New York
Upgrade! NY
June 5, 2007
Eyebeam R&D OpenLab Fellow Jonah Brucker-Cohen presented his and Tim Redfern’s SimpleTEXT: A Cell Phone Enabled Interactive Performance.
The event was free and open to the public. Guests were invited to bring their cell phone to take part!
Upgrade! NY
August 2006
This time the Upgrade event attempted to take on the dark desires beyond the basic art/privacy/surveillance discourse.
Through three projects exercising different modes of surveillance we discussed artists jealousy of authoritative powers and the desire to posses these powers themselves. Read On
Upgrade! NY
February 2005
A new media artist who uses the Internet, video and performance to explore subjectivity, labor, and commerce.
Michael Mandiberg spoke about his web and video projects which explore subjectivity, technological mediation, and (public) performance. He also previewed a new project made in collaboration with Julia Steinmetz entitled IN Network. IN Network is a cell phone, life art performance, which launches March 1st. IN Network is commissioned by Turbulence.org.
Upgrade! NY
July 2004
Julian Bleecker focused his talk on two projects that are currently in development. Both projects explore the viability of mobile WiFi networks that are off the public Internet.
WiFi.Bedouin, currently in development as part of a Fellowship at the Annenberg Center’s Institute for Media Literacy, is a mobile, portable WiFi-based service that is deliberately not on the public internet. This project is designed to investigate the possibilities for new kinds of social software that takes advantage of the proliferation of WiFi-enabled technology. Read On
Upgrade! NY
February 2003
This month turned into a lively Saturday brunch (to distract the group from the brutal February weather) reviewing past works and works-in-progress.
Scott Patterson talked about Your Show Here, a prototype for StaticVehicle, *-scope, and his most recent collaborative effort, PDPal. Marina Zurkow and Julian Bleecker joined Scott for the PDPal demonstration and discussion.
The discussion of the four projects highlighted the transition in his work from more traditional architecture to an investigation of information architecture. Scott sited the thread between his eccentric projects—each with diverse manifestations of the virtual and the real. The presentation of PDPal brought forth an important discussion regarding the difficulties and benefits of working in collaboration. Read On
Upgrade! NY
February 2001
Christel Sorin & Stephanie Davenport presented The ?charpe communicante project.
The ?charpe communicante is a collaboration between France Telecom R&D with architect Naziha Mestaoui, graphic designer Yacine A·t Kaci, and fashion designer Crstof.
The project, a communicating telephone jacket and scarf, is conceived as a “Second Skin for Communications” through various interfaces which facilitate the extension of the senses into the virtual realm (Watch, Listen, Speak: WLS.), allowing the wearer be at once here and potentially “everywhere.”
The ?charpe communicante is a suit jacket with a long, detachable and interchangeable collar draped around the neck, equipped with built-in, communicating multimedia interfaces (voice-activated telephone functionalities, touch screen, Webcam, Internet access). Read On
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