Schmiede23: BLOOD

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Schmiede23: BLOOD

13. - 23. September 2023, Hallein

PreSchmiede:

Fr SEP 8. / 18:00 - 23:00 / Festspielbühne

KI Dialoge und Filme: D#AVANTGARDE (Ticket 15€)

LET‘S TALK KI

Podiumsdiskussion und Publikumsdialog

14:00 - Faszination KI: Intro Stephanie Meisl

14:15 - KI & Entrepreneurship

16:15 - KI & Schule

18:15 - KI & Kreativität

20:15 - Philosophischer Lesekreis

LET‘S WATCH KI

20:30 - KI-Film Festival

Sa SEP 9. - So SEP 10. / 13:00 / Festspielbühne

KidsWorkshop: subnet + dolab

MiniSchmiede: Anmeldung - office@subnet.at

Schmiede:

We SEP 13. / 19:00 / kunstraum pro arte, Schöndorferpl. 5

Opening: Schmiede23: BLOOD

Exhibition opening: Textile and Sound

Th SEP 14. / 16:00 - 19:20 / Festspielbühne

Dialogue: Smith Labs

16:00 - Meme War LAB™

16:20 - adhoc

16:40 - Textile and Sound

17:00 - feral

17:20 - Experimental Science Visualization

17:40 - Sound Accomplices

18:00 - Studio 3 Lab

18:20 - Jam Island

18:40 - AI and Web3

19:00 - Analogue Accomplices

Fr SEP 15. / 18:00 - 20:15 / Festspielbühne

Dialogue: feralAIR - Rewilding Cultures

18:00 - Patrícia Chamrazová

18:45 - Kasia Chmielinsky

19:30 - Hidéo Snes

Sa SEP 16. / 11:00 - 13:00 / kunstraum pro arte, Schöndorferpl. 5

11:00 - Guided tour exhibition: Textile and Sound

12:00 - Artist talk with Gertrud Fischbacher and Marius Schebella

Sa SEP 16. / 17:00 - 19:15 / Festspielbühne

Dialogue: AkademieAIR

17:00 - María Angélica Contreras

17:45 - Jatun Risba

18:30 - Thomas Grusch

SU SEP 17. / 17:00 / Festspielbühne

Dialogue: The Party formally known as Bier (Discussion language: German)

On the freedom of art

Artistic intervention and creative activism in uncertain times

We SEP 20. - Fr SEP 22. / 11:00 / Ziegelstadel

GameJam: Jam Island

We SEP 20. / 17:15 - 20:00 / Festspielbühne

Dialogue: subnet

17:15 - subnetAIR meet the artist: Anders Ehlin & Selma Boskailo

18:00 - subentTALK: Kristina Maurer

19:15 - subnetAIR exitTALK: Neo Christopher Chung

Fr SEP 22. / 19:00 - 00:00 / Saline

Workshow: Schmiede23: BLOOD

Award ceremony: State of Salzburg media art grant 2024

”Connections don‘t really have to exist, but without them everything would fall apart.“ Die Hauptstadt, Robert Menasse

Salt used to be the BLOOD and bread of Hallein and Salzburg. Schmiede happens to happen in a 19th century salt refinery on an island in the alps. Annually, since 2003, the building is electrified and pulsingly brought to life by the Smiths - the family and participants of Schmiede. Their ideas, openness and actions make Schmiede the playground of ideas. Schmiede is a temporary safe space and island, where the Smiths can develop their ideas and share them with their peers. The process is open, very basic, light and mostly autonomous. During Schmiede we build and test prototypes, skribble and harvest feedback, learn from failures, move forward, get sucked into others’ ideas, discuss emerging topics and teach each other in many ways. What makes Schmiede special is that there are no masters and the program is not curated, but is derived and composed from the ideas and motivations of the Smiths. Schmiede is as unique as it is hopeful. We don‘t want to determine or judge, we want to enable and grow, together, while having fun. We want our ideas to play and connections to flow. Every year we have trusted it all to come together, and it did. Application for Schmiede is open to everyone and ends on May 31.

