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Веднъж в месеца група от куратори и артисти, занимаващи
се с нови медии, се събират в София. Eдин или двама
местни артисти представят пред съмишленици своята работа, след
което има неформална дискусия и музика от специални гости музиканти
и DJ-и. Цялостната идея е да се прекара добре, да се срещат хора
и да се създават сътрудничества и общество за местните артисти
занимаващи се с нови медии.
The Upgrade! София е редовен форум за да се събираме
и взаимно да разглеждаме произведенията си. На всяко събиране
артистите ще представят работа, над която още работят, минали
творби или концепция, която стимулира диалога с групата.
Кид Кембъл и Иво Иванов са организатори на събитието,
а ИнтерСпейс предлага техническата поддръжка. Кид реши да доведе
The Upgrade! в София, защото веднъж дочула от някой, че в България
няма саунд артисти. Тя е знаела, че това не е вярно. Осъзнавайки,
че няма липса на артисти занимаващи се с нови медии, тя стигнала
до заключението, че сигурно има липса на диалог.
Събиранията ще се състоят или на български, или
на английски в зависимост от представящите се артисти. Винаги
ще има налична помощ при превода.
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Once a month a group of new media artists,
curators, technicians, cultural operators and others interested
in technology arts gather in Sofia. The meetings take place at
a variety of locations in Sofia, bars, cafes, galleries and studios.
Each month one or two local artists present their work to their
peers follwed by an informal discussion and music by special guest
sound artists and djs. The general idea is to have a good and
interesting time, to meet people and to build collaborations and
a community for the local new media artists.
The Upgrade! Sofia is a regular forum for
us to gather and look at each other's work. At each meeting the
artists will present work in progress, past work or a concept
that fosters a dialogue with the group.
Kyd Campbell and Ivo Ivanov curate the events and InterSpace provides tech
support. Kyd decided to bring The Upgrade! to Sofia because, she
once heard somebody say, "We have no sound artists in Bulgaria."
She knew that this was not the truth. Realizing that there was
not a lack of new media artists, she deduced that there must be
a lack of dialog.
Meetings will be held either in Bulgarian or in
English depending on the presenting artists. Translation assistance
will always be available.
The Upgrade! Sofia was founded by Kyd Campbell,
artist, curator and producer of new media, sound and video projects
and InterSpace Media Art Center with the focus on building networking
and diffusion capabilities within local and international communities
and allowing the youngest generation of artist a chance for professional
development.
Upgrade! Sofia is open to every artist that
is traveling this way to meet the team, present his or her work,
and become introduced tothe local scene with aim to develop collaboration/communication.
The Upgrade! Sofia team consists of:
Petko Dourmana - Director, InterSpace Media Art
Center
Yana Kostova - Independent Curator
Ivaylo Ivanov - Artist and producer
Yovo Panchev - Co-oordinator, Studio Dauhaus
Location: see the current monthly event for details
More about the network:
Upgrade! Mission Statement
Upgrade! is an international, emerging network of autonomous nodes
united by art, technology, and a commitment to bridging cultural
divides. Its decentralized, non-hierarchical structure ensures
that Upgrade! (i) operates according to local interests and their
available resources; and (ii) reflects current creative engagement
with cutting edge technologies. While individual nodes present
new media projects, engage in informal critique, and foster dialogue
and collaboration between individual artists, Upgrade! International
functions as an online, global network that gathers annually in
different cities to meet one another, showcase local art, and
work on the agenda for the following year.
Current Nodes
Boston (United States), Chicago (United States), Lisbon (Portugal),
Johannesburg (South Africa), Istanbul (Turkey), Montreal (Canada),
Munich (Germany), New York (United States), Oklahoma City (United
States), Scotland, Seoul (South Korea), Sofia (Bulgaria), Tel
Aviv (Israel), Vancouver (Canada), Liverpool (United Kingdom),
Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Wellington (New Zealand), Skopje(Macedonia),
Belgrade(Serbia), Berlin(Germany) and Salvadore(Brazil).
Future Nodes
Athens (Greece), London (United Kingdom), Paris(France) and Toronto
(Canada) will launch in the near future.
Organizations
Eyebeam, Turbulence.org, New Media Scotland, Art Centre Nabi,
The Western Front, The Society for Arts and Technology (SAT),
InterSpace, i-camp, DCA, CCA, No-Org.net, Art Interactive, NOMAD/santralistanbul,
program angels/lothringer13, Open-Node.com, t-u-b-e, C-M.TV, Lisboa
20, AT. joburg, and the University of the Witwatersrand.
Upgrade! Background
Since April 1999, a group of new media artists and curators have
gathered in New York City. The first meeting took place at a bar
in the east village with Tim Whidden & Mark River [MTAA],
Mark Napier and founder Yael Kanarek. Upgrade! New York partnered
with Eyebeam in March 2000.
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