September 2010
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Can't make it NYC for Conflux? Watch the action... →
Watch Steve Duncan’s keynote, Reverend Billy’s sermon, Dennis Crowley of Foursquare and Conflux Cafe’s conversation series live on Ustream during the festival!
Hike the island of Mannahatas!
What do you think when you hear the word, “hike?” I’d imagine lots of sky and green things that may or may not be filled with crawling critters are in your mental picture. Certainly not sidewalks. Which is odd; why not hike on sidewalks? Matt Green hosted 20 mile walks across the city once upon a time. Shouldn’t they count as “hikes?”
It’s a tough call....
Conflux wants YOU to volunteer!
Hello Conflux friends! Conflux 2010 is only 2 weeks away! While we’re all very excited about the lineup of presenters and events, we need your help to make sure the whole shebang goes off without a hitch. Volunteer! While the benefits of volunteering are innumerable, allow me to list a few for you anyhow: #1, you get in free (at a whopping $15 for the whole weekend it wouldn’t...
Ashley Pigford does bookish performance art this...
It’s cool how performance art de-commodifies art by removing the lasting physical object, but Ashley John Pigford’s work goes in reverse in a sense. Verbiage, something that defies physicality, is symbolized by beautifully printed cards in the piece Lexicology which will be performed at Conflux on October 9 and 10. Tricia Treacey will be collaborating on this with the assistance of...
WatchYou know those great little desktop gardens with waterfalls making nice, soothing sounds? Imagine being able to play with the sound on one of those. And you have the Tone Garden. The Tone Garden will be among the fabulous interactive projects at Conflux this October, don’t miss it!
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Soundwalk will perform Ulysses Syndrome live at...
In the fall of 2009 the Soundwalk collective embarked on a journey aboard an old gaff-rigged sailboat equipped with scanners and aerial antennae for a sound odyssey recording the hertzian frequencies along the shores of the Mediterranean basin. Soundwalk continuously scanned and recorded all possible radio interceptions over a range of 40 miles around the boat while close to shore and far...
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