[resource-net] Invitation: Next reSource-Meeting / 10 June at Public Art Lab

Wed May 15 16:28:31 CEST 2013

aaargh! we just crossed each others....
well, I suppose we are late now to change the date...

On 15/05/2013 16:18, Jasmin Grimm wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> *SAVE THE DATE:*
> we would like to invite you to the next reSource meeting, which will
> take place on *Monday, the 10th June* in our office space in
> *Brunnenstr. 72* (close to the Supermarkt).
>
> We will not only introduce us and our projects (www.connectingcities.net
> <http://www.connectingcities.net> - which we were already presenting
> during the Supermarkt 'Open Presentation' evening).
> Mostly we would like to create an interdisciplinary discussion together
> with you on the topic of urban and interactive media art.
> You'll receive more information soon.
>
> We hope to see most of you,
> best,
> Jasmin
>
> Am 26.04.2013 um 18:29 schrieb Jasmin Grimm:
>
>> Dear Tatiana and reSourcers,
>>
>> thanks for announcing the next reSource-Meeting which *Public Art Lab*
>> <http://www.publicartlab-berlin.de/>**will host *end of Mai *in our
>> studio at Brunnenstr.!
>> Soon, we will let you know the precise date and give you more
>> information about the format.
>>
>> Looking forward welcoming you again in Wedding!
>> Have a nice gallery weekend,
>> Jasmin
>>
>>
>> Am 24.04.2013 um 12:18 schrieb Tatiana Bazzichelli:
>>
>>> Dear Melanie and Pierre,
>>>
>>> a really great summary of the discussion! Thanks a lot, this will
>>> help to develop the next steps very much.
>>> I would add on the summary the offer of Public Art Lab to host the
>>> next reSource network meeting in May, which I introduced to you at
>>> the end of the last meeting.
>>>
>>> Perhaps the friends of Public Art Lab would like to add something
>>> more about the next initiative (date, format, address, etc.)?
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>>
>>> Tatiana
>>>
>>> On 23/04/2013 21:59, Art Claims Impulse wrote:
>>>> Dear reSource community,
>>>>
>>>> it was a pleasure hosting the reSource meeting at Art Claims Impulse on
>>>> 17.04.2013.
>>>> Please find below the minutes.
>>>>
>>>> Here is link to the pictures on our facebook page:
>>>> https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gallery-Art-Claims-Impulse/211922038929184?hc_location=stream
>>>>
>>>> Best wishes and looking forward to the next meetings,
>>>> Melanie and Pierre
>>>>
>>>> Art Claims Impulse
>>>> Contemporary Fine Arts
>>>> Lübbener Str. 5
>>>> 10997 Berlin
>>>> www.art-claims-impulse.com <http://www.art-claims-impulse.com/>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *reSource Meeting 17.04.2013 @ Art Claims Impulse*
>>>>
>>>> The meeting was attended by 30 reSource members to discuss the recent
>>>> developments which evolved out of the network, as well as thoughts
>>>> related to ways of organizing joint activities and communicating them
>>>> inside the network and with the public.
>>>>
>>>> The evening started with a presentation of the TBA Berlin website
>>>> http://www.tbaberlin.deby <http://www.tbaberlin.deby/> Helena Lingor
>>>> (h.lingor at gmx.de <mailto:h.lingor at gmx.de>
>>>> <mailto:h.lingor at gmx.de>) and Larissa Wunderlich
>>>> (info at larissawunderlich.de <mailto:info at larissawunderlich.de>
>>>> <mailto:info at larissawunderlich.de>) who
>>>> reported that the site is registered now and the name – Technology Based
>>>> Art Berlin – was voted as one of several name options. Helena presented
>>>> the structure and setup of the website. Larissa presented different
>>>> options for the look and design of the page.
>>>>
>>>> The TBA Berlin site is to serve as a network for artists, curators and
>>>> individuals related to the field of technology-based art in Berlin. It
>>>> is conceived to serve as an open project and offers an infrastructure to
>>>> exchange and interact internally as well as with the public.
>>>>
>>>> The site has a calendar for events, and it features the spaces run by
>>>> the members. Registered individuals and spaces can create their
>>>> profiles, log events, and create a blog within the network. The site
>>>> also features a user and content search and the members and their
>>>> profiles can be seen publicly.
>>>>
>>>> A fine feature is the poll which can be used to enquire about different
>>>> questions that the members find useful to discuss and get insight on.
>>>>
>>>> The site also offers a forum platform to discuss art and conceptual
>>>> cooperation projects and ideas, including those related to evolving TBA
>>>> Berlin.
>>>>
>>>> The magazine section should be used as a space to post articles related
>>>> to technology based art. It could develop into a future
>>>> editorial/magazine, including one in print, provided the resources are
>>>> gathered.
>>>>
>>>> The idea came up that the site should also feature a tag cloud for
>>>> material and human resources with the contacts and places they can be
>>>> retrieved from.
>>>>
>>>> The look of the site may become more dashboard-like in the near future,
>>>> featuring a selection roll of prominent events of the day, a random user
>>>> of the day, and the latest magazine and blog entries.
>>>>
>>>> The platform was welcomed and applauded by those who attended. Again,
>>>> thank you Helena and Larissa for the work J
>>>>
