Kubrick, Scorsese, Lynch, Hitchcock. These iconic filmmakers exhibit mastery of combining images and sound to heighten suspense and drama. Session 4 of “Feel the Music,” a forum on music and emotions, analyzes different styles of filmmaking and the way various techniques change a viewer’s experience—even the brain’s response, as seen with fMRI. Could this provide a quantitative way of testing the success of a film and lead to an interdisciplinary field of cognitive neuroscience and film studies, called “neurocinematics”? The session ends with a workshop on Hitchcock’s emotion-building techniques.

At 3:30 pm Workshop about “How Hitchcock Bilds Emotion” leb by Patrizia Lombardo, Uri Hasson, Kent Long and Steffen Schmidt

Date:
17 May 2013 from 1:15 PM to 4:00 PM

We are happy to announce Steffen Schmidt’s performance at the two-day forum “Feel the Music: sound and Emotion” in California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.

Open your ears and your soul—we’re exploring the intersection of sound and emotion with the California Academy of Sciences and the Swiss Research Center for Affective Sciences at a special “Feel the Music” edition of NightLife. 
Musicologist and pianist Steffen Schmidt will perform “Piano and Soundscape,” and “Noise and the Digital Stethoscope” in the coral reef. Slayers Club DJs will play sets built around a different emotion each hour.

13th of May at 8:00 pm “Listen to the heart”
at California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Dr., Golden Gate Park, San Francisco CA 94118

Discussion about how tempo and metrics in music can impact feelings. And a live performance of soundscapes of the heart incorporates recordings from phonocardiographic, Echocardiograph (Doppler), and musical interpretations of the heart beat.

More information: www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org

Ein weiterer Höhepunkt erwartet Sie zum Abschluss der «experimenta13 – Natur Stadt Kunst» am Freitag, 22. März 2013 um 18:00-20:00 im lotsremark Projektraum.

SRF Kulturplatz
Beitrag zu “experimenta13: NATUR STADT KUNST”

22:20 auf SRF 1 am 27.02.2013 

In Basel dreht sich aktuell alles um eine nachhaltige Zukunft. Der «Natur»-Kongress und ein Kunstparcours in der Stadt laden ein, die Perspektive zu wechseln. «Kulturplatz» ist da unterwegs, wo Natur und Kultur zusammenwachsen – und fragt, was es braucht für eine neue Kultur im Umgang mit der Natur.

NATUR, die Schweizer Kulturstiftung Pro Helvetia und die Abteilung Kultur Basel-Stadt präsentieren:

experimenta13: NATUR STADT KUNST
Interventionen im öffentlichen Raum Kleinbasel im Rahmen der Messe NATUR.

Die NATUR ist die führende Schweizer Plattform für Nachhaltigkeit. Erstmals seit ihrem Bestehen wird mit dem Jahresthema 2013 «Natur & Kultur: Die Zukunft, die wir wollen» die kulturelle Dimension in den Nachhaltigkeitsdiskurs einbezogen. Gemeinsam suchen Fachpersonen und Entscheidungstragende aus Wissenschaft, Politik, Wirtschaft und Kultur Wege hin zu einem zukunftsfähigen Umgang mit der Natur.

Die künstlerisch-forschenden Arbeiten, Prozesse und Performances der «experimenta13: Natur Stadt Kunst» im öffentlichen Raum von Basel gehen auf unterschiedliche Art und Weise mit den Herausforderungen an unsere Zukunftsfähigkeit und den Themen nachhaltiger Entwicklung um. Sie beschäftigen sich mit den Krisen unserer globalen Welt und deren Bezug zu unserer lokalen und individuellen Lebenswelt. Nicht mit moralischem Zeigefinger, sondern mit einem lustvoll-sinnlichen Zugang und auch mal mit einem Augenzwinkern soll ein Perspektivenwechsel möglich gemacht und sollen geltende Werte überprüft werden.

Disziplinäre Grenzen werden durch die künstlerischen Versuchsanordnungen überschritten, bieten Teilhabe und einen weitgefassten konzeptionellen Rahmen, aus dem viele weitere Ideen und Projekte erwachsen können.

Irène Hediger, Kuratorin experimenta13
Leiterin Swiss artists-in-labs program

Vernissage: 
26. Februar 2013 um 18Uhr in der Theodorskirche und anschliessend im Wettsteinhäuschen in Basel.

Ausstellung und Interventionen im öffentlichen Raum: 27. Februar  bis 22. März 2013. Einige Werke werden bis im Juni noch weiterhin im öffentlichen Raum Kleinbasel ausgestellt bleiben.

Weitere Informationen: PDF

Homepage: www.natur.ch/experimenta13

We are happy to announce the opening of the exhibition (Social)Bacteria at BAR1 Studios, Mission Road in Bangalore, India, the 23th of February with the performance and visual essay from 6:30 to 7:00pm by Dominique Lämmli and Annemarie Bucher.

