Norman is a critic, urban and media historian, novelist, and teacher in the School of Critical Studies at California Institute of the Arts. Together with Margo Bistis, a European cultural historian, independent curator, and teacher in the School of Critical Studies at California Institute of the Arts, he will perfom a workshop that will take place from the 7th till the 9th of November 2012, starting 3 pm.
They´ll show their work at the picture of the 20th century from the perspective of  the 19th century.

The workshop will be held in english

The Project can be found here


“A historical science-fiction novel, The Imaginary 20th Century operates as a gigantic interactive data field with 2,200 images and an original sound composition. The story involves the picaresque adventures of a woman who, in 1901, selects four men to seduce her, each with a vision of the coming century. We navigate through the suitors’ worlds, follow the woman (Carrie) on her travels, witness what she and her lovers forgot to notice; and experience the tastes and sounds of the period from 1893 to 1926. It is a whimsical meta-journey that requires a printed book and an online interface. The co-directors are Margo Bistis and Norman M. Klein.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e9DAnVhsWg

Tom Leeser, Director of the Center for Integrated Media at Cal Arts, discusses Norman Klein, Margo Bistis, and Andrea Kratky’s new DVD novel “The Imaginary 20th Century”. This talk accompanied the show in the Ben Maltz Gallery “The Future Imaginary” which was co-curated by Leeser and Meg Linton, Gallery Director at Otis.

The Special-Effect is in its completion often a perfect illusion, a keen fantasy wrapped in beguiling pictures. Reality is being bent and turns fiction to belief. But with the perfection of the illusion is exponiantially linked to the complexity of its creation.
This seminar focuses on complexer projects, as for example the usage of Matte-Paintings as Setextensions or the filming and corrrect processing of a greenscreen. In that different programs such as After Effects, Maya and Nuke are being used. Knowledge of those programs is advantageous. Active participation in structuring the seminar in form of questions and suggestions are asked for.

Limited attendance because of a shortage of workstations.
Applications to: gkuge(at)hfg-karlsruhe.de

The goal of the two meditative excursions is the concentrated and conscious perception of our environment and as a consequence thereof the collection of mind-expanding experiences.
Technical process causes an alienation and change of perception of nature. Technological revolutions changed mans view rapidely. These technical innovations can if left unreflected lead us to perceive less and less of the primordial.
In the first excursion we escape the technotrop and adress ourselves to nature and our inward. In the second excursion we´ll even go a step further and spend some time in a monastery that commands silence.

The inauguration and discussion of the excursions will take place on tuesday the 30th of october in Entropia (room 323).

In this seminar we want to create a pervasive game. This type of game is a genuine form of the so called enhanced term of game/gaming. It pervades and and obliterates the spacial, temporal and/or social contextual limit of traditional games.
Therefore in most examples of this type the actual game doesn´t take place at a certain location or to a certain date of time and therefore negate the typical character of a game.
But they open the borders between an playful and a serious state of mind. They drift between fiction and reality and are propelled by uncertainty and ambiguity. They challenge social norms and behavioural code, especially as related to what is being accepted in the public space.
We will focus on artistic questions towards the game and societal questions of the game. Thereby we will acquaint ourselves with the principles of gamedesign.

The seminar is open to students of all faculties.
Further information : mzielke(at)hfg-karlsruhe.de