[Oberlist] vague terrain 08: rise of the VJ: call for work

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Subject: SPECTRE Digest, Vol 56, Issue 33
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From: "Greg J. Smith" <greg.smith la utoronto.ca>
Subject: [spectre] vague terrain 08: rise of the VJ: call for work


vague terrain 08: rise of the VJ: call for work

There has been a distinct upswing of activity in the realm of
audiovisual culture over the last few years. Specifically, the role of
the VJ has become noticeably more prominent in audiovisual
collaboration, whether it takes place in galleries, electronic music
festivals, nightclubs, noise shows, academic institutions, public
intervention art, online, or other places altogether. This growing focus
on the live mixed projected image begs the question of the relationships
between moving image, sound, body, environment, economics, and
technology. Since this field is relatively new, and moving along at such
a brisk pace, it is wise and exciting for us to critically consider the
role of the VJ in audiovisual culture.

For this issue of vague terrain: Rise of the VJ, we are seeking three
types of submissions: audiovisual collaborations (in the form of a video
to be streamed on the vague terrain site), critical writing, and interviews.

Suggested topics include (but are not limited to):
-economies of VJ technology
-art historical takes on the rise of the VJ
-haptic cinema and synaesthetic approaches to live video mixing
-semiotics and/or aesthetics of contemporary audiovisual collaboration
-possibilities for using VJing for social change
-human-computer interaction
-the role of festal culture in promoting VJ culture
-mapping, precision, and subjectivity in relationships between visual
and aural elements
-interactive video installation
-collaboration strategies, processes, and concerns
-working conditions of the VJ
-critiques of VJ performance content
-copyright, Creative Commons, file sharing, and sampling
-crowd-based interaction techniques
-writing custom VJ software with programs like Max/MSP/Jitter and Pure Data
-alternative user interfaces (e.g. biofeedback, MIDI controllers, Google
Image search, etc.)
-relational aesthetics
-the role of the Internet in facilitating critical dialogue between VJs
-gender, race, age, and class concerns
-generative video
-vintage equipment vs. emerging technologies on the market
-education and information-sharing vs. trade secrets
-why VJing is so darn fun
-future movements in VJ culture


Vague Terrain is an emerging quarterly web-journal which solicits and
showcases works from a range of international artists, musicians, and
writers. Our intent is to stake a claim which samples the focus and
methodologies of academic and art journals while commissioning parallel
excursions into the sonic realm. Content usually consists of a mix of
visual art, audio, and text curated by Neil Wiernik and Greg J. Smith.
On this occasion, for issue 08: Rise of the VJ, guest curator Carrie
Gates has been invited to select content for vague terrain. Heading into
its eighth issue, www.vagueterrain.net is currently attracting an
audience of about twelve thousand visitors a month and has been
receiving press and support from a diverse range of online communities
and print publications including rhizome.org, we-make-money-not-art.com,
Wire, and earplug.

Each issue of the quarterly examines a specific theme and all invited
artists have been asked to submit work pertaining to this topic. Since
www.vagueterrain.net is a non-profit, unfunded entity, all submitted
work will be published without compensation. We understand that everyone
has bills to pay and a fixed amount of time they can dedicate to
pro-bono work. With this in mind we are open to recontextualization or
showcasing of past projects if they relate to the quarterly theme.
Ideally, we would prefer that some new work is done specifically with
our invitation in mind.

As a general rule of thumb for all submissions, vague terrain welcomes
the recontextualization of past work, but the onus is on the contributor
to obtain permission to (re)publish material online if the rights belong
to another publication, label, journal, etc.


about the curator:
Carrie Gates is a VJ, sound artist, educator, and academic from
Saskatoon who has been producing work over the last 12 years for
independent electronic music events, public galleries, artist-run
centres, festivals, conferences, academic institutions, and symposia.
Her work often deals with subjects such as synaesthesia, situationism,
and the fantastic, using/abusing technology as a means to tease out
diverse perceptions of social and psychological space. With the
assistance of a Production Grant from Soil Digital Media Suite, she is
currently working on an interactive installation work utilizing EEG
biofeedback as a controller for a Jitter-based video system,
investigating the paradoxical relationships between consumption,
capitalism, and human-computer interaction. Her artwork and academic
research has been shared with audiences across Canada, as well as in
Germany, New Zealand, and the United States. Gates also is a Co-Director
of the BricoLodge net.label, and is employed at the University of
Saskatchewan as a Multimedia Programmer.

http://www.otherartists.com
http://www.youttube.com/carriegates
http://www.myspace.com/thesoundsofcarriegates
http://byteme.net.au/spea05.html
http://www.notype.com/bricolodge
http://www.vinylinterventions.com


submission deadline:
If you are interested in participating, please send a brief email
describing the audiovisual project, critical text, or interview you
would like to propose to Carrie Gates at otherartists la gmail.com by
Wednesday, November 14th. Please also send a weblink to any other
related work of yours that is relevant to your proposal.

Selected creators will be confirmed via email on Saturday, November 17th.

The submission deadline for vague terrain 08: Rise of the VJ is Sunday,
December 30th . The issue will launch in mid-January.

technical specifications:
For more information about technical specifications and legalities,
please see:
http://www.otherartists.com/vagueterrain

Vague Terrain:
http://www.vagueterrain.net/


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