Magic Moments

2. July - 25. August 2008

All of Between the laws of our physical universe and the efficiency-oriented processes of digital space, there is enormous scope for creativity, an impressive domain where magic is at home. The door to this creative world is open: to experience its fascination, all we have to do is step inside.

GODMODE
by INDIANEN (Tim Knapen), 2007
Draw a figure and bring it to life! With the help of a converted copier and a lot of inventive programming, the Belgian media artist Tim Knapen makes it possible to realize one of the most beautiful childhood fantasies: creatures drawn on paper come to life and find their way into physical space.

SHADOW MONSTERS
by Philip Worthington, 2005
Hands, heads, legs, a light source and a white wall – and all at once, creatures of all kinds begin to cackle, squeak, flutter and hop around the room. Philip Worthington gives classical shadow play a new dimension: playing with a variety of body postures creates crazy narratives.

DELICATE BOUNDARIES
by Christine Sugrue, 2007
In everyday life, the borders between the real and the virtual world are becoming increasingly fuzzy. Delicate Boundaries creates the illusion that virtual beetles are creeping along our arms. In such a situation, it is easy to forget that in the background, virtual technologies are being brought into play which encroach upon our privacy (e.g. video surveillance).

REFACE (PORTRAIT SEQUENCER)
by TMEMA (Golan Levin & Zachary Lieberman), 2006-07
A human being has many faces – but with the Reface [Portrait Sequencer] the choice is infinite. Photographs of mouths, eyes and other parts of faces are combined so as to offer participants a surreal glimpse of their own appearance and identity.

LIGHTWRITING
by LICHTFAKTOR
The Cologne based group of artists LICHTFAKTOR express their creativity by using the light as a medium. In urban city nights LICHTFAKTOR experiments with the possibilities of longtime exposure, stop motion film and painting.

SECRET WORLDS
Prix Ars Electronica
Every year, Prix Ars Electronica awards prizes to outstanding works at the interface of art, technology and society. A selection of award-winning projects provides insights into worlds and phenomena that remain hidden to us in everyday life – from the formation of a cell through the visualization of mathematical formulas to the transformation of sound waves into delicate patterns of light.
MICROCOSM | by Joe Takayama, 2004
GESTALT | by Thorsten Fleisch, 2003
CAMERA LUCIDA: SONOCHEMICAL OBSERVATORY | by Evelina
Domnitch & Dmitry Gelfand, 2007

URSONOGRAPHY
by Jaap Blonk & Golan Levin, 2005
Ursonography is an audiovisual interpretation of Kurt Schwitters’ “Ursonate” – a Dadaistic masterpiece of Sprechoper (spoken opera). While the Dutch vocalist and sound poet Jaap Blonk performs the Dada classic with eloquent facial expressions and gestures, Golan Levin generates the “score” of the piece in real time. net.culture.space shows the video recording of the composition.

HERINNERDINGEN – THINGS TO REMEMBER
by Jongens van de Wit, Achter de Regenboog
& Villa Achterwerk
Herinnerdingen is an interactive website on which young people can create an audiovisual memorial to relatives who have died. The platform is a new (self) therapy instrument for dealing with loss and grief.