International Festival for Art, Technology and Locality
September 2008 Yokohama, Japan
Dislocate questions our notions of place and location in the face of perpetual motion through multifaceted environments. The velocity of this passage is accelerated through new technologies, but as a result how does this impact upon our encounter with place and our attempt to communicate this to elsewhere? Through an exhibition, symposium and workshop series Dislocate will examine this encounter and communication, taking a journey through surrounding spaces andexploring our transient connections.Propelled through so many spaces with such momentum, mobility brings freedoms but also responsibilities. While in this state of passage how do we decide which spaces to engage with and what is our dialogue with them? Considering the locations we constantly carry with us, the interaction between the internal/external, virtual/physical, real/imaginary, our locatedness is multiple, fragmentary and in constant flux. Nomadic in structure the festival will focus upon our kinetic force through these various intersecting sites. Employing transitions by foot, bike and public transportation Dislocate will form an expedition into the diverse routes of the city and its hidden spaces, while questioning our relation to the ground beneath our feet. In this state of transit does our mode of transport isolate us from that which we travel through? Is there a destination? And how do we know when we have arrived?
Trying to find time to write a review isn’t easy, so I am not going to try!!. Especially for an actor of the caliber of Daniel Day Lewis in There will be Blood. You might think there is nothing immediately appealing at the rank and rollicks of early American quest for Oil & Lewis’ taciturn tenacity. But trust me it’s a rare treat to see such a talent on screen that could only equal the greats such as Lawrence Olivier, Gary Oldman & Christian Bale (well some of my favourites anyway).
Seems as though David Denby has more time than me; so to read his excellent review check out his column in the New Yorker.
This week Lawrence Lessig, via his blog, launched a new website called lessig08.org. The new site explains two of Lessig’s latest projects — his “Change Congress” movement and his decision about whether to run for Congress.
Stanford professor Lawrence Lessig has taken a leaf out of Frank Capra‘s liberal classic Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939) and is considering a run for the US Congress. Lessig is well placed for this: he has inspired the “free culture” movement that is aligned with open source software, was on the United States v. Microsoft case, and is a clear communicator with the “Lessig method” of rapid-fire phrases and imagery in his public presentations. Lessig has already had a major impact in legal circles for his case reasoning, and has become a major public figure in information technology and civil liberties. A US Congress run could trigger change in Washington DC and inspire others to become involved. Moreover, Lessig’s career and strategy offers Disinfonauts a playbook in how to cultivate influence and become a paragon for progressive change.
Canvassing the Emotions: Women, Creativity and Mental Health in Context. This exhibition is primarily drawn from the Cunningham Dax Collection and illuminates the complexities faced by women experiencing mental ill health and producing art in Australia.
This exhibition is being held at the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre (Melbourne) from 11-29 February 2008
QUEEN VICTORIA WOMEN’S CENTRE
The Atrium, Level 5
210 Lonsdale Street Melbourne
