CARTES productions 2012

Financial support, Autumn 2012:

Klara Rudas: installation
Amount: granted 400 euros for material costs
An art piece by young Hungarian artist Klara Rudas was selected for Cartes Flux 2012 Festival by Festival Jury. The production required a small production support, which was granted. Reconstruction is an experiment to bring the peculiar world of a settlement in Hungary into an exhibition space in Finland by means of a sound installation consisting of human voices.

Financial support, Spring 2012:

Mikko Kallinen & The Company: digital dance performance
Amount: granted 1350 euros for the production
Professional dancer Kallinen has created an interesting experimental project. Supporting this production helps to realise the performance combining art and technology. With the support, the artist will create a dance performance, which is a part of his long-term work with dicital dancer consept. The production is a small but combines art and technology exploring the possibilities of movement and how to blend it amoung other art forms. Research and development work is done in co-operation with Aalto University’s Media technology department, one of the establishers of CARTES. The performance will be presented at Cartes Flux 2012 Festival of New Media Art.

Cartes Studio and equipments:

Maamme production group: Studio, 3 days
Marko Timlin: Studio, 2 months
Tommi Matikka: equipments for solo exhibition
Sibelius-Akatemia: Ihalainen, Nesci, Duarte, equipments
Aalto-yliopisto: Dromey, equipments

CARTES supports innovative, experimental and fresh productions and exhibitions combining art and technology by artists and work groups. Support can be for example equipment loan for the exhibition or use of the Cartes Studio. In addition CARTES provides a wider supports for few productions in a year. This CARTES production support may include a small financial input, exhibiting, pr and other support. This CARTES production can be exhibited as a part of the Cartes Flux Festival programme. Applying for Cartes Studio and equipments is still open.