OPEN CALL For workshop proposals

“iWeek – New Media Art Week”
November 5-13, 2016
Liepaja, Latvia

iWeek – International New Media Art Week is challenging participants to rethink modern paradigms, standards – how the world is changing under the influence of technology, migration, the ubiquity of global citizens and the vagueness of the constant omnipresence of communication.

iWeek is an experiment in a small coastal town Liepaja where artists, scientists, researchers, students and lecturers from differently sized cities and schools, each will bring their own vision of the ongoing change as a subject.

iWeek is for students, new and emerging artists, scientists, experts, art critics, educators,  researchers and other interested participants, who will take part in show and talk sessions, conference and workshops where they will collaborate, create, recreate and present their visions in an exhibition, public presentations, performances and a concert.

The festival will be held within (and breaching the) frameworks of

 – slow media art,

 – (deep vs. shallow) sustainability,

 – art beyond science, technology and biology,

 – post-media art,

 – media archeology.

 

OPEN CALL for workshops proposals and participants

We welcome 2 – 4 day workshop proposals (300 words) by artists,  theorists, researchers and other thinkers with different backgrounds  within (or beyond) our festival frameworks.

Please send your workshop proposals, together with a short bio to: info@mplab.lv

Deadline: 1st of June 2016

Photos of iWeek 2015

Conference”Soil Future” (2015)

Talk&Show evenings (2015)

–  Workshops of iWeek (2015)

The opening of the iWeek exhibition, performances (2015)

Open day for Families and Children (2015)

– Photos of iWeek 2013/2014/2015

Thank you!

As the 7th edition of New Media Art festival iWeek has successfully ended, Art Research Lab (MPLab, Liepaja University) and Electronic Arts and Media Centre E-LAB thanks all the participants and guests who made it a good one and offer you a bit of photo documentation of the various creative activities that took place.

This year iWeek took a new turn, got a new friend and the festival venue was the summer residency of Totaldobže Art Centre – Customs house in Liepaja. Thanks to Kaspars Lielgalvis and Liepājas Namu apsaimniekotājs for having us in this amazing building.

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We started on Monday, NOV 2nd with MPLab annual conference featuring Soil Future symposium organized by RIXC in collaboration with MPLab and “Changing Weathers”, Creative Europe funded project partners and moderated by Rasa Šmite and Andrew Gryf Paterson. The speakers included Atis Egliņš Eglītis, Albert van der Kooij, Rasa Šmite, Paula Vītola, Viktorija Siaulyte, Andrew Gryf Paterson, Kaspars Lielgalvis, Kaspars Goba, Maija Demitere, Ilva Skulte, Normunds Kozlovs. Thank you all for making an inspiring start of the week!

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As every year, workshops for students as well as young and emerging artists were at the core of iWeek. This years 7 workshops were hosted by 14 artists, designers and/or lecturers from Latvia, Hungary, United Kingdom, Netherlands and Finland.

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SYNCHRONIZED ASYNCHRONYS hosted by Jānis Jankevics (LV), Corne de Wolf (NL)

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SOIL PRESENT(S), PAST(S), AND FUTURE(S) hosted by Andrew Gryf Paterson (SCO/FI), Maija Demitere (LV)

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OPEN UP FAMOUS PAINTINGS INTO 3D! hosted by Tibor Kecskés (HU)

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FORM hosted by Māra Vulfa, Mārtiņš Dāboliņš (LV)

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LOOPING IWEEK DOCUMENTATION WORKSHOP hosted by Gyorgyi Retfalvi, Zoltan Gayer (HU)

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HUMAN < > OBJECT hosted by Clive McCarthy, Louise Lawlor (UK)

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TRUE SCIENTISTS HANGOUT: the BIG and the Beautiful (LV3401) hosted by Anna Trapenciere, Kristaps Grundšteins (LV), Adri Schokker (NL)

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In addition to workshops, 2 students from Latvia – Madara Kļavinska and Linda Strauta – and 2 students from United Kingdom – Philippa Revitt, Emma Heaps – continued worked together on “Connected Neighbourhoods” pilot project that they had started in the end of October during the international week at University of Lincoln, UK.

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Throughout the week we also had TALK&SHOW evenings that served as a platform for creative manifestations. On Tuesday a video and short film demonstration took place. It featured works of such graduates of New Media Art programme in Liepaja as Jānis Jankevics, Pēters Riekstiņš and Roberts Vītols. The rest of the works were a student work selection made by Santa Valivahina, Raitis Šmits and Anna Trapenciere.

