October 10, 2006
ICEBOX 02 Audio/Visual Art Festival
Call for Entries & Proposals
Tags: electronic music, sound art, digital film, animation, photography, video art, graphic design, interactive and generative media, Net art, video game art, electronics :: Deadline: 24 November 2006 :: Contact: Hein Bekker, hein[at]liquidfridge.co.za or +27 (0)82 508 2922
ICEBOX 02 Audio/Visual Art Festival, February/March 2007 :: ICEBOX is a collaborative festival of contemporary creativity in audio/visual art. With the focus on the electronic, open and South African, the festival combines music, film, video and interactive media through a programme of screenings, multimedia performances, club nights, workshops and an online exhibition.
ICEBOX enables the exchange of techniques and concepts between artists, media creators, technologists, academics and enthusiasts, and provides a space for participants to expand their creative vision and express their ideas through the innovative use of technology and artistic mediums.
Liquid Fridge, partnered by MTKidu and rustpunk, presents ICEBOX 02 in February/March 2007 in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa. The festival is calling for the participation of established and emerging South African and international artists and professionals working in a broad range of disciplines including electronic music, sound art, digital film, animation, photography, video art, graphic design, interactive and generative media, Net art, video game art, electronics and open source advocacy.
Web: www.liquidfridge.co.za/icebox
Screenings and Online Exhibition
ICEBOX is open for submissions of short-form narratives, documentaries, music videos, experimental motion graphics and recorded visual performances for its screening programme.
Interactive media, generative art, Net art and other forms using Director(r), Flash(r) or Java(tm) software, as well as digital photography, illustration and graphic design work, may be entered for the online exhibition and a live presentation at ICEBOX.
Innovation is the main criterion, whether through creative use of technology or a storyline with a twist. Preference will be given to work relevant to South Africa and the continent. No commercials or showreels.
Selected entries will appear in South African creative magazines B(r)AND and Enjin, and in partnership with the "bring & burn" project Freedom Toaster, entries and source material under Creative Commons licence or in the Public Domain will be available for free in various locations around South Africa after the festival.
Enter: Send submissions with completed entry forms by Friday, 24 November 2006. Entry is free. Visit www.liquidfridge.co.za/?p=icebox_02_screen and www.liquidfridge.co.za/?p=icebox_02_web for details and entry forms for the screenings and the online exhibition respectively.
Club Nights
The ICEBOX sound system promises a selection of DJ'd and live retro-tech-future-funk rather difficult to define. Overlay a hearty serving of videoboxing and performing pixels, and you have an eclectic evening where the notions of "underground" and "overground" are irrelevant.
Provisional dates:
* Cape Town - 2 March 2007
* Durban - February/March 2007
* Johannesburg - February/March 2007
Format: Sets should be 30-60 minutes long, though this is open to interpretation. These may include DJ sets, band and electroacoustic performances, VJ/video performances, and various styles in between.
Enter: E-mail info[at]liquidfridge.co.za by Friday, 24 November 2006 with a short summary of the set, a supporting web link (if any), a list of required equipment, an estimated budget, and a biography. Do not e-mail any media - further materials will be requested if necessary.
Final dates for the club nights will be announced on the website, or you can ask to be informed by e-mail. Please note that, as with other Liquid Fridge public benefit activities, all parties donate their services to keep entry fees and costs down, which allows us to invest any proceeds in future projects. We are not able to pay normal artist fees, though nominal compensation might be in order.
Workshops
To facilitate exchange between the traditional creative practices and electronic subcultures, ICEBOX invites presentations, performances, demonstrations, discussion panels and hands-on experiments in all disciplines.
The main areas of interest include:
* Production and Performance - composition, animation, non-linear and interactive narratives, electroacoustic performance, cutting-edge DJing, video performance, live coding, improvisation and audiovisual synaesthesia
* Network, Mobility and Public Space - networked performance, field recording, locative media, ephemeral installations and guerrilla interventions
* Computation - generative processes, information visualisation, sensors and interfaces
* Re-creativity - mash-ups, circuit bending, reverse engineering and machinima
* Society - interdisciplinary collaboration, peer production, cultural identity in the age of global media, activism, demoscene and community-based arts organisations
* Rights and Distribution - open licensing, IP protection and delivery platforms
* Documentation and Preservation - emulators, digital archives and archiving tools
Speakers not able to attend the festival in person may present by prior recording or live videoconference, depending on the venue. Travel and accommodation can only be provided in special cases.
