Return-path: Received: from pch.mit.edu (unverified [18.7.21.90]) by turk.net (Rockliffe SMTPRA 6.1.22) with ESMTP id for ; Tue, 6 Dec 2005 04:13:24 +0200 Received: from pch.mit.edu (pch.mit.edu [127.0.0.1]) by pch.mit.edu (8.12.8p2/8.12.8) with ESMTP id jB61o3q1006174; Mon, 5 Dec 2005 20:50:40 -0500 Received: from pacific-carrier-annex.mit.edu (PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU [18.7.21.83]) by pch.mit.edu (8.12.8p2/8.12.8) with ESMTP id jB60UZpx026491 for ; Mon, 5 Dec 2005 19:30:35 -0500 Received: from mail.networksolutionsemail.com (mail.networksolutionsemail.com [205.178.146.50])jB60Ug5E005173 for ; Mon, 5 Dec 2005 19:30:43 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 8449 invoked by uid 78); 6 Dec 2005 00:30:42 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO webmail19) (205.178.146.50) by 10.49.34.54 with SMTP; 6 Dec 2005 00:30:42 -0000 Received: from 63.197.251.2 (unverified [63.197.251.2]) by webmail19 (VisualOffice 4.01) with WEBMAIL id 13392; Tue, 06 Dec 2005 00:30:42 +0000 From: "Leonardo/ISAST" To: leonardo-isast@mit.edu Importance: Normal Message-ID: X-Mailer: Mintersoft VisualOffice, Build 4.01.1003 X-Originating-IP: [63.197.251.2] Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 00:30:42 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Spam-Score: -0.602 X-Spam-Flag: No X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.42 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 20:50:03 -0500 Subject: [Leonardo/ISAST Network] Invisible Dynamics - call for interest X-BeenThere: leonardo-isast@mit.edu X-Mailman-Version: 2.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: isast@leonardo.info List-Id: The Leonardo/International Society for Art, Science and Technology Network List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============23987051874404575==" Sender: leonardo-isast-bounces@mit.edu Errors-To: leonardo-isast-bounces@mit.edu X-Spam-Level: 2/5 --===============23987051874404575== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--=_vm_0011_W289489029_13392_1133829042" ----=_vm_0011_W289489029_13392_1133829042 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable As part of Leonardo's co-sponsorship of the ISEA Pacific Rim New Media Su= mmit we are pleased to bring the Invisible Dynamics initiative to your at= tention: Common Systems: The Invisible Dynamics of the Pacific Rim and the Bay Are= a Exploratorium and San Francisco Art Institute's participation in ISEA 2006 Pacific Rim New Media Summit. San Francisco's Exploratorium and the San Francisco Art Institute are ple= ased to participate in the ISEA 2006 Pacific Rim New Media Summit through= the presentation of some preliminary findings of its Invisible Dynamics = research project using a panel format. We hope to make contact with indiv= iduals or organizations from around the Pacific Rim who may have related = projects or research who would be interested in discussing possible point= s in common. Concept The Exploratorium is planning to move to a new site along San Francisco=E2= =80=99s northern waterfront not far from the San Francisco Art Institute.= To better understand context of this area, The Exploratorium is collabor= ating with four SFAI programs: the Center for Art+Science, the Center for= Media Culture, the Center for Public Practice, and the Center for Word, = Text, and Image.As a team, it has become clear that to create an all-enco= mpassing view of the new neighborhood in relation to the city, we cannot = ignore our relationship with the Bay and also with the Pacific Ocean. By = raising our sights from the neighborhoods surrounding The Exploratorium's= potential new home to looking at the City of San Francisco in relation t= o the Bay Region and to the Pacific Ocean, we have finally reached a scal= e where we think we can look back down through a series of lenses of diff= erent magnification and focal lengths to begin seeing the multiple intera= ctions and relationships that give this place its character. What are the= systems that make living on the edge of the Bay and the Pacific so dynam= ic? Are we adequately equipped to look at and understand the many layers = of information? Do we have the appropriate "maps," "tools" and "technolog= ies" to help us understand this location? How can artists and other resea= rches help us begin to describe these systems in ways that begin to revea= l their interrelationships? To investigate these questions, we are formin= g partnerships with artists, scientists, scholars, researchers and practi= tioners. We plan to include more institutional partners as our direction = becomes more sharply defined. Five research projects are currently underway including "Hidden Ecologies= ," a micro/macro/biological and cultural cross referencing of physical ar= eas of San Francisco Bay; "Trace," an exploration of the evolving urban w= ireless ("Hertzian Landscape") networks of San Francisco; "Cabspotter," a= n investigation of the social and electronic trails of a Bay Area taxi sy= stem; "Move Here," a study of contemporary and historic strategies for co= mpelling people to move to the Bay Area; and a piece installed by a team = of Art Institute student researchers. When the Exploratorium and the San Francisco Art Institute try to imagine= what it will be like here in the future, many of the clues seem to come = from farther west. Our future, intertwined relationships with the communi= ties and cultures of the Pacific Rim will define our way of life for many= years to come. We posit that it is instructive to look at and try to und= erstand some of the dynamics of the Bay Region as a step towards understa= nding the complexities of the systems that define the Pacific Rim.Given t= he scale of this investigation weighed against our limited means, the inv= estigations we are conducting can only begin to create a skeleton of unde= rstanding. As we get closer to moving into a new home and as we engage ne= w individual and institutional partners from the region, we plan to conti= nue developing a clearer and more comprehensive picture of the Invisible = Dynamics that expresses us in the context of the San Francisco Bay and th= e Pacific Rim: the interrelationships of commerce, culture, climate, art,= demographics, tectonics, science, transportation, basic infrastructure, = communication, economy, education and many others. We are interested in sharing experiences about related projects around th= e Pacific Rim. We look forward to hearing from people or institutions tha= t are developing similar viewpoints and, in particular, we hope to meet l= ike-minded people at the ISEA Conference. Contacts: Susan Schwarzenberg , Co-chair Peter Richards , Co-chair Meredith Tromble Paul Klein ----=_vm_0011_W289489029_13392_1133829042 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

