks and organizations, long-term artistic processes and time-based art (performance, site-specific installations, internet art, etc.)? What are the advantages and disadvantages of migration artistic and archival materials …
Deciphering Istanbul
Murat Güvenç talk in Harvard on Monday, 3rd November – http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/events/deciphering-social-landscapes-mapping-and-re-mapping-istanbul
YouTube has a social experiment problem
http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/youtube-social-experiment-problem/
The Drone Primer
A Compendium of the Key Issues “The Drone Primer: A Compendium of the Key Issues is a free, one-stop, handbook addressing the basic and fundamental questions around drones in all their contexts, from foreign theaters of war to domestic civilian use. This basic report covers technology, history, strategy, law, and culture, and includes a portfolio of …
From the Video Vortex List: MOBILE AESTHETICS
Caridad Botella: The Aesthetics of Cellphone-Made Films The first films shot with mobile phones appeared between 2005 and 2006, among them the feature film SMS Sugar Man1 (2005-2006) by South African director Aryan Kaganof, which is regarded as a revolutionary, alternative way of making films with the limitations imposed by a mobile phone. Another pioneering film considered …
Is the internet watching you sleep?
The Kernel – Rob Price on February 27th, 2014: “The only upside to Edward Snowden‘s revelations about the National Security Agency tracking your every move is, perversely, that they’re doing it to everyone else as well. Like a needle in a haystack, the volume of information in the system helps to hide and anonymise you.” …