Electric Fields
Electronic music and media arts festival
November 13th to the 23rd, 2008

Workshops and Presentations

Danny Perreault and Thomas Ouellet Fredericks (Tvestroy)

Saturday, November 15th
DAÏMÕN
78 Hanson Street, Gatineau
2 PM
Admission is free!

For this presentation Danny and Thomas will explore the fundamental concepts at work in their collaborative project Tvestroy: cable bending and electrovideoacoustics. Cable bending is a non destructive process similar to circuit bending, where the creative and non conventional interconnection of various electronic and electrical devices (usually audiovisual equipment). Evolving from circuit and cable bending, electrovideoacoustics is the rigorous and formalistic art of creating images that make music, and sounds that make interesting images. In electrovideoacoustics, the audio and video are not simply synchronized to each other, but are two indistinguishable mediums emerging as one: the video is the sound.

Dorkbot

Tuesday, November 18th
Club SAW
67 Nicholas Street
7:30 PM

Dorkbot is an informal gathering of artists and electronic enthusiasts interested in sharing ideas on works
in progress or experimental prototypes. Come join us for this special Electric Fields edition!

Featured presenters include: Andrew O’Malley; Alexandre Castonguay and Mathieu Bouchard.

Atelier Libre

Saturday, November 22nd
Carleton University Art Gallery (St. Patrick’s Building)
1125 Colonel By Drive
2 PM - 5 PM
Admission and parking are free!

Workshop with Alexandre Castonguay and Mathieu Bouchard in conjunction with CUAG’s exhibition Reverse Engineered

For information: 613.520.2120

Tell Me What You Hear – The vocabulary of sound
Chris Ikonomopoulos

Sunday, November 23rd
Club SAW
67 Nicholas Street
2 PM

Before you can hear it, you sometimes have to describe it. The concepts, terminology and language that describe audio has a vocabulary of its own. This workshop will introduce artists and non artists alike to the concepts, thoughts and vernacular that describe audio. Designed to help you communicate your ideas about sound as well as understanding when others are describing theirs, this workshop will help you identify what you are hearing, how you are hearing it and how to accurately put it into words.

For information: 613.238.7648

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