SWARMing in Santa Fe
| June 28, 2009 | to | June 30, 2009 |
Swarmfest 2009 is coming to the Complex on June 28-30. SwarmFest, the leading international conference to advance agent-based modeling, is an informal and interdisciplinary reunion for anyone interested in advancing the use of agent-based modeling systems. It’s a discussion-based, problem-question oriented, workshop-like environment that is also non-denominational: users of Repast, NetLogo and even FORTRAN are welcome. Prior SWARMFests were held in Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, DePaul University, Notre Dame, Torino, Italy and the University of Michigan. more…
Manipulated Image: Live performance by Rand and Rudy, Plus Videos by Miller and O’Finn
| June 26, 2009 | ||
| 8:30 pm | to | 10:30 pm |
New media artist and VJ, Peter Rand, will be showing recent sound films and performing live with special guest Paul Rudy on June 26th at the complex. Screenings will include Dennis H. Miller’s fascinating abstract animations with his musical compositions, and New York artist, Donald O’Finn’s “feverishly edited encyclopedically strange video collages.” more…
Making Room for Peace
| June 24, 2009 | ||
| 1:30 pm | to | 3:30 pm |
An invitation to a completely new concept in peace: Spaces For Peace, a landscape, punctuated by beautiful glass walls, (laminated glass, developed for earthquake and hurricane prone areas) a material that transmits, refracts and plays with light, layered glass, which is digitally inscribed with writings by authors communicating the ethos of peace, the philosophy and logic of active-nonviolence, and ways of life beyond racism. more…
UUUUT in Juuune
| June 21, 2009 | ||
| 8:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
Greetings Sound Addicts. Mark your calendars…The UUUUT Experiment (<65dB) returns on Sunday, June 21 at 8:00pm. more…
Can cells be programmed like robots?
| June 16, 2009 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Christopher Voight says we can program cells by combining commands encoded in their DNA. He visits the Complex on June 16 in the next q-bios public lecture series to discuss the beginnings of a programming language for bacteria that he is developing at the University of San Fransisco’s Voight Labs and how it can be applied to problems in energy, materials, and drug production. more…
Year Two Begins with the Flip of a Switch
The clock slipped past nine as organizer Phil Mantione let the anticipation build until he introduced SF Complex founder Stephen Guerin at 9:20 to flip the switch on a new year at Santa Fe Complex. Dressed in a white lab coat for the occasion, Guerin thanked the attendees for their support and stepped to the FrankenSwitch to animate seven distinct kinetic sculptures, compiled from repurposed mechanical parts and electrical circuitry. more…
FrankenCircuit Fundraising Gala & 1 Year Anniversary
| June 13, 2009 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
FrankenCircuit is a huge fundraising party for Santa Fe Complex on Saturday evening, June 13th, an enormous electric installation organized by Phil Mantione and featuring the work of Martin Back, James Brody, Tristan Chambers, Victoria Hughes, David McPherson, Simon Mehalek, Zevin Polzin, Frank Rolla, Steve Smith, and Alysse Stepanian, brings music and spoken word performances by Vince Kablubek, Flamingo Pink!, and Ismael Retzinsk. But beyond that, there are issues raised by Mary Shelley’s classic tale that are as controversial today as they were 200 years ago. more…
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. more…
One year ago @ the Complex
500 people packed Santa Fe Complex’s new home at 632 Agua Fria last Saturday, June 14. From 4:00 to 7:00, it was an SRO crowd, spilling out into grounds to enjoy the cool breeze as the evening progressed. At 7:00, the audience settled in for a one-hour Noisefold performance and lingered into the evening to savor the experience long after the lights went down on the live show. Click the licnk below to see some highlights from the event. more…
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. more…
