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First Annual Creative York Symposium: Creative Technology in Public Spaces - Where Technology and Culture MeetTime_ Thursday 12.45 - 16.30 This, the first Creative York Symposium, will be exploring the relationships between public spaces and contemporary digital arts. This will be a unique opportunity to learn about the latest thinking in the application of digital art and technology to public issues. The symposium will feature leading international speakers who will be sharing their experiences on architecture, planning and public perception issues as part of an interactive workshop session. Advanced booking required. For further information and a fax back booking form please click here (pdf) |
HyloTime_ Thursday 10:00 - 17.30 Andy Eccleston and Ron Wright combine image and sound to create haunting digital installations that immerse the viewer into quiet requiems for the death of an orchestra, an instrument and for the voice of the opera. Commissioned by Opera North in partnership |
HexadecimalTime_ Thursday - Friday 10.00 - 17.30 Reflecting the diverse ways in which digital technology can be used to create
personal imagery, Hexadecimal showcases the work of three photography students
from York College. |
In This, I Stand AloneTime_ 24/7 Who is Theodore Moorcock? Using the multiple choices a web site offers, an unusual life story unfolds through the decisions made by the reader. An interactive web story by artist and writer, James Rose. |
PedestrianTime_ Thursday - Sunday 18.00 - 06.00 In collaboration with the York Renaissance Project, SightSonic presents Pedestrian,
a public artwork by Paul Kaiser and Shelley Eshkar. Projected onto the pavement,
Pedestrian features small figures, which congregate and disperse in a random fashion.
These figures stand, watch, walk, meet and sometimes run within the projection. This piece of artwork is supported by the York Renaissance Project, through funding from Yorkshire Forward |
Griots t' Garage - A Musical History of
The African Diaspora
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ConsortEMTime_ Friday 10.30 - 13.00 A project to tie digital technology to Renaissance and Baroque music, combining
professional musicians with young people with special educational needs. An update
event on a project launched at SightSonic 2002, with a performance by Sirinu and
some of the young people from Northfield School. |
Sightsonic HubTime_ Friday to Sunday 11.00 - 17.00 New to digital art? New to SightSonic? In need of some information or guidance? Then visit the Hub, the central information point for this year's festival. Here you will be able to find out about what is taking place each day as well as seeing what has already happened! |
Artist Talk 1Time_ Friday 11.00 - 12.00 Acclaimed British jazz trombonist Dennis Rollins will be examining the role
of sample technology used within his solo project Griots t' Garage, looking at
how the sample merges with electronic beats to construct the soundscape backdrop
of his exploration of Black music. A Black History Month Event. |
Desktop Digital ArtTime_ Friday 11.00 - 23.00 Interactive desktop sound, art and animation based work; drop in and play or just observe. |
Digital Drop In SessionTime_ Friday 11.00 - 13.00 & 14.00 - 16.00 Drop in Session_ Clive Tonge Digital animator Clive Tonge will be discussing all aspects of digital animation,
demonstrating and discussing various styles of animation and the software applications
used to create them. |
Digital Drop In SessionTime_ Friday 11.00 - 13.00 Drop in Session_ Mark Fell Known for his precision beats and digitally produced performance and installations, Mark Fell will be on hand to discuss the creation and manipulation of sounds as well as discussing and demonstrating a range of digital applications. |
Hylo Education Project - InterventionTime_ Friday 13.30 - 14.30 Inspired by Andy Eccleston and Ron Wright's exhibition Hylo (Impressions Gallery), pupils from three York secondary schools have created digital sound responses to the artist's video works. The pupils were given a unique opportunity to work with original artist's films and to alter these works through sound and musical interventions responding to the visual imagery, emotions and moods. A live multimedia performance of video projections and sound will be given by the pupils involved with the project. |
Artist Talk 2Time_ Friday 14.00 - 15.00 Renowned poet Rommi Smith will be discussing, from the perspective of a traditional
artist, how the evolution of digital technology has influenced the creative process
and the way in which artists collaborate. A Black History Month Event. |
The VoiceTime_ Friday 19.30 - 20.30Where_ Music Research Centre Tickets_ £8 / £5 Enquiries_ 01904 432439 Renowned performance poet Rommi Smith joins with musicians and video artists to perform a live multimedia project expressing what it means to have a voice in the 21st century. The performance will fuse live performance poetry, live art, film, electronic
music and vocal sampling to explore the social, political, cultural and historical
concepts of the voice. A Black History Month Event. |
SoireeTime_ Friday 21.00 - 01.00 Another glittering evening of interactive entertainment to celebrate this year's festival. Featuring a performance by Exceeda, whose audiovisual set will incorporate
live imagery, short films and music videos. There will also be a noWax slot, featuring
the best northern iPod dj's and an opportunity for guest dj's to be picked from
the audience, so don't forget your iPod! |
Digital Drop In SessionTime_ Saturday 11.00 - 13.00 Drop in Session_ Ed Poxon Ed Poxon, sculptor and 3D digital artist, will be demonstrating how 3D design
software can be used to create interactive virtual environments and objects.
