News Archive 2005

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The Making of a Creative City, Taipei

Matt Adams spoke on 'The Impact of Technology on Creativity' at The Making of a Creative City, International Forum in Taipei on 18 December. Keynote speakers included: Chris Smith, MP, former minister of DCMS, UK and Mr. Charles Landry, Director of COMEDIA. 'The Making of a Creative City' was sponsored by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government in association with British Council Taipei.
Date: 17-18 December 2005
Location: Taipei, Taiwan

Science Museum Arts Programme: Big Ideas proposal & event

Blast Theory has been invited to make a conceptual proposal in response to the Museum's Dana Centre as part of SMAP: Big Ideas. The group is proposing a season of events exploring fear titled You Are Afraid. It will be presented alongside three other commissioned ideas at a free public event.
Date: Wednesday 7 December 2005
Web: www.danacentre.org.uk
Location: Dana Centre, 165 Queensgate Road, London SW7

TRUCOLD in Ontario, Canada

Internationally acclaimed video installation TRUCOLD is being presented as part of Variations on the Picturesque at the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Ontario, Canada.
Date: 2 December 2005 - 19 March 2006
Web: www.kwag.on.ca

A Mutual Friend

Nick Tandavanitj has recently completed his Arts and Humanities Research Board Fellowship at the University of Nottingham. Nick worked with Adam Drozd and Steve Benford researching social and artistic uses of mobile phones. A website documenting the work is now online.
Web: www.amutualfriend.co.uk

Can You See Me Now? in Cardiff

Blast Theory's award-winning chase game, played live online and on the streets, will be presented as part of May You Live In Interesting Times, Cardiff's festival of creative technology, in collaboration with Bloc, Chapter Arts Centre and the National Museums & Galleries of Wales.
Date: 28 October: 11am-1pm and 5-7pm; 29 & 30 October: 11am-1pm and 2-4pm
Web: www.mayyouliveininterestingtimes.org
Location: National Musuem & Gallery, Cardiff and online

Two day training workshop in Cardiff

Blast Theory is running an interactive workshop for 15 Wales-based professional artists. Up to five of the participants will be invited to work on the presentation of Can You See Me Now? as part of Cardiff's festival of creative technology from 28-30 October.
Date: 1&2 September
Web: www.bloc.org.uk
Location: National Musuem & Gallery, Cardiff

40 artists, 40 days at Tate Online

Blast Theory created a new phone-based work called Single Story Building as part of Tate Online's special project in support of London's Olympic and Paralympic Bid.
Date: Live in June 2005 and since archived
Web: www.tate.org.uk/40artists40days/
Location: Tate Online

Exhibition in Beijing

Documentation and an interactive replay of Can You See Me Now? will be on show as part of the Millennium Dialogue exhibition curated by Alex Adriaansens of V2.
Date: June 21st to July 11th
Web: www.newmediabeijing.org/
Location: Millennium Museum, Beijing

Two BAFTA nominations

Blast Theory in collaboration with the Mixed Reality Lab were recently nominated for two awards in this year's BAFTA Interactive Awards. Uncle Roy All Around You has been nominated for Interactive Arts and for Technical and Social Innovation. Blast Theory's work is also part of the Fuelling the Future installation at the Science Museum which has been nominated in the Design category.
Web: www.bafta.org

Maverick Award in the US

Matt Adams, Ju Row Farr and Nick Tandavanitj, creative members of Blast Theory, have been presented with the Maverick Award at the annual Game Developers Choice Awards.
Date: Award ceremony held on 9 March.
Web: http://www.igda.org/awards/nominations.htm
Location: Game Developers Choice Awards, San Francisco

TRUCOLD and Other Works at Architecture Week

Blast Theory is showing three works looking at the city: Single Story Building, TRUCOLD and Can You See Me Now? including a brand new interactive replay from Tokyo.
Tuesday 21 June - Thursday 23 June 10am - 5.30pm Friday 24 June 10am - 1pm
Periscope Gallery, 19 Lee Bank Business Centre, 55 Holloway Head, Birmingham B1 1HP Enquiries: 0121 244 8084

Can You See Me Now? in Cambridge

In this award-winning chase game played in real time, online players can try and outrun Blast Theory who will be running around the real streets of the city equipped with handheld computers and tracked by satellites.

Date: 2-5pm on 1,2,3 April and 4-7pm on 6,7,8 April
Location: The Junction, Cambridge
Web: www.canyouseemenow.co.uk

Can You See Me Now? in Tokyo and Cambridge

In this award-winning chase game played in real time, online players can try and outrun Blast Theory who will be running around the real streets of the city equipped with handheld computers and tracked by satellites.
Date: 23 - 27 February 2005, 11pm-2am GMT/2-5pm Tokyo local time
Location: NTT InterCommunication Center (ICC), Tokyo
Date: April 2005 (date and times tbc)
Location: The Junction, Cambridge
Web: www.canyouseemenow.co.uk

Tokyo Visit

Nick Tandavanitj and Caitlin Newton Broad will be in Tokyo in January. They will be undertaking research and site visits to prepare for a project in late February.
Date: 4 - 10 January 2005
Location: Tokyo

Blast Theory at APAP in the USA

Blast Theory is one of ten UK-based companies invited by the British Council to participate in the Arts Presenters conference in New York in January. Catherine Williams will be representing the group.
Date: 8 - 11 January 2005

TRUCOLD and Other Works in Tokyo

Blast Theory are presenting video and interactive computer-based works including TRUCOLD and Single Story Building as part of the exhibition 'Art Meets Media - Adventures in Perception'.
Date: 21 January - 21 March 2005
Web: www.ntticc.or.jp
Location: NTT InterCommunication Center (ICC) Tokyo Opera City Tower 4F, 3-20-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1404