 07/27/07 Fundación Telefónica
Fundación Telefónica is attempting to promote the convergence of Art, Science and Technology by holding an international competition which rewards those works of art developed using Artificial Life technologies. At previous editions, prizes were given to art projects created with robots, electronic avatars, chaotic algorithms, knowbots, cellular automatons, computer viruses, virtual ecologies which evolve by interacting with the participant and works which delve into social aspects of Artificial Life. Selected Projects A total of 20,000 euros will be awarded to the projects selected by the jury: First prize: 10,000 euros Second prize: 7,000 euros Third prize: 3,000 euros Exhibition The selected projects will be exhibited at the International Contemporary Art Fair (ARCO) in Madrid in February 2008. Incentive for Production The competition's second category will help finance Artificial Life art projects (and those of associated disciplines) that have not yet been made. The competition is open to participants from anywhere in Latin America, Spain and Portugal. Jury The works submitted will be examined by an international jury that will be meeting as of November 7, 2007. The prize winners' names and special mentions will be announced at an award ceremony. Members of the Jury Mónica Bello Bugallo, Spain Daniel Canogar, Spain Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Canada/Mexico José-Carlos Mariátegui, Peru Nell Tenhaaf, Canada Simon Penny, USA/Australia Dates: Project submission dates: September 17-October 22, 2007. Deliberation by the jury: November 7-9, 2007. You may send your proposal in along with the application form and required materials to any of the following addresses: SPAIN Ángeles Pérez Muela VIDA 10.0 International Competition 2007 Fundación Telefónica Gran Vía, 32. 5a planta 28013 Madrid, Spain Phone: 34 91 584 23 05 Fax: 34 91 584 0656 PERU Ana María Castañeta VIDA 10.0 International Competition 2007 Fundación Telefónica Av. Arequipa 1155 Santa Beatriz Lima, Peru Phone: 511 210 1544 Fax: 511 419 0501 ARGENTINA Silvana Spadaccini VIDA 10.0 International Competition 2007 Fundación Telefónica Arenales 1540 1061 Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina Phone: 5411 4333 1317 Fax: 5411 4333 1307 CHILE Claudia Villaseca VIDA 10.0 International Competition 2007 Fundación Telefónica Providencia, 111 - P. 25 Santiago, Chile Phone: 562 691 3741 Fax: 562 236 7138 BRAZIL Adriana Lomonaco VIDA 10.0 International Competition 2007 Funda%-Ìedil;ão Telefônica Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 1188 -- conjuntos 33 e 34 CEP 01451-001 São Paulo-SP, Brazil Phone: 5511 3035 1956 Fax: 5511 3035 1950 MÉXICO Francisco Mijares VIDA 10.0 International Competition 2007 Fundación Telefónica Av. Prolongación Paseo de la Reforma, 1200 -- piso 08 Colonia Cruz Manca. Cuajimalpa de Morelos C.P. 05349 -- México D.F. México Phone: 5255 1616 7587 Fax: 5255 1616 8053 For further information on the competition, please write to: Ángeles Pérez Muela: angeles.perezmuela@telefonica.es Applicants may consult the winning projects from previous years at the VIDA website, http://www.telefonica.es/vida in order to determine whether their projects fit in with the philosophy of the prize. |
