Jan van Nuenen, Physics Distorter 1.1, 2009
Friday 8 May 9:30 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. special opening at 10:15 p.m.
Saturday 9 May 9:30 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.
Location: NIMK façade
Jan van Nuenen has adapted his latest interactive installation, Physics Distorter 1.1, to the architecture of the NIMK premises on the Keizersgracht especially for our 30th anniversary. Programmed in open source software, he has produced a real time computer simulation of 1000 Power Balls bouncing around on the walls of the building. With a wireless globe visitors can influence the force of gravity, so that the balls can not only fall downward, but also upward, or to the side.
Van Nuenen not only makes experimental animations and video installations, but also electronic music. His films often include collages of found images and video material that he samples, cuts up, combines and edits in the computer with the assistance of various kinds of animation software. www.janvannuenen.com
Silver & True,
Flirtman, 2009
A computer game in reality
Friday 8 May 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Location: Trouw Building, Amsterdam
Saturday 9 May Noon – 2:00 p.m., 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., 8.15 – 9:00 p.m.
Sunday 10 May Noon – 2:00 p.m., 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Location: NIMK building and vicinity
A ‘real’ avatar* visits the NIMK. He is anonymous and does not stand out in the crowd. What sets him apart is his connection with the mobile network. By using the Flirtman gsm you can send different commands to the avatar. With these you can direct him and control his actions. As the avatar receives the commands he carries them out in a natural manner. Then a surrealistic game in public space begins . Flirtman poses questions about simulation in our everyday lives and tries to make the simulation that is so characteristic of computer games a reality. http://silver.avu.cz/someevilisgood/
*An avatar is an icon that you can control, which represents a person in an computer game.
