Notices
Nejc Trampuž and konS participated in the National Day celebrations
The young artist Najc Trampuž, who is also a participant in the konS ≡ Platform for Contemporary Investigative Art, used his AI-generated visuals to create part of the backdrop for the central celebration of the National Day. The form of animated collages in spheres was conceived as part of the konS project produced by the consortium partner LokalPatriot and Simulaker Gallery.
Biobot also received an honorary mention in the Prix Ars Electronica
At this year's Prix Ars Electronica, the project Biobot by Slovenian sculptor and intermedia artist Zoran Srdić Janežič received an honorary mention in the Artificial Intelligence & Life Art category. Since 2019, the project has been produced by the Kersnikova Institute under the auspices of the konS≡ Platform for Contemporary Investigative Art.
Ars Electronica Award for Digital Humanity 2023: Honorary Mention goes to konS ≡ PARK — Academy for Contemporary Investigative Art
Ars Electronica, the world's leading international digital arts festival, has announced the winners of this year's festival awards. In the Ars Electronica Award for Digital Humanity, organised by the Ars Electronica Centre in cooperation with the Austrian Foreign Ministry, konS ≡ PARK - Academy for Contemporary Investigative Arts received an honorary mention. The award is open to projects that demonstrate the power of cultural exchange and collaboration for the development of a human-centred digital world.
konS intervju ≡ Stefan Doepner
Ob razstavi Microbot V.4 v Kulturnem inkubatorju je avtor Stefan Doepner v video pogovoru govoril o razmerjih med umetnostjo in tehnologijo ter človekom in strojem. Vprašanje, ki naslavlja tudi trenutni vzpon uporabe umetne inteligence in (vse manjših) robotov pri vedno bolj vsakdanjih opravilih, tudi pri njem vzbuja tako vznemirjenje zaradi idej, ki z razvojem tehnologije postajajo izvedljive, kot tudi pomislek o tem, ali bomo tovrstno tehnologijo ljudje (zlo)rabili. “Upam, da bomo majhne robote uporabljali predvsem na področju medicine in da bodo tam tudi ostali."
Apofenija/1 na Borštnikovem srečanju
Predstava Apofenija/1, ki s pomočjo umetne inteligence uprizarja neuprizorljivo, se je uvrstila v spremljevalni program 58. Festivala Borštnikovo srečanje. Na sporedu bo to sredo, 14. junija 2023, ob 19.00 in 21.00 na Intimnem odru GT22 v Mariboru. Predstavo Apofenija/1 pa je selektorica Zala Dobovšek izbrala tudi v spremljevalni program 12. Bienala lutkovnih ustvarjalcev Slovenije, ki bo v Lutkovnem gledališču Maribor potekal septembra 2023.
Kali se 36 konS mentoric in mentorjev
Usposabljanje za bodoče mentorje in mentorice konS ≡ Platforme za sodobno raziskovalno umetnost, ki se je začelo februarja, je na vrhuncu. Poteka v Mariboru, Velenju, Celju, Novi Gorici in Ljubljani. Zvrstilo se je že več spletnih predavanj in hackathon, bodoče mentorje za interaktivno umetniško-raziskovalno ustvarjanje na presečišču znanosti, tehnologije in družbe pa čaka še delavnica 3D tiska.
Video konSekvence ≡ Velenje Gallery
The exhibition KonSekvence at the Velenje Gallery brought together works by Stefan Doepner, Nejc Trampuž, Dorotea Dolinšek, Saša Spačal and Kaitlin Bryson. The accompanying programme included workshops for children, adolescents and adults, a lecture by Saša Spačal and a musical performance by Eraldo Bernocchio. More in the video retrospective ...
Hodeča glava na Sardiniji
Po obisku konSekvenc v Galeriji Velenje je robot Walking head, ki se je ustalil v mariborskem Kulturnem inkubatorju, odpotoval na razstavo v MAC Lula na Sardiniji. Gre za 6-nožni avtonomni robot za hojo s premerom dveh metrov. Walking head je dejanski virtualni sistem, saj njegovi mehanski gibi nog sprožijo njegovo obrazno vedenje pri kimanju, obračanju, nagibu utripanja in njegovih vokalizacijah.
Video konSekvence ≡ Fragments of a Possible Ecosystem
The opening evening of the main exhibition of the project konSekvence ≡ Fragments of a Possible Ecosystem in Cukrarna was marked by an audio-visual performance by Tadeja Droljc Dinner with a Hyperobject and speeches by the Minister of Culture Dr. Asta Vrečko, the Artistic Director of Ars Electronica Linz Gerfried Stocker and others. More in the video retrospective ...
Panel konS ≡ Practice
In a discussion with artists, guests from abroad and the Slovenian economy, we presented possible collaborations between the creative and cultural sector and the economy, as well as opportunities for involving creators in innovation processes. In this way, we touched upon the very core of the konS project, which in the past years has been laying the foundations for the development and flourishing of a platform for contemporary investigative art.
konS Maribor ≡ Intermedijske pustolovščine 2023
MKC Maribor pod okriljem konS ≡ Platforme za sodobno raziskovalno umetnost prireja niz ustvarjalnih pustolovščin, s katerimi otroke (8+) in mladostnike vabi k raziskovanju sveta intermedijske umetnosti. Spoznavali bodo elektrotehniko in pametne naprave, 3D modeliranje in tisk, biotehnologijo, raziskovali bodo zvok, ustvarjali in uporabljali vezja ter z eksperimentiranjem krepili radovednost, ročne spretnosti in tehnološko pismenost.
Konferenca Druge razsežnosti
V sklopu programa konSekvence ≡ Fragmenti možnega ekosistema se je 6. marca 2023 v Kinu Šiška začel štirimesečni program Taktike&praksa #14: Merilo na temo prepletanja nano in endo svetov. Mednarodno uvodno konferenco z naslovom Druge razsežnosti: Vizije, politika in infrastrukturno nasilje na več kot človeškem planetu je priredil partner konS ≡ Platforme za sodobno raziskovalno umetnost Aksioma – Zavoda za sodobne umetnosti Ljubljana.