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🌿 Stormy Thursday x Rob La Frenais: The Art of Slow Travel 🌿

In a world reshaped by climate collapse, artists are speculating: How do we move? How do we resist the relentless rush of time and reclaim the journey itself? 🌍✨

This Thursday, September 26th, we gather to explore Slow Travel as an act of defiance—a way to reconnect with the land, move with purpose, and envision new futures. Is Slow Travel the answer?

Join us as Rob La Frenais guides us through this exploration, inviting us to reflect on our relationship with movement and the possibilities that lie ahead.

🗓️ Date: Thursday 26th of September
🕔 From 17:00: Open doors for all curious minds to share ideas, explore open source art & tech, and work on projects with like-minded people.
🕖 From 19:00: Join Artist Rob La Frenais as he takes us on a journey through his latest exploration of Slow Travel

Join Stormy Thursdays 26th September 17:00 – 21:00

Rob La Frenais: Informal, free talk on the concept of slow travel.

About the artist:
Rob La Frenais (www.roblafrenais.info) has returned to artistic practice after working for 38 years as a contemporary art curator and 45 years as a writer (he founded Performance Magazine in 1979, which continues to this day as Performance Magazine Live and was curator of The Arts Catalyst from 1997-2014). He has roots in the video and performance practice of the 70's. He combines his interest in the sport of rowing and art with his performance 'Close To The Water' done at New Performance Turku, Finland, Art Meets Radical Openness, Linz, Austria, Piksel, Bergen, Norway, and finally in 2022 at Artbomb Doncaster. His most recent project is the 'Let The Birds Have The Skies'with composer/pianist Lola Perrin, a mobile performance connecting climate with sustainable travel done on 6500 kilometres of railway lines in Europe and presented in 2023 at Gare Maritime in Brussels. He lives and works in SW France.

Stormy Thursdays X Rob La Frenais
Studio 207, Strandgaten 207
Thursday 26th september
17:00- 21:00

We are excited to welcome curator and performance artist Rob La Frenais to Piksel Studio during his stay in Bergen. On September 26th, during our Stormy Thursday event, Rob will host an informal, free talk on the concept of slow travel.

Rob La Frenais, a writer and curator for over 40 years, has returned to artistic practice. He founded Performance Magazine in 1979 and was curator of The Arts Catalyst (1997-2014).

For Stormy Thursdays, he will discuss his recent slow-travel journey, part of Rewilding Cultures, retracing his 2019 route between France and Finland, focusing on changes since the pandemic and the effects of climate change. He will also screen the Let The Birds Have The Skies video.

You can read his original article on slow travel, commissioned by the Kone Foundation, here: https://koneensaatio.fi/en/stories/slow-travel-a-privilege-not-a-sacrifice/

Join Stormy Thursday 26th September 17:00 – 21:00 to listen in on Robs thoughts.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at Piksel for Kulturnatt yesterday! Within the "Stormy Fridays" open workshop, we were thrilled to present the latest Ars Electronica Festival projects and to share Piksel's participation in STWST 48x10. With so many interesting cultural events happening across Bergen, we’re grateful for your presence. Big thanks to Kulturnatt for including us in this year’s program!

Bergen

Gisle Froysland



Stwst Stadtwerkstatt

Exciting news! The Piksel project Inclusive Digital Laboratory for Experimental Art (IDLE) will be featured at the Annual 48 Hours Showcase Extravaganza in Stadtwerkstatt, as part of STWST 48×10 NOPE. Join us in Linz from September 6th to 8th, 2024, for an immersive experience in digital art and experimentation.

📅 Dates:
Start: Friday, September 6th, 18:00
End: Sunday, September 8th, 18:00
📍 Location: Stadtwerkstatt Linz

STWST48x10 - NOPE The 10th edition of Stadtwerkstatt's 48-hour nonstop program.

Friendly Reminder: Open Call for Projects!
Piksel24 | November 21-23, 2024 | Bergen, Norway

There's still time to submit your projects for the 22nd edition of the Piksel Festival!

Artists are welcome to submit projects for installations, audiovisual performances, presentations, workshops and PikselSavers by the September 1st deadline.