Opening:
Tuesday, 23th of February at 6pm.
Performance and visual essay from 6:30 to 7:00pm.

(Social) Baceria merges the two formats of performance and visual essay, focusing on mutations in interdisciplinary work. It displays central issues, such as different mind-sets, questions, and exchange possibilities by enacting multiple perspectives. The viewpoints include artistic and scientific practice and theory and comparative reflections. Following enactement the audience is invited to discuss the issues at stake.

(Social) Bacteria is Dominique Lämmli final event of the Indo-Swiss Residency program at Deepa Agashe’s Adaptation Lab at NCBS. It is organized by the Swiss ail research group at the Zurich University of the Arts and supported by Pro Helvetia and swissnex India.

We are happy to announce the opening of the exhibition River Stroke in the main entrance hall of the EAWAG (Überlandstrasse 133 in Dübendorf).

Opening: Tuesday, 29th of January at 4 pm

Exhibition: Wednesday, 30th of January till Tuesday, 12th of February.

As part of the Indo-Swiss Residency exchange 2012/2013 of the Swiss artists-in-labs program, the Indian Artist Neha Thakar collaborated with scientists form the EAWAG Institute for aquatic research in Dübendorf. During three months she extensively engaged with fundamental and practical questions in the field of aquatic research focusing on remote sensing and spatial analyses (GIS) of ecosystems and restoration and conservation of streams.

The Indo-Swiss Residency exchange 2012/2013 of the Swiss artists-in-labs program is realized in close collaboration with Pro Helvetia and Swissnex India.

THINKING OUT OF THE BOX

26. Januar 2013 im Kulturama: zwei Podiumsdiskussionen und zwei Workshops

Über die eigene Disziplin hinaus zu denken lässt andere und vielleicht auch unkonventionelle Perspektiven erkennen und ermöglicht, in neuen Dimensionen zu denken. Wir laden Sie herzlich zu einem “kreativen Brainstorming” ins Kulurama ein in Form eines Minisymposiums mit Referentinnen und Referenten aus drei Disziplinen: Neurowissenschaft, Medienkunst und Wissenschaftskommunikation.

Ort:

Kulturama
Museum des Menschen
Englischviertelstrasse 
8032 Zürich

www.kulturama.ch

Zeit
Samstag, 26. Januar 2013

Workshops 10-13 Uhr (Anmeldung erforderlich unter museumspädagogik@kulturama.ch)

Podien 14-17 Uhr (öffentlich)

Sprache: Deutsch

Mehr Informationen und weitere Details

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After a number of years in operation it is time to reflect, consolidate and give the artists-in-labs program a new direction. Therefore the Swiss artists-in-labs residencies will be suspended in 2012.

We will take this time to further develop the concept of the residencies and remain committed to give artists the opportunity to collaborate with scientists and people from different disciplines and cultures. We are dedicated to further the discourse about trans-disciplinary research through thematic conferences, exhibitions and publications, which explore pertinent relevant themes in a larger social context.
Swiss artists-in-labs will continue to work across Switzerland and on an international level and will seek new ways to reach out to local communities, open up scientists to the potentials of the art-processes and creative interpretation and engage diverse audiences with our explorations and activities.

The results of our reflections as well as future opportunities for both artists and scientists will be posted on this site and with a newsletter in due course. Please check our progress and keep in touch for opportunities and trans-disciplinary information.

To subscribe to our newsletter please send an email to: ail.program@zhdk.ch

Irene Hediger and Jill Scott

We’re happy to announce the opening of our group exhibition Think Art – Act Science in the Walter and McBean Galleries at the San Fancisco Art Institute on September 21st at 5pm with a sound performance by Alexandre Joly.

The exhibition in San Francisco is a cooperation between the Swiss artists-in-labs program, swissnex San Francisco, the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) and the Bay Area Science Festival.

Featured Artists:

Monika Codourey | Christian Gonzenbach | Alexandre Joly | Roman Keller | Pe Lang | Wenfeng Liao | Alina Mnatsakanian | Nicole Ottiger

Think Art – Act Science exhibits works and collaborative processes from artists who have engaged in long-term creative dialogues with scientists. During an immersive nine-month residency in a scientific research institute the artists were exposed to the discourses within the scientific community and gained deep insights into the methodologies and processes of scientific research. From a total of twenty-four artists who have participated in the Swiss artists-in-labs program since 2007 and created works so far, eight will be on display in San Francisco. Since two of these artists took part in a Sino-Swiss residency exchange 2009 between Switzerland and China, the exhibition not only tries to build a bridge between different cultures of knowledge, but moreover points towards promising exchanges between art and science on a global scale.

