Chicago MGFest 2009 Installation Art Showcase
at Pixel Brothers Studio
Saturday, January 24th, 9pm-12am
400 N Wolcott, Fourth Floor, Chicago, IL 60622

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MGFest Installation Art Showcase

A synaesthesia of: ( sound | visuals | interactive | social ) integrated into an unparalleled media+art event. MGFest09 begins a tradition of full-scale environmental design, bringing together a massive range of creative talents to inspire, awe, and activate your mind. Showcasing over 30 artists.

Presenting artists include:

Addictive TV, "Slumdog Millionaire Remix"
"Now the awards magnet that is Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire' has gone under their [Addictive TV's] knife, and it's not hard to see why the movie remix has proved an effective trick - they don't ruin the story, and yet you spend more time watching it than a trailer."
~ The Vine

"we've got a little tastemaker in the form of an absolutely EVIL remix of the movie for both fans as those eager to see what's around the corner. A movie remix? Indeed, and a very special one too. None other than Addictive TV have been asked by Danny Boyle himself to create an alternative web trailer for Slumdog Millionaire by using sample sounds and images. The result is a stunning audiovisual piece of art..."
~ 365mag.com

"If you thought Slumdog was an energetic and fun film (one of the best of the year, mind you) before, you’ll be surprised to see that it gets better in the hands of the Addictive TV team."
~ filmschoolrejects.com

Brian Dressel, "Respondr"
Respondr uses its proprietary video tracking software to analyze motion in the display area. Motion is processed to activate various games, media, and effects. The Respondr playlist can be set to change effects and imagery automatically. Many effects are provided with the installation, such as liquid, reveal, soccer and beachball and flying simulations, informational displays and many fun games.

Nano, "Bustin' out"
This installation invites people to look into windows that activate the busts of philosophers, entertainers, rulers, and scientists both ancient and modern, turning the street into a living museum. Viewers can enliven the likes of Mark Twain, Kanye West, Henry Ford, Jay-Z, Einstein, Plato, Bill Gates, Augustus Caesar, Jacques Derrida, Marshall McLuhan, Jacques Cousteau, Julia Child, Queen Elizabeth, Max Headroom, George Clinton, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison, Sun Ra, and, in fact, all of Planet Earth, and, if you're extremely patient, the entire universe.

Christian Matts, "Sorry, I'm not here right now"
At the core the installation is a simple projected live camera feed. However it plays with your expectations as it is delayed and affected by the motion in the video. Increased motion will increase the delay, echo effects and sound. Less motion makes the video run in real time. The piece explores ideas about how we view art and if art exists void of an audience. Christian Matts is a Brooklyn based video and motion graphics artist.

Michael Una, "Beep-It"
Beep-it is an optical theremin synthesizer. It outputs a square wave signal whose pitch is modified by the amount of light detected. The sound resembles that of early 8-bit video games. These are hand-built and assembled by Michael, signed and individually numbered.

Galina Shevchenko, "WILL IT EVER? Expanded Euro Instances..."
Galina Shevchenko is a Moscow-born, Chicago-based video artist. She works across the mediums of live video performance, animation, and video installation. Galina has performed live video at numerous venues around Chicago including Rodan, Smart Bar, Sonotheque, Museum of Contemporary Art. Her short films had been shown
at festivals in New York, Berlin and Moscow. She is a member of Chicago based short films collective Group 312 films and Collaboraction theatre company. Galina’s art work is represented by Moka Gallery in Chicago.

Chris Hampson, “The TV Show”
Imagine your living room flipped inside out: The TV has taken your spot on the couch and your life is the show. The common household instrument of mass mind control becomes a musical instrument in a unique composition for six TV sets. While this television ensemble is entertaining to the eyes and ears, its juxtaposition requires the audience to examine their relationship to televised media.

Byron Durham, "REP (Reactive Environmental Projection)"
An environmental projection that reacts to ambient room audio.

Plus many more artists.
http://MGFest.com/09/Chicago/screenings/installationart.php