TEC ART ECO Art and Technology for the environment FESTIVAL 02 CreAzioni | 4-8 may 2011 | Lugano (CH) www.tecarteco.net presents International i-LiveCrossMedia Call for participiants CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS The call for participation is now open for the International i-LiveCrossMedia of TEC ART ECO FESTIVAL promoted by Avventure in Elicottero Prodotti (LUGANO) and Ariella Vidach [...]

TEC ART ECO <=> Supsi Laboratory of visual culture and Interaction Design Lab SUPSI – University of Applied Arts and Sciences of Southern Switzerland – are glad to announce the 2011 edition of Interaction Design workshops. The workshops are organized within the activities of the Master of Advanced Studies in Interaction Design, the new MAS [...]

CONFERENCE-PANELS-PERFORMANCES-WORKSHOPS Lugano 6 to 8 October Tec Art Eco INteractivePROGRESS starts an exploration that aims to highlight the vocation of Ticino as a geo-cultural and technological hub where the innovative “interaction” design and creativity is the key to the development of new projects: from graphic design to interactive multimedia services, from the audiovisual production to [...]

October 25, 2009, 6.30 pm GAM, v.le Milano 21 Gallarate (VA) Free entrance with reservation (GAM 0331 791266, eventi@gam.gallarate.va.it AIEP 02 3450996, info@tecarteco.net) A performance with Stelarc’s avatar and Prosthetic Head that combines a choreography of scripted and sound-actuated motion in an installation of throbbing ears. The realm of the post-human may no longer reside [...]

October 23, 2009 Teatro Cittadella via Elvezia 35, Lugano Reservation on www.luganoinscena.ch PERFROMANCE – MECHATRONIC LECTURE Protomembrana is a theoretical lesson on systematurgy, which is literally speaking a ‘dramaturgy of computation systems’. Developed as a Roman novel, the performance uses, in addition to verbal narration, graphic animation, music and lighting, controlled in real time by [...]

October 26, 2.30 pm Aula Magna SUPSI – Trevano Canobbio Free entrance with reservation (AIEP 02 345 0996; info@tecarteco.net) Direction: MARCEL.LI’ ANTUNEZ ROCA Laboratory – seminary on the interactive systems developed by Marcel.lí and his team of researchers.

October 25, 2009, 2.30-5.30 pm GAM, v.le Milano 21 Gallarate (VA) Free particpation with reservation (GAM 0331 791266, eventi@gam.gallarate.va.it AIEP 02 3450996, info@tecarteco.net) Stelarc introduces the visions that have generated his cyber-sculptures. From Movatar (the virtual avatar imbued with genetic algorithms able to move its physical surrogate), to the body prosthesis (Third Hand, Prosthetic Head [...]

October 23, 2009 Teatro Cittadella Lugano INSTALLATION – PERFORMANCE by Marcel.lì Antùnez Roca Epizoo is an early example of the application of computer technology to the human body and it is based on an interactive system enabling the spectator to control and manipulate onstage elements including Marcel.lì’s body. By using a mouse, it is possible [...]