[Reader-list] [Announcements] Electrohype 2006

[amanda mcdonald crowley]

Call for entries. Electrohype 2006 – the fourth Nordic biennial for  
computer based art

Deadline July 3rd 2006 – material via ordinary mail should be  
postmarked by this date.

Electrohype is pleased to announce this call for entries for the  
exhibition that will be a follow up to the previous large Electrohype  
exhibitions in 2000, 2002 and 2004.

The exhibition will take place in Lunds Konsthall from December 9th  
to January 7th.

This year the exhibition will be in both a new venue and a new city.  
Lunds Konsthall is located in the central part of Lund, in the south  
of Sweden. Lund is approximately 20 km north of Malmo where previous  
Electrohype exhibitions has been presented.

Lunds Konsthall, built in 1957, is a beautiful exhibition spaces in  
late functionalist architecture style. The exhibition space has a  
flexible semi-open layout with a total exhibition surface of  
approximately 600 - 800 square meters. The annual number of visitors  
in Lunds Konsthall is 95 000.

The exhibition will present works by 8 – 10 artists or artist  
groups.  The concept of the Electrohype biennial is that it shall be  
a Nordic exhibition but this does not exclude works by artists from  
outside the Nordic region. To give the exhibition a broad perspective  
we are usually working with a 50/50model, 50 percent from the Nordic  
region and 50 percent from the rest of the world.

Since the decision to realize the exhibition was made just recently  
we have not yet decided on a theme or topic for this exhibition. This  
also explains the short deadline.

In addition to the main exhibition there will also be an exhibition  
with the topic “electronic art in public space” at the Museum of  
Sketches in Lund, a museum dedicated to public art. Most of the  
artworks in the museum are in the form of models, visualizations and  
sketches. This exhibition will be presented during the same period as  
the main exhibition. This call, and the application form, does not  
include this exhibition, however if you have knowledge of, or have  
realized a project you think we should know of feel free to send us a  
short description
(maximum 1/2 page) and link to a project page. Please write “public”  
in the subject line.

Important dates
Deadline for this call for entries July 3rd 2006
Exhibition opening December 9th 2006
Exhibition closing January 7th 2007

Please feel free to re-distribute this call.

What kind of art are we looking for?
Electrohype has since the start in 1999 focused on what we choose to  
call computer based art. Art that runs of computers and utilizes the  
capacity of the computer to mix various media, allow interaction with  
the audience, or machines interacting with each others etc. in other  
words art that can not be transferred to “traditional” linear media.  
This might seem as a narrow approach but we have discovered that it  
gives us a better focus on a genre that in no way is narrow.

We are not looking for “straight” video art (even if it is edited on  
a computer) or still images rendered on computers and other material  
that refers to more “traditional” media forms. Forms were the  
traditional tools have been replaced with computers and software.


Practical
An online application form and a PDF form can be found on this  
address: www.electrohype.org/2006

NOTE: Please do NOT send documentation material as attachments to e- 
mail and do NOT send 8 pages CVs. Put your material online and send  
us the url or ftp address or send us a CD in the mail. Please read  
the form and follow the guidelines. We receive a large amount of  
proposals and all of them are reviewed closely. To be able to do this  
we ask you to follow the structure in the application form and the  
topics mentioned above.


Financial
We are still working on the fundraising for the exhibition. We will  
hopefully have final numbers sometime during this summer. We will  
have to adjust the final selection of works for exhibition according  
to the financial situation. This is unfortunate but it is also  
necessary, art is beautiful but financial reality is harsh.

We will encourage everyone submitting material to look for  
possibilities for local funding to help cover costs for transport,  
travel and rent of technical equipment.

In previous exhibitions we have managed to keep a high level both in  
artistic content and exhibition design, even on a modest budget. It  
is therefore very important for us to avoid unpleasant surprises, so  
please keep this in mind when filling out the various posts in the  
form, especially when it comes to technical requirements, transport  
weight etc.

We are looking forward to see new and interesting works of art.

Best regards from the Electrohype team

Anna Kindvall and Lars Gustav Midboe



For additional info please visit our web site at:
http://www.electrohype.org/2006


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ELECTROHYPE
Drottninggatan 6A
212 11 Malmö
SWEDEN

+46 40 18 26 90

http://www.electrohype.org


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