Artists, researchers, students and professors perform in the hybrid reality grove which merges physical grove with the 4500 sq.m. SODAS2123 complex, considered as a hive or swarm full of actants including Alt Lab, symposium \u016am\u0117d\u0117, Letmekoo, etc. Experience the grove from multiple perspectives of creatures working and living in and around it (from artists to microorganisms) by following a wandering camera(wo)man, tree climber, flying drone, running or crawling pet (dog, cat, bird, rat) or even branch or herb movement.<\/p>\n
grooves<\/strong><\/p>\n Garden unfolds itself at the new cultural complex SODAS2123 (in Lithuanian SODAS means GARDEN) in the centre of Vilnius city and online. A few dozen artists, researchers, students and professors perform in the hybrid reality grove which merges physical grove with the building and perspectives of creatures living in and around it: from artists to microorganisms.<\/p>\n Garden takes a visual and conceptual metaphor from the grove (small forest) and builds its programme around it. Grove as an assemblage of trees or a smaller unit of forest is a place where symbiotic communication and relationship happens not only between indigenous (in)habitants but also invasive and migrant species including human beings and their activities.<\/p>\n Every grove has from 6 to 9 layers: the overstory, the canopy, the understory, the shrub layer,\u00a0 the grass,\u00a0 the forest floor (moss and soil) and underground (mycelial\/fungal\/roots). Garden Vilnius is inspired by Jussi Parikka\u2019s book \u201cInsect Media\u201d and manifests as networked hive or swarm in the grove where makers culture and DIY activities flourish.<\/p>\n Multiple viewing modes and angles enable to experience the 3 days and nights activities in the \u201ephysical grove\u201c and merge them with a virtual grove with the help of live streams and pre-recorded materials. One could experience hybrid reality by following a wandering camera(wo)man, tree climber, flying drone, running or crawling pet (dog, cat, bird, rat) or even branch or herb movement.<\/p>\n Artists in the event are expanding the notion of humanity and its sustainable living with a help of culturally sited and rooted approaches to new media and its relations to biological and urban grove.<\/p>\n The project is funded by Lithuanian Council for Culture and Vilnius City Municipality.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ORGANIZERS<\/p>\n Instituto Media \/ Alt Lab<\/p>\n LTMKS \/ Letmekoo (Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists\u2019 Association)<\/p>\n \u016am\u0117d\u0117 \/ MENE<\/p>\n VDA PhAMA (Department of Photography and Media Art at Vilnius Academy of Arts)<\/p>\n TEAM:<\/p>\n Curator-commissionaire dr. Vytautas Michelkevi\u010dius<\/p>\n Curatorial Team: Danut\u0117 Gambickait\u0117, Lina Rukevi\u010di\u016bt\u0117, Mindaugas Gap\u0161evi\u010dius, Ignas Pavliukevi\u010dius, Gail\u0117 Grici\u016bt\u0117<\/p>\n Artists: Mindaugas Gap\u0161evi\u010dius, Ignas Pavliukevi\u010dius, Gail\u0117 Grici\u016bt\u0117, Brigita Kasperait\u0117, R\u016bta Spelskyt\u0117, Valentinas Klima\u0161auskas, Auks\u0117 Gai\u017eauskait\u0117, Vitalij \u010cerviakov, \u016bm\u0117d\u0117 and others.<\/p>\n Team: Antanas Sku\u010das, Arturas Bukauskas, Paulius \u017di\u017eliauskas, Gail\u0117 Cij\u016bnaityt\u0117, Nidas Kaniu\u0161as, Eva Rodz, \u017dilvinas Baranauskas and all the students, artists and collaborators<\/p>\n https:\/\/arselectronica.sodas2123.lt\/programme\/<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":7338,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[26,1558],"tags":[1566],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n