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<p> </p><u><p align="CENTER">Video Vortex #10</p>
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<p>Hello everyone! Now that we are at the first steps of next Video Vortex it would be good to start discussing what could be the main topics and issues to consider for next conference. I contacted some of you asking for some suggestions and I gathered all the feedback received below as well as some personal notes and artists working around those issues. Thank you for those who contributed with proposals and please feel free to do it for those who would like to. These are are not final topics at all, just a first way to open the discussion. </p>
<p>First of all, related to the general topic <i>Andrew Clay </i>noted that Video Vortex #10, `1´ and `0´, are binary numbers in the digital system. In the denary system '10' is ‘2’, so it could also be Video Vortex 2 or 2.0 but as he holds, that might not be a happy association given the force and connotations of the Web 2.0. </p>
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<u><p>Video activism</p>
</u></b><i></i><p><i>Andreas Treske </i>proposes to look at the events in Istanbul (Gezi park) and the right wing scene in Athens as well as videos of Syria, Libanon, Egypt, Algerie as political mash ups.</p>
</span><p><font size="3">[He also suggests some possible collaborators if next Video Vortex is carried out in Instanbul: </font><a title="http://sinefilmelisb.blogspot.nl/" href="http://sinefilmelisb.blogspot.nl/" target="_parent"><font color="#0066cc" size="3"><span lang=""><u>http://sinefilmelisb.blogspot.nl/</u></span></font></a><font size="3"><span lang=""> (new media department- Kadir Has University) </span></font><a title="http://www.documentarist.org/" href="http://www.documentarist.org/" target="_parent"><font color="#0066cc" size="3"><span lang=""><u>http://www.documentarist.org/</u></span></font></a><font size="3"><span lang=""> (Istanbul film festival) </span></font><a title="http://www.modeistanbul.org/" href="http://www.modeistanbul.org/" target="_parent"><font color="#0066cc" size="3"><span lang=""><u>http://www.modeistanbul.org/</u></span></font></a><font size="3"><span lang=""> / </span></font><a title="http://www.amberplatform.org/en/" href="http://www.amberplatform.org/en/" target="_parent"><font color="#0066cc" size="3"><span lang=""><u>http://www.amberplatform.org/en/</u></span></font></a><font size="3"><span lang=""> ]</span></font></p><font size="3">
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<u><p>Mashs</p>
</u></b><p>Political mashes</p>
<i></i></font><p><font size="3"><i>Darren Salomon</i> is a composer that created a collaborative and music web project (In B Flat) by simultaneously playing up to 20 videos in YouTube. He has another project called "maker music" in which he puts Youtube music videos on Google maps - music attached to specific locations-. </font><a title="http://darrensolomon.com/web.html" href="http://darrensolomon.com/web.html" target="_parent"><font color="#0066cc" size="3"><span lang=""><u>http://darrensolomon.com/web.html</u></span></font></a></p>
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<u><p>Videos of affinity</p>
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<u><p>Overvisibility and undervisibility</p>
</u></span></font></b><p><font size="3">In this sense, <i>Vera Tollmann </i>is currently working on labor behind moving images, like who is editing Google speech to text subtitles for deaf people.</font></p><font size="3">
<i></i></font><p><font size="3"><i>Natalie Bookchin </i>tells me about her new work "long story short" where she is using tools of online video to tell and share stories that we don’t usually on line from people invisible online </font><font face="Calibri" size="3"><font face="Calibri" size="3">–</font></font><font size="3">those living in deep poverty in the US. (</font><font face="Calibri" size="3"><font face="Calibri" size="3">…</font></font><i><font size="3">something Wendy Chun may somewhat point to in what she calls the "frenzy of and decline in visual knowledge" and that Hito Steyerl talks about in "Spam of the Earth" where she writes about the disappearing of images of real people and the undoing of the link between representation and politics. Vera</font></i><font size="3">)</font></p><font size="3">
<b><u><p>Video as software</p>
</u></b><p>An artist of interest: <b> </b></p><b>
</b></font><i></i><p><i>Ursula Endlicher:</i> Her focus lies in translating the social and structural components of the Web into choreography for performances, into installations and objects. She creates videos with this HTML movements and has several works concerning around this issue. <a title="http://ursenal.net/" href="http://ursenal.net/" target="_parent"><span lang=""><u><font color="#0066cc">http://ursenal.net</font></u></span></a></p>
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<p><em></em> </p><p><em></em> </p><p><em>Andrew Clay suggests to look at Kember and Zylinska’s ‘creative media project’, and to consider the three following ideas:</em></p>
<b><u><font size="3"></font><p><font size="3">1.Feedback </font><font face="Calibri" size="3"><font face="Calibri" size="3">–</font></font><font size="3"> being retrospective and forward-thinking, being creative with media in the media itself</font></p><font size="3">
