Witte de With presents two events in May: The opening of the group exhibition The End of Money and the first two lectures in the series To Tell The Truth. Norwegian artist Torill Johannessen participates with her newest work, developed with the contribution from BEK associates.
‘Dogs, cats – and the big cats too – cows, horses, asses, foxes, frogs and even birds. They all use it.’
Fig. is visual artist Claire Zakiewicz, computer-musician Thorolf Thuestad and vocalist Alwynne Pritchard. Developed in cooperation with BEK.
Following Transiteatret’s performance Ressentiment, BEK will organise a seminar on sound design in stage productions. The sound design in Ressentiment was developed in collaboration with BEK, and we want to present the results at this seminar.
Moviestar is an interactive installation by Marieke Verbiesen & Neeltje Sprengers. The installation moulds old and new media together in order to create a reallife moving filmset. Classic 16mm film, animation, robotics, sound and motiontracking are used to simulate a real life filmset where visitors play the main role.
Tuesday 28 September – Friday 1st October BEK invites musicians, programmers and composers to a four-day workshop focusing on the software MODALITY. International capabilities in this area will lead the work. The workshop is open to participants familiar with SuperCollider. Participation is free.
ComputerMusic4Kids is an interactive installation for kids, inviting them to explore the history and sound of gaming consoles. The installation is included in the Bajazz Festival, Saturday the 17th and Sunday the 18th of April
Moviestar is an interactive installation by Marieke Verbiesen & Neeltje Sprengers. The installation moulds old and new media together in order to create a reallife moving filmset. Classic 16mm film, animation, robotics, sound and motiontracking are used to simulate a real life filmset where visitors play the mainrole.
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BEK introduce a new regular activity, loadbang, in collaboration with Bergen National Academy of the Arts.
At regular intervals wee will offer a meeting place for artists and students working on real-time processing of media using software such as Max, SuperCollider and Pd, for exchange and discussions on a number of advanced topics.
The first meeting will be focusing on the use of multi-touch interfaces.
The Concertinome is a custom made instrument combining the concertina accordion with the monome style keyboard and electronic air pressure sensors. It was made by Espen Sommer Eide at BEK spring 2009 and demonstrated in this concert at Visningsrommet USF, Bergen, Norway.