Julie Andreyev , Emily Carr Institute (Canada)
FWDrift [remix]

Julie Andreyev’s internationally performed projects, FWDrift [remix] and VJFleet [redux] , examine urban culture through a fleet of ‘expressive’ cars fitted with audio and video recording technologies, sensors, and interactive software. During performances, audio-visions of the city are repositioned into the public and that which is private – the space of the car – becomes public and a tool for commentary about the city.

Andreyev’s current research, FWDrift *glisten proposes a medium that explores the city in an innovative encounter with real-time as ‘drawing’ or diagrammatic mapping of urban space through light. Sensory interaction with elements, such as the vibration of the car body and the surrounding surfaces create a ‘seismic notation,’ which is used to generate a soundscape.

Les projets de Julie Andreyev interprétés sur la scène internationale, << FWDrift [remix] >> et << VJFleet [redux] >>, examinent la culture urbaine à travers un parc de voitures << expressives >> équipées de technologies d'enregistrement audio et vidéo, de capteurs et de logiciels interactifs. Pendant les spectacles, des visions audio de la ville sont repositionnées au sein du public et l'espace privé, soit l'intérieur de la voiture, devient public ainsi qu'un outil de commentaire au sujet de la ville. La recherche actuelle de Andreyev, << FWDrift *glisten) >>, propose un véhicule qui explore la ville par une rencontre originale avec le temps réel au moyen de << dessins >> ou cartogrammes de l'espace urbain réalisés avec de la lumière. L'interaction sensorielle avec les éléments, comme la vibration de la carrosserie et les surfaces environnantes, crée une << notation sismique >> utilisée pour produire une ambiance sonore.

Julie Andreyev is a Vancouver-based new media artist whose work is influenced by popular entertainment, car cultures, and interactive mobile technologies. Her artistic practice explores the social and spatial character of the city. The most recent projects, combine multi-media interactive cars and urban performance. Her work has been shown across Canada, in the US, Europe and Japan at venues such as: Viper Festival Basel; SIGGRAPH; ISEA; Media Arts Festival, Tokyo; Elektra Festival, Montreal. Andreyev’s work is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, The British Co­lumbia Arts Council, Foreign Affairs Canada, and the Social Sciences and Humani­ties Research Council of Canada. She is an Associate Professor of Digital Visual Arts at Emily Carr Institute, Vancouver and co-curator of Interactive Futures Conference, Victoria, Canada.

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