Syndicate: in the eve of vr 4.0

[iliyana nedkova <vr@fact.co.uk>]

dear syndicalists,

re: virtual revolutions [vr]
http://www.yourserver.co.uk/vr

as you may very well know from recent vr references on this list and igor's
post-vr@tornio syndicate note: 'vr is not over. we keep on fighting'. and
'fight' we do in about a week when we will get together for the final
virtual revolutions [vr] residency [24/08 - 7/09/98] in manchester within
isea98, at the revolting media lab and public space. just a week after
warming up at the groovy first night of the revolting media lab on
saturday, 15/8/98,

this is also an extended invitation for any syndicalist or
syndicalist-to-be who will hang around isea98 to come along and follow our
vr sessions.

within the final vr residency we will be able to welcome some of the local
vr artists and also some of the participants from the previous workshops in
sofia, rotterdam and tornio, too. it is definitely shaping up as a bigger
and exciting vr meeting. ideally, we will try to juggle with three main
activities: working in the salford university media lab, going public in
the revolting real space and tapping into the ambitious international
symposium of electronic arts. we are also planning to have a closed vr
debate on print/electronic publication strategies & future collaborative
plans.

thus, all vr_s who are around for the final residency will take advantage of
both revolting & isea98 activities [fluid workshops, exhibitions & 2
conferences] with which these two weeks are fully packed. i have argued
also free artists' passes for the notoriously expensive liverpool
conference for those of the vr_s who are interested.

looking forward to hearing from you and possibly arranging to meet up
between 24/08 and 7/09 in manchester. please. find the vr 4.0 timetable
below.

cheers,
-illie




VIRTUAL REVOLUTIONS 4.0
24 AUGUST - 7 SEPTEMBER, 1998
SALFORD, MANCHESTER, UK

The final VIRTUAL REVOLUTIONS 4.0 residency, hosted by REVOLTING shifts the
authority of the endproduct to the artistic practice in progress and the
communicative mediation. It deals with issues of digital nowhereness,
virtual migration, the shift of geopolitical centers, the dislocation from
established art venues and institutions and other unpredictable critical
points.

VIRTUAL REVOLUTIONS is a series of 4 fluid residencies across Europe
involving more than 50 international media artists and writers. VIRTUAL
REVOLUTIONS steps beyond the former east/west devide of Europe and tests
the creative potential of translocality and virtuality.

VIRTUAL REVOLUTIONS is supported by the Internet Program of the Open
Society Institute in New York, The European Cultural Foundation in
Amsterdam, the British Council in Sofia, North West Arts Board in
Manchester, APEXChanges in Amsterdam and various partner organisations
across Europe.


VIRTUAL REVOLUTIONS 4.0 TIMETABLE:

Sat, 22.08, Sun, 23.08 & Mon, 24.08.1998
Arrivals in Manchester and accommodation

VIRTUAL REVOLUTIONS SESSIONS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC:
Mon, 24.08 till Mon, 7.09. 1998:
between 9 am - 5 pm at Salford University Media Lab
CENTENARY BUILDING, Peru Str, SALFORD, Manchester, M3 6 EQ
between 5 pm - 8 pm at Revolting Temporary Media Lab
DADI BUILDING, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE

FIRST VR 4.0 TEAMWORK SESSION
Mon, 24.08 at 11 am at Salford University Media Lab
CENTENARY BUILDING, Peru Str, SALFORD, Manchester, M3 6 EQ

Teamwork sessions for:
Perry Bard [Can/US], Luchezar Boyadjiev [Bg], Kooj Chuhan [UK],
Margarita Goranova [Bg], Klaus-Dieter Michel [G], Iliyana
Nedkova [Bg/UK], Gordana Novakovic [Yu/UK], Vladimir Muzhesky [Ukr/G], Melenite
Pandilovski [Mac], Dmitry Pilikin [Ru],  Predrag Sedjanin [Yu/NL], Tatu
Vuolteenaho [Fin/UK], Dragan Zivancevic [Yu]

VIRTUAL REVOLUTIONS SESSIONS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC:
Sun, 30.08.1998
4pm - 6pm
at DADI BUILDING, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE

VIRTUAL REVOLUTIONS Round Table_______________
Discussion of print/electronic publication strategies & future
collaborative plans.
Participants: all of the Virtual Revolutionaries mentioned below
Moderators: Tapio Makela [Fin], Iliyana Nedkova Bg/UK], Javor Raitchev
[Bg], Micz Flor [G/UK].






VIRTUAL REVOLUTIONS PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS:
all at DADI BUILDING, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE
Four public artists' talks and demos will bring highlights of the
VIRTUAL REVOLUTIONS experience in Sofia, Rotterdam, Tornio and Salford.


Wed, 26.08. 1998
6pm - 8pm
VIRTUAL REVOLUTIONS 1.0 Sofia Style_____________
Presented by: SuAndi [UK], Anna Bulgaranova [Bg], Lilian Juecherten [G],
Nicole Martin [G], Stuart Nuttal [UK], Javor Raitchev [Bg], Jen Southern
[UK], Amos Taylor [Fin], Mare Tralla [Est/UK]


Thur, 27.08.1998
6pm - 8pm
VIRTUAL REVOLUTIONS 2.0 Rotterdam Style_____________
Presented by: Taylor Nuttal [UK], Anneke Pettican [UK], Graziella Tomasi
[It/NL], Katja Martin [G]


Fri, 28.08.1998
6pm - 8pm
VIRTUAL REVOLUTIONS 3.0 Tornio Style_____________
Presented by: Nina Czegledy [Hu/Can], Sera Furneaux [UK], Jon Large
[UK], Tapio Makela [Fin], Adele Myers [UK], Mickela Sonola [UK]


Sun, 30.08.1998
6pm - 8pm
VIRTUAL REVOLUTIONS 4.0 Salford Style_____________
[report-in-progress]
Presented by: Perry Bard [Can/US], Luchezar Boyadjiev [Bg], Kooj Chuhan
[UK] Margarita Goranova [Bg], Klaus-Dieter Michel [G], Iliyana Nedkova
[Bg/UK], Gordana Novakovic [Yu/UK], Vladimir Muzhesky [Ukr/G], Melenite
Pandilovski [Mac], Dmitry Pilikin [Ru],Predrag Sedjanin [Yu/NL], Tatu
Vuolteenaho [Fin/UK], Dragan Zivancevic [Yu]


iliyana nedkova________________
isea98 associate curator
virtual revolutions project manager

based at fact, liverpool [t: +0151 709 2663]
[www.fact.co.uk] [www.yourserver.co.uk/vr]