PROGRAMS_
Fusion_
Date Tags telepresence, network, performance, esp, et
FUSION was an internet-based event taking place in Sydney, Australia, Weimar in Germany and on the internet from June 9 - 11, 1999.
The project was the result of research and collaboration between a number of artists in Sydney (Damian Castaldi, Sarah Waterson, Scott Horscroft, John Hughes, Brad Miller and Melinda Rackham) and artists in Weimar over a two-month period. The results of this research and development phase were eventually “performed” for both Virtual and on-site observers in Sydney and Weimar.
It was the first of a series of three collaborative interactive telepresence events that explore the current down of definitions, dualisms and geographical boundaries. The project was developed by Jill Scott, an Australian artist currently working at the Bauhaus University in Weimar, to provide a space for research and collaboration on the internet. The theme focused on the fusions occurring between the artificial, the organic and the virtual, through the occupancies and interactions of Cyberspace.
The event was highly successful, with one audience member commenting that it had a really good feeling as a happening that was part performance, part ‘artists soiree’, providing a great opportunity for the audience to mix with and discuss work with the artists involved. The ‘performances’ took place over two nights and one morning in Sydney.
The event was hosted in Weimar, Germany, by the Media Faculty of the Bauhaus University and in Sydney, Australia by the College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales. Metro Screen in Sydney provided additional technical support.
Please note:This web site is now offline. However, it is an exemplary project in Austalian web history, and ANAT is currently sourcing funding to re-create it in 2009.
