[NetBehaviour] Like Shadows: A Celebration of Shyness (in pervasive media) for White Night Brighton, Saturday 29th October - all welcome

[Helen Sloan]

Hi Netbehaviour

A bit of promotion here, but if you can get to Brighton on Saturday there's
our project and many others that might be of interest.

Best
Helen

Dear Colleagues and Friends

It would be great if you could join us at Phoenix in Brighton for SCAN,
University of Sussex and Phoenix Brighton's contribution to the huge number
of events happening in Brighton throughout the night on Saturday 29th
October.

Please check out the full programme at: http://www.whitenightnuitblanche.com

Details of our event are below -  a curated exhibition and event in response
to the findings from a research project 'Supporting Shyness in Pervasive
Media' by the Departments of Informatics and Sociology at University of
Sussex.

Very best
Helen
Helen Sloan
Director, SCAN and Curator of Like Shadows: A Celebration of Shyness

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Like Shadows: A Celebration of Shyness
A night of exhibition, interactive installations, performance, intervention,
screening, music and contemplation
29 October 2011, 20.00 (BST) ­ 02.00 (GMT), Phoenix Brighton
10 - 14 Waterloo Road, Brighton
http://www.phoenixarts.org
 
The contemporary Œideal¹ visitor to an art event is considered to be
extrovert, visibly active and willing to participate. This extends to social
networking where we are encouraged to share our lives, take part and
interact in surveys, games and flash mobs. ŒShare or die¹ is the mantra of
the 21st Century for those with a lifestyle based on the network.  But what
about people who want to be private and to share their experiences in more
contemplative ways? Inspired by research on Shyness in Pervasive Media from
the Departments of Informatics and Sociology, University of Sussex, Like
Shadows offers the opportunity to experience and participate in events at a
range of levels to suit the visitor.  While most artworks gently encourage
participation from the audience, there will also be quiet areas for
different forms of engagement and reflection. Comments and quotes about
shyness or the exhibition can be left visibly or anonymously. Some work is
playful and humorous, other work seriously looks at the behaviours exhibited
through shyness and plays or experiments with that. As with all art,
engagement is necessary to have a good experience but how you choose to
engage is up to you.  There is live music at the end of the evening (as well
as most exhibits still running).  And remember that the DJ or performer
might be hiding behind the performance to avoid direct social contact.

One of the projects involves shredding waste paper. If you would like to
bring any paper for shredding on the night that would be very welcome. You
can shred in public or in private, it is your choice.
 
Artists and performers: Jeannie Driver, Anna Dumitriu (the artist partner on
the project), Foundations of Software Systems Lab, Tina Gonsalves with Matt
Iacobini, Peter Hardie, Tom Keene and Kypros Kyprianou, Alex May, Rebecca
Helen Page, Olu Taiwo and  Alexa Wright.

Music from: Richard Davis, Timothy Didymus and Morgan

Running order

20.00 (BST) - 02.00 (GMT)
Jeannie Driver
Foundations of Software Systems Lab
Ben Swailes
Tina Gonsalves with Matt Iacobini
Peter Hardie
Tom Keene and Kypros Kyprianou
Alex May
Alexa Wright


20.00 - 0.00 Anna Dumitriu
20.00 - 00.00 (earliest) Alternate performances on the hour Rebecca Helen
Page and Olu Taiwo
00.30 Timothy Didymus, Live performance
01.15 Ricard Davis, Live performance
1.30 - 2.00 (GMT) Morgan, DJ (1.5 hour set celebrating 2.00 twice)

Curated by Helen Sloan, SCAN
 
Like Shadows: A Celebration of Shyness is supported by the Engineering and
Physical Sciences Research Council, as part of Supporting Shy Users in
Pervasive Computing
http://www.informatics.sussex.ac.uk/research/projects/shyness/tiki-index.php
?page=Supporting+Shy+Users+in+Pervasive+Computing undertaken by the
departments of Informatics http://www.sussex.ac.uk/informatics/  and
Sociology http://www.sussex.ac.uk/sociology/ at The University of Sussex and
by Brighton and Hove City Council.

http://www.scansite.org