Art Meets Technology @ the Science Centre

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• Victimless Leather by Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr A 'semi-living' garment prototype grown from cells and polymers to form a living layer of leather-like tissue, in the shape of a miniature coat.  Would you wear it?
• Exhale (Breath Between Bodies) by Thecla Schiphorst Using data from breathing patterns, this wearable wireless skirt can send messages to a network of other wireless garments
• Interactive Floor display by Vincent John Vincent Featuring a 'natural' aquatic environment
• From a Bag to a Light by Simon Trudeau Innovative objects designed as bags transform to lamps
• Sustainable Architecture and Technology by students at Netherlands' Utrecht Art Academy
• Mylar Footwear for the Modern Woman by Christina Kostoff

Thursday May 11, 2006
Exhibits as above + Special Presentations in Weston Family Innovation Centre, Level D

• Exhale (Breath Between Bodies) 12-12:30 pm
• Interactive Floor 1:30-2:30 pm
• Monsturbia (Game Design Presentation) 3:30-4:30 pm

Friday May 12, 2006
Exhibits as above + Special Presentations in Weston Family Innovation Centre, Level D

• Exhale (Breath Between Bodies) Demonstrations and public participatory performances through the day

Saturday May 13, 2006
Exhibits as above + Special Events, After-Hours Presentations
ROBOT RIOT ROBOT-ART COMPETITIONS 11 am - 12 noon, 1-4 pm

• Imperial Oil Auditorium, Level A Monster-Toy, Junk-Bot, Robot Dancing, Robot Performance Art, Stupid Robot Tricks and more!  Come participate or watch these zany art-bots! Details
• Displays and Demonstrations 11 am - 4 pm Imperial Oil Auditorium, Mezzanine Level A & B Robot Art making, Hockey and Soccer matches, IRTag, Firefighting, Mars exploring, and more

FUSION EVENTS 10 am - 5 pm Procter & Gamble Great Hall, Level B

• Gaming LAN party and "modcase" show Try new video games, connect with fellow gamers, see hot 'mods' created by IADT students
• "Globalization" Digital photography by IADT students (part of the CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival)
• "Coated" Tyvek objects created by Don Mills Collegiate Institute students, inspired by fashion and innovative material
• Creative Mapping Artists Karen Abel (York University) and Sarah Cullen with members of Citizens' Environment Watch inspire with new ways to see the world
• Robotic Search and Rescue Professor Alex Ferworn and Ryerson University students demonstrate robotic technology projects NEPWAK and USAR
• OCAD Industrial Design examples of graduate student work
• Bio-Art video installation featuring:

-Fugue interactive art inspired by the human immune system, Science Department, University College, London
-Meart, the semi-living artist by Symbiotica, including Philip Gamblen and Guy Ben-Ary, The Potter Neuro-Engineering Lab, Georgia Tech
-Reactive: A Living Garment in a Mediate Space by Donna Franklin, The Art and Science Collaborative Research Laboratories, University of Western Australia

FUNtain Prototype, Level D, Gazebo Patio A delightful demonstration of a prototype for an acoustic aquatic fountain-piano by Professor Steve Mann, Chris Aimone and University of Toronto students 

DNA Fingerprinting Workshop, Level E  10 am - 5 pm Biotech meets aesthetics.  Visualize your own DNA in this full-day workshop. Pre-registration required $40. Call (416) 216-2160.

FUSION PRESENTATIONS   Studio 2, Level B

11:00 am Toronto Film School, Student Reel
1:00 pm   Alexander Kolliopoulos, University of Toronto, Non-Photorealistic Rendering
2:00 pm Ontario Genomics Institute, 'The Score' movie screening and panel discussion

DIGIFEST AND FUSION PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS
Weston Family Innovation Centre, Level D

• Sustainable Architecture and Technology 11:00 am IADT's Craig Crane will speak with guest Beth Anne Currie about biodiversity, the green roof story, storm water research, urban heat islands and more
• Gaming Design and Development 12:00 noon IADT's JP Amore, Ramon Delgado and Domenic Petrungaro, followed by Derek Elliott, Zach Hall and Michael Irwin from Seneca College
• Exhale 1:00 pm Interactive demonstration/participatory performance with Thecla Schiphorst
• From a Bag to a Light 2:00 pm Simon Trudeau (Telefilm Canada New Voice), demonstration of the creative process and innovative use of materials
• Mapping 3:00 pm Artists Thecla Schiphorst, Sarah Cullen, Steven Daniels, Karen Abel and environmentalist Sonia Dong will discuss different examples of creative mapping
• Victimless Leather 4:00 pm exhibit opening presentation by Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr

Special After-Hours Events

• Sensual Interfaces: Panel Discussion 5:00 pm. Artists Sara Diamond, Thecla Schiphorst, Oron Catts, Ionat Zurr, Simon Trudeau and Steve Mann will discuss interactive electronically mediated or otherwise augmented attire
• Tissue Art & Bioengineering: Panel Discussion 6:00 pm Artists Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr, philosopher Shannon Bell and scientists from Dr. Gallie's Lab and the Ontario Science Centre will discuss the controversies surrounding bioengineering and using wet lab technologies in art
• Fusion fashion: Fashion Show 7:00 pm Models showcase fashion designs by artists, researchers and students inspired by innovative materials and technologies.  Show produced by IADT students

Sunday May 14, 2006
Exhibits, Level D, display continues

ROBOT RIOT ROBOT-ART COMPETITIONS 11:00 am - 12:00 noon, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Imperial Oil Auditorium, Level A
Monster-Toy, Junk-Bot, Robot Dancing, Robot Performance Art, Stupid Robot Tricks and more! Details

ROBOT RIOT DISPLAYS AND DEMONSTRATIONS 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Imperial Oil Auditorium, Mezzanine Level A & B
Robot Art making, Hockey and Soccer matches, IRTag, Firefighting, Mars Exploring and more