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| fusedspace international competition for innovative applications of new technology in the public domain |
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competition |
Registration Deadline: |
31/05/2004 |
Submission Deadline: |
31/05/2004 |
Open to: |
professionals and students |
Entry Fee: |
50 euros |
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| Awards: | 17,500 euros |
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Jury: |
the nominating jury consists of bart lootsma [architecture critic, |
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| fusedspace international competition for innovative applications of new technology in the public domain -press release february 2004- fusedspace is a new international, on-line competition for ideas on innovative application of new technology in the public domain. the competition is open to artists, architects, designers, students and anyone who is interested in the subject. the total prize money amounts to 17,500 euros. subscription fee is 50 euros. proposals can be submitted until 31 may 2004. june 1st all entries will be published on www.fusedspace.org. the winners will be announced 16 july 2004. a number of participants will be invited to take part in an implementation phase in connection with deaf [dutch electronic art festival] 2004. fusedspace is an initiative of stroom, the hague’s center for visual arts, informatiewerkplaats, skor foundation for art and public space, premsela dutch design foundation in collaboration with v2_ institute for unstable media, deaf dutch electronic arts festival and doors of perception. fusedspace information, and communication technology have fundamentally changed our relationship with public space. these days we are not at all surprised to see someone on the street seemingly talking to him self. wherever we are, we can get information on whatever subject we like: the weather, traffic jams or historical details concerning an old building we happen to walk past. technology has not only changed the way we use public space, it also has brought about its virtual expansion. through technological innovations like the internet, text messaging, mobile communication and gps we can freely share information and develop a community life on the web. you can meet people, assume a meaningful identity and exchange thoughts. in the privacy of your own room the world has become infinitely larger and more boisterous than the world out on the street. do these developments still offer unknown possibilities in favour of the public domain? within a few years time the whole city will be jam-packed with cables providing fast connections everywhere. it is up to artists, designers and architects to find an answer to the question how current technology can breathe new life into the urban environment and into public domain. the challenge fusedspace calls artists, designers and architects to develop innovative ideas that energize the public domain and enable novel and exciting interactions in public space using new technologies; ideas that can be applied in the physical field of design, art, and [urban] architecture, the virtual domain or hybrid forms. fusedspace calls for submissions: that succeed either in increasing or simplifying the accessibility of virtual public spaces. that [by means of hardware or software] succeed either in making use of or increasing the public potential of the new media. that [by means of hardware or software] develop facilities which generate or enhance ‘social coherence’. that stimulate or define the debate on the newly formed public domain. that search for modifications to utilities that predominantly are used commercially, and that can broaden cultural and social perspectives in the public domain. de jury the nominating jury consists of bart lootsma [architecture critic, publicist and historian], bert mulder [media and itc expert], maarten de reus [visual artist, curator and art teacher] and dick rijken [new media expert]. an on-line jury will assess the thirty nominated entries. this jury consists of 25 international, leading experts in the fields of public domain, visual art, architecture, design, and media: max bruinsma, ole bouman, nicolas bourriaud, jodi dean, amy franceschini, adam greenfield, christian huebler, natalie jeremijenko, derrick de kerckhove, jouke kleerebezem, charles leadbeater, rafael lozano-hemmer, sugata mitra, christian moeller, kazuto mugura, monica narula, anne nigten, franziska nori, sally jane norman, chee pearlman, francois roche, joachim sauter, marleen stikker, john thackara and hideki yoshimatsu. fusedspace is co-funded by the by the mondriaan foundation, the prince bernhard cultural foundation and the city of the hague. for more information about the competition, the conditions and the jury, visit www.fusedspace.org or mail to [email protected] gerda zijlstra, project manager fusedspace |
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