CURRENT NEWS
March 19 Sept 13, 2009 at MIT Museum
(Cambridge, MA):
‘Hollowed’ exhibition by Shada/Jahn and collaboration with Cati Vaucelle
‘Hollowed’ is an exhibition of sculptures, photographs,
drawings, and performances that harness the momentum of natural phenomena (wind,
water, lightning) and rituals (courtship, online gaming, sports, meals). Using
humor and craft, the works reveal the relations of desire/desperation, isolation/communion
and sacred/empty.
'Thanksgiving Dinner in 5 Seconds' is a proposal for a meal cooked using a single
bolt of lightning. The WOW (World of Warcraft) Pod is an immersive architectural
solution for the advanced WOW player that provides and anticipates all life needs.
A rowboat and instruction manual outfitted to prepare any suitor to woo with
splendor and romance, Pleasurecraft is the perfect kit for a serenade. Drawing
from the long-standing American tradition of cooking on a car engine, Commuter
Cookout is a kit that enables the commuter to harness to cook gourmet meals while
standing in traffic.
As mutations of otherwise meaningful (or ‘hallowed’) traditions, ‘Hollowed’ questions
the effect of fulfilling obligations to complete the self.
April 13, 7-9 pm Mark Epstein Gallery, MIT Museum (Cambridge,
MA)
Designing for Extimacy and Fantasy-Fulfillment: Design Noir Utopias for the Online
Gamer
A panel discussion about the inducement of pleasure, fantasy
fulfillment, and the mediation of intimacy in a socially-networked gaming paradigm
such as World of Warcraft (WOW). Participants include Raimundas Malauskas (curator,
Artists Space, NY); Visiting Scientist Jean Baptiste LaBrune (Media Lab); Laura
Knott (Associate Curator, MIT Museum); MIT Gambit Lab researcher (TBA), and co-artists
Marisa Jahn, Steve Shada, and Cati Vaucelle.
2009 at Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts (NYC):
Pond is pleased to announce its participation as the inaugural curatorial fellows
at The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts. We will be curating an exhibition
in June 2009 details to come!
Located in Midtown Manhattan, EFA is dedicated to providing
artists across all disciplines with space, tools and a cooperative forum for
the development of individual practice. EFA is a catalyst for cultural growth,
stimulating new interactions between artists, creative communities, and the public.
Should you be in NYC and looking for a studio, please know that they have Short
Term Studios for visual artists and organizations available immediately.
http://www.efa1.org
March 6, 7, 9 pm 2 am at Eyebeam’s
Mixer event (540
W. 21 b/w 10th and 11th Ave, NYC):
‘WOW Pod’ a collaboration by Shada/Jahn & Cati Vaucelle
Free 12 pm 6 pm Sat March 6 For evening events (FYI,
tix tend to run out): Advance tickets $15 per night/ $30 Weekend Pass (Fri. +
Sat.). $20 per night at the door. Buy tix here: http://www.eyebeam.org/engage/mixer/mixer_0309.html
Participating Artists: Taeyoon Choi + Cheon pyo Lee, Angela Co + Aeolab, Anakin
Koenig, Chris Jordan, Caspar Stracke, The Institute for Faith-Based Technology,
The Loud Objects, Di Mainstone, Not An Alternative, Mark Shepard with G. Doulas
Barrett, Craig Shepard, Daniel Perlin, Al Laufeld and Jon Cohrs, Cati Vaucelle,
Steve Shada, Marisa Jahn
Event Summary: Two nights of performance and installations that will turn Eyebeam’s
gallery into a temporary village of creatively engineered pavilions themed around
the idea of utopia.
Our Project Summary: The WOW Pod is an immersive architectural solution for the
advanced WOW (World of Warcraft) player that provides and anticipates all life
needs. Inside, the gamer finds him/herself comfortable seated in front of the
computer screen with easy-to-reach water, pre-packaged food, and a toilet conveniently
placed underneath his/her custom-built throne. When hungry, the gamer selects
a food item (‘Crunchy Spider Surprise’, ‘Beer Basted Ribs’, etc.) and a seasoning
pack. By scanning in the food items, the video game physically adjusts a hot
plate to cook the item for the correct amount of time. The virtual character
then jubilantly announces the status of the meal to both the gamer and the other
individuals playing online: “Vorcon’s meal is about to be done!” “Better eat
the ribs while they’re hot!” etc. When the food is ready, the system automatically
puts the character in AFK (‘Away From Keyboard’) mode to provide the gamer a
moment to eat. When the player resumes playing, he/she might just discover his/her
character’s behavior is affected by the food consumed in real life — sluggish
from overeating or alternately exuberant and energetic. The exterior of the WoW
Pod mimics the look of authentic WOW architectural structures, whose swaths of
flat, pixellated surfaces digitally recreate the built environment of an imagined
past. But upon crossing the threshold and entering into the WOW Pod’s interior,
the player finds the digitized look actually becomes the real life experience
that World of Warcraft simulates.
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May
2008
artist-in-residency at CAMAC (France)
June 5, 2008: 'Sizzlin in the Fastlane: A Manifold
Cookset for the Gourmand Commuter' at Zero One (San Jose, CA)
As part of the Future Farmers' Free Soil Bus Tour, featured at Zero One, Steve Shada and I will cook treats for bus riders, harvesting heat from the bus's engine...As Americans have discovered and re-discovered since the advent of the Model T, harnessing the heat from any commute makes great conditions for preparing a long stew, spicy hot pot, a tasty flan, or slow-baked caserole. The accompanying cookbook suggests recipes tailored to the length of your commute and foods local to the region. This project was formerly referred to as 'Commuter Cookout.'
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