<nettime-ann> PLANETART presents GOGBOT 2010; Singularity: Multimedial art of the future in the present.

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From September 9th to 12th The city centre of Enschede will once again 
be dominated by the annual art, music and technology festival GOGBOT, 
presented by PLANETART. Technological and scientific advances are 
accelerating and will - within a few decades - culminate in the demise 
of the biological man; a theme that is also referred to as Singularity. 
At GOGBOT 2010 you will for four days full of multimedia, music, 
interactive installations, nanotech, film, artificial intelligence and 
the Beauty Salon of the Future be immersed in a world in which humanity 
has been relegated to the status of pet by ever more intelligent 
machines, as: The Singularity is Near, Resistance is Futile. GOGBOT 2010 
Festival is held free of charge at more than ten locations across 
Enschede, except for the evening program at Atak.

THE FUTURE

Machines that take over the world, humanity as the pet of ever smarter 
artificial intelligences… For some a dystopic scenario of doom, for 
others the hopeful dawn of a new futurist era. Singularity and 
transhumanist futurism have long dominated the literary Science Fiction 
genre. A lot of visual and performance artist also choose this theme in 
their works. GOGBOT 2010 Festival presents a plethora of international 
artists in the primarily free art program at various locations in the 
city centre of Enschede, with the Oude Markt (Old Market) as the 
spectacular heart of the festival.

THE PRESENT

Futurist art looks forwards, into the unknown, and draws its inspiration 
out of what may yet transpire. However that same futurist art is made in 
the present, uses existing techniques and forces the limits of current 
technology and concepts to breaking point and beyond. CREW uses the 
latest advances in immersive technology and omnidirectional video to 
literaly allow visitors to experience the world through the eyes of 
another, and exchange both visions. This interactive and exciting live 
experiences powerfully combines current technology and future experience 
as performed by the visiors themselves.

Studio Roosegaarde is present with a number of interactive 
installations, including Liquid Space 6.1, and the Intimacy project with 
‘wearable technology’ in collaboration with fashion designer Maartje 
Dijkstra. Carsten (Alvo Noto) Nicolai moves in the multimedial space 
between sound art, video art and physical sciences with both his 
installations and his live concerts. During GOGBOT 2010 the celebrated 
media artist and manager of the famous Raster Noton record label 
presents his installation 334m/s, the visualization of the speed of 
cound, and live his impressive synergy of sound and image.

In Angelo Vermeulen’s hands bacteria get to act on data and video 
material; they actively corrupt the output flow of his work. In their 
intriguing 3D-animation, Broersen & Lukacs demonstrate how painfully 
thin the dividing line is between media idol and media monster. Of 
course these are just a handful of examples of the wide range of art an 
performance at the GOGBOT 2010 Festival. For the latest additions and 
the full program, see www.gogbot.nl

TRANSHUMANISM

Natasha Vita-More deserves a special mention as the first female 
proponent of transhumanism, and one of its most famous philosophers. Her 
work, both theoretical and visual, bears witness to the desire to 
transcend all human limitations, using biotech, nanotech, robotics, IT, 
AI, psychology and extreme forms of life extension. Reason, science and 
technology converge in this approach to attain her goal. Vita-More has 
exhibitions and will read a lecture on her fascinating but also extreme 
views on transhumanism during the GOGBOT 2010 Festival lecture series.

DANCE

When the machines come to power and resistance is futile, you surrender 
to your machine rhythm and let yourself be swept along to pounding 
beats. The difference between day and night becomes vague in a world 
where the distinction between reality and virtual reality grows ever 
more diffuse. The thump in the background becomes a new call to action; 
the bell ringing in a near future.

Cease all resistance, take off the armor of your defense and give in to 
the beat.

Dance you will, swept along by the fierce and merciless hand of the 
machine hammer.

Dance enthusiasts will be more than satisfied by the GOGBOT 2010 
Festival. The festival presents an eclectic and futuristic program.

On the opening night, Daft Punk-coproducer Etienne de Crecy’s robotic 
electro will emanate from the fabulous The Cube construction by 1024 
Architecture. Deeper into the night, the Utrecht 030303 collective will 
host an proper acid rave.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aEyRHRBnCA

Electronics with a glitch, hiphop and dubstep with a scratch, always 
surprising and astonishingly innovative; that is what Dorian Concept is 
good for. Together with Loops Haunt (cf: The Gaslamp Killer, Flying 
Lotus) he will bring the house down at the GOGBOT 2010 Festival on 
Friday evening. Deeper, deeper, deepest you will dive into the dubstep 
basses on Saturday with leading lights Benga and Eprom. You want it 
rougher? Sickboy and Ladyscraper will whip it into you; experimetalism 
is represented by Alva Noto and Atom TM. And the GOGBOT 2010 gives up 
and coming underground avant-garde a stage with shows by for example 
Rioteer, Unyx and 2Junxion.

MORE

With a day program filled with exhibitions, interactive installations 
and surprising performance art, and of course free concerts on the Oude 
Markt (Old Market) in the evenings, the city centre of Enschede will be 
dominated by the GOGBOT 2010 Festival for four days. In other words: the 
festival is more, much more than just a few nights of dance, dance and 
more dance. For those who can survive the dawn, there is more than 
enough to experience and discover.

http://www.gogbot.nl

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