For the duration of the exhibition a surrounding program includes a variety of participative formats such as workshops (student and public), conferences, performances and lectures. Additionally, both SFAI and swissnex San Francisco sites will host such events as part of the Bay Area Science Festival, which runs from 26 October – 6 November 2011.

More infomation on:

thinkartactscience.com | sfai.edu | swissnexsanfrancisco.org

We’re happy to announce the opening of our group exhibition Think Art – Act Science at the Leonardo museum in Salt Lake City on the 4th of Mai at 8 pm with a sound performance by Alexandre Joly.

The exhibition in Salt Lake City is a cooperation between the Swiss artists-in-labs program, swissnex San Francisco and the Leonardo Museum.

Featured Artists:

Monika Codourey | Christian Gonzenbach | Alexandre Joly | Roman Keller | Pe Lang | Wenfeng Liao | Alina Mnatsakanian | Nicole Ottiger

Think Art – Act Science exhibits works and collaborative processes from artists who have engaged in long-term creative dialogues with scientists. During an immersive nine-month residency in a scientific research institute the artists were exposed to the discourses within the scientific community and gained deep insights into the methodologies and processes of scientific research. From a total of twenty-four artists who have participated in the Swiss artists-in-labs program since 2007 and created works so far, eight will be on display in Salt Lake City. Since two of these artists took part in a Sino-Swiss residency exchange 2009 between Switzerland and China, the exhibition not only tries to build a bridge between different cultures of knowledge, but moreover points towards promising exchanges between art and science on a global scale.

More infomation on:

http://www.theleonardo.org

http://theleonardo.org/exhibits/discover#3

Visarte Neuchâtel, la Haute Ecole Arc Ingénierie et l’association tskz organisent le 8 juin à 20h une conférence et table-ronde autour de l’interaction entre recherche technologique et création artistique, avec de nombreux intervenants.

Lors de cet évènement ouvert au public et dans un cadre convivial, plusieurs réalisations et expériences personnelles seront présentées et discutées, ainsi que les motivations et les possibilités concrètes de montage de partenariats dans les contextes existant et à venir.

Toutes les personnes intéressées sont les bienvenues, qu’elles soient artistes, scientifiques, chercheurs, médiateurs artistiques ou simple curieux.

ESPACE CHUV Rencontres arts et sciences

RYTHME, SOUFFLE MOUVEMENT: ÉCRITURES DU TEMPS

Mercredi, 6 juin de 19h à 20h30
Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, Auditoire César-Roux

- Questions et réponses au sujet d’une résidence d’artiste
Prof. Ludwig von Segesser, Service de chirurgie cardio-vasculaire
Irène Hediger et Steffen Schmidt, Swiss artists-in-labs program, ICS /ZHdK Zürich
Modérateur: Jacques Poget

- Ecriture et musique: une improvisation en miroir
Carte blanche à Pierre-Alain Tâche
Avec Joël Bastard, écrivain, et Malcolm Braff, pianiste

Retransmissions télévisée et radio en direct à l’intention des patients
TV canal CHUV touche 0
Radio canal CHUV 24

Didactica, Art and  Science on Stage, saturday 7th 2012 at the petit palais

The poetry of sleep (EN) at 4pm

Audio-visual performance by Sandra Huber, artist in residence at UNIL and CHUV (Swiss artist-in-labs program/ZHdK)

Lors d’une collaboration de neuf mois avec des chercheurs travaillant sur le sommeil, à Lausanne, un long poème a été sculpté sur les ondes cérébrales d’un sujet endormi (l’artiste) afin de revisiter les thèmes de la conscience et du langage. Cette « lecture » polyphonique tente de sentir les pulsations électriques du cerveau pendant le sommeil.

Stemming from a nine-month collaboration with scientists who study sleep in Lausanne, a long poem has been sculpted onto the brainwaves of a sleeping subject (the artist) in order to reconsider themes of consciousness and language. The polyphonic “reading” attempts to sound out the electricity of the brain in sleep.

Coeur et sons – paysage sonore II (FR) at 5pm

Concert de Steffen Schmidt, artist in residence at CHUV (Swiss artists-in-labs program/ZHdK) suivi d’une table-ronde avec le  prof. Ludwig von Segesser, chef du Service de chirurgie cardio-vasculaire, CHUV, Steffen Schmidt, Irène Hediger, co-directrice de Swiss Artists-in-Labs, Caroline de Watteville, chargée des activités culturelles, CHUV, et Jacques Poget, modérateur.

Artiste en résidence au Service de chirurgie cardio-vasculaire du CHUV, Steffen Schmidt crée des paysages sonores en utilisant les battements du cœur et l’environnement hospitalier. Etudier les relations et les différences entre la médecine et la musique /art sonore, de même que les différents modes de perception entre une hyperspécialisation scientifique et une perspective esthétique est susceptible d’amener de nouveaux résultats à la fois en science et en art.

