Peacock Visual Arts is the main contemporary visual arts organisation in Aberdeen and the North-east of Scotland and is supported by Aberdeen City Council and the Scottish Arts Council.
Recoded. Landscapes and Politics of New Media
23 April 2008
The Duellists, David Valentine/Mediashed. Video produced using only existing CCTV material in shopping centre. Photograph by Jan Dixon and Emily Dixon
Recoded
Preview Thursday 24 April 6 - 8pm / with performance 'Antidatamining' by RyBN
Research into secret prisons in Afghanistan, a sci-fi movie entirely assembled from CCTV-footage and ball bearings used to represent deaths reported on the web are all part of a major debate on digital technology taking place in Aberdeen.
'Recoded' brings together a diverse range of international works, many not previously shown in the UK, providing a pertinent and exciting reflection on the impact of new media on contemporary society.
Recoded encompasses film screenings, talks, a Pure Data workshop with artist Simon Yuill and an opening audiovisual performance by RYbN, as well as the Recoded Conference by the Centre for Modern Thought at the University of Aberdeen (25-26 April).
Artists in the exhibition: Alexander Egger, skúta, Anna Jermolaewa, Caleb Larsen, Manu Luksch, David Valentine/MediaShed, Trevor Paglen, plan b, RYbN, Jens Strandberg
The exhibition and series of events were developed by Peacock Visual Arts in collaboration with the Centre for Modern Thought at the University of Aberdeen.
