ESC creates a Moment of Truth at ISEA
2009
ISEA2009,
The 15th International Symposium on Electronic Art
23
August – 1 September 2009 on the island of Ireland
Exhibition – The Waterfront Hall,
Belfast, 26-30th August, 9-5.30pm.
ISEA2009, the 15th International Symposium on
Electronic Art is a major international event that provides a premier and
unprecedented showcase for creativity and innovation at the intersection of
art, design, science and technology. Under the theme of Engaged Creativity in Mobile Environments it offers a rich and
vibrant platform for debate, display and networking across and between
different and diverse disciplines and perspectives.
ESC is taking part in the exhibition at the
Waterfront Hall in Belfast between 26-30th August.
ESC’s ‘Moment of Truth’ Exhibit will be a constructed space that manifests and embodies the act of
storytelling.
We will physically represent the process of cognition
through a compact corridor structure. The audience will be encouraged to use
this space as an opportunity to bring a thought, connect with that thought and
record the subsequent truth to camera.
Participants will move progressively through the
corridor recorded by a camera mounted at the opposite end of the channel.
When the participant reaches the last stage they
record a truth to camera in words or actions.
The ‘Moment of Truth’ exhibit creates a space and
opportunity for expression without manipulation. It is the participants’ choice
to engage, connect and act or not. The reality is that the opportunity has been
created.
The films produced during the installation will be
uploaded to a dedicated Youtube site called Moment of Truth CRT.
ISEA2009 is hosted by the University of Ulster under the
auspice of the ISEA Foundation, and in partnership with many cultural providers
in Northern Ireland and academic partners in the Republic of Ireland (Dun
Laoghaire Institute of Art and Design, and Dundalk Institute of Technology). It
takes place in the United Kingdom only for the second time in its 20 years of
distinguished history and on the island of Ireland for the first time ever.
Notes to editors:
For more information on
ISEA and a full programme of events, see www.isea2009.org
For more information on ESC, visit www.esc-film.com