Pixilerations
Pixilerations [v.5] is a new media exhibition and festival in Providence, Rhode Island. With over sixty artists exhibiting and performing, it offers a rare opportunity to view work that incorporates non-traditional materials such as sound, biotechnology, interactive games, holography, robotics, and virtual environments. Pixilerations is curated by leading experts in the field, and co-sponsored by RISD and Brown University.
Fragments & (W)holes:
Consciously and unconsciously our world view has been altered by the quantum mechanical view of the world; a world composed of discrete waves and particles. This minute level of physical investigation, developed first by Werner Heisenberg and Max Planck, is one of the means by which we have broken the world down in order to make sense of the whole from its parts. This dissection has been explored through the tools of psychoanalysis pioneered by Freud, Pavlov’s behavioral studies and the recent efforts of cognitive science to understand human psychology and the latest conjuring of artificial intelligence. Artists have reflected this fragmented world with its mind/body split since the 1900’s with the early collages of Picasso and the psychological works of the Surrealists. The digital realm is developing its own paradigm for separating and putting the world together. How has the fragmentary view created deeper holes, how has it allowed us to see the whole with sharper eyes and minds? How do artists shape their world, with fragments of life or with (w)holistic views?
MEME Concert Series
Starting in 2009, the MEME program will host a series of concerts showcasing new work in the areas of electronic music, experimental film and animation, and multimedia performance. There will be four concerts per year held in and around Grant Recital Hall. Contact MEME for submission guidelines and any other questions.
MEME Ensemble
MEME Ensemble at Pixilerations from MEME @ Brown.
The Electroacoustic Improv Ensemble is an ensemble devoted to free improvisation with new media. Experimental approaches to sound and focused listening techniques are explored with acoustic instruments, live electronics, real-time video, together with networked improvisation, and more.
Students gain an understanding of live performance techniques using interactive music technology. In addition to onstage performance experience, listening and improvisation exercises will lead to the development of personalized approaches (including software/hardware systems) optimized for the students’ modes of expression. In addition, students will gain an understanding of the history and context of musical improvisation using technology, including repertoire and critical studies.
