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| SCANZ Solar Circuit Aotearoa New Zealand July 3-16 2006 New Plymouth New Zealand Aotearoa http://www.scanz.net.nz Fax +64 6 757 3232 |
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THE SCANZ VISION: impacting a generation with a landmark eventThe SCANZ vision is to impact a generation of practitioners in Aotearoa New Zealand by hosting the largest and most significant gathering of new media international and Aotearoa New Zealand artists yet seen here. This landmark event is envisioned to be the commencement of a two yearly art, technology and culture event or festival within the shores of Aotearoa New Zealand. The means by which this landmark is to be achieved is to draw on energies, projects and organisations within New Zealand Aotearoa and internationally with events such as ISEA and Solar Circuit, and combine them in a workshop and residency that incorporates an ADA symposium. This first major international event will bring many significant international practitioners to these shores, to workshop alongside Aotearoa New Zealand artists: it will be a Solar Circuit. Solar and Polar Circuits have been occurring in the northern and southern hemispheres since 1998. The benefit of establishing a connection utilising Solar Circuit is that there is already an established background and international network of interested persons, many of whom are also involved in the International Society for Electronic Arts. The Inter Society convenes the International Symposia, and the occurrence of an ISEA in Sydney in 1992 is credited with giving New Media practice a significant boost.The potential here is similar for cross cultural and creative exchange between individuals and groups. Once established, in following years, the event can be shaped according to the requirements of the time. It could be that SCANZ becomes more of an Art and Technology festival, in some years it may take a more theoretical bent, it might in one year be integrated with schools, or develop a special needs focus (some special needs units utilize technological solutions to disability issues). The important issue here is to first land an event on which to build future practice in Aotearoa New Zealand: SCANZ 2006. |
