★ audiocommander
                  Audio ·· · Media ···· ·  · Space ···· ·  ·   ·    ·     ·      ·       ·        ·          ·
  • Home
  • Exhibitions
  • Portfolio (new!)
  • Projekte/Werke
    • Arts/Kunst
    • Electronics
    • Music
    • Programming
    • Software
    • Teaching
  • Vita
  • Kontakt
  • Impressum
  • Home
  • Exhibitions
  • Portfolio (new!)
  • Projekte/Werke
    • Arts/Kunst
    • Electronics
    • Music
    • Programming
    • Software
    • Teaching
  • Vita
  • Kontakt
  • Impressum
  • Home
  • /
  • Articles in English
  • /
  • Arts/Kunst

k2.0 in Cambridge

The talking machine k2.0 is shown as part of the Exhibition “Assembling Bodies” at the Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology from March 2009 to March December 2010.

kII

Opening in March 2009, Assembling Bodies: Art, Science & Imagination aims to challenge pre-conceived notions about the human body. This innovative, multi-disciplinary exhibition examines ways that bodies are constructed, known and transformed in various historical, cross-cultural and disciplinary contexts. It invites visitors to explore various technologies through which different bodies are known and made visible.

Presenting insights from anthropology, archaeology, history, classics, bio-medical research and artistic practice, the exhibition brings together an assembly of bodies from different times and places, highlighting multiple and transitive definitions of the body as well as the political implications of the ways that distinct bodies are created and understood.

Assembling Bodies showcases the extraordinarily rich and diverse collections within Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, the University, and the Colleges, juxtaposed with exciting contemporary artworks, It brings together insights afforded by a diverse range of exhibits including stone tools used by early hominids, classical sculptures, medieval manuscripts, European paintings, medical instruments, scientific models, ancestral figures from the Pacific, South African body maps and kinetic artworks.

Interactive displays will stimulate multi-sensory engagement with the themes of the exhibition. A dynamic web-space will enhance the exhibition experience, encourage on-line participation and provide further information about cutting edge research. A broad range of associated outreach activities are planned to cater for diverse audiences, including workshops, gallery talks, scholarly conferences, school and community programmes and family events.

The opening of the exhibition in March 2009 marks the 800th anniversary of the University of Cambridge and the 125th anniversary of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Cambridge has a long and vital history as a site in which beliefs about the human body have been developed and challenged. Institutions lending to the exhibition include: the Fitzwilliam Museum, Museum of Classical Archaeology, Whipple Museum of the History of Science, University Library, and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (University of Cambridge); Jesus College, Murray Edwards College, St Johns College, and Trinity College; Kinetica Museum, Science Museum, National Portrait Gallery and independent artists.

Assembling Bodies is a component of a five-year interdisciplinary research project Changing Beliefs of the Human Body funded by the Leverhulme Trust. Additional support has been provided by the Arts Council of England (East), the Wellcome Trust, and the Crowther-Beynon Fund (MAA).

Links:
· Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
· Changing Beliefs of the Human Body, Leverhulme Research Programme, Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology (Cambridge), Faculty of Classics (Cambridge) and School of Archaeology and Ancient History (Leicester)

This article was originally posted 2009, March 14

Posted on 14. March 2010 by audiocommander. This entry was posted in Articles in English, Arts/Kunst and tagged Android, Body, Cambridge, Exhibition, History, Interactive, Kempelen, kII, Kinetica, Medienkunst, midibox, Phonetic, Speech, Sprechautomat, Utopie. Bookmark the permalink.
Quartz Composer: Processor Suite Plugins
Construction / Deconstruction of Language

    Search

    Recent Posts

    • Phonorama Leipzig
    • Procoding 3.5 is out!
    • I ❤ NY
    • 2nd price at Mobile HCI 2014 in Toronto
    • Going Mobile

    Archives

    • July 2015
    • November 2014
    • June 2014
    • August 2013
    • March 2013
    • February 2013
    • July 2012
    • April 2012
    • February 2012
    • January 2012
    • October 2011
    • May 2011
    • April 2011
    • March 2011
    • September 2010
    • May 2010
    • March 2010
    • September 2009
    • June 2009
    • April 2009
    • March 2009
    • February 2009
    • November 2008
    • October 2008
    • September 2008
    • August 2008
    • July 2008
    • May 2008
    • April 2008
    • February 2008
    • November 2007
    • September 2007
    • July 2007
    • June 2007
    • May 2007
    • April 2007
    • March 2007
    • February 2007
    • December 2006
    • November 2006
    • October 2006
    • August 2006
    • July 2006
    • June 2006
    • May 2006
    • April 2006
    • March 2006
    • February 2006
    • December 2005
    • November 2005
    • October 2005
    • July 2005
    • May 2005
    • May 2004
    • February 2003
    • July 2002
    • February 2002
    • February 2001

    Meta

    • Log in
This website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience. We don't use Analytics. We'll assume you're ok with this if you continue to use this website. Accept Privacy Statement / Informationen zum Datenschutz
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT
Powered by