OPEN CALL FOR ONLINE PARTICIPATION

Info on participating online at UD on:
Tuesday July 27, 2004

interFACES <LIVE>: A cross-cultural project exploring the impact of globalization, free market capitalism, consumerism, and communication technology on the young generation, especially in regards to the notion of self, identity, nationality, spirituality and cross cultural experiences.

The task is simple- Upload your self potrait and download other's self potrait to be digitally manipulated, turning each face into a typical and stereotyped face of your countrymen.

We are very much interested in your virtual participation, collaboration and feedback, and hope that you can join us from wherever you are at that day!

You are also welcomed to join us physically if you are anywhere around the participating venues:
National Art Gallery Malaysia
Multimedia University Malaysia
University Sains Malaysia
Raffles LaSalle International Design School Thailand

| Tuesday, July 27 |
| 14.00 - 16.00hrs MAS, GMT + 0800 |
| Kuala Lumpur |

WEBARCHIVE of the project and LIVE collaboration via:
http://www.uploaddownload.org

If you think you may be able to join us online, please register online beforehand through the website.

Best regards, looking forward to having you with us on that day,

Roopesh Sitharan
http://www.roopesh.net

 
   
 


"Raffles LaSalle Bangkok and National Art Gallery Malaysia" invites you to:
"InterFACES"
a new media exhibition and design party featuring a motion graphics performance, new media workshop and a prize winning graphics competition"

The event is a live link between Malaysian National Art Gallery, University Sains Malaysia and Multimedia University in Malaysia and Raffles LaSalle international design school (Bangkok)
The event is organized and curated by artist Roopesh Sitharan (Malaysia); in Thailand curated by Francis Wittenberger and realized in the framework of NEXUS (Bangkok) with additional content provided by artists from Thailand:
Top Changtrakul,
Rabin Satianpitayakul,
Sujin Wattanawongchai,

and from Malaysia:
Roopesh Sitharan
Yap Sau Bin
Ak Don Champi
Tan Chui Mui
Hoo Fan Chon

In the program an international new media and design exhibition and a project by Roopesh Sitharan: "Upload-Download": an experimental online project presenting collaboration between participants based in Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok;
On exhibition works by Thai artists: Top Changtrakul, Rabin Satianpitayakul and Sujin Wattanawongchai.

"Print party" - a graphics competition is open to artists and visitors to win a prize announced on the same evening.
For information and application forms please visit: http://nexus.culturebase.org/

Any Enquiry, do e-mail:
Thailand: Francis Wittenberger
Malaysia: Roopesh Sitharan

Venues:
National Art Gallery Malaysia
,Jalan Temerloh, Off Jalan Tun Razak
53200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Multimedia University Malaysia
Jalan Multimedia 63100 Cyberjaya Selangor Malaysia

University Sains Malaysia
Penang,Malaysia

Raffles LaSalle International Design School Thailand
(Silom Center 5th floor)
Suriyawong, Bangrak, Bangkok, Thailand

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Credits:
Original Idea : Roopesh Sitharan

Thailand Team:
Curator: Francis Wittenberger,
Coordination: Marrie Diaz, Brian Curtin

Malaysia Team:
Curator: Roopesh Sitharan
Installation: Mohd. Aidil, Tengku Adam
Coordination MMU: Helena, Siew Woei, Madam Forest
Coordination USM: Hasnul J.Saidon
Works compilations: Sharon Lee, Noorazlina, Nazri Zainuddin
Budget: Yap Sau Bin

Event Sponsor at Malaysia:
National Art Gallery of Malaysia

Event Sponsor at Thailand:
Raffles LaSalle International Design School