Futuresonic 04
28 April to 8 May 2004
Futuresonic (now known as Futureverything) the festival of electronic music and media arts, made an appearance at Urbis in 2004. The theme for the year was mobile technology and the possibilities offered by wireless and locative media.
As a Futuresonic04 partner, Urbis hosted the Mobile Connections exhibition and Conference and Mobile Locations City Experiences. The exhibition enabled participants to wander the city and experience it as they never have before, examining how its boundaries are expanded as geographical, cultural and perceptual space are pushed to the limits by new developments in technology.
Mobile Connections
Mobile Connections featured exhibits and projects which transcend the boundaries between technology and art. Included were interactive installations, wireless musical puzzles, site specific sound projects and audio-visual environments.
Projects included:
Streetscape by Iori Nakai (JP)
Come Closer by Squidsoup (UK)
The Central City by Stanza (UK)
Disembodied Voices by Jody Zellan (US)
WIFI-Hog by Jonah Brucker-Cohen (US)
Auto Mobile by Center for Knowledge Societies (IN)
Telenono by Rupert Griffiths (UK)
Schminky by MobileBristol / Duncan Speakman (UK)
Fri 30 April & Sat 1 May only Location Location Location with John J. Campbell (UK), Max Eastley (UK), Colin Fallows (UK) Russell Mills and Ian Walton (UK)
Media Release
Futuresonic 04.pdf - click here to download Futuresonic 04′s media release
Press Comments
“Futuresonic is now recognised as the flagship of the digital ‘nu’ wave, attracting artists from around the world and hard-wiring them to home-grown talent”
- Manchester Evening News
“They’ve got it, we want it”
- London Timeout
