"The aim of this collaboration, which brings together technology and art students, is to allow them to experiment and make important contacts. It takes two semesters before they start to understand each other. The breakthrough for them is then the public presentation of what they have created. This year, for the first time, we tried to combine their projects into one performance," said Dr. Roman Berka, head of the Institute of Intermedia, after the happening at the Disk Theatre.
This time the theme was the water element as a symbol of scarcity, pollution, exploitation of natural resources, as a fundamental element of life, an irreplaceable part of the ecosystem and the human body. Water as a mirror of the disruption of the balance of the ecosystem, ourselves and our relationship with nature.
During the happening, the audience saw a total of eight installations, connected into one whole. First, they were greeted by an internet browser, which resembled a window of dispensing. After ordering, the order usually comes: request, response. The work of the performance computers in the server rooms is not visible, yet it allows for a comfortable user experience and influences the surrounding environment. "So, what can I get you?" the browser interspersed a question between demonstrations of each project.
The interaction between land, water and man was illustrated by the musical performance EarthTone. The eponymous device converts changes in the earth's conductivity into tones. The musical output can be influenced by touching or watering the soil.
Another student project was inspired by secondary stalactite phenomena, specifically the calcite formations at the Černý Most bus station. These are derivative formations formed from concrete, lime or mortar. The audio-visual study entitled Process of Formation consists of a field recording sound composition and a two-channel video containing a 3D animation of photogrammetry of the stalactite object. The audience had the opportunity to observe the process of the formation of the stalactites.
The installation Untitled then drew attention to the greenhouse effect in an artistic way: after boiling water in a kettle, one of the students poured the liquid into plastic barrels placed above the eye level of the audience, who were seated in the middle of the stage and around whom the whole performance took place. The rising steam from the barrel symbolises the rising temperature of the Earth due to greenhouse gases. The laser beam shining on the steam is a symbol of ultraviolet radiation.
"Most of the time, students present their work at the Institute of Intermedia. I would like to thank Michal Somoš and the entire team of the Applied Multimedia and Technology course for allowing us to present the results of individual groups of students at the Disk Theatre this year. We took an experimental approach to the performance. We tried to adapt the projects to the space. It was very difficult to create and test something like this in one day," said Michal Kindernay from FAMU, who guided the students artistically during the two semesters.
Arlova-Siarebrannikava Yanina, Brifordová Irma, Castorena Sanchez Dominik José, Černická Anna, Klíma Jakub, Kralko Victorie, Kuznetsova Ekaterina, Matiáš Michal, Mesany Jan, Mikulková Kristýna, Ramanava Krystsina. Reljićová Alexandra. Sasinova Lucie, Tretyachenko Nikolai, Trojanova Alžběta, Vrbíková Lucie
Pedagogical guidance: Michal Kindernay, Roman Berka
Technical support: Ondřej Slabý, David Vrbík
The author of the photos is Anežka Pithartová, a student of FAMU.
