2012 JILL WATSON FESTIVAL ACROSS THE ARTS
wats:ON? 2012: TRANSFORMER
Thur 12 - Sat 14 April 2012
TRANSFORMER - Pablo Garcia and Spike Wolff, Festival Curators
Physical laws dictate that something cannot be made from nothing. In the 21st century, however, magic and alchemy seem commonplace. Devices in your pocket can span the world and perform wondrous feats. But art and craft have long made the impossible manifest through ingenuity, skill, perseverance and inspiration. The greatest works of art began as art supplies yet transform into masterpieces through human ingenuity.
wats:ON? 2012: TRANSFORMER looks not at cutting-edge technological magic but at amazing transformations from the most humble beginnings. A piece of paper, or cloth, or even the human body can transform into something never seen before--right before your eyes.
Director, High-Low Tech Research Group
Professor, MIT Media Lab
Thu 12 Apr, 5:00pm
Lecture and Demonstration: ‘Expressive Electronics: Sketching, Sewing, and Sharing’
Giant Eagle Auditorium, Baker Hall A51
Cosponsored by the Human- Computer Interaction Institute’s Z-Axis Seminar Series
Addie Wagenknecht and Stefan Hechenberger
Fri 13 Apr, 5:00pm
Talk and Demonstration
STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, College of Fine Arts 111
Cosponsored by the STUDIO for Creative Inquiry
Director, Crosspulse Project
Director,International Body Music Festival
Fri 13 Apr, 8:00pm
‘Body Music Rhythm Studio - an interactive rhythmic event’
Alumni Concert Hall, College of Fine Arts
Sat 14 Apr, 2:00- 5:00pm
2:00 Paper Airplanes with Ben Saks
3:00 Hacking Objects with Nina Barbuto
4:00 Lasersaur Workshop with Nortd Labs
STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, College of Fine Arts 111
WADE KAVANAUGH and STEPHEN B NGUYEN
Tug O’ War
An Installation in the CFA Great Hall
Sat 14 Apr, 6:00pm
Reception and Artists Talk
STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, College of Fine Arts 111
