The Interactive Institute at the ENERGY festival organized by RIXC in Riga - Welcome!
ART+COMMUNICATION 2009: ENERGY
October 8-10, 2009. Riga, Latvia.
“Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only be transformed.” (The law of conservation of energy)
The 11th edition of "Art+Communication" festival in Riga with this year's theme: Energy, will investigate the notion of 'sustainable development' from various perspectives – artistic, scientific, cultural, technological, social, architectural, and environmental.
FESTIVAL PROGRAMME:
Thursday, October 8
14.00 Press conference - in RIXC Gallery at Spikeri (2nd floor)
19.00 Opening of the festival and ENERGY exhibition - in RIXC Gallery at Spikeri
21.00 Concert: John Wiese/US (in collaboration with Sound Forest) - in Meta Kafe at Spikeri.
Friday, October 9
10.00 - 17.00 Conference "Energy. Scientific and artistic, utopian and critical visions" - in Spikeri (3rd floor)
15.00 - 18.00 "Light pollution harvesting" workshop - in RIXC Media Space
21.00 - Film: The Yes Men Fix the World - in RIXC Media Space
Saturday, October 10
11.00 - 18.00 Conference "Energy. Scientific and artistic, utopian and critical visions" - in Spikeri (3rd floor)
14.00 - 17.00 "Energy abundance" workshop - in RIXC Media Space
21.00 - Live performance: Mortals Electric by Telcosystems/NL - in RIXC Media Space
Addresses of festival location:
Spikeri, Maskavas iela 12/1
RIXC Media Space, 11. novembra krastmala 35, entrance from Minsterejas ielas.
Free entrance to all festival events.
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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9
Time: 09.30 - 17.30
Location: Spikeri, Maskavas iela 12/1 (3rd floor)
Entrance: free.
09.30 - 10.00 Registration and coffee.
10.00 - 10.05 Welcome and introduction by Rasa Smite and Raitis Smits / RIXC.
10.05 - 12.25 [Plenary session: keynote lectures]
Michel Bauwens. PEAK ENERGY, PEAK HIERARCHY, OPEN EVERYTHING (60min-talk + 15min-discussions)
Ludger Hovestadt, Vera Bühlmann. ENERGY IN THE METALITHICUM ERA - DOMESTICATING THE WEATHER (50min + 15min)
12.25 - 12.30 Coffee / Herbal break
12.30 - 14.40 [Panel 1] CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF SUSTAINABILITY
Arnbjörn Ólafsson. WE'VE LOST THE MONEY, BUT WE STILL HAVE THE ENERGY! SUSTAINABILITY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY IN ICELAND (20min + 5min)
John Reshaur Enevoldsen. ENERGY ISLAND SAMSØ IN A CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE (20min + 5min)
Tina Finnas. VISUAL VOLTAGE - REFLECTIONS ON ENERGY (20min + 5min)
Coffee break (5min)
Janis Kleperis, Liga Grinberga, Imants Dirba, Ilze Klepere. NEW MATERIALS AND ELECTRO-TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FOR HYDROGEN ENERGY SYSTEMS (20min + 5min)
Bartaku. PhoEf: THE UNDISCLOSED POÉSIS OF THE PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECT [on food] (20min + 5min)
14.40 - 15.30 Lunch break
15.30 - 17.30 [Panel 2] ENERGY IN NATURE AND SOCIETY
Christina Stadlbauer. EXPLORING OUR PRIVATE POWER LINES (20min + 5min)
Tiina Sööt. UNDERSTANDING OF ECOLOGY IN HUMANITIES (10min + 5min)
Erik Sjodin. STEM SOUNDS AND BUSH-SCOPES (15min + 5min)
Jon Cohrs. SHOW ME THE MONEY! (15min + 5min)
Solvita Krese. SURVIVAL KIT (15min + 5min)
17.00 - 17.30 On-line lecture: Marko Peljhan. TACTICAL LANDSCAPES - NORTHERN PERSPECTIVES - live online from US (20min + 10min).
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
Time: 11.00 - 18.00
Location: Spikeri, Maskavas iela 12/1 (3rd floor)
Entrance: free.
11.00 - 12.00 [Panel 3] INFORMATION AND ENERGY
Julian Priest. WHOIS ENERGY (20min + 5min)
Niamh McDonnell. THE ENERGETICS OF DIGITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (15min + 5min)
Gert Aertsen. ATKN: A TRIBUTE TO KARL L. NESSLER (15min + 5min)
12.00 - 14.00 [Online session] THE QUEST FOR A SUSTAINABLE IMMOBILITY.
Discussion on the current explosion of hypermobility and sustainability issues related to it - introducing forthcoming Electrosmog festival. Moderated by Eric Kluitenberg, live online connection between De Balie/Amsterdam and Energy conference/Riga.
14.00 - 15.00 Lunch break
15.00 - 18.00 [Panel 4] SCIENCE AND ART OF RENEWABLE ENERGY
Juris Zhagars. ENERGY FUTURE (20min + 5min)
Terike Haapoja. INTERIORS - EXTERIORS. NATURE SCIENTIFIC WORLDVIEWS AND NEW TECHNOLOGY IN ART (20min + 5min)
Ákos Maróy. BIO.DISPLAY (15min + 5min)
Ingr?da ?ahta. THE GARMENTS WITH INTEGRATED MICROCLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM (15min+5min)
Coffee / Herbal break (10 min)
Anu Osva. ArsBioARCTICA - ART AND SCIENCE COOPERATION IN KILPISJÄRVI (15min + 5min)
Thomas Traxler. THE IDEA OF A TREE (15min + 5min)
Lise Skou. ART WITHIN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE (15min + 5min)
Signe Pucena. TECHNOLOGY MYTH (10min + 5min)
Rasa Smite, Raitis Smits. ART AND RENEWABLE ENERGY NETWORK (10min + 5min)
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Addresses:
RIXC OFFICE
RIXC office
11. Novembra krastmala 35, room no. 201 (2nd floor)
phone: +371 67228478
mobile: +371 26546776 (Rasa)
e-mail: 2009@rixc.lv
http://rixc.lv
FESTIVAL VENUES
RIXC gallery (2nd floor)
Festival conference space (3rd floor)
Maskavas street 12/1
http://kim.lv
RIXC Media Space
11. Novembra krastmala 35 (entrance from Minsterejas street)
http://rixc.lv/09