[H&R] Fwd: PRESS RELEASE: Virtuelle Mauer / ReConstructing the Wall

[Joseph Gray]

Another excellent work to be shown at 911.  though the phrase "Virtual  
Reality" seems so quaint these days!

Happy Saturday,
-Joe




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> From: "911 Seattle Media Arts Center" <mediaphile at 911media.org>
> Date: October 17, 2008 8:38:23 PM PDT
> To: josephgray at grauwald.com
> Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Virtuelle Mauer / ReConstructing the Wall
>
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> PRESS RELEASE
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> 402 Ninth Avenue North
> Seattle, WA 98109-4708
> www.911media.org
> Kill date: January 20, 2009
> Conact: Rob Hyman
> Phone: (206) 682-6552 ext. 13
> rob at 911media.org
>
>
> Title:
>
> Virtuelle Mauer / ReConstructing the Wall opens at 911 Seattle Media  
> Arts Center
>
> Media
>
> Virtual reality installation
>
> Artists:
>
> T+T (Tamiko Thiel and Teresa Reuter)
>
> Exhibition Dates:
>
> November 7th, 2008 - Janurary 20th, 2009
>
> Exhibition Hours:
>
> Tuesday through Saturday 12:00 noon- 6:00 p.m.
>
> Opening Events
>
> Opening Reception: Friday November 7th,  6 - 10pm
> Opening Lecture: David Milam of Simon Frasier University, Friday Nov  
> 7th, 7pm
> Artist Talk: Tamiko Thiel, Thursday November 13th, 8pm
>
> Location:
>
> 911 Seattle Media Arts Center, 402 9th Ave N (at Harrison), Seattle,  
> WA 98109
>
> Seattle WA - For decades the Berlin Wall was a symbol of repression  
> and of the division of Germany, Europe, and indeed the entire world  
> into two opposing political systems. On November 9, 1989, the Berlin  
> Wall fell, signaling the end of the Cold War. Starting next month at  
> 911 Seattle Media Arts Center, Germany-based artists T+T (Tamiko  
> Thiel and Teresa Reuter) will present Virtuelle Mauer/ReConstructing  
> the Wall, a virtual reality (VR) installation that allows visitors  
> to explore a larger-than-life reconstruction of this iconic structure.
>
> T+T's 3D computer graphics simulation weaves in archival sound,  
> image, and video, including records from 	the former East German  
> Secret Service (Stasi). Users navigate through the digital landscape  
> using a simple video game joystick, experiencing dramatic episodes  
> that develop into a surreal, movie-like dream. Going far beyond pure  
> documentation, the simulation creates unique narratives for each  
> user, depending on the paths they take through both space and time.  
> The mission: to experience the trials of a normal Berlin 	resident  
> who must live day in and day out with the presence of the Wall.
>
> The show is co-presented with the American Institute of Architects -  
> Seattle, and curated by Misha Neininger, Executive Director of 911  
> Seattle Media Arts Center. This will be the US premier of Virtuelle  
> Mauer/ReConstructing the Wall, following its spectacular opening run  
> at Berlin's Museum für Kommunikation.
>
> David Milam of Simon Frasier University in British Columbia will  
> speak at the opening party on Friday, November 7th, 7pm about the  
> user experience in interactive spaces, with opening remarks by  
> Tamiko Thiel.
>
> Tamiko Thiel will deliver an in-depth artist talk on the piece at  
> 911 Seattle Media Arts Center on Thursday, November 13, 8pm.
>
> CONTACT: Rob Hyman, Communications, (206) 682-6552 x13, rob at 911media.org
> Press kits and high-resolution images available on request.
>
>
> About the Artists
>
> Tamiko Thiel is a Seattle-born VR (virtual reality) artist based in  
> Munich, internationally known for her use of 	VR technology to  
> create socially critical artworks. In 2007, she showed her VR piece  
> The Travels of Mariko Horo at 911 Media Arts Center in association  
> with the Seattle Art Museum's Japan Discovers the West exhibition.
>
> Teresa Reuter is a Berlin architect and 3D artist with metroGap- 
> Association for Urban Theory and Practice, whose work is strongly  
> influenced by years of experience living with the Wall and dealing  
> with the urban development of Berlin since the fall of the Wall.
>
>
> Location
>
> 911 Seattle Media Arts Center is located at 402 9th Avenue North in  
> South Lake Union (at Harrison). Call (206) 682-6552 for directions  
> or visit us on the web at www.911Media.org
>
>
> Links
>
> 911 Seattle Media Arts Center
> http://www.911Media.org
>
> Virtuelle Mauer / ReConstructing the Wall
> www.virtuelle-mauer-berlin.de/
>
> American Institute of Architects - Seattle
> www.aiaseattle.org
>
>
> About 911 Seattle Media Arts Center
>
> For over 20 years, 911 Seattle Media Arts Center has been the  
> region's premiere resource and venue for alternative media. Emerging  
> from Seattle's seminal artists space and/or gallery in 1984, 911's  
> mission of supporting independent digital media artists in the  
> creation and exhibition of their work is now more essential than  
> ever. To accomplish its mission, 911 Seattle Media Arts Center  
> provides: education and training; affordable access to tools and  
> facilities for media production; connection to a supportive peer  
> community of media makers; and direct support to individual digital  
> media artists through residencies and exhibitions. www.911media.org
>
>
> Images
>
>
>   Lookout platform with graffiti: Still from Virtuelle Mauer /  
> ReConstructing the Wall.
>
>
>
> View of the Wall in the 1970s: Still from Virtuelle Mauer /  
> ReConstructing the Wall.
>
>
>
> View of the Wall in the 1980s: Still from Virtuelle Mauer /  
> ReConstructing the Wall.
>
>
>
> T+T: Tamiko Thiel (left) and Teresa Reuter.
>
> 911 Media Arts Center | 402 9th Ave North | Seattle, WA 98109
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