</font><p><font size="3">2.Noise </font><font face="Calibri" size="3"><font face="Calibri" size="3">–</font></font><font size="3"> interference in </font><font face="Calibri" size="3"><font face="Calibri" size="3">‘</font></font><font size="3">how things are</font><font face="Calibri" size="3"><font face="Calibri" size="3">’</font></font><font size="3">, the consideration of </font><font face="Calibri" size="3"><font face="Calibri" size="3">‘</font></font><font size="3">something else</font><font face="Calibri" size="3"><font face="Calibri" size="3">’</font></font><font size="3"> the creation of forms </font><font face="Calibri" size="3"><font face="Calibri" size="3">‘</font></font><font size="3">ever-new</font><font face="Calibri" size="3"><font face="Calibri" size="3">’</font></font><font size="3">, the </font><font face="Calibri" size="3"><font face="Calibri" size="3">‘</font></font><font size="3">unknown new</font><font face="Calibri" size="3"><font face="Calibri" size="3">’</font></font><font size="3">, or getting beyond the </font><font face="Calibri" size="3"><font face="Calibri" size="3">‘</font></font><font size="3">new-as-the-ever-same</font><font face="Calibri" size="3"><font face="Calibri" size="3">’</font></font><font size="3"> (something that is not really new in Walter Benjamin</font><font face="Calibri" size="3"><font face="Calibri" size="3">’</font></font><font size="3">s terms).</font></p><font size="3">
</font></u></b><p><b><font size="3">Glitch art : </font></b><i>Nick Briz</i> is a Chicago based media artist who works with experimental new media, glitch art and remix-culture. He also organises the GLI.TC/H international conference & festival <a title="http://nickbriz.com/" href="http://nickbriz.com/" target="_parent"><span lang=""><u><font color="#0066cc">http://nickbriz.com</font></u></span></a><span lang=""> Interview in Rhizome.org : </span><a title="http://rhizome.org/editorial/2013/jul/15/artist-profile-nick-briz/" href="http://rhizome.org/editorial/2013/jul/15/artist-profile-nick-briz/" target="_parent"><span lang=""><u><font color="#0066cc">http://rhizome.org/editorial/2013/jul/15/artist-profile-nick-briz/</font></u></span></a></p>
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<i></i><p><i>Vera Tollmann </i>shared to me this booklet writen by <em>Boaz Levin </em>and two more artists: <a title="http://adamkaplan.net/Twilight.pdf" href="http://adamkaplan.net/Twilight.pdf" target="_parent"><span lang=""><u><font color="#0066cc">http://adamkaplan.net/Twilight.pdf</font></u></span></a><span lang=""> <i>(Adam Kaplan - Daniel Herleth - Boaz Levin) </i>They write about aesthetics, digital video and databases and Youtube and economics. Adam Kaplan: </span><a title="http://www.adamkaplan.net/" href="http://www.adamkaplan.net/" target="_parent"><span lang=""><u><font color="#0066cc">http://www.adamkaplan.net/</font></u></span></a></p>
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<u></u></font><u><p><font size="3">3.The closeness of technology and the technicity of video</font><font face="Calibri" size="3"><font face="Calibri" size="3">–</font></font><font size="3"> mobile apps, camera phones, webcams.</font></p><font size="3">
</font></u></b><p><font size="3">It might be interesting to start thinking what will bring Google Glass video, it is expected to be launched later this year. </font></p><font size="3">
<b><p>Hybrid spaces</p>
</b><p>Here an artist of interest: </p>
<i></i></font><p><font size="3"><i>Jeremy Bailey</i>: is a media artist that works betweeen video, computing, performance and the body using parody and satire as a way of expression. </font><a title="http://jeremybailey.net/" href="http://jeremybailey.net/" target="_parent"><u><font color="#0000ff" size="3"><font color="#0000ff" size="3"><span lang="">http://jeremybailey.net</span></font></font></u></a></p>
<b><font size="3"><span lang=""><p>Vine / Instagram video</p>
</span></font></b><p><font size="3">Apss such as Vine and Instagram video might be interesting as well. Some of the current dicussions around Vine -6 seconds video- is the force of the loop, especially when it comes to violence scenes it is having some controversy. One example was the vine massively spread of the Boston marathon explosion: </font><a title="https://vine.co/v/bFdt5uwg6JZ" href="https://vine.co/v/bFdt5uwg6JZ" target="_parent"><font color="#0066cc" size="3"><span lang=""><u>https://vine.co/v/bFdt5uwg6JZ</u></span></font></a></p>
<i><span lang=""></span></i><p><i>Scott Blake </i>is an american based artist who works with barcodes and videos. That is to say, he makes portraits with barcodes which activate videos. In some of his works the loop has a great force <a title="http://www.barcodeart.com/artwork/index.html" href="http://www.barcodeart.com/artwork/index.html" target="_parent"><span lang=""><u><font color="#0066cc">http://www.barcodeart.com/artwork/index.html</font></u></span></a></p>
<i><span lang=""></span></i><p><i>James Bridle</i>: he has an Instagram project called Dronestagram in which the captures google maps locations of places where drone strikes events have been going on. He later shares this pictures on Instagram network next to some valuable information about the incident.(In this case it is not video but photography)</p>
<p><a title="http://www.furtherfield.org/features/interviews/machine-visions-james-bridle-drones-bots-and-new-aesthetic" href="http://www.furtherfield.org/features/interviews/machine-visions-james-bridle-drones-bots-and-new-aesthetic" target="_parent"><span lang=""><u><font color="#0066cc">http://www.furtherfield.org/features/interviews/machine-visions-james-bridle-drones-bots-and-new-aesthetic</font></u></span></a><span lang=""> </span></p>
<p><i>Erica Scourti </i>is a greek artist that explores communication, conection and identity through autobiographical experience. She also has some work concerning Instagram video but in general she works on new media topics. <a title="http://www.ericascourti.com/art_pages/artwork.html" href="http://www.ericascourti.com/art_pages/artwork.html" target="_parent"><span lang=""><u><font color="#0066cc">http://www.ericascourti.com/art_pages/artwork.html</font></u></span></a></p><p> </p><p>Finally, as a general suggestion Vera Tollmann proposes for next conference to organise a more workshop-like format.</p><p> </p><p>Regards,</p><p> </p><p>Marta</p><p><span lang=""></span> </p><p> </p><p> </p></span></span></span></div><div data-signatureblock="true"><div> </div><div> </div></div></div></body></html>