>>>> Tatiana suggested that the front end design could incorporate elements
>>>> of the reSource network design to remind that it is a project that was
>>>> created by members of the resource network and is affiliated to it. The
>>>> agreement is that this option will be considered for future design
>>>> changes and that the TBA Berlin and reSource websites will link to each
>>>> other.
>>>>
>>>> The TBA Berlin will continue to evolve according to the direction the
>>>> members may give it over time, forming its own identity - rooted in, but
>>>> distinct of the reSource network website, also to allow for membership
>>>> that may not intersect, i.e. for members that may subscribe only to one
>>>> of the two platforms. The idea was discussed to create a link between
>>>> the mailing lists of TBA Berlin and reSource.
>>>>
>>>> The reSource website http://www.transmediale.de/de/resourcewas
>>>> introduced by Tatiana to the attendees during the evening, as some of
>>>> them were new and attended for the first time. The reSource site is more
>>>> related to the curatorial thread of the transmediale and features spaces
>>>> and curators that have been taking part in the transmediale itself or
>>>> the Vorspiel (a cooperation with art spaces in Berlin that featured
>>>> technology based art before and during the period of the transmediale).
>>>> It also features projects and events.
>>>>
>>>> Tatiana also explained the origins of the reSource network, and that a
>>>> mailing list was created on her initiative in August 2012. In June this
>>>> year the discussion of Vorspiel 2014 will start, and one of the ideas on
>>>> the table is to have a part of the conference of transmediale dedicated
>>>> to the resource network.
>>>>
>>>> The final part of the evening was used to gather ideas on what the
>>>> network could do in the future.
>>>>
>>>> Some mentioned that it would be great to have a link-list with resources
>>>> that members could share and that the community should develop a spirit
>>>> of solidarity, also working on joint projects and develop conceptual
>>>> co-operations – i.e. 3-4 spaces working on a special issue, and publish
>>>> the work and articles in an E-Magazine, i.e on the TBA and/or reSource
>>>> site.
>>>>
>>>> As regards becoming more visible as a network in Berlin, the members
>>>> could print a QR code onto their flyers or promotional material that
>>>> referred to the events page of TBA and/or resource. Other ideas revolved
>>>> around promoting the spaces and their events as a printed flyer (index
>>>> type), or spraying the QR code in the public space. Also, the idea was
>>>> put forward to develop an online booklet once a year that featured the
>>>> different spaces and their programs as well as the outlook for the
>>>> coming year, so that other spaces, curators, artists and the interested
>>>> public can inform themselves in advance and get involved over the year
>>>> with the individual spaces and curators.
>>>>
>>>> Tatiana mentioned that a PhD student working on Psycho-Geography will
>>>> start his work on the 26.April and will develop a sound based project
>>>> connecting the network in the city space.
>>>>
>>>> There was also the idea of starting to work with other institutions,
>>>> such as universities, for the development of joint projects. Some
>>>> mentioned that it would be desirable to build alliances with local
>>>> structures, start reaching out to other existing networks and activists
>>>> such as ‘Stadt neu denken’, the network of berlin art project spaces,
>>>> ‘haben und brauchen’ - and also to promote the genre of media art /
>>>> technology based art beyond the museum.
>>>>
>>>> The point came up that it would be important to start thinking of
>>>> developing a joing voice that was able to articulate member’s needs and
>>>> requirements vis-à-vis the political and administrative levels. Ideas
>>>> were put on the table to give the network a legal identity in form of an
>>>> association (e.V.) that can also plan projects and apply for funding
>>>> from Berlin, the federal structures and the EU. Claudia mentioned having
>>>> experience in that field.
>>>>
>>>> These ideas should now be posted on the forums to be discussed in future
>>>> meetings and developed by members who have the time, resources, and
>>>> capabilities.
>>>>
>>>> Art Claims Impulse would like to thank everybody for attending and for
>>>> this fruitful exchange.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Tatiana Bazzichelli // programme curator
>>> reSource transmedial culture berlin //
>>> http://www.transmediale.de/resource
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>>> 29.01 – 03.02, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin //
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>>
>> Jasmin Theresa Grimm
>> -------------------------
>>
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-- 
Tatiana Bazzichelli // programme curator
reSource transmedial culture berlin // http://www.transmediale.de/resource
transmediale festival // http://www.transmediale.de
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transmediale | festival for art and digital culture berlin
Klosterstr. 68 10179 Berlin, Germany | fon +49 30 24749 761 | fax +49 30 
24749 763
Kulturprojekte Berlin GmbH
Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender Volker Heller | Geschäftsführer Moritz van Dülmen