[BCMA] CMA Clip Serv: Exhibit celebrates digital art lab anniversary

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   Exhibit celebrates digital art lab's 10th anniversary

   Surrey North Delta Leader, Thursday, September 24, 2009

   How many points are there in a line? What is the number of numbers?
   How can we verify that the random is random?

   At the Surrey Art Gallery beginning Sept. 26, Japanese artist Ryoji
   Ikeda exhibits two works from his datamatics project, which is a
   series of experiments that explore such questions, physically and
   mathematically.

   With the exhibition audiovisual installation data.tron/data.scan,
   visitors will experience the vast universe of data in the infinite
   between 0 and 1.data.tron is an audiovisual installation, where each
   single pixel of visual image is strictly calculated by mathematical
   principle, composed from a combination of pure mathematics and the
   vast sea of data present in the world. These images are projected onto
   a large screen, heightening and intensifying the viewer's perception

   and total immersion within the work. This will be the premiere
   exhibition of data.scan, which runs until Dec. 13.

   The exhibition is produced in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of
   the Surrey Art Gallery's TechLab digital art residency and exhibition
   program. The TechLab is the only dedicated physical venue for the
   production and presentation of digital art forms in a contemporary art
   museum in Canada. The history of the TechLab is

   available at [1]www.surreytechlab.ca

   This exhibition is curated by Jordan Strom. data.tron/data.scan is
   presented concurrently with the exhibitions Infinite Egress, Optic
   Ear, Arcade: Kwantlen Fine Arts Faculty. data.scan - co-produced by
   Surrey Art Gallery and Forma; data.tron - co-produced by Le Fresnoy,
   Studio national des arts contemporains and Forma.

   An exhibition reception is being held Saturday, Sept. 26 from 7-9 p.m.
   Ikeda will be in attendance and there will be a live performance by
   Coin Gutter. Admission is free.

   The Surrey Art Gallery is located at 13750 88 Ave. Call 604-501- 5566
   or check www.arts.surrey.ca for more information.

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   Jim Harding, ED

   BC Museums Association

   (250) 356-5694

References

   1. http://www.surreytechlab.ca/