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Artist Platform ExpoTime_ Saturday 11.00 - 15.00 Continuing on from last year's successful platform, emerging artists from around the nation have been invited to exhibit their most recent digital artworks. Expect the lo-fi to the meet the sci-fi in this eclectic mix from the digital domain. |
Artist Talk 3Time_ Saturday 11.00 - 12.00 Artist Talk_ Francisco Lopez Sound artist Francisco López will discuss his perspective on the work
with sound environments, in the context of social and cultural changes in the
concepton of music and sound work over the last two decades, and in relation to
the influence of the real world as a source of sonic material and inspiration
for the creation of immersive environments. |
Digital Drop In SessionTime_ Saturday 11.00 - 13.00 + Drop In Session_ Peter Heaton Having exhibited collaborative works during previous SightSonic festivals, regional artist Peter Heaton will be using a range of image manipulation applications and processes to explore the creative possibilities of digital imagery, ranging from the demonstration of basic techniques to more complex digital montages as well as exploring the hardware related to these processes. |
Fluid Arts TrailTime_ Saturday 13.00 - 20.30 A digital arts experience for young people aged 11 - 18. For further information and booking visit: |
Soundxvision 2004Time_ Saturday 13.00 - 14.30Where_ City Screen, Screen 1 Tickets_ £5 / £4 Enquiries_ 01904 541144 The European premier of this brand new set of short films from Japanese inter media group Salon. A stimulating look at the world wide digital music scene. Contributing artists |
Artist Talk 4Time_ Saturday 14.00 - 15.00 Artist Talk_ James Rose James Rose will be exploring the creative and technical processes involved
in writing the fictional life story of Theodore Moorcock. Ideas, influences, edited
texts and the writer's journal will all be used to demonstrate the complexities
of writing multiple narratives and their conversion into web coding. For further information, please contact Julia Davis on 01904 552815. |
Artist Talk 5Time_ Saturday 14.00 - 15.00Where_ Sightsonic Hub Tickets_ Free Entry Artist Talk_ Andy Eccleston & Ron Wright Visual artist Andy Eccleston and sound designer Ron Wright will be discussing their collaborative projects, exploring how their innovative use of medical imaging techniques and digital sound manipulation led to the creation of their audio-visual installation Hylo. |
Artist Platform PresentsTime_ Saturday 17.00 - 18.00 Following on from the day time exhibition platform artists are given an opportunity to showcase live work in front of an audience. |
Francisco LopezTime_ Saturday 19.30 - 21.00 In the artist's own words, "this is not a normal music show but a large-scale intense sonic immersive experience". Blind folded, the audience sit facing not the performer but within a circle of speakers. With their backs to Lopez, the audience is plunged into a pitch-black sonic abyss that destroys the boundaries between the industrial and the wilderness sound environments. Please note that this performance contains very loud elements as well as taking
place in complete darkness. *Ear defenders can be made available. |
Club ElectronicaTime_ Saturday 22.00 - 01.00 An evening of contemporary music in the experimental hands of Errorsmith V3CTOR and Mr.76IX. Errorsmith, located somewhere in the no man's land between so called
serious and popular music, the digital sound improvisations of errorsmith are
all performed on self-built digital instruments. Mr.76IX, Expect moments
of aggression, playfulness and subtle hints of nostalgia in this frantic live
performance by up and coming Mr.76IX. V3CTOR is a broad collective of artists,
DJ's, filmmakers and curators who combine their specialist talents to curate and
promote contemporary digital and electronic music and art. |
Digital Drop In SessionTime_ Sunday 11.00 - 13.00 + Drop In Session_ Mindwave MindWave Media is the audio-visual and multimedia arm of the York based Continuum Group who will be demonstrating some of their recent work as well as discussing the programmes and working processes that combine to create their engaging multimedia experiences. |
Digital Drop In SessionTime_ Sunday 11.00 - 13.00 + Drop In Session_ Damian Murphy Having exhibited digital sound works and collaborations during previous SightSonic
festivals, artist and scientist Damian Murphy will be on hand to talk about audio,
acoustics and music technology. Drop in to discuss these issues, ask questions
and to try out some demos.
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Antarctic BrunchTime_ Sunday 12.00 - 13.00 Exhibitions and displays by the British Antarctic Survey featuring equipment
used in the Antarctic. Refreshments available. |
AntarcticaTime_ Sunday 13.00 - 14.00
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Artist Talk 6Time_ Sunday 14.00 - 14.45 Artist Talk _ Craig Vear Craig Vear will be talking about his three-month journey through the Antarctic
in search of sound. |
Artist Talk 7Time_ Sunday 15.00 - 16.00 Artist Talk _ Howard Read Award-winning comedian and animator Howard Read will be talking about the technology
used in creating his animated six-year old sidekick - Little Howard - and the
processes that allow him to interact with Big Howard and members of the audience.
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Howard Read & Little HowardTime_ Sunday 20.00 - 22.30 Little Howard is the world's first six-year old animated interactive stand-up
comedian and it's his sixth birthday, again. Amongst other things, the guest entertainer
has cancelled. Will Little Howard's party go as planned or will he end In association with the 'Other Side' Comedy Club |
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