[Voxnovus] Thursday April 29 2010 What if? 60x60x60 7:30pm Axiom Center for New and Experimental Media Media artist Gene Gort and composer/sound artist, Ken Steen of NewMediaNewMusicNewEngland

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Thursday April 29 2010 What if? 60x60x60 7:30pm Axiom Center for New and
Experimental Media Media artist Gene Gort and composer/sound artist, Ken
Steen of NewMediaNewMusicNewEngland bring us an audience participatory
experiment in audio and video called What if? 60x60x60. The project uses 60
video clips and 60 sound compositions that are 60 seconds in duration each. 

"What If?" is an outgrowth of "60x60" from VoxNovus in New York City a
project directed by Robert Voisey. "60x60" is a yearly call for 60-second
sound compositions selected to create a 60-minute fixed media program of
sound works that travels to venues in the US and is published as an annual
CD compilation. Our take on this project was to add video to the mix and the
random functionality and focus on producers residing in New England. To date
the "60x60" project has also worked with experimental and underground film
makers, choreographers, experimental photographers, and video improvisers.
(http://www.voxnovus.com/60x60) 

Thursday, Apr 29 7:30 PM
at AXIOM Gallery for New and Experimental Media, Boston, Massachusetts
141 Green Street
Boston MA, 02130
http://www.axiomart.org/events.php

See the project online at:
http://www.nmnmne.org/what_if.php

What If? 60x60x60 

"What If?" is a project designed and curated by media artist, Gene Gort and
composer/sound artist, Ken Steen of NewMediaNewMusicNewEngland. The project
uses 60 video clips and 60 sound compositions that are 60 seconds in
duration each and pairs them randomly using a Cageian model of indeterminacy
with 3600 potential variations. 

The project has three potential iterations: a video screening event, an
installation/kiosk for gallery presentation and a website. For the screening
event, to engage in the random activity, audience members select one number
each from a video- and audio-designated list as they enter the venue. These
numbers will determine the evening's program of 60 works resulting in a
60-minute screening. For the gallery installation, a computer with media
projection and stereo sound will be loaded with all the files and the viewer
will select random pairings or specific pairings as they choose. The website
will have a random generator scripted into the site and visitors can
randomize the pairings or determine the pairings specifically as well.

Participants in "What If?" are from the six New England states and range
from young producers to seasoned professionals to graduate and undergraduate
students.

Media artist Gene Gort and composer/sound artist Ken Steen of New Media New
Music New England bring us an audience participatory experiment in audio and
video called What If? 60x60x60. The project uses 60 video clips and 60 sound
compositions that are 60 seconds in duration each. Contributors of the clips
were selected from a call to New England mediamakers. During the event,
audience members select one number each from a video and audio designated
list. These selections will determine the evening's program of 60 works,
resulting in a 60 minute screening. What If? 60x60x60 investigates the
serendipitous relationship of sound and moving image in terms of
coincidence, shifting context and potential meanings that result. More info
at http://www.nmnmne.org Gene Gort, Ken Steen and Boston mediamakers will
discuss the experimental project following the screening.

Composers:
jason aicardi, gints aldins, sam Barnett, mike birnbaum, china blue, james
bohn, istvan b'racz, scott brickman, justin brierley, halsey burgundy,
robert carl, thomas ciufo, jon crane, brian dixon, lief ellis, judy
franklin, christy georg, mark goodell, gene gort, jon hong, alphonse izzo,
juraj kojs, daniel lis, daniel and jonathan lis, shawn marquis, andrew
mitchel, kerry o'grady, eunseok park, max pearl, nick rice, dean rosentha,l
jessica rudman, matt sergeant, demetrius spaneas, ken steen, aleks
sternfeld-dunn, wilson stiner, jonathan vingiano, jane wang, frank e.
warren, stephanie wattle, jason aicardi, gints aldins, halsey burgundy,
thomas ciufo, jon crane, mark goodell, gene gort, jon hong, alphonse izzo,
eunseok park, dean rosenthal, ken steen, jonathan vingiano, stephanie
wattle, jason aicardi, thomas ciufo, jon crane, thomas ciufo, ken steen

videographers:
bebe beard, james bohn, david borawski, alvin case, bob chaplin, charles
day, lief ellis, john friedlander, gene gort, parker hu, jeanne jo, sheridan
kelley, kevjn kelly, tim lawless, eva lee, mike maleszyk, will matthews /
todd rose, lauren mccarthy, jay miles, julie miller, barbara percoco, earl
procko, steve rand, andrew reardon, joshua rosenstock, dean Rosenthal, sarah
rushford, joe sapphire, mark savoia, rylan shook, ken steen, wilson stiner,
alan taylor, derek taylor, joel vanderkamp, jane wang, bebe beard, james
bohn, bob chaplin, john Friedlander, gene gort, parker hu, kevjn kelly,
lauren mccarthy, sarah rushford, rylan shook, ken steen, alan taylor, bebe
beard, james bohn, bob chaplin, john friedlander, lauren mccarthy, sarah
rushford, rylan shook, alan taylor, bebe beard, james bohn, bob chaplin,
james bohn