In the dawn of our third decade it feels appropriate to talk about tradition and the future. BLOOD is a proven medium to build trust and project misunderstandings. So what is the BLOOD that holds us together? The Smiths are not BLOOD related, however we feel a strong family-like bond that was built in our time spent together and the stories we share. In the past twenty years, many origin stories were coined in Hallein and flowed into the world, some to be dragged back by the tide and reasons. Around 2.000 Smiths have participated, many repeatedly over many years, but half of the Smiths of 2023 are new to the island. If all this was too abstract I full heartedly invite you to visit us. The flows of ideas and projects are best understood in person. We are happy and open to share. There is a closed workshop part to Schmiede but all the events in this program are open to the public. Like BLOOD, ideas need to flow to find purpose.

The night with the most lights and entertainment will be the Schmiede Workshow - Friday September 22. 2023 | 19:00 | Pernerinsel | Hallein

See you in Hallein ruediger

We SEP 13. / 19:00 / kunstraum pro arte, Schöndorferpl. 5

Opening: Schmiede23: BLOOD

Exhibition opening: Textile and Sound

In their exhibition, Gertrud Fischbacher and Marius Schebella present results and works that were created as part of their FWF PEEK research project „Nexus of Textile and Sound“. Smart textiles are used as interfaces for clothing and architectural objects. With the help of sensors and microprocessors, interactions with fabrics and other textile materials are used to link them to sound properties and musical parameters. The research focused on the transfer of material qualities and properties between textiles and sound. textileandsound.org

Sat SEP 16. / 11:00 / Guided tour of the exhibition

Sat SEP 17. / 12:00 / Conversation with Gertrud Fischbacher and Marius Schebella

Sat OCT 21. / 11:00 / Closing event and discussion

Opening: Wednesday, September 13. 2023 at 19.00

Duration of the exhibition: September 13. - October 21. 2023

Opening hours: Wed - Fri 16:00 - 19:00, Sat 10:00 - 13:00

kunstraum pro arte, Schöndorferplatz 5, 5400 Hallein

kunstraumproarte.com

SEP / Alte Schmiede

Hypha - interactive experience

Experience immersive worlds of sounds and colors in two interactive rooms. Via motion tracking you can interact with visuals, sounds and the person on the other side. Center of the visual concept is a gigantic neural, root like, network. Hypha is the long filamentous branches of fungi that rip through living and dead organisms to sustain nourishment. Two people at a time can experience hypha: one in VR mode, one in an actual room with projections and 8-channel-sound.

Visitors shall come in pairs and must be registered via Iist: office@schmiedehallein.com

Team: Max Wöß, Veit Vergara, Thelonious Hamel creativity-rules.at/projects/hypha

Th SEP 14. / 16:00 - 19:20

Dialogues: Smith Labs

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Lab Leaders introduce themselves, their focus, what they offer and search. Labs are focus points and information nodes organized by Smiths.

16:00

- MEME WAR LAB™

The third edition of Meme War LAB™ maintains its forward-thinking approach, most importantly seeking the pursuit of F.U.N. (Finally Understanding Nothing). Incorporating state-of-the-art technologies and rejecting contemporary political hopes and dreams, Meme War LAB™ is highly likely to create a unique fusion of old and new comrades. We are dissatisfied by existing norms and strive to define a new affiliated union: Schmiede Gewerkschaft. Spreading the memes of production.

Lab leaders: Eva, Johannes, Stephan

16:20

- adhoc

Bring the kids: the adhocLAB is a family friendly creative workspace hosted by the adhocrates collective and friends. Each year the mixed group of all ages comes up with an unique project, combining the possibilities of the Schmiede as location with found/reclaimed objects to create objects or installations. Most important: the kids are on eye-level with all other participants and have equal idea opportunity. This way everyone can experiment with new materials and gets to learn new skills.

