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15 May 2008 by nathaniel

UCD Intercorporeality and Intersubjectivity Conference

I’m presenting a bit from my dissertation (some writing and works from chapters 1, 2 and mostly 4 – not that it’s done) at this conference at the University College of Dublin in a few weeks. If last year’s graduate student conference on philosophy and embodiment was any indication, this year’s should be grand.

UCD Intercorporeality and Intersubjectivity Conference
Quinn School of Business
June 6-7, 2008

This conference will provide a forum for the exchange of ideas on the theme of the body and society. The renowned academic Professor Gail Weiss from George Washington University will present a paper entitled “Intertwined Identities: The Challenges to Bodily Autonomy”. Professor Stephen Mennell has written extensively on the work of Norbert Elias and will give a paper entitled “Against Dualism: Bodies in Light of Norbert Elias’ Post-Philosophical Sociology”. In addition to these keynote speakers we have sixteen confirmed international and Irish speakers who will present on a diverse range of topics. Panels include Embodied Ethics, Gender and Feminism, Body Politics, Embodied Aesthetics, and Embodied Relations.

Full programme and registration details are available online at www.ucd.ie/philosophy/iiconference

My own abstract below the fold. Continue reading →

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01 May 2008 by nathaniel

DATA 30

Fantastic DATA on Tuesday with Alessandro Ludovico (Italy), Jaime Villarreal (Mexico), Ivan Twohig (Ireland).

Ivan showed several projects including his Falling Man, which turned free 3D graphics of a falling man into life-size paper sculptures throughout a gallery. Alessandro showed his Google Will Eat Itself and Amazon Noir, and Jaime did a live networked performance with junk and micro-controllers, making music in real-time with his friends in Mexico while here in Dublin.

Heaps of photos here. A few samples:

See more photos.

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23 April 2008 by nathaniel

window: fragments and the image of the week

Haydn Shaughnessy gives a little teaser / preview of his Fragments project today and features my work. For some reason, he put up a tiny image, so here’s a close-up:

window, 8×10 inches, lambda print on metallic paper, edition 100
Window, 8×10 inches, lambda print on metallic paper, edition 100

Saving this for the web unfortunately managed to dull the colors a bit – the blues and reds are wonderfully startling with the real thing. I’m very happy with the project generally; it’s the first time I’ve produced “artist affordable” archival art (€40 / $65 each!). Haydn explains the project, in which he solicits artists to re-work larger projects at the lower-priced editions of 100:

Basically Fragments is a project where I’ve asked artists to go back to a work and select a fragment that in some way typifies the larger work or has special resonance. This fragment is called Window and it is from a street scan called Cathedral by Nathaniel. We have some interesting artists lined up for Fragments more of which later when I’ll also get round to posting Cathedral.

Beat ya to it, buddy! Here’s the original work: Cathedral, lambda print on metallic paper, 20 x 36 inches, edition 5 (also with colors slightly dulled when saved for web, sadly):

Cathedral, lambda print on metallic paper, 20 x 36 inches, edition 5

I really like how the “fragments,” can be details, screen grabs, refigured pieces or collages – Haydn has some really great artists and art works lined up, and I can imagine them flying off the web/wall a set at a time once he launches next month. Keep a look out!

Both Window and Cathedral are part of my ongoing Compressionism series of prints.

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22 April 2008 by nathaniel

DATA 30: Alessandro Ludovico, Jaime Villarreal, Ivan Twohig

The Dublin Art and Technology Association is having a hot month!

8pm Tuesday 29 April
Science Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin
Guests: Alessandro Ludovico (Italia), Jaime Villarreal (Mexico), Ivan Twohig (Ireland)

See the flyer at full size.

DATA 30

DATA:EVENT:30 – * Special 30th Event Anniversary*

Alessandro Ludovico (Italia):
Alessandro Ludovico, 1969, lives and works in Bari, Italy. He is a media critic and the editor in chief of the magazine Neural from 1993 and was awarded with a “Honorary Mention” for Net.Vision at Prix Ars Electronica 2004. Alessandro Ludovico is one of the founding contributors of the Nettime community and one of the founders of the organization “Mag.Net (Electronic Cultural Publishers)”. www.neural.it

Jaime Villarreal (Mexico):
Jaime Villarreal is an artist, technologist and researcher whose work explores the use of emerging technologies and electronic media as tools for creative expression. He works at the Centro Multimedia of the National Center for Arts of Mexico where he researches and develops creative applications of computer graphics programming and electronics. He is 1/2 of the electropunk/hardcore band “555vs666” and 1/3 of the audiovisual performance group “rrr”. Jaime will be performing with his collaborators Sonida RRR live from Mexico City using networked electronic instruments. Dublin heads will also be taking part using instruments they’ve built in local workshops at NCAD and the Science Gallery.

Ivan Twohig (Ireland):
Ivan Twohig is an artist and student of the Ncad (2nd year MA, Art in the Digital World) His work operates at the convergence between fine art, architectural design and pop culture.� He works across a range of media including electronic art, video, sculpture, installation, net art, drawing and text based work.

All D.A.T.A. events are FREE and open to the public!

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07 April 2008 by nathaniel

new media art: image of the week

Haydn Shaughnessy, founder of Gallery ICA and Ten Cubed gallery (the former in Kinsale, Ireland and latter in Second Life), has shifted his blog from a more tech – convergence – journalism focus to new media art musings. The most exciting feature is his “image of the week,” where he scours the internet for tech-related art and posts this with a short feature on the artist or designer. Some lovely stuff thus far. Check it out. (Disclosure: I show/work with Haydn! But this is precisely cuz I think he’s great….)

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