Artist in residence at the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at the CHUV, Steffen Schmidt creates soundscapes by using heartbeats and the environment of the hospital. Studying the relations and the differences between medicine and music /sound art, as well as the different modes of perception between scientific super – specialization and aesthetic perspective might lead to new results in both science and art.

We’re happy to announce the vernissage of NEUROMEDIA at the KULTURAMA on the 30th of august at 6:30 pm with an introduction by the artist Dr. Jill Scott and the scientist Dr. Esther Stoeckli.

The exhibition is a cooperation between the Institute for Cultural Studies at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), KULTURAMA Science Museum Zurich and the University of Zurich (University Hospital, Molecular Neurobiology, Artificial Intelligence)

Featured Artist: Jill Scott

Neuromedia is an innovative examination of shared territories in neurobiological anatomy, physiology and media art. It reveals how scientists investigate perception and behavoiur at the molecular, cellular and systems level. It demonstrates how interpretative forms of media art can help to demystify these complexities for diverse audiences. Under the reflective headings of inspiration, construction, challenges and reactions, it offers deep insights into the processes of art and science production.

More information on:

www.kulturama.ch

www.jillscott.org

Zur Eröffnung der Ausstellung “SPRING” in der Galerie im Körnerpark an der Schierker Strasse 8, 12051 Berlin laden wir Sie und Ihre Freunde am Sonntag, 2. September 2012 um 12h00 ein.

Einführung durch Dorothee Bienert, Kuratorin und anschliessendem Konzert- und Performancereihe “Wings”.

Featured Artist: Ping Qiu

Die chinesisch-schweizerische Künstlerin Ping Qiu, die seit 1994 in Neukölln lebt, wurde mit ihren Seerosen-Installationen aus Gummihandschuhen – u.a. vor dem Haus der Kulturen der Welt – international bekannt. Ping Qui interessiert sich für die Poetische Transformation häuslicher Gegenstände und benutzt dafür eine organische Formensprache. seit einigen Jahren entwickelt die Künstlerin Installationen an der Schnittstelle von Kunst und Naturwissenschaft. So inspirierte sie die intensive Beschäftigung mit Wasserökologie zu der kinetischen Skulptur “Wasserkreislauf”, ein Arrangement von Sanitärkeramik, in dem sie humorvoll Aspekte von Hygienevorschriften, Bilder menschlicher Körperfunktionen. Vorstellung zum zivilisatorischen Fortschritt und Designästhetik verknüpft.

Galerie im Körnerpark website

Ping’s website

The installation “2047″ won the Science and Art Innovation Award issued by the committee of Shanghai International Science and Art Exhibition.

Shanghai association for science & technology website

Sound of Science
Artist=researcher?
In conjunction with the ZERO1 Biennial, Swiss artist Pe Lang and US artist Charles Lindsay perform their liaisons to science.

18 September 2012 from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm in Seeking Silicon Valley

Artists, researchers, and engineers are all driven by an innate curiosity to explore, experiment, and play. By sharing tools, processes, and methods with each other, they can amplify their unique perspectives.

Pe Lang, an Artist in Residence at the Exploratorium, creates kinetic objects to demonstrate physical and mechanical phenomena, material research, and their sound components. Charles Lindsay is intrigued by our rapid ascent from early primates to astronauts and curious about the role technological evolution plays in all aspects of metacognition and consciousness. Devices increasingly ‘see’ and ‘think’ for us. What does life on earth suggest about what intelligent life might look or sound like elsewhere in the universe?

In conjunction with the ZERO1 Art and Technology Biennial exhibition, where Pe Lang presents two installations, swissnex is hosting the two artists to speak about their artistic processes and perform their “research.”

Pe Lang will perform “cl_loop” using magnets as sound sources with different frequencies and two handmade devices, one that functions as a sensor and one as an electromagnet. Just by moving the magnets, the artist “composes” the sounds created by introducing different materials that alter the magnet’s acoustic qualities.

Program

6:30 pm doors open
7:00 pm presentation & talk
7:45 pm performances
8:30 pm reception & networking
10:00 pm doors close

Expertinnen und Experten aus Kunst und Kultur, Wissenschaft und Technologie, Politik und Förderwesen treffen sich, um gemeinsam über die Möglichkeit, Herausforderungen und Perspektiven von transversalen Themen an der Schnittstelle von Kunst, Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft nachzudenken.

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The project State of the Art – Science and Art in Practice is based on former ail-residencies and its lasting collaborations. The consortium, which is formed by five art-sci teams, will present their common output through divers performances. Within a flexibel travelling pop-up-lab, the consortium will share their artistic and scientific research with the public and enhancing the publics critcal engagment with scientific research.

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