Lab leades: Kathi Macheiner, Lilo Krebernik, Mac Krebernik adhocrates.net

16:40

- Textile and Sound

For the fourth time Textile and Sound Lab will return to Schmiede. Textile materials and textile practices are linked to sounds and music. We work on reactive and interactive interfaces and on spatial sculptures as well as on concepts to correlate and connect the two disciplines. How can interfaces and instruments be built from fabric or how can textile materials be translated into sounds? We are open to experiments and ideas of all kinds as a contact and/or cooperation partner. Interfaces are smart textiles, sensors, contact microphones, motors or muscle wires. We work with spatial and architectural concepts on the topics of loops, membranes and transparency. We are searching a productive exchange.

Lab leaders: Gertrud Fischbacher, Marius Schebella textileandsound.org | fwf.ac.at | fh-salzburg.ac.at | moz.ac.at

17:00 - feral

Networked Effects I: What gives? - The ferallab will initiate something new and sustainable. We will be seeking to uncover concepts of sustainability in the art, science and technology context. We will attempt to go beyond purely environmental or economic feasibility and dive deeper into the question: What are the implications of our actions? How can we connect cause and consequence without losing hope? Our focus is to sustain joy and hence our willingness and ability for action. This first of three ferallab iterations will push for spontaneous collaborative processes and initiate a fact finding mission. We will harvest ideas, information and solutions in order to bring them together and produce a perspective.

Lab leaders: Kristina Maurer, Laura Welzenbach, Karla Spiluttini rewildingcultures.net

17:20

- Experimental Science Visualization

Modern science is becoming increasingly difficult to understand for the general public. Many relevant activities are performed in scales and intervals that we cannot perceive with the naked eye. The understanding for people who are no experts in the respective field is supported by the visualization of these hidden processes. An attractive design is essential for comprehensibility. Data visualization is the process of using visual elements such as charts, graphs and maps to represent data. It translates complex, large, numeric data into a visual representation making it easier to digest. The Experimental Science Visualization Lab focuses on making these invisible scientific phenomena visible and comprehensible.

Lab leaders: Martina R. Fröschl, Peter Mindek, Mehrta Shirzadian scivizlab.com | pixelvienna.com | martinafroeschl.com | nanographics.at

17:40

- Sound Accomplices

We investigate and pursued the production of sounds: The workshop “Sonic Consciousness” invites participants to play around with and experience the meaning of music and sound from several perspectives. Attendees are free to play with processes, described by Daniel Stern in the framework of “tacit knowledge of relationships” and to perceive how music can help stimulating and communicating tacit knowledge. Kristina Gorke (classically trained mezzo-soprano/performance artist/art historian) presents several findings of her research in possibilities of the interaction between the human voice and technology.

Lab leaders: Kristina Gorke, Bernd Gutmannsbauer, Markus Pöchinger facebook.com/accomplicesverein

18:00

- Studio 3

Eight is a magic number. We are happy to see Studio 3 return again and again to bring interaction design from every direction. Throughout the year, Studio 3 is a venue and also a collective to research, create, share, inspire, debate, educate, think and perform with the aim of utilizing and promoting artistic practices as a vehicle of human-computer interaction research. In September, a large part of Studio 3 will move to the Schmiede and enjoy inspiration and interaction as well as work in a different guise with unusual approaches and alternative exits. Studio 3 is part of the Center for Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Salzburg.

Lab leader: Martin Murer plus.ac.at/aihi/der-fachbereich/departments/hci

18:20 - Jam Island

Game on! Jam Island is the GamesLab embedded in Schmiede. Lasting for 3 days,the goal of Jam Island is to provide a playground for aficionados and enthusiasts alike, revolving around games and interactive media. Learning by doing is the core of the GameJam. Get a specific topic, brain storm for ideas and jump right into the creative process.

