hello pd list.

we are organizing a big event in museumsquartier vienna/austria which will take place from the 16. to 30.may.2004 (more information below in german and english)

as we have lots of workshops on "artistic tools for creating digital works" i also wanted to have a PD workshop/ PD day there will be a PDP workshop by martin pichlmayr, which is on WED, 27.5.2004 (around 15:00)

martin told me that it just makes sense if there is a PD workshop before that, so people know what's the story. we could make a whole PD-DAY, until around 18:00

we have no budget at all, but if somebody is interested to give a pd workshop there (not so much people, around 10, mostly with notebook, beamer available) it would be super.

please contact me as fast as possible, since there is only PDP represented until now.

+4369911972295 parasew(at)5uper(.)net

thanks, matthias tarasiewicz

CODED CULTURES | decoding digital culture

• AUSSTELLUNG * SYMPOSION * WORKSHOPS *

16.05. - 30.05.2004 | Freiraum/ MuseumsQuartier Vienna

ERÖFFNUNG: SO,16.5.2004 - 19h

CODED CULTURES ist eine Initiative von 5uper.net - Verein zur Förderung, Forschung, Entwicklung und Vernetzung von Medien, Kunst und Technologie.

_CODED CULTURES entschlüsselt und vermittelt_ CODED CULTURES will in Form einer Ausstellung, eines Symposiums und in mehreren Workshops die Position einer dezidiert zeitgenössischen Kunstpraxis aufs Neue überdenken. Das erfordert, am aktuellen Ausdifferenzierungsstand der Begriffs-, Dogmen- und Theoriekontexte anzusetzen: bspw. den Begriff "Welt" nicht als Abbild eines physischen Mediums zu begreifen, sondern als eine konstruktive konzeptionelle Größe; "Erleben" als dynamisch-zirkuläre Prozesse zwischen Kodieren und Dekodieren zu definieren; und die Wirkungskraft der "dominanten Kodes der Hegemonie" (Stuart Hall) im Auge zu behalten, die wesentlich die Wirklichkeitskonstruktionen und unseren Common-Sense dazu mitformieren.

[SYMPOSIUM] Ergänzend zur Ausstellung werden diverse Personen aus dem Kunst- und Subkulturbereich, sowohl mit diskurstheoretischen Beiträgen als auch mit Erfahrungsberichten aus der ganz konkreten Praxis mit digitalen Werkzeugen, zur Vermittlung beitragen.

Programmauszug: *PETER WEIBEL* F.E.RAKUSCHAN THOMAS FÜRSTNER MARGARETE JAHRMANN *KONRAD BECKER* MONOCHROM (JOHANNES GRENZFURTHNER)

[AUSSTELLUNG] Aktuelle Kunst, Medien- und Konzeptkunst Ost- und Westeuropas werden im Freiraum/ MQ Wien zu sehen sein. (Kuratiert von 5uper.net in unterstützung von *Dunja Kukovec*/Slovenien)

KünstlerInnen (Auszug): CNTRCPY / AT MIHA CIGLAR / SLO 5VOLTCORE / AT UBERMORGEN.COM / AT M.TAKEO MAGRUDER / UK OLIVER HANGL / AT SONANCE.NET / AT LO-RES / AT SCOOPEX (DEMOSCENE) / AT MARGARETE JAHRMANN / AT TOXI / UK DANIEL KAUER / AT BORUT SAVSKI / SLO ANA HUSMAN / CRO SONDA / SLO ZIGA TESTEN / SLO YOMANGO / SWE IVAN GRUBANOV / CRO

[WORKSHOPS] Innerhalb mehrerer Workshops, die verteilt über den gesamten Zeitraum von Coded Cultures stattfinden, werden die Werkzeuge und Methoden digitaler Kunst und innovativer Projekte vorgestellt.

Das detaillierte Programm ist immer auf http://5uper.net bzw. http://5uper.net/codedcultures/ einzusehen.

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CODED CULTURES | decoding digital culture

• EXHIBITION * SYMPOSIUM * WORKSHOPS *

16.05. - 30.05.2004 | Freiraum/ MuseumsQuartier Vienna

*Coded Cultures is an open forum*

Digital realities are coded. In this context Coded Cultures decodes and acts as an agent between the creator and receiver of information. The ways of origination and reality design of various artists and art groups shall be demonstrated on hand of workshops and an exhibition, whereas a new approach towards digital art in the 21.century will be acquired beyond its technical background.

[EXHIBITION] Young medial art, media- art and conceptional art from eastern and western Europe of the last 20 years will be shown in the "Freiraum" in MuseumsQuartier Vienna, presented by the well known slovenian curator Dunja Kukovec.

[SYMPOSIUM] Parallel to the exhibition there will be a complementary, theoretical as well as interactive line-up. It should help to decode and reflect upon the ways of origination and the perception of various artists and art groups, who either are or have been active in the aforementioned fields.

[WORKSHOPS] Several workshops will take place during Coded Cultures. These will picture the tools and methods of digital art and progressvive projects.

How does digital art define itself? Can one speak of the complete loss of the aura of digital media art in order of decentralisation in the creation and distribution of art in terms of Walter Benjamin? Is there a new aura being created? A step backwards cannot be considered, but how can the step forward look like? Where are the prospects of digital media art and what are the new approaches and discourses like, which absorb or are taken up by the artists?

The production of art has massively changed because of digitalisation and the global network resulting in the decentralization of the locations of creative production. Inspite of- or because of- the elusive elements used by electronic media, many digital groups of people with same interests (digital subcultures, "Öffentlichkeiten") evolved. Through the permanent creation of new (digital) groups of interest, many projects are formed which point out new ways of distribution and presentation of artistic content. The presentation of new trend- setting channels, as well as the demonstration of common aims of subcultures, which organize themselves by means of new media, are part of Coded Cultures. Since 20 years new forms and methods of publicising are shaped by these groups, which often have the same motivation.

Aside massculture the image of the artist is not clearly defined. Many "digital artists" do not refer to themselves as such. Furthermore, the artistic work is coded on behalf of different cultural backgrounds, cultural connotations and (visual) symbolism.

These codes will be pointed out and compared. The aim is to make the "art of the new media" apprehend- and experiencable. Apart from the technical approach, narrative elements, interaction and transparency are of importace to the viewer. The term of "digital art" will be discussed- the ways of creation, perception, aesthetics and norms will be reflected upon and decoded. Artists and the interested audience shall be brought together in the open forum Coded Cutures: the contemporary situation of digital forms of expression is to be illustrated, new ways and possibilities in these disciplines to be found and the discussion about digital art shall be stimulated.

detailled schedule and programme at http://5uper.net