Interaction design
The last public lecture within this year’s NELT Educational Program will be presented by the prominent “media artist” from Germany Niklas Roy.
23 Mar
Date
Thursday, 23. mar
Lecturer
Time
18h
Program Language
English
Location
Entrance
FREE!
About the lecture
End of March marks the finalization of the second cycle of NELT Educational Program, which was realized from May 2016 through the cooperation of Nova Iskra, G12 Hub and NELT company. Special guest of the program is the prominent media artist Niklas Roy from Berlin, who has prepared a four-day workshop in the field of interaction design for the participants, while the results will be presented within the final event and exhibition scheduled for March 25th.
During his visit, Niklas Roy will also hold a public lecture at Nova Iskra on Thursday March 23rd at 6 PM, when he will present his work and most important projects, among which are many award-winning interactive installations, as well as projects that attracted a lot of attention on blogs and online media dedicated to interactive and new media art.
The last public lecture within this year’s NELT Educational Program will be presented by the prominent “media artist” from Germany Niklas Roy, who deals with the relationships between art and technology, primarily through the creation of interactive, mechanical installations.
Beside working on art projects, he often holds lectures and workshops, which will also be the case in Belgrade. Participants of this year’s NELT Educational Program will have the opportunity to participate in a four-day workshop Photon Attack!, while the workshop results will be presented within the final event of this year’s cycle, scheduled for Saturday, March 25th at 7 PM at Kolektiv gallery (Karađorđeva 53). On this occasion, the second cycle of NEP will be presented, as well as a short film that documents the process during which eight workshops, seven public lectures, a series of study visits and mentoring sessions were held during the whole year.
From April 2016 until March 2017, NELT is organizing the second cycle of its NELT Educational Program for students, in collaboration with Nova Iskra and Gallery 12 Hub. The aim is for the participants to develop practical skills form the domains of design and new media, through teamwork and inspiration that will empower them to turn their ideas into real projects, whose further development may be supported by NELT.
Lecturer
Niklas Roy
Multimedia artist
Niklas Roy uses art to investigate technology. His research resulted in mechanical sculptures, electrical machines, interactive performances and electronic devices. Before he focused his career in the arts, he worked as a director, 3D animator and supervisor of visual effects for several international film productions. Among his known projects are Pongmechanik (electromechanical reconstruction of the game Pong), My Little Piece of Privacy (robotic curtain), Electronic Instant Camera (which prints images on fiscal thermal paper) or the Perpetual Energy Wasting Machine. Niklas Roy has received numerous awards for his work, while his projects were presented at many exhibitions and festivals, including Nam June Paik Art Center (Yongin-si), ZKM (Karlsruhe), Japan Media Arts Festival (Tokyo), Kikka ( Namur) La Gaite Lyrique (Paris), Experimenta (Melbourne), Ars Electronica (Linz), Elektra (Montreal), Microwave (Hongkong), Transmediale (Berlin), Siggraph (San Antonio / Anaheim), Todays Art (The Hague) prototype (Sao Paulo) and many others.
