Eric Rosenzveig, Phil Giborski, Willy LeMaitre, Dan Farrell, Philip R. Food, Saynho Namtchylak, Barry Guy, Randy Raine-Reusch, Slava Egorov: Fleabotics

Title:

Fleabotics

Artist(s) and People Involved:

Performers:



• Eric Rosenzveig
• Phil Giborski
• Willy LeMaitre
• Dan Farrell
• Philip R. Food
• Saynho Namtchylak
• Barry Guy
• Randy Raine-Reusch
• Slava Egorov

Symposium:

• ISEA95: Sixth International Symposium on Electronic Art

Venue(s):

• The Spectrum , Montreal , Canada

Artist Statement:

Fleabotics is a spontaneously generated narrative in the tradition of free improvisation. They create a hypermedia drama through live video projections, onscreen text, electronic and acoustic musics. The improvised narrative unfolds by the graces of the players’ inter-wired media, the audiences’ attentions shifting from the created art to the creators themselves. The show was selected as a keynote event at this year’s International Computer Music Conference (Banff Center, Sept. 4th).

Fleabotics — Hypermedia improvisations for a group instrument: a peopled body and its collected brain, is a spontaneously generated narrative, articulates from the playground, elaborating the political metaphor inherent in the tradition of free improvisation. The instant cinema is shaped by all performers: contributing to the visual realm through MIDI controlled lighting, video mixing and switching, motorized character control and improvising on screen subtext. A feedback loop is effected by the images themselves playing music via the ‘Very Nervous System’.

With the assistance of: The Canada Council-Media Arts, Canada Council-Touring Office, Banff Centre of the Arts, Midivox, Eastside Wondertree Independant Elementary School of Vancouver.

Contributors:

The Canada Council-Media Arts, Canada Council-Touring Office, Banff Centre of the Arts, Midivox, Eastside Wondertree Independant Elementary School of Vancouver.

Category:

• Performances
• Performance Art