As part of Leonardo's co-sponsorship of the= ISEA Pacific Rim New Media Summit we are pleased to bring the Invisible = Dynamics initiative to your attention:

 

Com= mon Systems: The Invisible Dynamics of the Pacific Rim and the Bay Area

Exp= loratorium and San Francisco Art Institute's participation in

ISE= A 2006 Pacific Rim New Media Summit.

 

San Francisco's Exploratorium and the San Francisco Art Institute are pleased to = participate in the ISEA 2006 Pacific Rim New Media Summit through the pre= sentation of some preliminary findings of its Invisible Dynamics research= project using a panel format. We hope to make contact with individuals o= r organizations from around the Pacific Rim who may have related projects or research who would be interested i= n discussing possible points in common.

 

Concept

 

The Exploratorium is planning to move to a new site along San Francisco=E2= =80=99s northern waterfront not far from the San Francisco Art Institute.= To better understand context of this area, The Exploratorium is collabor= ating with four SFAI programs: the Center for Art+Science, the Center for= Media Culture, the Center for Public Practice, and the Center for Word, = Text, and Image.  As a team= , it has become clear that to create an all-encompassing view of the new = neighborhood in relation to the city, we cannot ignore our relationship w= ith the Bay and also with the Pacific Ocean. By raising our sights from the neighborhoods surrounding The Explo= ratorium's potential new home to looking at the City of San Francisco in = relation to the Bay Region and to the Pacific Ocean, we have finally reac= hed a scale where we think we can look back down through a series of lens= es of different magnification and focal lengths to begin seeing the multi= ple interactions and relationships that give this place its character. Wh= at are the systems that make living on the edge of the Bay and the Pacifi= c so dynamic? Are we adequately equipped to look at and understand the ma= ny layers of information? Do we have the appropriate "maps," "tools" and = "technologies" to help us understand this location? How can artists and o= ther researches help us begin to describe these systems in ways that begi= n to reveal their interrelationships? To investigate these questions, we = are forming partnerships with artists, scientists, scholars, researchers = and practitioners. We plan to include more institutional partners as our = direction becomes more sharply defined.

 

Five research projects are currently underway including "Hidden Ecolo= gies," a micro/macro/biological and cultural cross referencing of physica= l areas of San Francisco Bay; "Trace," an exploration of the evolving urb= an wireless ("Hertzian Landscape") networks of San Francisco; "Cabspotter= ," an investigation of the social and electronic trails of a Bay Area tax= i system; "Move Here," a study of contemporary and historic strategies fo= r compelling people to move to the Bay Area; and a piece installed by a t= eam of Art Institute student researchers.

 

When the Exploratorium and the San Francisco Art Institute try to ima= gine what it will be like here in the future, many of the clues seem to c= ome from farther west. Our future, intertwined relationships with the com= munities and cultures of the Pacific Rim will define our way of life for many years to come. We posit that it i= s instructive to look at and try to understand some of the dynamics of th= e Bay Region as a step towards understanding the complexities of the syst= ems that define the Pacific Rim. Given the scale of this investig= ation weighed against our limited means, the investigations we are conduc= ting can only begin to create a skeleton of understanding. As we get clos= er to moving into a new home and as we engage new individual and institut= ional partners from the region, we plan to continue developing a clearer = and more comprehensive picture of the Invisible Dynamics that expresses u= s in the context of the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Rim: the interr= elationships of commerce, culture, climate, art, demographics, tectonics,= science, transportation, basic infrastructure, communication, economy, e= ducation and many others.

 

We = are interested in sharing experiences about related projects around the <= st1:place w:st=3D"on">Pacific Rim. We look forward to hearing= from people or institutions that are developing similar viewpoints and, = in particular, we hope to meet like-minded people at the ISEA Conference.=  

 

 

Con= tacts:

 

Sus= an Schwarzenberg <susans@exploratorium.edu>, Co-chair

Pet= er Richards <peter@exploratorium.edu>, Co-chair

Mer= edith Tromble <mtromble@sfai.edu>

Pau= l Klein <paulklein@sfai.edu>

 

 

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