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Public Screen - Call for Artists |
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In the need to address the concept of “heterotopias” under today’s terms within contemporary societies, the Public Screen project attempts to redefine the relationship between contemporary art and the public-urban space. Does contemporary art presuppose particular codes of communication and access? Does it constitute an heterotopia which is limited to the restricted space of museums and galleries? Is it possible for a creative dialogue to emerge between the work of art that is presented in a public screen and the resident/visitor/wayfarer of a modern metropolis to be produced? How can the terms of such an encounter be modified when the work of art has lost its initial physical form and exists as a representation, depiction, notion, or a reminder? In the modern globalized market, the manner in which works of art are produced and distributed has certainly changed, nevertheless, it has never stopped being a process of an economic nature in which the artists and the consumers have diverse potentials of access. The introduction of the work of art into a public space redefines the terms of communion between the artist, the work of art and the audience. In an era in which the image is the primary means of communication and transmission of ideas, the Public Screen project provides the artists from all around the world the chance to present their work to a wide range of social groups, in addition to the limited number of museum and gallery visitors.
The Public Screen program originates from and ends up in a specific area – in Thessaloniki – in the framework of an international event -of the first Biennale of Thessaloniki- with the intention of bringing together and presenting works of art, in selected, outdoor spaces throughout the city, which utilize the mediums of photography or video.
The invitation to those who are interested to participate, does not have a specific thematic limitation. The locations which are defined by Foucault as heterotopias have the potential to function as a thematic inspiration, without taking away each artist’s personal interpretation/statement of heterotopias. In the text titled “Des Espaces Autres-Heterotopies” Michel Foucault identifies heterotopias as real places as opposed to utopias that constitute locations without an actual place, an ideal version of society or a reversal of actual places. The heterotopias are functional places, within the societies, with explicit, established principles as well as rules for access and transit. As examples of such spaces, the author uses cemeteries, psychiatric institutions, prisons, nursing homes, gardens, museums, libraries, record offices, as well as festivals, Turkish baths, cinemas, brothels, colonies and ships; according to the author, the later ones are considered as the major aspects of heterotopias. Heterotopias are associated with the concept of time in complicated ways. In certain cases, such as in museums and libraries, time is accumulated endlessly, while in festivals, time has a recursive appearance.
Using the Internet, the Public Screen program appeals to the universal artistic community.
The invitation to those who are interested in participating in the event will be posted on the Biennale’s web site in Greek and in English at the. It will also appear on international network hubs. The proposals must be submited through mail until the 30th of May 2007. You may send photographs through email.
Terms of Participation
Each artist can participate in the project with a video work (maximum duration 5’ - without sound) or with a series of photos (maximum of 10). Curator Syrago Tsiara will select the works that are going to be presented.
Contact – Proposal Submission:
State Museum Of Contemporary Art
21 Kolokotroni Str.
Moni Lazariston
56430 Thessaloniki
Greece
For the Public Screen
Curator: Syrago Tsiara
Tel +2310 – 589140, 589155
Fax +2310 – 600123
Ε-mail for Photo Submission: publicscreen@cact.gr
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Submission Deadline: May 30th, 2007
The works are going to be presented in September of 2007. The screens will be placed at Moni Lazariston, the Port and the Thessaloniki airport. Possible additional exhibition spaces, such as squares, university campuses, malls and public transportation means, are being examined and will be announced.
After the end of the Biennale all of the participants will receive the event’s catalogue by mail. The organizers of this project are not obliged to return the material that will not be selected for the project.
Each of the portfolios must include the following material:
-One piece (for video works) or several pieces (up to 10 photos) in digital form, in two copies. For technical requirements see appendix.
-Name, surname, address, telephone number, fax (if applicable), email address
-Title of the work
-Short description of the work (up to 100 words)
-Short biographical note (up to 150 words) which should include place and date of birth, education, group or solo exhibitions, prefered medium.
-An authorization, signed by the artist and written as follows: 1. I grant the State Museum of Contemporary Art and the Center of Contemporary Art of Thessaloniki the right of projection, publication and reproduction of my work in digital or printed form with the intention of presenting contemporary art in various libraries, museums, galleries and educational institutions of Greece and abroad as well.
2. My portfolio of participation will remain in the archives of the State Museum of Contemporary Art.
After the completion of the program a catalogue will be published and distributed in printed or digital form to all the participants of the Public Screen program. The State Museum of Contemporary Art will arrange for the distribution of the catalogue in Greece and abroad. Technical Requirements
1. For Video Works
Digital carriers: CD, DVD, miniDV, DV-CAM, S-VHS, VHS, 8mm, Hi8, Digi-8 (lower quality)Systems: for best quality PAL 25 frames per second or NTSC 29.97 frames per second (all will be converted to PAL).Description: · PAL 4:3Frame size: 720h, 576vPixel aspect ratio: D1/DV PAL (1,067)48 or 32 KHZ
· PAL 16:9Frame size: 720h, 576vPixel aspect ratio: D1/DV PAL Widescreen 16:9 (1,422)48 or 32 KHZ
· NTSC 4:3Frame size: 720h, 480vPixel aspect ratio: D1/DV NTSC (0,9)48 or 32 KHZ
· NTSC 16:9Frame size: 720h, 480vPixel aspect ratio: D1/DV NTSC Widescreen 16:9 (1,200)48 or 32 KHZ
· SD or HDV accepted Accepted file format: · Uncompressed
· Mpeg2
· Microsoft avi, codec avi DV for best quality, or in any codec you want, should be included in your package. Please prefer popular codec with standard frame per second and pixel aspect ratio.
· Quick Time, same as Microsoft avi Note: please choose codec DV for best quality, in all other formats unaccepted errors or artifacts may occur. 2. For Photographs
Image files
Your images should have the maximum characteristics:
Width:2500pixels X Height 1800pixels (approximately)Resolution=300pixels/inch
Color Mode=RGB 8bit/channel
Pixel Aspect Ratio: Square
The image format should be:
Tiff (for maximum quality) or JPEG (compressed)Please do not convert JPEG files into Tiff format (there are no quality benefits because although the file size increases there isn’t any image quality improvement). |
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