In line with our green strategy, Piksel encourages installations that can be built locally in Bergen.

Additionally we welcome projects that explore our virtual gallery, IDLE - https://idle.piksel.no/

Based on Hydra and Strudel live coding principles, IDLE seamlessly integrates artists' creations with physical space projections, offering a rich, collaborative auditory and visual experience.

Apply at https://pretalx.com/piksel24/ by September 1st, 2024.

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The Storm has moved to Fridays in August.
Piksel is continuing our 'Stormy Thursdays' concept, now shifting it to Fridays!

This open workshop function as a a space where artists and open-source enthusiasts can engage in independent work, collaborative thinking, and sharing of ideas and progress.

Our next stormy gathering is already tomorrow!
Friday 16th August
15:00 - 18:00

See you at Studio 207, Strandgaten 207, Bergen

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📣 Friendly Reminder: Open Call for Projects! 📣

Piksel24 | November 21-23, 2024 | Bergen, Norway

Piksel is excited to announce the call for innovative online and physical projects for the 22nd edition of the Piksel Festival!

We're especially interested in projects that explore our virtual gallery, IDLE. https://idle.piksel.no/.

If you're a 3D artist, live coder, or inspired by experimental digital art, we would love to hear your ideas.

Learn more and apply at https://pretalx.com/piksel24/ by September 1st, 2024.

Piksel24
November 21-23 2024
Bergen, Norway

Dear friends,

We are excited to announce the call for projects for the 22nd edition of the Piksel Festival!

https://piksel.no/2024/07/10/piksel-festival-2024

To Bergen-based musicians, artists, programmers, and VR pros—come explore the world of Virtual Instruments!

Date: June 20th
Time: 15:00-18:00
Where: Studio 207, Strandgaten 207, Bergen
Signup: Email Piksel24(at)piksel(dot)no

As a result of discussions held a year ago, the Inclusive Digital Laboratory for Experimental Art (IDLE) now features exciting Virtual Instruments.

As showcased by artists Blaž Pavlica and Flor de Fuego on June 8th, these instruments enable creative artistic expressionsat a professional level.

Hosted by Piksel, this workshop aims to ignite creativity and expand the potential use of Virtual Instruments from an artistic standpoint.

Last Saturday, Blaž Pavlica and Flor de Fuego were live coding with Supercollider and Mercury, sending messages to IDLE to trigger Hydra visuals on the website they built during their November residency. 🌐✨

IDLE is an inclusive digital laboratory for experimental art, a project to prototype a virtual gallery for those who cannot access a physical gallery. Started by and and produced by , the virtual space now includes interactive visual and musical instruments synced between all virtual visitors. You can try it at idle.piksel.org. 🎨🎶

Big thanks to all who joined the performance, both at the physical studio and online!

Watch the performance on the Piksel Produksjoner YouTube channel! 📺👇
🔗 Performance Video https://youtu.be/yaSqzxRZevE?si=9TRoMxIPlu3d_cam

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“Silent Vegetal Thoughts” is open today!

Come and experience how plants communicate! 🌿✨

Featuring 12 sensors, 21 actuators, a garden with 35 plants, and an IoT system with individually addressed LED bulbs, this interconnected system allows plants to take control of the lighting in the studio!

The plants are highly sensitive to your interaction, communicating through electrical impulses and vibrations to adjust the lights. 💡🌱

Drop by and experience for your self what mood the plants adjust the lighting to.

We are open today from 12:00 to 18:00.
The exhibition runs until June 28th, from Wednesday to Sunday, 12:00 to 18:00.

To book a guided tour, send us an email or PM.
🔗 More information here: [press release & program] https://piksel.no/2024/05/14/silent-vegetal-thoughts https://piksel.no/2024/05/07/piksel-fest-spill-2024-2 https://piksel.no/2024/04/22/piksel-fest-spill-2024

📸Martin E. Koch

Artists:

Castellanos Vicente Valverde Garcia

🌿✨ "Silent Vegetal Thoughts" - a Bio-Art exhibition where the silent thoughts of plants become loud and visible. 🪴🎨

We're halfway through the exhibition period, and it's been fascinating to see visitors engage with the plants in unique ways and observe the reactions it triggers in the plants.

