WRO Media Art Biennale is the most important event in the
new media world in Poland and one of the most important ones in Central Europe.
It was organized for the first time in 1989. It doesn’t show the art in the traditional
way. It shows the art which is digital, modern etc. The event consists of
exhibitions, film screenings, performances, lectures.
It was founded Viola and Piotr Krajewscy.
It changes but still concentrates on the new media art.
This year I have participated in this event for the first
time. I recommend it as it presents, new technologies, original solutions,
great music, great people, great places.
It took place in Wrocław in:
-new building of the University Library
-National Museum in Wrocław
WRO Art Center
-Renoma Department Store, etc.
Now I would like to show a few works from this event.
Pan Generator- a great installation. It consists of the microphone and loudspeakers. People speak through the microphone and they hear their voice quieter. The sound is changed and harmonized. Loudspeakers generate harmonized sounds. It is great and very surprising.
Modified Pictures: Self-Supporting Universal Exhibitions.
This one is my favorite. It is a polarized filter (a magnifying glass).
A machine which creates your portrait? Why not?
SPACE-IN-BETWEEN
“Multimedia interactive installation and performance. 60 iron hoops and linen ropes spanning around the scene limits body of the artist. She is struggling with this construction finding limits and maximum effort of her body. Motion detectors and microphones emphasize the dialogue between body movements and spatial installation through the sounds caught during the performance.”
Read more about this event at www.wro2015.wrocenter.pl
Exhibitions are open until 30 June 2015.
Sources:
http://wro2015.wrocenter.pl
Comments
The competition is a kind of résumé of current artistic practices in the field of new media art, asking the question about the role of the artist towards penetration of high culture and popular culture, world and local, commercial and independent. Emphasizes the role of individual artistic attitudes in the face of global trends.
I'm not up to date with such events, but I'm glad that in Poland we can participate in such event.
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I'll visit next Biennale edition for sure. Installations, performances and new media projects presented by you seems to be very interesting and worth seeing. I think nowadays artists are very interested in using new technologies, robotics and other modern way of expression. Of course "traditional" art still is very important but it seems to me the art which you can interact with is more interesting for common people. I find it very interesting.
Though I thing its greate - all those "magical" things in one place.
I can't quite imagine how did that magnifying glass thing work? Could you explain that?
Maybe someday I'll go to WRO, if you recommend it :) I like interactive exhibits, they're really fun. Quite an interesting presentation!
I'm especially intrigued by the "Space-In-Between".
Sounds fun!