Jam Island will Start: SEP 20. at 11:00 and finish as well as present at Schmiede Werkschau on SEP 22. All you need is your own laptop and apply: jamisland.net

Lab leaders: Florian Jindra, Rene Baumgartner redox-labs.com | jamisland.net | fh-salzburg.ac.at

18:40

- AI and Web3

The AI & Web3-LAB offers a deep insight into the fascinating world of artificial intelligence and Web3. Under the expert guidance of Stephanie Meisl and Claudia Rohrmoser and Leonhard Marlo the lab offers a direct experience with the technologies of tomorrow. The lab’s program includes workshops and discussions aimed at familiarizing participants with the opportunities and challenges of these technologies

Lab leaders: Stephanie Meisl, Claudia Rohrmoser, Leonhard Marlo linktr.ee/s.myselle | studiomoto.tumblr.com

19:00 - Analogue Accomplices

Accomplices – association for the exploration of multimedia forms of expression provides analog worlds to the digital endeavors of Schmiede and invites the Smiths to participate. Clara Frühwirth will work with her participatory project fail station. Ivanka Penjak focuses on photography and Julia Eckstein on watercolors.

Lab Leader: Clara Frühwirth, Ivanka Penjak, Julia Eckstein facebook.com/accomplicesverein

Fr SEP 15. / 18:00 - 20:15 Uhr / Festspielbühne

Dialogue: feralAIR / Rewilding Cultures

feralAIR is part of Rewilding Cultures, co financed by „Creative Europe“ / European Union. Partners are ART2M / Makery (FR), Bioart Society (FI), Catch (Helsingør Kommune) Centre for Art, Technology and Design (DK), Cultivamos Cultura (PT), Ionian University (GR), Radiona (HR) Schmiede Hallein (AT) und Projekt Atol (SI). rewildingcultures.net

18:00 - Patrícia Chamrazová

is taking an interesting look on what lies between the real and the digital reality, swirling around the self and the questions it drags into the coming data forests. Patrícia works across various mediums and materials, audiovisual installations, performance, sitespecific art, virtual reality, augmented reality and digital art. In her augmented reality project “Remains of Tomorrow” Patrícia explores existence at the boundary between the virtual and physical worlds. behance.net/patriciach

18:45 - Kasia Chmielinski

is researching the impact of “Unsupervised” zombie datasets on the internet. These datasets are open and accessible far beyond their original intended use and have shaped today’s systems: medical, financial, educational, governmental – and even online dating. Kasia is the co-founder of the Data Nutrition Project and a researcher at the Harvard Kennedy School. She is focused on building responsible data systems across industries, academia, government and non-profit domains. datanutrition.org

19:30 - Hidéo SNES

will build a digital twin of Pernerinsel. Machine vision has changed the way we think of machines. It is not just how they understand our world, but also how they interact with it. The project “Deep Histories” explores the opportunities created if artificial intelligence interacts with real culture objects. Hidéo SNES works with artificial intelligence and conducts artistic research into its racist, misogynist and queerphobic aspects. hideosnes.online

Sa

SEP 16. / 17:00 - 19:15 / Festspielbühne

Dialogue: Akademie Hallein

YslandBook is a co-creation project. AkademieAIRs will produce texts for the same. Participation is open to the interested. akademiehallein.at

17:00 - María Angélica Contreras

will focus on “a girl thing” trapped between the sacred and the impure. A threshold in life that separates the ones from the others as well as being the origin of new BLOOD, union and tradition. María Contreras is a Colombian filmmaker and anthropologist based in Lisbon. She is interested in documentary, experimental and hybrid films that express alternative social and visual narratives from female and migrant perspectives. maria-angelica-contreras.com

17:45 - Jatun Risba

pursues a microbiological and artistic exploration of the molecular similarities between human BLOOD and plant chlorophyll. Jatun Risba is a transmedia artist. The work moves in cross-fertilization practice between species, the right to pleasure and ecosocial justice; Jatun Risba sower of kinship and parrhesiast, explores beyond human paradigms. jatunrisba.com

18:30 - Thomas Grusch

will reflect on how to tell the children. BLOOD is an omnipresent medium in media but BLOOD is so much more. How can we have an inspirational conversation about this crucial building block of life? Thomas Grusch is a freelance filmmaker and director with a strong focus on documentaries and TV productions as well as an occasional musician.

