Presenters:   Elio Caccavale   Dawn Danby   Olaf Dreyer   Juan Geuer   Rob Godman   John Hatch   Kenneth A. Huff   Mantissa   Miroslav Lovric   Sally McKay   Eric Raymond   S. David Rosner   Mariano Sardón   Frederic P. Schuller   Krister Shalm   Lydia Sharman &   Stephen Morris   Donald Spector   Joseph Thywissen   Marion Tränkle   Koala Yip Symposium The attraction of humanised space: how mediated space becomes a performer by Marion Tränkle Independent artist and designer, Member of the Research Group: Art, Research, Theory & Interpretation (ARTI) at the Amsterdam School of the Arts In architecture recently attempts have been made to define architectural space as an animate body, displaying real-time emotional behaviour (Kas Oosterhuis). Similarly, there is a clear desire within the realm of ubiquitous computing to charge our environments with human power: responsiveness, tactility, awareness, memory. Humanised space is attractive, and attempts to translate the fleeting qualities of human intelligence into codified behaviour are nearly irresistible. Therefore, within the design of this translation process the relationship between our empowered environments and ourselves must be encapsulated. Simulation or interpretation, copy or model? My presentation will concentrate on the issues inherent in dynamic designs of performative spaces. I will depart from the idea that 'fixed form' is transforming into a skeleton created from continuously updated information and space into a 'constructed presence'. What is the impact of this illusion, the illusion of a living, 'human' presence that exists and reacts in concert with us? I will introduce my performance/installation 'Never Stand Still', focusing on the continuous changes in space and image projections, and their link with the public's interaction. This dramaturgy of space enables and encourages the public to create and perform choreography, by playing with spatial triggers. Biography: Marion Tränkle is based in the Netherlands as an independent artist and designer. She has a professional background in architecture and choreography. Currently she is a member of the Research Group ARTI at the Amsterdam School of the Arts. She makes interactive performances and installations. In her scenarios space and image/projection are continuously reconfigured and open for public interference and interaction.   Page Top Copyright © 2004 Subtle Technologies Festival