Call for entries: Electrohype 2008
the fifth biennial for computer based and technological
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| Malmö Konsthall Nov 2008 – January
2009 |
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| You can submit with our online
form or download the application form as PDF-file.
You have to use one of these two forms to submit to our call.
But please read the information down below carefully first. |
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Deadline:
April 18th 2008 – material sent via ordinary mail should
be postmarked by this date.
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| Electrohype 2008 will be the fifth biennial for
computer-based art in Sweden. Electrohype is pleased to announce
this call for entries for the exhibition that will be a follow
up to the previous large Electrohype exhibitions in 2000, 2002,
2004 and 2006. |
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| The exhibition will for the second time take place
at Malmö Konsthall (also 2004). The duration of the biennial
will be from mid November 2008 to beginning of January 2009.
Malmö Konsthall was opened in 1975 and is one Europe’s
largest and most flexible exhibition halls for contemporary
art. The annual number of visitors are approximately 200 000.
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| The exhibition will present works by 5 –
8 artists or artist groups. To give the exhibition a broad perspective
we are looking for Nordic as well as international artists.
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Important dates
Deadline for this call for entries April 18th 2008
Exhibition opening mid November 2008
Exhibition closing beginning of January 2009
Exact date will soon be announced. |
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What kind of art are we looking for?
Electrohype has since the start in 1999 focused on what we choose
to call computer based art. Art that runs of computers and utilizes
the capacity of the computer to mix various media, allow interaction
with the audience, or machines interacting with each others
etc. in other words art that can not be transferred to “traditional”
linear media. This might seem as a narrow approach but we have
discovered that it gives us a better focus on a genre that in
no way is narrow. |
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| We are not looking for “straight”
video art (even if it is edited on a computer) or still images
rendered on computers and other material that refers to more
“traditional” media forms. Forms were the traditional
tools have been replaced with computers and software. |
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| Curators |
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| Curators for the biennial are Anna Kindvall and
Lars Gustav Midbøe. |
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Practical
You can submit with our online
form or download the application form as PDF-file.
You have to use one of these two forms to submit to our call.
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NOTE: Please do NOT send documentation material
as attachments via e-mail. Put your material online and send
us the download URL or ftp address, or send us a CD or similar
in the mail. Do NOT send 8 pages CVs and only complement with
enclosures if it is necessary.
Please read the form and follow the guidelines. We receive a
large amount of proposals and all of them are reviewed closely.
To be able to do this we ask you to follow the structure in
the application form and the topics mentioned above. |
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Financial
Due to a limited budget we will encourage everyone submitting
material to look for possibilities for local funding to help
cover costs for transport, travel and rent of technical equipment.
This is not a requirement but a request; external funding can
help us during the financial planning. The quality of the artwork
will always be the determining element. |
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| Electrohype covers all expenses, within reasonable limits,
and also pays an artist honorarium to participating artists.
Electrohype does not support development and production of unfinished
artworks. |
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| In previous exhibitions we have managed to keep
a high level both in artistic content and exhibition design,
even on a modest budget. It is therefore very important for
us to avoid unpleasant surprises, so please keep this in mind
when filling out the various posts in the form, especially when
it comes to technical requirements, transport weight etc. |
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| We are looking forward to see new and interesting
works of art. |
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| Please feel free to contact us if you have any
questions or need additional information |
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Best regards from the Electrohype team,
Anna Kindvall and Lars Gustav Midboe |
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