Technology demonstrations by vendors can be arranged in exchange for sponsorship.
Provisional dates:
* Cape Town - 28 February, 1 and 3 March 2007
* Durban - February/March 2007
* Johannesburg - February/March 2007
Format: Sessions should be 15-45 minutes long and will be followed by informal Q&A. Presentations should be comprehensive yet accessible to a non-technical audience. Audio and/or visual aids are recommended. Audience participation is welcomed.
Enter: E-mail info[at]liquidfridge.co.za by Friday, 24 November 2006 with a summary of the session, a supporting web link (if any), a list of required equipment, an estimated budget, and a biography. Do not e-mail any media - further materials will be requested if necessary.
Final dates for the workshops will be announced on the website, or you can ask to be informed by e-mail. Pre-recorded presentations should be submitted by January 2007.
Sponsorship
As ICEBOX is a non-profit initiative, contributions from private and corporate donors and sponsors in the creative and technology industries will be greatly appreciated. These include hiring of audiovisual equipment and venues, videography, photography, audio recording, printing and courier services, media exposure, and prizes. Please contact us if you are interested in supporting this project: Hein Bekker at hein[at]liquidfridge.co.za or +27 (0)82 508 2922. Formal proposals can be presented.
Liquid Fridge is a non-profit organisation devoted to advancing contemporary South African creativity by encouraging interaction between those who explore the creative uses of technology, and debating the issues of art, media, culture and society.
Started in 2002, Liquid Fridge aims to forge a sense of community and common purpose amongst these individuals and groups through workshops, club nights, screenings, online discussion and arts coverage.
On a path of shared creative consciousness, MTKidu is a beat construct and visual manipulation team formed in pursuit of an audiovisual language that is both experimental and dark.
As art galleries and clubs stagnate into white and grey cube commercialism, we will not forget the original purpose and potential of these spaces for invention and exploration. The time has come to break the conventional moulds.
rustpunk started out of a need for a unique party night with a diverse mix of music, steering clear of the single-genre format that everyone else seems to be hell-bent on dishing out.
Our performances include the screening and live VJing of video and motion graphic work, serving as a platform for South African artists. rustpunk is committed to challenging and enhancing the local scene, and promoting all things interesting being done with electricity.
About Creative Commons South Africa
The vision of Creative Commons South Africa is of a thriving African Internet community using Creative Commons licences to educate our people, grow our markets, share our knowledge, and celebrate Africa's culture and heritage with people around the world.
Creative Commons licences provide a flexible range of protections and freedoms for authors, artists and educators that build upon the "all rights reserved" concept of traditional copyright to offer a voluntary "some rights reserved" approach.
Freedom Toasters are self-contained, "bring & burn" facilities dispensing free and open source software and digital content. The kiosks provide a way for computer users in economically disadvantaged regions and areas with limited or no Internet access to get software, legally. By providing this service, the people behind the Freedom Toaster project hope to address the issue of the digital divide.
Partners
Logistics:
MTKidu - www.mtkidu.com
rustpunk - www.rustpunk.co.za
Suppliers:
Mike Scott - Illustration and Animation - www.bruandboegie.com
netbek - Design and Media - www.netbek.co.za
NetKeepers - Web Hosting - www.netkeepers.ca
Media:
B(r)AND Magazine - www.brandmagazine.co.za
Enjin Magazine - www.enjin.co.za
Interest Groups:
Creative Commons South Africa - http://za.creativecommons.org
Freedom Toaster - www.freedomtoaster.org
Venues:
CAPE Africa Platform - www.capeafrica.org
WSOA Digital Arts - www.wits.ac.za/artworks
Contact
Hein Bekker (Liquid Fridge)
Coordinator and Media Liaison
hein[at]liquidfridge.co.za
+27 (0)82 508 2922
Yalena Razis (Liquid Fridge/Big Love)
Coordinator, Cape Town
yalena[at]gmail.com
+27 (0)83 611 6622
Brad Roodt (rustpunk)
Coordinator, Durban
brad[at]rustpunk.co.za
+27 (0)76 508 7617
Dean Henning (rustpunk)
Coordinator, Durban
dean[at]rustpunk.co.za
Nicholas Nesbitt (MTKidu)
Coordinator, Johannesburg
mtkidu[at]gmail.com
+27 (0)72 213 7401
Postal Address (Cape Town)
Liquid Fridge
PO Box 780
Sanlamhof
7532
South Africa
Posted by jo at October 10, 2006 10:34 AM
