First published on 6 Dec 2011. Updated on 5 Jan 2012.
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Artist Talk
Sat 17 Dec, 2-3pm
Hear artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer in his only free Sydney talk as he discusses the ideas and processes behind his works in Recorders.
Free, MCA, 140 George St, The Rocks
Augmented Reality, Echoes From The Past, Autopoiesis
Sat 14 Jan, 2-3pm
Lozano-Hemmer’s creative works are much more than just fun. Join Lucy Moore, MCA’s curatorial assistant, as she discusses the artist’s interest in using technology to create connective, critical or poetic experiences.
Free, MCA, 140 George St, The Rocks
Behind The Wires
Sat 21 Jan, 2-3pm
How many people does it take to install 100 light bulbs? Discover the logistical and technical challenges within Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s artworks with Mark Brown, MCA audio visual coordinator and artist.
Free, MCA, 140 George St, The Rocks
Playful Interactivity
Sat 28 Jan, 2-3pm
Explore the interactive technology behind Lozano-Hemmer’s artworks, including how video footage of you (and almost 800 other people) is used to create a person’s silhouette, with Dr Keir Winesmith, MCA’s Manager of Digital Media.
Free, MCA, 140 George St, The Rocks
Surveillance As Art Form
Sat 11 Feb, 2-3pm
Join Dr Gavin JD Smith, Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy and Convenor of The Surveillance and Everyday Life Research Group, as he discusses the social and political contribution of Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s Recorders exhibition and its relationship with contemporary theoretical articulations of surveillance.
Free, MCA, 140 George St, The Rocks
Photo: Close-Up Shadow Box 3 2010 high resolution interactive display with built-in computerised surveillance system 80 x 104.5 x 12 cm. Photo: Peter Mallet
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