Von: Hanns Holger Rutz
Datum: Thu, 1 Sep 2016
Betreff: Call For Participation: Workshop „Algorithms That Matter“,
Impuls 10th Academy 2017, Graz
Wir freuen uns, zu unten detailliertem Workshop im Rahmen der
Internationalen Ensemble- und Komponistenakademie 2017 einzuladen.
Bewerbungen für das Spezialprogramm „Algorithms That Matter“ mit David
Pirrò, Hanns Holger Rutz und Agostino Di Scipio müssen bis zum 1.
Oktober eingehen, bitte die genauen Modalitäten beachten und Rückfragen
ggf. rechtzeitig stellen. Da die Slots für KomponistInnen offenbar
bereits voll werden, würden wir raten, nicht bis zum Ende der Deadline
zu warten.
MfG, Hanns Holger Rutz
Call For Participation:
Workshop „ALMAT: Algorithms That Matter“
Impuls, 10th International Ensemble and Composers Academy for
Contemporary Music 2017
with David Pirrò, Hanns Holger Rutz and Agostino Di Scipio
February 11th – 19th, 2017
IEM, Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics,
University of Arts, Graz
Algorithms That Matter (ALMAT) focuses on the experimentation with
algorithms and their embedding in live performances. Rather than
conceiving algorithms as established building blocks („live
electronics“) or the formalisation of a compositional idea
(„algorithmic composition“), we look at them as performing entities
whose consequences are irreducible to models. Algorithms „matter“ in
the sense that matter and meaning cannot be distinguished, they may be
moulded and they may unfold material in an ecosystemic way: Materials
become a new source for transformation.
This workshop seeks to attract computer music practitioners, sound
artists and composers by offering a platform for exchange and
reflection about their personal approaches towards algorithmic
experimentation. The participants are enabled to further develop their
approaches, where special emphasis is given to the reciprocal coupling
of their respective systems. The workshop starts with an internal
presentation of the participants for the other participants and
tutors, followed by an in-depth analysis and discussion of the
different approaches. The rest of the workshop takes a semi-structured
form, open to adaptation to the interests of the participants. Focus
will be on the mutual engagement and the production of connecting
points between systems, using both data and sound links. At the end,
concert slots within the impuls festival are allocated for the
participants to present either existing works or new works developed
during the workshop.
The workshop will be held at the CUBE performance space of the
Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics (IEM). The CUBE is
equipped with a 24-channels periphonic loudspeaker setup for advanced
sound spatialisation and an 18-cameras infra-red motion capture system
allowing bodily motion to be used as input for sound synthesis and
processing.
The workshop Almat was developed by David Pirrò and Hanns Holger Rutz
(both IEM Graz) and will be realised together with Agostino Di Scipio.
http://www.impuls.cc/academy-2017/special-programs.html#c3426
ALMAT is part of the 10th international impuls Academy, taking place
in Graz, Austria, from February 10th to 22nd, 2017. To register and
find out more about impuls and the Academy please visit:
http://www.impuls.cc/academy-2017.html
How to apply:
1. You have to register and be accepted as participant of the impuls
Academy 2017 first.
2. Please name your interest in participating in ALMAT already with
your application or by sending an E-Mail to office(at)impuls(dot)cc
(concern: ALMAT).
3. Please send a description of your personal work in relation to the
workshop’s theme stating your previous experiences and describing
employed computational approaches, their aesthetic motivation and
possible ideas for connecting to other systems (up to 500 words) and
a Curriculum Vitae (again 500 words maximum). Please send both parts
__to office(at)impuls(dot)cc until October 1st, 2016__ at the latest.
4. The selection of participants will be announced by beginning of
November 2016.
5. If selected please make sure you bring along your own computer,
software, controllers and audio interfaces.
6. Please be aware that the participation at ALMAT requires a
daily presence and is to be considered as one of the very intense
special programs. This implies that ALMAT participants will not be
granted the same amount of individual lessons with other tutors as
regular participants.