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Arie Altena

Arie Altena (NL) is a curator at Sonic Acts. He co-edited the Sonic Acts publications The Dark Universe (2013), Travelling Time (2012), The Poetics of Space (2010), The Cinematic Experience (2008), Anthology of the Computer Arts (2006), and unsorted (2004), as well as Participatory, Ubiscribe 0.9 (Jan van Eyck, 2006). He studied literary theory, and writes about the intersections between art, media and technology. Links: ariealt.home.xs4all.nl (photo: Carina Hesper, source: v2.nl/archive/people/arie-altena)

2014

2015

2016

Kola Superdeep presentation

- Only for journey participants - An informal illustrated talk, by Arie Altema, elucidates some aspects of the Kola Superdeep, which is now the stuff of legend.

Journey Closing Session

- Only for journey participants - The closing session will reflect on the presentations of the past four days, draw some preliminary conclusions, and possibly indicate directions for future investigations.

Dark Ecology / The Zone / At the End of the World

The official part of the event kicks off with a short introduction to the Dark Ecology programme and some of the ideas associated with it.

Fridaymilk Talkshow

For the Friday evening programme in Murmansk, Dark Ecology hooks up with Friday Milk. The attractive and varied talkshow will combine interviews, talks, and presentations in which curators of Dark Ecology and featured artists of the Dark Ecology project get a chance to present and discuss their ideas and work.

Part of

Friday 10 October 2014

On Friday 10 October the programme crosses the border to Nikel. Different aspects of Nikel, its history, industry, culture and environment are explored through guided walks, followed by the second part of the symposium with, amongst others, Dutch artist/designer Femke Herregraven presenting her latest research commissioned for Dark Ecology.

Sunday 12 October 2014

On Sunday 12 October Dark Ecology returns to Kirkenes with a first work-in-progress presentation of the large-scale sound installation Long Wave Synthesis by Raviv Ganchrow, commissioned by Dark Ecology, and a closing keynote speech.

Thursday 9 October 2014

The journey starts on Thursday 9 October in Kirkenes with a symposium featuring a keynote lecture by Timothy Morton, and several guided walks investigating different aspects of Kirkenes. In the evening the first ‘Secret Chamber’ concert, curated by Ivan Zoloto and Anya Kuts from Petrozavodsk, will take place at a secret location. It features Chikiss, one of the most versatile artists on the Russian electro-indie scene, and slow ambient techno by Sergey Suokas.

Friday 27 November 2015

On Friday, 27 November, the programme crosses the border to Murmansk, the largest Russian city above the polar circle. Dark Ecology partner Fridaymilk hosts a talk show with amongst others presentations by Margrethe Pettersen, HC Gilje, Joris Strijbos, and Tatjana Gorbachewskaja.