Center for Experimental Media Arts at Srishti announces opportunities for artists, technologists, scientists to participate in an investigative project run by Ewen Chardonney with his team from the Spectral Investigations Collective. Ewen Chardronnet is an author, artist and curator based in Paris. In the past years Ewen has been active with projects focusing on information systems and tactical media, and engaged in various collaborative works such as the Association of Autonomous Astronauts, Makrolab, Acoustic Space Lab and World-Information.Org. He's currently curator for the Digital City festival in the Paris' region, Futur(s) en Seine. The other artists working along with Ewen Chardronnet are Benjamin Cadon, Hélène Chaudeau, Loreto Martinez Troncoso, Maxence Layet,Florence Guery

MeTaMap web application is proposing a digital map where every registered person can geo-localise multimedia contributions in order to deliver his or her perception of the area. Users can then take a tour across this map, visit and experience a city through the eyes and ears of other people.

The workshop proposes to create a series of « subjective cartographies » of Bangalore, questioning the influence of the urban electromagnetic environment on our behaviours and sensations. The participants will make visible the electromagnetic environment linked to human activity (electricity, GSM, wifi, etc.) and collect visible symbolic signs throughout the city reflecting traditional and modern visions of electromagnetic flows.The collected contents (through sensors, tracking and audiovisual tools) will then be uploaded on the MetaMap, offering new forms of narratives on the city of Bangalore.

The project will run from November 19th to December 5th, 2009. The results of the workshop will be presented at the Bangalore Alliance Francaise from Dec 5 – 9, 2009.

Deadline: November 1, 2009.

Criterions for participation: This is an open workshop for anyone interested in art and technology with a particular interest in Cartography and Mapping.

Fees: Rs. 12000/- (Shared accommodation and transport will be included in the fees)

Equipments: Laptop with Wireless card, Still Camera and a Mobilephone (Desirable) G.P.S device, Microphone + Headphone + Sound Recorder (Minidisc), Video Camera