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Su SEP 17. / 17:00 / Festspielbühne

Dialogue: The party formally known as Bier (German)

On the freedom of art, artistic intervention and creative activism in uncertain times. What must, may, should art and what not in a time when paradigms are shifting. Who has the authority to interpret, what has the right to do and why are we all so polarized? Paul Estrela, co-founder of the Schmiede Hallein, wanted to know more about just that. During the Salzburg state elections of 2023 he saw an opportunity to stress test a system. He founded the Salzburg Beer Party and pretended to run for election. The national beer party did not disappoint. An intervention that finally found its way in front of the judge. Paul wants to discuss his experiences and surprises and spans an arc from Valie Export to Klimakleber:innen. The guest list is in progress and will be announced after the court situation is sattled.

We SEP 20. - Fr 22. / 11:00 / Ziegelstadel

Jam Island - Three day GameJam

Game on! Jam Island is the GamesLab embedded in Schmiede. Lasting for 3 days, the goal of Jam Island is to provide a playground for aficionados and enthusiasts alike, revolving around games and interactive media. Learning by doing is the core of the GameJam. The process always results in finished games and much learning for all participants. Get a specific topic, brain storm for ideas and jump right into the creative process. All you need is your own laptop. Process: Start We SEP 20. at 11:00, 12:00 Topic, Teams and let’s go. Games will be presented during Schmiede Workshow. Fee: 10,- / application: jamisland.net redox-labs.com | jamisland.net | fh-salzburg.ac.at

We SEP 20. / 17:15 - 20:00 / Festspielbühne

Dialogue: subnet

subnet is dedicated to promoting artistitc and cultural debate on and with digital technologies and their social impact. subnet.at

17:15 Uhr - subnetAIR meet the artist: Anders Ehlin & Selma Boskailo

“De-territorialized Listenings” is a site-specific immersive binaural soundwalk. The New Liquidity is an interdisciplinary research platform and collective for artistic and curatorial practices brought to life by curator and researcher Selma Boskailo and sound artist and composer Anders Ehlin. The goal is to introduce and interpret tropes of liquidity, whether through fluid sonority, materiality or visuality. Selma Boskailo is a curator, researcher and artist. Anders Ehlin is a composer and sound artist. thenewliquidity.com

18:00 Uhr - subentTALK: Kristina Maurer

“They say AI can detect hidden diseases” About digital transformation and critical competence. While artists have been delving deeply into the critical aspects of artificial intelligence since the mid-2010s, the introduction of easily accessible and user-friendly AI models has rapidly accelerated its adoption by the general public. This talk will explore strategies supported by artistic and cultural perspectives that can help foster a critical approach to the transformative nature of technology. Kristina Maurer is a freelance culture manager and culture producer at the interface of digital culture, digital transformation, art and technology.

19:15 Uhr - subnetAIR exitTALK: Neo Christopher Chung

Our activities, cultures and feelings are analyzed, predicted and changed by ubiquitous AIs. At the same time, we barely understand the complex algorithms that are reshaping society. “Coincidentally and inevitably, in a place we never thought of” is a multidisciplinary research and development project thinking about what AI feels. Neo Christopher Chung works interdisciplinary and is interested in data and machine culture. At the University of Warsaw he heads the research group Computational Biology and Machine Learning.

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Fr sep 22. / 19:00 - 00:00

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Workshow: Schmiede23: BLOOD

Award ceremony: State of Salzburg media art grant 2024

FR 22. SEP / 19:00 / Schmiede Werkschau

Schmiede is the largest process-oriented peer to peer festival we have found so far. In 2023 over 170 Smiths will come together for ten days, from 15 nations and three continents, to share and build prototypes of their ideas. The outcomes will be presented during the Schmiede Workshow. For a night the Smiths will transform the Saline into a cabinet of art and wonder. We invite you to participate, come and share this special night with us.

FR 22. SEP / 19:30 / Jahresstipendium für Medienkunst

Since 2006 the state of Salzburg awards an annual scholarship of 12,000 euros to promote artists in the field of media art. The state‘s partner is Schmiede Hallein. Kerstin Klimmer-Kettner will speak for the jury. schmiedehallein.com/js-medienkunst | salzburg.gv.at

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