Ever heard of digital art? This genre will be presented by technical director Toni Sant in a collaborative research project entitled: “Objects Found or Lost?”, on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 August at the courtyard of MITP Theatre, St Christopher Street, Valletta at 9pm.
The collaborative work will explore the use of found objects in digital art through both a theoretical approach and live performance work. The project interrogates the value of the right to use, convert, transfer, alter or modify any sort of “found object” on the web as source material for performance.
“How do concepts surrounding the use of found objects in 20th century art (following Marcel Duchamp’s style) inform creative work with found objects in digital media arts practice? How does the creative process change when working in the found objects tradition within a digital media environment?” asks Toni Sant.
“In dealing with these questions, we pay particular attention to the difference between works that highlight the creative process and the productions created through artistic process,” explains Mr Sant.
“Objects Found or Lost?” is being held in conjunction with SUPA 2006 (Summer University of Performing Arts) and is part of the Malta Arts Festival – Summer 2006 which is organised by the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts. The Arts Festival is sponsored by HSBC Bank Malta plc, the Valletta Local Council, The Westin Dragonara Resort and Bank of Valletta plc.
The performers are Christophe Alix, Lucille Calmel, and Toni Sant in association with the University of Hull, Scarborough Campus, UK. Neill Warhurst and Saviour Zammit are the production managers.
The live encounter at MITP Theatre involves online collaborators who interact within the collaborative creative process either in real time or through contributions made to the project via the website: www.foundor lost.com
The audience will also be able to contribute “found objects” from digital media they happen to have with them, such as CDs, portable memory devices (disc on key or MP3 players etc), digital cameras and /or PDAs. The audience is encouraged to take CDs, USB drives and other similar devices with to the event.
This event contains material that may be considered unsuitable for younger audiences and other impressionable persons. Spectator discretion is advised.
Tickets are priced at Lm2 and are available from the Malta Arts Festival information stand, Freedom Square, Valletta. Opening hours are weekdays 8.30am to 1pm and 5pm to 9.30pm, and weekends from 10am to 1am and 5pm to 9.30pm.
One may also call on the Malta Arts Festival hotline 9999-0145. www.
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