We would like to invite you to a very special pre-AV Festival 08 talk with artist Marko Peljhan
AV Festival 08's featured artist Marko Peljhan will be making a visit to the region and will be giving a special talk about his radio related projects and his involvement in AV Festival 08.
Marko will be giving an talk and a question and answer session at Waygood @ Harkers, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne on Thursday 22 November from 7pm.
Slovenian artist Marko works with telecommunications technology, contemporary architecture and sustainable energy. An artist of unparalleled ambition, Peljhan has worked with the Russian Space Programme, and plans to launch his own telecommunications satellite. After building the art-science laboratory, Makrolab, which has been installed in inhospitable and remote locations around the world, Peljhan is currently working on laboratories for the most challenging environments on earth - Antarctica and the Arctic circle. Peljhan featured at the world's most prestigious electronic art festival, Ars Electronica this year, and will be performing at AV Festival 08 between 28 February - 8 March 2008. His talk will focus on his use of radio within his practice.
As part of his involvement with AV Festival 08 Marko will be working Waygood's newly formed Amateur Radio Club (see their blog for more information on their activities)
Thursday 22 November
7-7.30 Refreshments
7.30-8.30 Marko Peljhan Talk - Question & Answer session
Please RSVP liping@waygood.org stating Marko's talk in the email header
If you want to know more about Waygood take a look at www.waygood.org
Waygood @ Harkers, 548 - 560 Shields Road, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 2UT. The nearest metro is Chillingham Road, exit via Depot Road towards Walkergate. For directions take a look
If you want to know more about AV Festival take a look at www.avfestival.co.uk
The full programme for AV Festival 08 will be announced in January 2008, but you can sign up for regular updates here.
AV Festival 08 is organised by Audio Visual Arts North East, an independent charitable company. AV Festival 08 forms part of NewcastleGateshead’s world-class festivals and events programme managed by culture10, based at NewcastleGateshead Initiative.
AV Festival 08 is supported by Arts Council England, North East, Newcastle City Council, Gateshead Council, ONE NorthEast, Middlesbrough Council, Sunderland City Council, Tyneside Cinema, Northern Film & Media, UK Film Council.