CIMATICS FESTIVAL

AUDIO*VISUAL

curated by Cornelia and Holger Lund

type: Screening Entrance: 3 euro
venue: MediaRuimte No presale
date: 28-29/11/2008 (free with festival day pass)
time: 15:00
duration: 45 min  

Visual music and the interplay of cutting-edge media. The screening is part of an exciting book on what is going on right now in the new media: from the experimental sector to the club scene.

About Audio*Visual - the book

The field of audiovisual creation is in constant expansion, with both artistic and commercial productions finding an increasing presence at festivals and concerts, in clubs, in art institutions, and even in theaters. A term often used in the context of audiovisuals is “visual music,” both as a historical reference and as a label for contemporary productions.

This screening of some "visual music" masterpieces, both old and new, is related to the publication of the book 'Audio*Visual', which is intended as a contribution to the discussion of audiovisual creation, as a look at the field that starts from the term “visual music.” With work from Paul Mumford, Bruce McClure, Pfadfinderei, Philip Geist, ...

About Audio*Visual - the DVD

Mary Ellen Bute, Rhythm in Light, 1934–35 - Mary Ellen Bute, Tarantella, 1940/1950 - Philipp Geist, Angel Audio/Video RMX, 2002 - Boulez Republic Grand Ensemble, Oncle Barry Says, 2005 - Fried Dähn, Score, 2006 - Anja Füsti, Alexandra Mahnke, Alexandar Nesic, Trigger-Drums & Dance (Live-recording at Exploring Party, Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, June 16, 2007) - Paul Mumford, Autometa [9], 2007 - Mikomikona: Fourier-Tanzformation I + II, (Live-recording at Shift Electronic Arts Festival, Basel, October 27, 2007) - Pfadfinderei & Modeselektor, 2. Halbzeit, 2008 - Bruce McClure, Five Minutes More—What Now My Love 1966, 2008

Cornelia Lund, Holger Lund (eds.)

Audio • Visual
On Visual Music and Related Media


250 pages, numerous illustrations, format 17,5 x 25 cm, hardcover.
Book includes DVD with exclusive material

€ 39,80 [D] SFr 71,00
ISBN 978-3-89790-293-0

Available: November 2008

 

http://www.fluctuating-images.de


I ♥ BRU nights at Congres

Cimatics presents a 2-day program full of audiovisual performances, concerts and VJing called 'I ♥ Bru' at the exclusive underground venue CONGRES (Gare Bruxelles Congres Station Brussel)
Also check the free 'I ♥ Bru' closing party on Saturday 29th.

VIDOS - world release

On Friday Nov 28 Cimatics presents the world-release of the VIDOS DVD. This release with videos to the music of ex-Funkstörung Michael Fakesch' album DOS will be part of the screening program and there will be a special dj/live concert by Michael Fakesch himself.

TRANSMEDIALE screenings

In collaboration with Transmediale festival Berlin we present a 'best of' of the screening programme as selected for Transmediale 2008. The selection presents work by Semiconductor, Xu Tan, Michelle Deignan and many others.