Nowhere was the demonstration of the conference theme stronger than in the events which took place off-site. The creators of “The Moving Forest” (directed by Shu Lea Cheang and Martin Howse) literally invited attendees to conspire along with them through an epic twelve hour, five act sonic performance using WiFi and mobile technology. A mysterious base was set up in the House of World Cultures, with PD patches being tweaked, equipment being distributed, and various “agents” prowling about. As part of one of the acts, participants armed with “radio guns” stormed landmarks and maneuvered through the city.
[Michelle Kasprzak. February 6. Review of Transmediale.08. Rhizome.org]
Outside, the stealthy encroachment of ap's Moving Forest hack of Kurosawa's Macbeth is underway, further tainting the festival's cognitive map of exhibitable objects and mobile processes. A sonic performance, Moving Forest applies public wi-fi and mobile technology to distend the 12-minute final 'moving forest' sequence into a 12-hour, 5-act performance in Berlin city space. As the Moving Forest synopsis in the guidebook also concludes, ‘The conspiracy returns and thus remains. The grey castle remains.’
[Marina Vishmidt. April 3. Review of Transmediale.08. metamute.org]
poptronics.fr:
http://www.poptronics.fr/Transmediale-5-6-Moving-Forest-l
french arte:
German arte version with video clips:
http://blogs.arte.tv/Transmediale_08
flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mkultra/2242301151/
radio gun revolt video:
http://tagr.tv/?intersect=1&p=284
further:
http://tagr.tv/2008/moving-forest-with-superbertram-squatting-hkw