Aerosphere and Atmosphere

A project by Nina Czegledy and Janine Randerson

Published on 12/11/2008

Aerosphere and Atmosphere is focused on contemporary image mapping of Mars and Earth as well as pre-Copernican artists’ representations of the two planetary spheres. In this installation the terrestrial realm appears as a floor projection and a corresponding ceiling projection represents the aerosphere of planet Mars. We intend to employ both "subjective" historical drawings by early astronomers or artists of the planets Earth and Mars and "objective" images obtained from remote sensing or telescopic technology within the installation. The duel projection format suggests the twin births of science and science fiction. The double projection is our reconfiguration of a "Mercator’s projection"; an alternative spatial schema that shifts between fictional and factual terrain.

Prior to the residency Janine and Nina plan to work together for a day in Auckland work shopping our ideas and formulate them into the concrete outcome of a collaborative edit. During the residency I aim to organize the relevant references, images and sounds already collected. Janine promised to join us for a day or two at the residency where intend to continue our work on the edit. In case I will not be able to complete the work in NZ, I intend to finalize my part at least in Canada.

Nina Czegledy, artist, curator and writer works internationally on collaborative art&science&technology projects. She has exhibited widely, won awards for her artwork and has lead and participated in workshops, forums and festivals worldwide. She curated and presented numerous international touring projects and published extensively. The City of Toronto has commissioned Czegledy’s most recent public art collaboration (with Greg Judelman and Daniel Barber) on climate change . “What will you do to cool the earth?” for Nuit Blanche 2007. Czegledy, is a Senior Fellow, KMDI, University of Toronto, Associate Adjunct Professor Concordia University, Montreal, Honorary Fellow, Moholy Nagy University of Design, Budapest, member of the international space art network, outgoing chair of the Inter Society of Electronic Arts (ISEA) and co-chair of the Leonardo Education Forum (LEF).

Janine Randerson is an artist and researcher who works with meteorological data and climate change.

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Nina Czegledy

Nina Czegledy, media artist, curator and writer works internationally on collaborative art & science & technology projects. She has produced time based and digital works, won awards for her artwork, exhibited widely, lead and participated in workshops, forums and festivals and published worldwide. “What will you do to cool the earth?” a public art project in collaboration with Greg Judelman and Daniel Barber, was commissioned by the City of Toronto for Nuit Blanche 2007. The Aurora Feast collaboration premiered at Heureka the Finnish Science Centre (2006), also shown at the Govett Brewster Gallery (2006), Waves Festival, Latvia (2006). Czegledy exhibited with the ICOLS group in Australia, the US (2004-2005) and the Girls& Guns collective's in Europe (2005). Resonance, the Electromagnetic Bodies Project, Digitized Bodies Virtual Spectacles and the Aurora art & science projects focus on the changing perception of the environment and the human body. Czegledy initiated Points of Entry, the first Canadian/Australian/New Zealand digital arts collaboration. She is president of Critical Media a Canadian based Knowledge initiative, is a Senior Fellow, KMDI, University of Toronto, Associate Adjunct Professor Concordia University, Montreal, Honorary Fellow, Moholy Nagy University of Design, Budapest, co-chair of the Leonardo Education Forum (LEF) and ex-officio chair of ISEA.

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SCANZ 2011: Eco sapiens
A symposium followed by a creative residency is to be held mid to late January 2011 in New Plymouth, Aotearoa New Zealand. The symposium will be held at Owae Marae, and seeks to bring a range of knowledge groups together to investigate the cultural roots of climate change and seek out poetically pragmatic approaches to encouraging the cultural and behavioural shifts required.

The SCANZ 2011: Eco sapiens creative residency participants include Sue Page and Janine May, Jo Tito, Andrew Hornblow, Dhyana Beaumont, Lanfranco Aceti, DodoLab (Andrew Hunter with Lisa Hirmer), Raewyn Turner & Richard Newcomb, Karen Ingham, ÆLab (Gisèle Trudel with Stéphane Claude), Josephine Starrs and Leon Cmielewski, Angelo Vermeulen, Justin Morgan, Jonah Marinovich, Nina Czegledy (our International Research Fellow) and Janine Randerson, Keith Armstrong and James Muller, Ramon Guardans. Dr Te Huirangi Waikerepuru, Roger Malina and Erich Berger of Arsbioarctica will be involved in the hui, to be held at Owae marae. Julian Priest's Slow Flow project is also a partner project, and will immediately follow the SCANZ 2011 residency.

The dates for the events in and around the city of New Plymouth are:

Symposium/Hui — 14th-16th of January, Owae Marae in Waitara.

Creative Residency — 17th-30th of January, WITT Campus in New Plymouth.

Workshops — Throughout city, schedule to come.

Public Events — Throughout city, schedule to come. Will include events on the closing weekend.

Solar Circuit Aotearoa New Zealand (SCANZ)
Solar Circuit Aotearoa New Zealand (SCANZ) is New Zealand’s premier art, technology, culture and ecology event and involves a symposium, creative residency, and public events and exhibitions. Occurring bi-annually, it has typically involved a mix of Aotearoa New Zealand and international artists, producers, theorists and curators many of whom are leading practitioners. Held in New Plymouth, SCANZ 2011: Eco sapiens will be the third event.

Intercreate.org gratefully acknowledges the support and partnerships of:

Creative New Zealand

Govett-Brewster Art Gallery

Puke Ariki

Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki (WITT)

TSB Community Trust

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