Curator Statement
E-Culture Fair
The contributions to the E-Culture Fair 2010 from North Rhine-Westphalia are characterised by a broad range of themes and approaches: the spectrum of showcased works ranges from artistic reflection (“The Moon Goose Experiment”) and possibilities for archiving and communicating media art (“Netzspannung.org & Medienfluss”) to artistic applications (“CubeBrowser”) and cultural criticism (“BigBrotherAwards”). A topic that is approached by
three projects in varying fashions is participation: With interesting techniques pertaining to urban renewal and environmental sustainability, “Botanoadopt” and “Prototypen://” trace the intersection of physical space and digital networked technology. In a workshop, the Folkwang
Museum Essen presents new opportunities created by Web 2.0 media for cultural education, through which it is now possible, regardless of place and time, for initiatives such as Cultural Commons to address a global audience.
With:
- BigBrotherAwards FoeBuD e.V.
- Botanoadopt 431art.org
- CubeBrowser Ludwig Zeller
- Cultural Education in Web 2.0 Folkwang Museum Essen
- Lab for Media Arts Production SK Stiftung Kultur
- Netzspannung.org & Medienfluss
- Monika Fleischmann & Wolfgang Strauss
- Prototypen:// Labor für sensorische Annehmlichkeiten
- REMOTEWORDS Achim Mohné & Uta Kopp
- The Moon Goose Experiment – a bio poetic investigation
- Agnes Meyer-Brandis
- Medienwerk.nrw is the network for media art in North Rhine-Westphalia. The aim of medienwerk.nrw is to promote media art in NRW and the exchange between artists and institutions from the fields of research, education, production, presentation, archiving and mediation in the context of media art.
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