Exploring Music in Analog Circuitry
| June 5, 2009 | ||
| 8:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
Composer David Dunn returns to the Complex on Friday, June 5 to continue the SFMax series and its on-going discussion of the methods, software and hardware used to create interactive audio and video. Dunn, who is currently exploring the autonomous behavior of hyper-chaotic analog audio circuits, will discuss his work. Dunn rarely presents concerts or installations and instead prefers to lecture and engage in site-specific interactions or research-oriented activities. Read more
A Mashup of the MIT Media Lab, Eyebeam, and the Alamo
After he spoke at the Complex on his work with Siftables, Dave Merrill had a nice blog entry about his visit. He concludes his comments by writing, “The SFC’s ambition is to be bustling with projects, events and community outreach; they’re off to a good start, and it seems that there is some room to grow. In this sleepy, comfortable city of traditional fine art galleries and souvenir shops, the SFC’s offering seems like a vital contrast; the future of art and technology will emerge from places like this. I hope Santa Fe embraces this opportunity, turning this gusty experiment into a lasting institution.: Read the full blog here.
I Now Pronounce You Human and Machine
| June 10, 2009 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
Three reflections on humanity, our technology, and the stories we tell await you on June 10 at the Complex. Scientists Steve Smith and Stephen Guerin, sci-fi novelist Steve Gould and renowned game designer Chris Crawford ponder what does the future hold for humans and the technologies we depend on? While they may not follow David Levy’s predictions of human and robot dalliances, they will consider how tools have moved beyond passive participants in human culture to the active role played by today’s computers and, yes, tomorrow’s robots. Along the way, they’ll consider the human penchant for story telling and what answers our stories may hold for this question. Space is limited so click here to reserve your seat now. Read more
SFReporter Interviews Stephen Guerin
The Santa Fe Reporter interviews Complex founder Stephen Guerin in the weekly’s May 13 talk section. Guerin discusses his company, Redfish Group, the Complex, and his project-based model for economic development. Read the full article here.
Live Cinema with Potter-Belmar
| May 29, 2009 | ||
| 8:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
Live Cinema with Potter-Belmar Labs: Join us for an evening of Live Cinema Performance, experimental videos, and discussion with Potter-Belmar Labs.
Potter-Belmar Labs is Leslie Raymond and Jason Jay Stevens, collaborating artists since 1999, with internationally exhibited, prize-winning work, in live cinema performance , single-channel video, and installation art. Their latest short, Double Thunder, won Honorable Mention at its debut at the 2009 Fargo Film Festival. Read more
Mantione, Mehalek and Prometheus
| May 15, 2009 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
sfMax returns with a presentation by Philip Mantione and Simon Mehalek, currently collaborating on a multimedia, robotic piece called Prometheus. Mantione’s music and Mehalek’s robots take center stage for an evening that is sure to delight anyone looking at the intersection of art and science. Read more
Broadband, Stimulus and Net Access
| May 6, 2009 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
RIchard Lowenberg of 1st-Mile is coordinating New Mexico’s efforts in the Obama stimulus plan for broadband infrastructure. Join him at the Complex for an update on those efforts and the issues facing broadband rollouts nationwide. Read more
WPI Bootstrappers Report on Their Work
| May 6, 2009 | ||
| 5:30 pm | to | 6:30 pm |
Six interns from Worcester Polytechnic Institute have been working at the Complex since early April to determine the feasibility of a Santa Fe Project Center for WPI at the Complex. If successful, the Santa Fe Center would join WPI’s 13 other global project centers as a location for applied research in the WPI engineering program. The students will preview their report at the Complex on Wednesday night, May 6, at 5:30pm. (Please note the time change from 5:00 as originally announced.) Read more
Siftables and More with David Merrill
| May 11, 2009 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
David Merrill, a fourth-year Ph.D. student at MIT, modestly says his research interests revolve around expanding human capabilities with technological tools that take advantage of our existing skills. In practice, that becomes Siftables, an evolutionary and revolutionary expansion of the building blocks we all used as toddlers to learn how to build relations and structures among objects. Read more
Open Coffee Is Open for Business
| May 6, 2009 | ||
| 9:30 am | to | 11:00 am |
Open Coffee is an informal monthly gathering for NM entrepreneurs, VC’s and interested people hosted by Trevor Loy, managing partner of Flywheel Ventures. It is moving to the Complex as of May 6, so mark the date on your calendars and plan on dropping in between 9:30 and 11:30. Stay afterwords for WedTech, a weekly book reading and tech talk in the general field of complexity science.
