Presentation

The presence of artists developing their work on site while in residence in the various centres will be complemented by the organisation of a “virtual workshop” led and co-ordinated by Lluís Sabadell Artiga, allowing anybody interested in the project to participate on an “expanded” basis by using the various communication tools available online.

Objective

To develop a collective artwork via the Internet. The work will be presented at the exhibition scheduled for 2010.

Format

As in the case of the project with on-site participants, this project is divided into two parts: the scientific seminar and the virtual residence.

The scientific seminar will consist of reading and online viewing of the lectures given from 14 to 17 October 2009, including virtual sessions with the presence of the participating scientists. You can consult the programme of the scientific seminar here.

The virtual residence will take place via weekly meetings on a collaborative web (ning) and virtual meetings using chat and Skype.

Technical requirements

In order to participate, you will need a computer with a broad-band connection to the Internet, with a microphone, loudspeakers and preferably (but not indispensably) a webcam.

Target demographic

This virtual workshop is aimed at anybody who, regardless of their occupation, wants to become involved in a shared online creative process revolving around art and ecology, within the framework of the project PYRENEES: ART AND ECOLOGY IN THE 21st CENTURY. People from all disciplines are encouraged to participate, in order to cross-fertilise knowledge and produce a multi-disciplinary collaboration: artists, architects, designers, scientists, philosophers, naturalists, historians, farmers…

Duration: 1 month

Hours required (approx.):

Scientific seminar – 15 hours

Virtual residence – 7 hours per week

Dates: 14 September to 15 October 2009

Languages: Depending on the needs and circumstances of the inscribed participants, the language used will be Catalan, Spanish and English.

Number of places: 15

Inscriptions: Free inscription.

You can inscribe by sending an e-mail to artinatura@farreracan.cat under the heading: “Inscription online workshop Pyrenees: Art and ecology in the 21st century” with the following information:

—Name and surnames

-Age

-Nationality

-Country of residence

-Profession/Studies

-Language(s) in which you can read, write and/or talk

-E-mail address

-A brief text explaining your reasons for participating in this virtual workshop and what you expect from it.

-A brief text explaining what’s your last work or images of recent production.

Selection of the participants: If necessary, the participants will be chosen via a selection process. The selection of the candidates will be announced before 10 September.

Schedule:

7 September – Closing date for inscriptions

10 September – Notification of the selected participants

10-14 September – Reading prior to the Scientific Seminar

14-17 September – Scientific Seminar

17 September to 15 October – Virtual workshop

You can download the documents by going to the above link and clicking on