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

[ruth catlow]

Wow!
What a great set of events.
And supporting shyness in social media is a great concept.

: )
R

On 27/10/2011 23:37, Helen Sloan wrote:
> 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.
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