Phase vox is an interactive installation of sound and image manipulated by natural elements. The silhouette of an individual’s face (in profile) is projected onto a loosely hanging white sheet in the gallery. The sheet is installed either outside or by open doors/windows to allow the flow and movement of air to hit the screen…
Clarence Barlow
Approximating π (2007) A Sound Installation Construction Method Point of departure: the converging series π = 4 – 4/3 + 4/5 – 4/7 + 4/9 ∙∙∙ Each convergence gets a time window of 5040 samples (double the LCM of the numbers 1 to 10), in which ten square wave partials of frequencies 8¾n Hz and…
Preliminary Program
First draft of the RAFLOST+Pikslaverk 2011 program. (subject to change) Thursday, May 5th 18:00 Festival Opening – Hafnarhúsið, Reykjavík Art Museum drinks, chats and rituals 20:00 S.L.Á.T.U.R. Performance – Grandaskáli various artist from the SLÁTUR collective Friday, May 6th 13:00 Lectures – Iceland Academy of the Arts to be announced… 18:00 Installations Anders Monrad Halldór…
Getting closer
RAFLOST+Pikslaverk 2011 is approaching. We received quite many proposals for art works in different forms and have done our best to facilitate as much as we can. The scheduled program will be released soon. The main events will be taking place in the Iceland Academy of the Arts (Sölvhólsgata 13) and the industrial space Grandaskáli…
RAFLOST 2011 – Call for participants
RAFLOST will again join up with PIKSLAVERK (a part of the Pixelache Network) to organize the 2011 version of RAFLOST. The festival will be held in various spaces in Reykjavik on the 5th – 8th of May 2011. We are calling for works of electronic art in a broad sense, be it video, sound/sonic-art, performance…
RAFLOST+Pikslaverk 2011
Next RAFLOST+Pikslaverk will be held in Reykjavik around the 5th – 8th of May 2011. It will consist mainly of performances and lectures. The RAFLOSTi international workshop will not be included in the 2011 edition, but will return in 2012 stronger than before. If you are interested in participating in RAFLOST+Pikslaverk 2011, please send mail…
RAFLOST is over
Thanks to all participants of RAFLOST 2010. It was a great experience and hope to see you again at RAFLOST 2011.
PIKSLAVERK – OPENING
The opening of Pikslaverk is on thursday the 20th of May 2010 in Hafnarhúsið (the Reykjavik Art Museum). It starts at 20:00 and includes a lecture by Pall Thayer about his Microcodes and an audiovisual performance by Servando Barreiro. Also, Goodiepal will speak about various relevant things.
Piano and Electronic Concert
Wednesday 19th, 20:00, Iceland Academy of the Arts, Sölvhóll Concert Hall, Sölvhólsgata 13 (behind the building) Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir premiers works by Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson, Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson and Jesper Pedersen. Program: Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson (IS): Sonorities I (1963) Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson (IS): Sonorities II (1968) – World premiere Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson (IS): Sonorities III (1972)…
Goodiepal Lecture
Monday 17th, 12:30-13:30, Iceland Academy of the Arts, Laugarnesvegur 91 Radical Computer Music Danish/Faroese composer, Goodiepal (Gæoudjiparl van den Dobbelsteen) will talk about various radical excursions into computer technology and media art.
FINAL PROGRAM
The Raflost+Pikslaverk festival is taking place in Reykjavik on the 14th – 22nd of May 2010. All events are free of charge. Friday 14.5, 10:00-17:00, Systematic Understanding of Music – SUM, IAA Visual Art Building Friday 14.5, 20:00-22:30, Concert – Lars Graugaard & Tímahrak, Útgerðin Saturday 15.5, 14:00-17:00, Arduino workshop – Hakkavélin, Útgerðin Saturday 15.5,…
Other Events
During the days of RAFLOST there will be other interesting things in Reykjavik as well: On tuesday the 18th there is a concert of electronic music by students of Kopavogur Computer Music Center. The concert takes place in Salurinn, Kopavogi, about 20 minute bus trip just outside of Reykjavik. [ Sorry, this concert was moved…
Eruption
As you may know, the volcanic activity is decreasing so we hope all flight transportation will be back to normal in time for RAFLOST. In the meantime, here is a live webcam from the eruption.
Preliminary Program
Pre-festival workshops: Friday the 14th of May 10:00-17:00 SUM Workshop, Iceland Academy of the Arts, Lauganesi 20:00 Concert, Tímahrak (IS) together with Lars Graugaard (DK) and Aki Asgeirsson (IS), Útgerðin, Grandagarði 16 Saturday the 15th of May 14:00-16:00 Arduino Workshop – Hakkavélin (Hackerspace Reykjavik) 20:00 Performance ***, Útgerðin, Grandagarði 16 The RAFLOSTi Workshop Monday the…
RAFLOSTi WORKSHOP
RAFLOSTI – a multimedia performance workshop as a part of the electronic art festival RAFLOST. Iceland Electronic Arts Society (Raflistafélag Íslands) in collaboration with the Iceland Academy of the Arts organizes the RAFLOSTI workshop. The RAFLOSTI workshop is open for all nationalities and is free of charge. The workshop takes place in Reykjavik on May…
Confirmed dates
The RAFLOST workshop will start on monday the 17th of May 2010 and end on saturday the 22nd of May. The application deadline for the RAFLOSTi workshop is the 21st of March 2010.