announcing vague terrain 08: process
We have recently launched the newest edition of Vague Terrain, the
Toronto-based digital arts quarterly. Vague Terrain 08: Process delivers
a diverse range of interviews into a number of creative practices. The
issue contains the following conversations:
Chris Messina (interviewed by Malcolm Levy)
Daniel Shiffman (interviewed by Jeremy Rotsztain)
McKenzie Wark (interviewed by Greg J. Smith)
Peter Mettler (interviewed by Noir)
Tara Rodgers (interviewed by Corina MacDonald)
Thomson & Craighead (interviewed by Martin John Callanan)
View the issue:
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Vague Terrain 09: Rise of the VJ (guest curated by Carrie Gates) will be
published in early 2008.
We are also looking for 1-2 guest curators for next year, If you think
you'd be up for assembling a multidisciplinary body of work on a theme
related to digital art please send us an informal proposal via
vagueinfo AT NOSPAM vagueterrain.net
Thanks for your continued support!
Greg J. Smith & Neil Wiernik
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 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About me
Montreal ex-pat naw (Neil Wiernik) who currently calls Toronto his home, began composing electronic music in 1988 with explorations in audio art and experimental music. Neil's interest in sound and technology has lead him to a continued questioning and refinement of audio tools and modes of production resulting in experimentation with altered instruments, modified devices, and custom software environments. Neil's music could be described as warm, atmospheric, and cinematic electronic music. The sound design of naw is firmly grounded in the rich traditions of dub studio culture but can also be weighed alongside formal contemporary composition. His music was recently described in "The Wire" as having "...the kind of sharpness and clarity usually lost amid the murk and decay of clicks and cuts and digital delays." Neil has released music on various labels including: Noise Factory, Pertin_nce, Clevermusic, Piehead, and A/S Systems.
In addition to his recording career Neil is an accomplished curator and digital media specialist, he has shown work in a variety of non-traditional spaces since the late 1980's and his projects have included works in radio, print, and internet diffusion as well as other non-gallery spaces including derelict buildings, billboards, pirate airwaves, and public space. Neil has presented projects at the Finland Contemporary Museum, ISEA, Subtle Technologies Conference, La SAT, The Medusa Complex, Mutek Festival and Gallery Optica. Neil was a co-founder of the Toronto and Montreal based electronic music promotion outfit clonk, and currently co-curates vagueterrain.net - an online digital arts quarterly. +Most Recent Blogs
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Written November 26 2007 , Tags: vague terrain, digital arts
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