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PRESS
EVENT / TOKYO
Future
Design Institute - Kanazawa
Institute of Technology / KIT, 14.02.2005 |
 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 Prof. Yukio Hori, Vice-President of the Kanazawa Institute of Technology / KIT (right); Prof. Azby Brown, Director of the Future Design Institute / KIT Tokyo - moderator of the press event (left) |
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On
the occasion of the permanent installation of the Time-Eye of Tokyo
at the Kanazawa Institute of Technology / Future Design Institute - KIT
Tokyo the University
organized a press event.
The press event was held in English & Japanese (simultaneous interpretation was provided) and took approximately 1 hour. Following the press conference journalists, prominent art-critics, -experts and -curators attended the opening of the Sunpendulum parallel media exhibition at FDI / KIT - Tokyo, where in-depth presentations in particular regarding the Time-Eye of Tokyo were provided. The KIT held a reception supported by the Austrian Embassy Tokyo and Imperial Hotel Vienna, which allowed us to build on our relations with the University as well as the Art-scene of Tokyo at the highest level. |
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Welcoming words by Prof. Azby Brown, Director Future Design Institute - KIT Tokyo; he moderated the press event. |
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The opening statement by Prof. Yukio Hori, Vice-President of the KIT; pointing out the importance of interdisciplinary Arts and Science projects in particular the international Sunpendulum project with its world wide dimension. |
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Mag. Arnold Obermayr, Director of the Austrian Art Forum at the Austrian Embassy Tokyo focused on Austrian activities in the field of culture. |
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Hofstetter Kurt presenting his international media art project Sunpendulum - thanking everyone involved in the realisation of the Sunpendulum Time-Eye of Tokyo |
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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. |
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left
to right: Prof. Azby Brown, Prof. Yukio Hori, Mag. Arnold Obermayr, Hofstetter Kurt, Christoph Traxler |
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leading journalists, prominent art-critics, -experts and -curators attended the press event |
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Itsuo
Sakane, Emeritus President IAMAS, prominent media art expert and art
critic attended the press event as well as the Sunpendulum parallel
media exhibition
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Mag. Michael Otter from the Austrian Embassy Tokyo / Commercial Section; he built up personal contact to Prof. Tosiyasu Kunii and the FDI / KIT to realize the installation of the Sunpendulum Time-Eye of Tokyo. |
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Prof. Tosiyasu L. Kunii, Director of the IT institute / KIT Tokyo, he initiated the KIT collaboration within the Sunpendulum project. |
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following
the press event: Hofstetter Kurt (right) talking to leading KIT - representatives (left to right): Nobumasa Iwashita, Akihiro Kakimoto / KIT - Office of Research Development, Vice- President Yukio Hori |
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Hofstetter Kurt talking in-depth to Itsuo Sakane about the Sunpendulum project. |
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to Kei
Sugiura, Miyake Issey Foundation |
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The
Time-Eye of Tokyo 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 Kanazawa Institute of
Technology, KIT.
supported
by For
detailed 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 |
