CODE Live

CODE Live explores personal interactions with art, physical responses to art, and ways art challenges us to become part of it. The theme of bridging aims to reflect this world - looking at these interactions through the multiplicity of disciplines that have merged with new technologies, culture and the environment.

Hot new projects include:

• Chromeo and Team Canada DJs
• Hard Rubber: Drum and Light Festival
• Jamming the Networks: Cross-Country Performance
• Kid Koala: Short Attention Span Audio Theatre
• Mike Relm and Addictive TV

Code Live is an 18-day, landmark event with visual art exhibitions, music and performances fuelled by digital technology and audience involvement. It begins February 4 and runs through February 21:

EmilyCarr University of Art and Design: : A perfect location for family-excursion-style arts experiences. Think science centre dates arts fest. Projects include: 

• We Are Stardust (George LeGrady, Canada/United States): A two-screen projection installation that juxtaposes deep space as captured by a NASA telescope and the viewer’s location in the gallery via an infrared camera.
• Electromode:  An exploration of electronic fashion focusing on Canada’s pioneer designers in the field. Using microcomputers, sensors and other responsive material, Electromode allows audiences to interact with clothing in a whole new way.
• Glisten/Hive (Julie Andreyev, BC): Use mobile phones to engage in a worldwide discussion about our modern relationships with animals. Designed to mimic the patterns of a beehive, it creates a swarm of ideas about our fascination with furry critters the world over.

 The Great Northern Way Campus: Its size and location make it the perfect destination for expansive installations, late-night concerts and dance experiences. Projects include:

• Paparazzi Bots (Ken Rinaldo, United States): Camera-carrying robots give the audience 15 minutes of fame.
• Vested (Don Ritter, Alberta/Berlin): Put on a very special vest and take an architectural world tour.
• Dune 4.0 (Studio Roosegaarde, Netherlands): Walk through a pathway of LED lights that react to your every move.
• Eco-Art (Brendan Wypich, Ontario): An artwork creates a symbiotic relationship between a fully automated greenhouse and the single orchid it houses. Co-presentation with the Canadian Film Centre.

This is an unprecedented opportunity for you to be a part of a landmark celebration that explores digital creativity.

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