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PRESS
EVENT / BERMUDA
Bermuda Underwater
Exploration Institute, 18.8.1999 |
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/ video documentation - Barbara Doser © parallel mediafrom left to right:first picture: J. Michael Collier (Chairman of the Board of Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute - BUEI); second picture: Wendy Tucker (Director of the BUEI); third picture: Hofstetter Kurt (media artist, Director of the Sunpendulum project), Leopold Küchler (Austrian Honorary Consul of Bermuda), visitor; fourth and sixth picture: Hofstetter Kurt with journalists during the press event; fifth picture: Dipl.Ing. Dr. Christoph Traxler (computer scientist, Vienna University of Technology) and journalists. |
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the occasion of the permanent installation of the Time-Eye of Bermuda at
the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute (BUEI) the Institute organized
a press event. To provide comprehensive information on the Sunpendulum
project, the Sunpendulum video (by Barbara Doser/Hofstetter Kurt) accompanied
by Sunpendulum art folders were presented in English. In addition, Dr.
Christoph Traxler gave an overview of the current research status of the
Sunpendulum software.
media
present
Thanks to BUEI / Department of Public Relations for the perfect organization and proactive public relations work, a number of press articles were published before termination of the installation (e.g. in the weekly magazine “Bermuda Sun“). The press event was held in English and took 2 hours. |
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welcoming
words and a short introduction for the present media and journalists by
J. Michael Collier,
Chairman of the BUEI - Board. |
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Hofstetter Kurt presenting his international media art project Sunpendulum. |
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a short scientific overview about the Sunpendulum software by Dr. Christoph Traxler from the Institute of Computer Graphics / Vienna University of Technology |
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TV stations present:
ZFB - TV and VSB - TV |
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The Royal Gazette's photograph and Hofstetter Kurt on the BUEI's roof |
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"Mr. Kurt" and the time-eye of Bermuda on the front-page of "The Royal Gazette" / August 19th |
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Time-Eye of Bermuda is a media art installation by Hofstetter Kurt realized
in close cooperation with the Institute of Computer Graphics / Vienna University
of Technology and the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute (BUEI) ;
supported by Creative Computing Concepts (:3C!), Austrian Federal Chancellory / Department for the Arts (.KUNST), Austrian Consulate Bermuda / Vienna Guest Apartments. For detail press information please contact: o
b j e c t h o f s t e t t e r
Hofstetter Kurt Langegasse
42/8c
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