TALK&SHOW evening on Wednesday was hosted by Andris Vētra and the 13th Open Idea Space. The participants included Pēteris Brīniņš, Louise Lawlor, Mikus Austers, Edgars Šmiukšis, Paula Vītola, and students from Liepaja and Lincoln presenting “Connected Neighbourhoods” pilot project.

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On Thursday TALK&SHOW guest was Vincent Guimas from Ars Longa (FR). He presented a digital factory, collaborative work space, workshop, participatory kitchen, library and shop – altogether called “Les Arts Codés” that recently opened it’s doors in France.

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Friday evening we opened our exhibition showing the works created during workshops. The Customs house was wide awake and from empty cold rooms some became alive, filled with creativity and art. Thanks to all workshops hosts and participants from making this happen. All photos from the opening of the exhibition available here 

The night continued with performances and small concerts by participating artists – Corne de Wolf, Dejo un Locies (Māris Dejus and Gustavs Lociks), The Power of Cleaning Supplies (Ģirts Edvarts Stepiņš), Audiovisual organism “Trihars” and DJ Pauls Kūlis.

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Saturday we had an open day for families and children with workshops to introduce with media art and artistic practice. These were hosted by our guests Adri Schokker with “Nou en Herkouw” project “Mutant Me”, Vincent Guimas with “Paper Plane Crossbows”, Maija Demitere with natural paint, and Pēters Riekstiņš with board games.

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It was great to have lecturers and students from our Erasmus+ partner universities – Gyorgyi Retfalvi, Zoltan Gayer and Tibor Kecskés from Budapest Metropolitan University (HU), Albert van der Kooij, Adri Schokker, Corné de Wolf, Iris van der Harst, Terence Lee Spencer Amerika, Lennart Boonstra, Jornt Weersing, Anthony David Dingemanse, Berend Versteeg, Mijke Eryng Braaksma from the Academy of Popculture (Hanze University Groningen, NL), Clive McCarthy, Louise Lawlor, Philippa Revitt, Emma M Heaps, Thomas M Love, Joseph Lewiston from the School of Film and Media (University of Lincoln, UK).

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Behind the scenes Laine Neimane and Pēteris Riekstiņš did a significant pre and post production work together with Santa Valivahina, Līvija Daudze, Arturs Kalvāns. Our volunteers included Gunta Dombrovska, Pauls Kūlis, Ennija Kudrēviča, Dana Rasnača, Rasma Kroģere, Ingeborga Skroderēna, Māris Dejus, Gustavs Lociks, Marta Matuzeviča, Annija Gancone and others. Thanks for all the hard work!

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See you next year at the 8th iWeek in Liepaja!

Video documentation of the Conference “Soil Future” and Talk&Show evenings

Video of the Conference “Soil Future”

Video of the Conference “Soil Future”

Video of the Talk&Show – Open Idea Space

Video of the Talk&Show – Vincent Guimas

Photos of iWeek 2015

Photo documentation of the 7th international new media art festival iWeek

Conference”Soil Future”

Talk&Show evenings

–  Workshops of iWeek 

The opening of the iWeek exhibition, performances

Open day for Families and Children

Today we are opening the 7th iWeek!

We are opening the 7th international new media art festival iWeek!

The conference “SOIL FUTURE” will start at 14:00 – 18:00.

Location: Vecā Ostmala 54

More information: http://iweek.mplab.lv/2015/en/conference/

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Awaiting iWeek 2015

COMING SOON! – The 7th international art festival iWeek

Here is a sneak peak in to the last year`s festival!

The opening event and evening performances:

1 2 3 3-1 4 6 18 19 20

Workshops:

5 7 8

Talk&Show and conferences:

8-1 10 11

Open day for families&children:

13 14 14-1 15 17

 

Video report of the previous year

On november 17, The 6th international art festival iWeek was opened with a pre-celebratory meal and audiovisual performances.

The 6th international art festival iWeek

On November 17, the opening night, visitors had the chance to bake sausages and enjoy a tasty meal of Belgian fries, enriched with onions and walnut sauce. In addition, it was possible to enjoy live musical performances and interactive video installations made by Jamila Faber, Yuri Landman, Graham Cooper and Cristopher Hales. The bands Void, Trihars and Dj Ivolinnen ensured the audiovisual presentation.

On the Proclamation day of the Republic of Latvia, several iWeek workshops were held for families and children. During the workshops, it was possible to craft batteries from fruit and vegetables, animate dolls, draw with drills and play music on lemonade.

The previous year, it was possible to hear the presentations of Laura Katkeviča (LV), Adri Schokker (NL) and Nigel Newbutt (UK). Even though their creative and research practices differ, they were all united by topic – the use of media and technologies for children.

Thanks to everyone who came to participate!

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