Stories

SCANZ 2009 recollections

by grant corbishley
Residency 2009: Projects & Stories, Symposium 2009: Interconnections
Grant Corbishley, a senior lecturer and coordinator of the Collaborative Projects courses at WelTec in Wellington, shares his thoughts on the last few days of the residency, and the symposium which followed.
04/13/2009 12:12

Tissage_Métissage // Weaving_Mixing

by jacques sirot
Residency 2009: Projects & Stories
The children of Maui and Kupe, of Prometheus and Pytheas, outwitting all odds to face the greatest challenge: that of assimilating another person’s culture while preserving their own identities, of overcoming distrust to build a shared future.
02/05/2009 09:17

Taranaki Platform Ecologies

by Andrew Paterson
Education for Sustainability, Residency 2009: Projects & Stories
Andrew Gryf Paterson’s project ‘Taranaki Platform Ecologies’ responds to and sets
 out to nourish, the online platforms surrounding Puke Ariki, by exploring,
 documenting and bridging online/offline aspects of the former wiki, and soon
 to be kete.
01/31/2009 23:59
architecture & complexity: systems architecture

architecture & complexity: systems architecture

Residency 2009: Projects & Stories
An interdisciplinary seminar and one-day workshop exploring current issues in Systems Architecture methodologies, which is the study of complexity within the built environment. Enabling a convergence of the nano-bio-info-cogno technologies and macroscaling of information and materials.
01/31/2009 20:13

60 Springs Schedule

by Trudy Lane, Ian Clothier, Brett Stalbaum, Nina Czegledy, Andrew Paterson
Residency 2009: Projects & Stories
A schedule for the first week of SCANZ, giving times when 60 Springs projects will take place.
01/27/2009 17:08

Raranga Tangata: The Weaving Together of People

by sally jane norman
Residency 2009: Projects & Stories, Symposium 2009: Interconnections
Raranga Tangata: the weaving together of people. This Polynesian expression, used to designate the Internet, is one of many powerful poetic testimonies to the living culture of the Maori people of Aotearoa – New Zealand. Polynesian cosmogony vividly shows how a collectively shaped and transmitted narrative can offer cognitive handles to those seeking meaning amidst the chaos of complex worlds.
01/27/2009 08:48

Kupenga, Knots, Haveknots

by sally jane norman
Residency 2009: Projects & Stories, Symposium 2009: Interconnections
A paper by Sally Jane Norman, reflecting on maori culture and the relationships it has to the intertwinedness of networks.
01/27/2009 08:48

stringer

by Melinda Rackham
Residency 2009: Projects & Stories
Stringer is the inobtusive reflection through observation, images and discussion with participants, of the connections created through events such as SCANZ. Here Melinda uses the multifaceted connecting metaphor of string.. something which binds, yet is temporary, flexible and easily accessible.
01/25/2009 13:02

Pukekura Park Demonstration/Environment and Sustainability GPS Tours

by Brett Stalbaum
Education for Sustainability, Residency 2009: Projects & Stories
The "Pukekura Park Demonstration/Environment and Sustainability Tours" project will present state of the nascent platform. Walking Tools currently includes 35 JavaMe classes and interfaces, fewer server-side classes, and proof of concept applications for deploying particular features of the Walking Tools JavaMe code by adding user provided content. For the Scanz Residency, Brett Stalbaum will lead a demonstration project that will include working with three students.
01/15/2009 00:28
Slow Flow - Te Ia Kōrero

Slow Flow - Te Ia Kōrero

by Julian Priest
Residency 2009: Projects & Stories
Slowflow invites artists, technologists and environmentalists on a 6 day waka haurua (canoe) and bicycle journey down the Whanganui River, creating a setting for a flow of conversations - Te Ia Kōrero.
01/04/2009 19:33

Aerosphere and Atmosphere

by Nina Czegledy
Residency 2009: Projects & Stories
Aerosphere and Atmosphere is an installation work focused on contemporary image mapping of Mars and Earth as well as pre-Copernican artists’ representations of the two planetary spheres.
12/11/2008 20:06

Invited Artists, Producers, Theorists & Curators

by Trudy Lane, Ian Clothier
Residency 2009: Projects & Stories
International participants joining us in 2009 are: Nina Czegledy (CANADA), Brett Stalbaum / C5 (USA), Sally Jane Norman (UK/FRANCE), Sarah Cook (UK), Jacques Sirot (UK/FRANCE), Andrew Gryf Paterson, Melinda Rackham and Dominic Smith of The Polytechnic
12/11/2008 10:00

