[node-l] MzTEK Unplugged: Julie Freeman & Open Source

[MzTEK]

Hi all,

This Wednesday night,  join us again around the table for another  
MzTEK Unplugged sesh.  Newbies are most welcome, and techy-ness is  
not a prerequisite.

// This Week //

If you were ever curious about Open Source—what it is, who uses it,  
why and how you can too—artist Julie Freeman will chat about the  
politics of Open Source software and code, and will introduce some of  
the useful programs, packages and tools available for artists, and  
tools she uses in her work.

Where:  Leon Bankside (directly behind & facing the Tate Modern) -  
closest tubes: Southwark, London Bridge
When:  Wednesday, April 29, 7pm — 9pm

// Our Guest //

Julie Freeman’s work explores transforming complex processes into  
sound compositions, objects and visualizations. Her work spans  
visual, audio and digital art forms and explores the relationship  
between science, nature and how humans interact with it.

For the past 12 years, Julie’s work has focused on using electronic  
technologies to “translate nature” – whether through the sound of  
torrential rain falling on a giant rhubarb leaf, a pair of mobile  
concrete speakers lurking in galleries haranguing passers by, or by  
providing an interactive platform from which to view the flap,  
twitch, and prick of dogs’ ears. Her pioneering artwork, The Lake,  
used hydrophones, custom software and advanced technology to track  
electronically tagged fish and translate their movement into an audio- 
visual experience.

Julie holds an MA in Digital Art from the Lansdown Centre for  
Electronic Arts, Middlesex University, and is a NESTA fellow and  
Wellcome Trust arts awardee. Her work has been exhibited across the  
UK, including at the Institute of Contemporary Arts and the Science  
Museum, and internationally in Brazil, Croatia, Lithuania,  
Luxembourg, Russia, and the USA.

http://www.translatingnature.org

//  MzTEK Unplugged // is a fortnightly talk series running through  
June 2009. Open to everyone & free. We gather around a table for a  
drink and interesting conversation, inviting artists and  
technologists to discuss topics at the intersection of the arts,  
computing, and politics.

Can't make it Wednesday?  Check out our calendar of future events:
http://www.mztek.org

Email us: info at mztek.org