Whether you prefer silently observing, touching, talking, or even singing to plants, Studio 207 is alive with interaction.

“Silent Vegetal Thoughts” is open Wednesday through Sunday 12:00 – 18:00 until June 28th.
Strandgaten 207, 5055 Bergen.
Join us and see how the plants react to your presence! 🗣️🌱✨


Castellanos Vicente Valverde Garcia

🚨 Reminder 🚨Doors open at 22:00, the performance starts at 23:00 sharp 🙋🏻‍♀️

Join us tonight at 23:00 for an exciting performance from PIKSEL/BERGEN featuring Blaž Pavlica (SL) and Flor de Fuego (AR/DE)! 🎶

Watch as they take control of the IoT system through live coding with their virtual instrument on Hydra instances, all within the Inclusive Digital Laboratory for Experimental Art (IDLE).

🔴 Live Streaming on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/pikselfest

A big thank you to ICLC for making these amazing collaborations possible! 💖

If in Bergen join us at Studio 207 IRL

We can't wait to see you there! 🙌

PikselFest - Twitch Piksel is an annual festival for electronic art and free technologies in Bergen (NO) ----- https://piksel.no

Hopefully a new Live Coders generation will grow up in Bergen 🤗

Today Live Coding for Kidz hosted by Fridalen Skole, with 48 students participating and learning code and performing art together. KidZ Lab 🔥

📅 SAVE THE DATE: June 8th, 23:00-00:00 CEST

🎉 Audio Visual Performance at Studio 207! 🎉

Guest artists Blaž Pavlica (SL) and Flor de fuego (AR/DE) are in town, ready to showcase their talent.

On Saturday they will be performing using virtual instruments through Hydra live coding instances within IDLE, the Inclusive Digital Laboratory for Experimental Art at Studio 207 in Bergen.

Hydra is a live code-able video synth and coding environment that runs directly in the browser. It is free, open-source, and perfect for both beginners and experts.

The event will be a satellite production for the International Conference for Live Coding in Shanghai (ICLC) and will be streamed live on the Piksel TV Channel, (https://www.twitch.tv/pikselfest)

📅 Date: June 8th
🕚 Time: 23:00-00:00 CEST
📍 Where: Studio 207, Strandgaten 207, Bergen and Online at Piksel TV Channel (https://www.twitch.tv/pikselfest )
🎟️ Entrance: Free

Don't miss this international performance and join us for an unforgettable night of experimental art and live coding!

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🔗 More information here: [press release & program]
https://piksel.no/2024/05/07/piksel-fest-spill-2024-2
https://piksel.no/2024/04/22/piksel-fest-spill-2024
We look forward to seeing you there!

Piksel Fest Spill 2024
May 21 - June 28

This weekend, the International Conference on Live Coding (ICLC) is taking place in Shanghai, China, from May 30 to June 1, 2024. The ICLC is devoted to exploring practices and research that view the use of computer code as a performative gesture within live performances. Past editions have provided significant insights into this practice from a variety of perspectives, including technical, philosophical, educational, and political. Next Saturday, Flor de Fuego and Blaz Pavlica, very active live coders in the EU scene, will be performing at Piksel Fest Spill from 23:00 to 24:00 on June 8th. This event is part of the ICLC Shanghai Satellite Events.

https://iclc.toplap.org/2024/satellite.html

pavlica1



🔗 More information here: [press release & program]
https://piksel.no/2024/05/07/piksel-fest-spill-2024-2
https://piksel.no/2024/04/22/piksel-fest-spill-2024
We look forward to seeing you there!

Piksel Fest Spill 2024
May 21 - June 28

Hi Bergen people, just a tip for today! On your way to Nordnes park to enjoy the weather, we have a great recommendation for you! At 14:00, there will be a unique performance by Siri Austeen at Lydgalleriet, where you can enjoy her exhibition. Further down Strandgaten, the Piksel exhibition "Silent Vegetal Thoughts" is open, experience how plants are controlling the venue and how they communicate. On your way back, don't forget to check out Lampemannen.