Project # 10
Hyperlinked: Art, Technology and the Socio-Political Domain
1-2 May 2008
An Internatioal Symposium on Media Art Practices organized by Alexandria Contemporary Arts Forum (ACAF) at the Goethe Institute Alexandria as part of Cleotronica: Festival for Media, Art, and Socio-Culture
Location: The Goethe Institute Alexandria, 10 Rue des Ptolemees (Batalsa Street), Azarita, Alexandria, Egypt
Speakers:
Inke Arns (Dortmund/Berlin)
Tarek Atoui (Paris/Beirut)
Elif Ayiter (Istanbul)
Andreas Broeckmann (Berlin)
Miltos Manetas (London/Milan)
Nat Muller (Rotterdam)
Igor Stromajer (Ljubljana)
Project # 9
Cleotronica 08 Finale Exhibition: Works by Miltos Manetas and Igor Stromajer
Opening: 1 May 7.30 pm at Alexandria Contemporary Arts Forum (ACAF)
Exhibition Dates/Hours: 2 – 14 May 2008, 3 – 9 pm except Mondays (closed)
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Thursday 1 May
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11.00 am – 11.10 am: Opening Word by Stefan Winkler – Program Director, Goethe Institute Alexandria
11.10 am – 11.20 am: Introduction to day 1 Speakers by Bassam El Baroni – Curator, Alexandria Contemporary Arts Forum (ACAF) and Cleotronica 08
11.20 am – 12.20 pm: Andreas Broeckmann (ِArt Theoretician/ Curator, Berlin)
-10 minute coffee break –
12.30 pm – 1.30 pm: Miltos Manetas (Artist, London/Milan Based)
3.40 pm – 4.40 pm: Tarek Atoui (Musician/Curator, Paris/Beirut)
-10 minute coffee break –
4.50 pm – 5.50 pm: Nat Muller (Curator/Critic, Rotterdam)
All Lectures followed by short Q and A Sessions
7.30: Opening at Alexandria Contemporary Arts Forum (ACAF), Cleotronica 08 Finale Exhibition: Works by Miltos Manetas and Igor Stromajer, runs 2 – 14 May 2008. Address: 10 Hussein Hassab Street, Flat # 6, Azarita, Alexandria. Tel: +20 3 480 41 45, E: office@acafspace.org
Friday 2 May
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1.30 pm – 1.40 pm: Introduction to the 2nd day's Speakers by Bassam El Baroni
1.40 pm – 2.40 pm: Elif Ayiter (Media/Art Education Specialist, Istanbul)
-10 minute coffee break –
2.50 pm – 3.50 pm: Inke Arns (Artistic Director – Hartware MedienKunstVerein, Dortmund)
-10 minute coffee break –
4.00 pm – 5.00 pm: Igor Stromajer (Artist, Ljubljana)
All Lectures followed by short Q and A Sessions
- All lectures will be delivered in English with simultaneous Arabic translation
What is Cleotronica 08?
Cleotronica 08 is the inaugural version of Cleotronica a festival for media, art, and socio-culture organized by Alexandria Contemporary Arts Forum (ACAF) an alternative initiative for art and culture based in Egypt's second largest city. Cleotronica 08 is planned as a monthly series of public art projects, workshops, lectures, performances, and exhibitions that commence in January 2008 gradually building up to an international symposium in May. The festival presents a diverse set of projects, mediums, and issues, ranging from net art to tactical media and from public intervention to design. Apart from being an international festival, Cleotronica is critically involved with and conditioned to its locality, striving to make a distinct contribution to it by extensively interacting with university students and recent art graduates in its projects. While showcasing a broad range of media related art, the festival is particularly reflective of practices that stimulate media, technology, art, and public socio-cultural activity to come together. Cleotronica 08 participants include: Jeremy Beaudry, Olia Lialina, Dragan Espenschied, Jonathan Puckey, Jan Robert Leegte, Shady El Noshokaty, Joanne Richardson, Francesca Bria, Jan van Nuenen, Ashok Sukumaran, Shaina Anand, Miltos Manetas, Igor Stromajer, Inke Arns, Elif Ayiter, Andreas Broeckmann, Nat Muller, Tarek Atoui
Alexandria Contemporary Arts Forum (ACAF)
10 Hussein Hassab Street, Flat 6, Azarita, Alexandria, Egypt
T: +20 (0)3 480 41 45 E: office@acafspace.org
Opening times: Tuesday – Sunday, 3 – 9 pm, Closed on Mondays and most official holidays