Invited Artists, Theorists & Curators - Aotearoa New Zealand

by Trudy Lane, Ian Clothier
Residency 2009: Projects & Stories
Lisa Reihana, Stella Brennan, Rachael Rakena, Danny Butt, Herman Pi'ikea Clarke, Sean Kerr, Natalie Robertson.
12/11/2008 10:00

Taranaki Platform Ecologies

by Andrew Paterson
Education for Sustainability, Residency 2009: Projects & Stories
My proposal for SCANZ residency is to respond to, and hopefully nourish the Taranaki Wiki project in collaboration and consultancy with Puke Ariki information and cultural centre in New Plymouth.
12/11/2008 10:00

Sustaining Collaborative Practice

by Alex Monteith, Danny Butt, Natalie Robertson
Residency 2009: Projects & Stories
How do we sustain platforms for collaboration which are responsive to emerging creative practices? As a collective we intend to research the sustainable conditions for interdisciplinary artistic collaboration.
12/11/2008 10:00
Random Information Exchange

Random Information Exchange

Residency 2009: Projects & Stories
Our Bureau handles the exchange of information via simple text (*.txt) files. Cooking recipes, directions for a walk, musical notation or any information can be sent. The donator will receive a random piece of data in return.
12/11/2008 10:00

Solar Circuit Aotearoa New Zealand (SCANZ)

Residency 2009: Projects & Stories
The Research Centre’s major project, a two week residency for artists, producers, writers, theorists and curators will be held in New Plymouth New Zealand from January 26th to February 8th 2009. Raranga tangata refers to the weaving together of people, a phrase used to describe the internet and adopted by Sally Jane Norman and Sylvia Nagl in their work.
12/11/2008 03:12

Composition for Taranaki Surfers

by Alex Monteith
Residency 2009: Projects & Stories
I would like to make a video installation that combines multiple simultaneous Digital video recordings at Taranaki’s renowned surf breaks, including at least Stent Road, Kumera Patch and Mangahume.
11/23/2008 00:01

Maps and Models: reviewing the synergies of environment and electronic art

by caro mccaw
Residency 2009: Projects & Stories
Through interviews, review and dialogue with residency artists who are working within the Environmental Response theme, this project aims to identify, reflect upon and visually map the concerns of these artists.
11/20/2008 22:21
The Braided Quilt

The Braided Quilt

by Naomi Lamb
Residency 2009: Projects & Stories
Like an avid scrapbook keeper I take video to remind me of places and experiences. I store these signifiers of memory so to relive and remix these moments during real-time performance.
11/19/2008 00:01

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Intercreate.org is a project based research centre which consists of an international network of people interested in interdisciplinary creativity. Project foci include interdisciplinary projects, education initiatives and residencies. Intercreate is a not-for-profit trust that is registered with the Charities Commmission of New Zealand.




About SCANZ
Solar Circuit Aotearoa New Zealand (SCANZ) is New Zealand’s premier art and technology event and involves a symposium, artist residency, and public exhibition. It occurs every two years, and has typically involved a mix of Aotearoa New Zealand and international artists, producers, theorists and curators many of whom are leading practitioners. Held in New Plymouth, SCANZ 2011 will be the third event.


SCANZ 2011: Eco sapiens
A symposium followed by a residency is to be held late January to early February 2011 in New Plymouth, Aotearoa New Zealand. It seeks to bring a range of knowledge groups together to investigate the cultural roots of climate change and seek out poetically pragmatic approaches to encouraging the cultural and behavioural shifts required. Initial expressions of interest are due 21 November, 2009. Please see here for more details.

SCANZ 2009 international participants included Nina Czegledy, Brett Stalbaum, Sally Jane Norman, Jacques Sirot, Sarah Cook, Andrew Gryf Paterson, Dan Torop, Melinda Rackham and Dominic Smith of The Polytechnic. Participants based in New Zealand included Lisa Reihana, Stella Brennan, Sean Kerr, Rachel Rakena, Natalie Robertson, Danny Butt, Herman Pi’ikea Clarke, Alex Monteith, Naomi Lamb, Caro McCaw, Jon Bywater, Julian Priest (UK/NZ) and many others.

Occurring along side the 2009 residency was a two day symposium (February 7 and 8), presentation evening & exhibition (opened February 7), and curatorial workshop.

 

 

 

 

 

Intercreate.org gratefully acknowledges the support and partnerships of:

Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Creative New Zealand

Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery


Puke Ariki
Puke Ariki


Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki
Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki (WITT)


TSB Community Trust
TSB Community Trust


and...
Phosphor Essence Ltd.


 

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