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PRESS EVENT / MAJURO
College of the Marshall Islands / CMI,  24.08.2006
CMI President Wilson G. Hess / Hofstetter Kurt
video still - Barbara Doser © parallel media
In the frame of the press event Hofstetter Kurt (concept and media artist, Director of the Sunpendulum project) handed over his Facing Time-Eye artwork to Wilson. G. Hess, President of the College of the Marshall Islands / CMI (left);
On the occasion of the permanent installation of the final Sunpendulum Time-Eye, the Time-Eye of the Marshall Islands, at the College of the Marshall Islands - CMI Uliga Campus a "Closing of the Circle" event was inaugurated  by a Sunpendulum press event.

The press event was held in English and took approximately 2 hours.

Following the press conference dignitaries of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, CMI-staff and -students joined a great Sunpendulum reception at CMI-Uliga Campus in the evening, where in-depth presentations were provided. With support of the Austrian National Tourist Office this reception was organized by CMI which allowed us to build on our relations with the College as well as the Republic of the Marshall Islands at the highest level. A special program of experimental art videos by Barbara Doser and Hofstetter Kurt - PARALLEL MEDIA - closed the official part of the "Sunpendulum - Closing the Circle" celebration at Majuro.
Prof. Seve Why, CMI Coordinator of the Sunpendulum Project Welcoming words by Steve Why, CMI Coordinator for the Sunpendulum project - Director of Marshall Islands Conservation Society; he moderated the press event.
Wilson G. Hess, President of the College of the Marshall Islands The opening statement by Wilson G. Hess, President of the College of the Marshall Islands - CMI; pointing out the importance of interdisciplinary Arts and Science projects in particular the international Sunpendulum project with its world wide dimension.
Hofstetter Kurt Hofstetter Kurt presenting his international media art project Sunpendulum - thanking everyone involved in the realisation of the Sunpendulum Time-Eye of the Marshall Islands.
audience in front of CMI Administration Building guests of honor attended the Sunpendulum press event
Kirtley Pinho - RMI private sector Kirtley Pinho, President of the RMI private sector
Carlos Domnick, Patrick Chen - CEO Bank of the Marshall Islands Carlos Domnick, CAO of CMI and Patrick Chen, GM of the Bank of the Marshall Islands (right).
Hofstetter Kurt talking to Giff Johnson / RMI Journal reporter Giff Johnson, RMI Journal reporter
Sunpendulum presentation at CMI class room RMI Journal - reporter, dignitaries of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, CMI -staff and -students joined the Sunpendulum presentation in a class room
Hofstetter Kurt Hofstetter Kurt provided information in detail
Christoph Traxler / member of the Sunpendulum team Dipl. Ing. Dr. Christoph Traxler, representative of the Vienna University of Technology (VUT), highlighting the role of Institute of Computer Graphics and Algorithms, which has developed the Sunpendulum software.
The Time-Eye of the Marshall Islands is a media art installation by Hofstetter Kurt realized in close cooperation with the Institute of Computer Graphics and Algorithms / Vienna University of Technology and the College of the Marshall Islands / CMI.

supported by 
Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Culture, the City of Vienna - Cultural Department, :3C! Creative Computing Concepts, Austrian Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Austrian Federal Chancellory / Department for the Arts (.KUNST), Institute of Computer Graphics and Algorithms - Vienna University of Technology, Austrian National Tourist Office, Hotel Imperial Vienna, Rainbow Tours Austria.

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Hofstetter Kurt 

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1080 Vienna / Austria
Phone & Fax : ++43 / 1 / 95 75 848
E-mail:hofstetter@sunpendulum.at

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