242.pilots a live video improvisation ensemble
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
   
  Freitag, den 15. Februar 2002 um 20 Uhr Eintritt: 4/6 EURO
   
 

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In der Tradition musikalischer Improvisation steht die international besetzte Videokunstgruppe 242.pilots. Die Videodesigner HC Gilje aus Norwegen, Kurt Ralske aus den USA und Lukasz Lysakowski aus Polen verstehen sich als Live-Improvisationsensemble, das heißt, sie arbeiten mit ihrer selbst entwickelten Videosoftware wie Musiker mit ihren Instrumenten. 242.pilots nutzen die Basis der innovativen, wie kontroversen Softwareumgebung nato.0+55 um expressive viel-
schichtige Videoarbeiten in Echtzeit zu kreieren. Dies tun sie als Solisten, im Duo und als Trio.
In ihrem Programm Divisions werden sie dabei im zweiten Set durch einen special guest ergänzt. Zu Stationen ihrer Auftritte gehört das Amsterdamer Steim ebenso wie die Museen für Gegenwartskunst in Montreal und Los Angeles oder das Merce Cunningham Tanzstudio.

  
   
     
   
     
     
 

Teilnehmende KünstlerInnen:

242.pilots: HC Gilje [Norwegen] Kurt Ralske [USA] Lukasz Lysakowski [Polen] & Erhard Hirt [Germany]

  
   
     
 

242.pilots: a live video improvisation ensemble
Utilizing their own custom software created with the innovative and controversial nato.O+55 programming environment, 242.pilots expressively improvise rich, layered video works in real-time: as soloists, in duet, and as a trio. The performance software created by Gilje, Ralske, and Lysakowski allows video to be controlled in a fluid and expressive manner. In group improvisation, the three artists respond and interact with each other with ths intuitive subtlety found in ths best free ia, ensembles.
The end product is a complex visual conversation: a quasi-narrative exploring degrees of abstaction, mytho-poetic elements, the nature of the sign' synaesthesia, and raw retinal delight.
In Autumn 2001, 242.pilots performed at Steim in Amsterdam, at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Montreal, at Impakt Festival in Utrecht, at Off-Corso in Rotterdam and at other locations.

Some of their newer work also explores the uncharted territory of simultaneous audio/visual improvisation. Improvised audio might be used to generate video output, or improvised video might be used to generate audio.
(Or, both control mechanisms might work simultaneously, in a feedback loop of control + controlling.)
nato.O+55, "the superior expression system for mammals, is a programmers toolkit
that allows artist/programmers to create custom, personalized video software.


.... The format of 242.pilots performance:
1st half of the performance is a series of solos from Gilje, Ralske + Lysakowski.
Each pilot provides his own music, usually as part of a simultaneous audio-video improvisation.
2nd half is a trio: the video output from each pilot is layered or combined into one
seamless whole. Music for the trio section is provided live by a guest musician.
Total performance time: 1 hour 20 minutes.
This format for presentation allows the audience to absorb each pilot's distinct style,
and to compare and contrast them. Then, the component elements of the trio mix are
more easily discernable and enjoyable.

  
     
     
 

 
 

Organisation : Harald Busch for meX_intim 0012
   
   
   
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