Shift Talks
Shift Talks are an opportunity for artists exhibiting or performing at the Festival and guests to meet and ... talk!
Programme:
Friday: Shift in Progress discuss their work, Migros Kulturprozent Werkbeiträge
Saturday: Max Philipp Schmid, Atelier Hauert / Reichmuth, Michael Markert, Hörner / Antlfinger, Buchpräsentation, Maayan Sheleff, Tim Exile, Alexis O'Hara, Peter Keene, Julian Palacz
Sunday: Screening Jessica Manstetten programme 1
Friday, 28 October 2011
14.00 h, Shift in Progress exhibition, festival centre
Shift in Progress exhibitors discuss their work
Shift in Progress offers students at Swiss art schools a platform for works they have created on the Festival theme. Shift also continues its cooperation with foreign art institutions, launched in 2010, and is delighted to welcome as this year’s guest CCA – the Center for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv. Which presents works by four students from Israel.
18.00 h, Lounge, Festival centre
Presentation of the DVD ʻSwiss Digital Culture and Media Arts – Edition 2011ʼ
Migros Culture Percentage presents a portrayal of four Swiss media art projects: The pioneers of media art etoy expand with TAMATAR 2.0 its digital death cult of MISSION ETERNITY about an installation with interactive sculptures. In SONIC TRACES: FROM SWITZERLAND the members of the network norient ask about an acoustic signature of Switzerland. The INFECTED ANIMAL project, which was designed by knowbotic research limits, experiences between biology and art in society. With the Internet project of the Association MYVOTE the 18 - to 24-year-olds are finally more interested in politics and elections. An Essay on the Frankfurt Art and Media Studies Verena Kuni complements the current publication.
Language: German
1 DVD, 45’, Published by Christoph Merian Verlag Basel, the trilingual (English, German and French) edition costs CHF 21.00 / € 14.00 ISBN: 978-3-85616-537-6
19.00 h, Lounge, Festival centre
Announcement of the Migros Culture Percentage Awards 2011 for ʻDigital Cultureʼ Projects
Each year, Migros Culture Percentage awards grants to aid the production of selected digital art projects, and Shift plays host for the forth time in 2011. The grants complement other funding activities maintained in this field by Migros Culture Percentage since 1998. An aperitif will be served after the award ceremony
Language: German
Saturday, 29 October 2011
14.00 h, Lounge, Festival centre
Max Philipp Schmid
In conversation with artist Max Philipp Schmid, whose work ʻDer Imitator ʼ can be seen in the exhibition.
Language: German
14.30 h, Lounge, Festival centre
Atelier Hauert / Reichmuth
In conversation with the artists Sibylle Hauert und Daniel Reichmuth, whose work ʻ V.O.C.A.L ʼ can be seen in the exhibition.
Language: German
15.00 h, Lounge, Festival centre
Michael Markert
In conversation with artist Michael Markert, whose work ʻkII – Kempelen 2.0 ʼ can be seen in the exhibition.
Language: German
15.30 h, Lounge, Festival centre
Hörner / Antlfinger
In conversation with artists Ute Hörner und Mathias Antlfinger, whose work ʻ Contact Callʼ can be seen in the exhibition.
Language: German
17.00 h, Lounge, Festival centre
Book launch
Dis/Connecting/Media. On the Technology, Practices and Aesthetics of the (Cell) Phone.Fixed-line telephone, mobile phone, Skype, iPhone – the once familiar ‹telephone set› has turned into a mobile all-rounder. Twenty cultural scientists and artists delve into the technology, practice and aesthetics of the telephone. Matt Adams, Regine Buschauer, Nicholas Knouf, Stefan Münker, Hansmartin Siegrist, Heike Weber and others explore in their articles an everyday object in constant change. The book "Dis Connecting Media" is published by members of the Pro-Doc-Graduate School "Intermediale Ästhetik. Spiel - Ritual - Performanz."
http://disconnectingmedia.ch
Language: German
17.30 h, Lounge, Festival centre
Maayan Sheleff
Maayan Sheleff, curator at the CCA Tel Aviv talks about video art in Israel. Sheleff also invited the Israelian art students that participate in this year’s Shift in Progress exhibition.
Language: English
18.00 h, Lounge, Festival centre
Tim Exile
In conversation with artist Tim Exile who performs in the Concert Hall on Saturday (01.00 h). He will talk about his software ʻThe Mouthʼ and ʻtimexile.tvʼ, his interactive project that allows users to participate in his concerts – also at Shift.
Language: English
18.30 h, Lounge, Festival centre
Alexis O'Hara
In conversation with artist Alexis O’Hara, whose work ʻ SQUEEEEQUE!ʼ can be seen in the exhibition (at the House of Electronic Arts, till November 13).
Language: English
19.00 h, Lounge, Festival centre
Peter Keene
In conversation with artist Peter Keene, whose work ʻRaoul Hausmann revisited ʼ can be seen in the exhibition (at the House of Electronic Arts, till November 13).
Language: English
19.00 h, Lounge, Festival centre
Julian Palacz
In conversation with artist Julian Palacz, whose work ʻ Algorithmic Search for Loveʼ can be seen in the exhibition.
Language: German
Sunday 30 October 2011
14.00 h, Lounge, Festival centre
Screening Jessica Manstetten: "there will be singing"
With Grace Jones, Daft Punk, France Culture, Björn Melhus, Leftfield and many others.
This programme can also be seen on Friday, 16.30h at Schaulager.