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spectral

1. of or like a ghost
2. of or concerning the spectrum

exchange

1. to give/receive one thing in place of another
2. an economic transaction
3. a conversation 

An interdisciplinary methodological experiment, Spectral Exchange seeks to use the electromagnetic spectrum as both a structural and thematic framework to draw out connections between disparate domains of knowledge and practice.

16-17 November at Tabakalera

The inaugeral public program at TABAKALERA (Donostia - San Sebastián, ES) will consider the investigation, use, and abuse of the non-visible spectrum through two days of lectures, exercises, film screenings, and discussions. Contributors include artists, curators, cultural theorists and scientists.

Program:

Participants:
Lars Bang Larsen
Esther Leslie (with material from Susanne Kriemann’s Library for Radioactive Afterlife)
Margarida Mendes (with recordings by Nuno da Luz)
Pádraic E. Moore (with optics and electronics by Liz Wendelbo)
Eduardo Navarro
Jaume Navarro
Licia Verde
Matthew C. Wilson

A screening program curated by: Rachael Rakes.

Scientific support by:
Raúl Jiménez
Gabriel Molina Terriza
Licia Verde

Etheric intervention by: Ana Teixeira Pinto + Christoph Keller

Remote intervention by: Ashkan Sepahvand

Video (ongoing) by: Marjolijn Dijkman

Loan of uranium mining equipment: Susanne Kriemann

Sonic event by: Nuno da Luz

Initiated and organized by: Matthew C. Wilson



NOVEMBER 16: INVISIBLE INGRESSION

NAME BY TIME
EXCHANGE 1 
Welcome + IntroMATTHEW C. WILSON11:00
A scientific perspective of "visible" and "invisible," Part 1GABRIEL MOLINA11:05
EXCHANGE 2
The Lure of the EtherJAUME NAVARRO11:30
Etheric Intervention:
Enantiomorphs in Hyperspace + Aether Drift Experiment
ANA TEIXEIRA PINTO +
CHRISTOPH KELLER
12:15
EXCHANGE 3
Screening Program 1: Dark Progress
Remote ~ Jesse McLean ~ 11 min, 2011, HD video ~ Courtesy of the Artist
Observando El Cielo ~Jeanne Liotta (soundtrack by Peggy Ahwesh) ~ 19 mins, 2007, 16mm transferred to video ~
       Courtesy Light Cone, Paris
Toxic Camera~Jane Wilson, Louise Wilson~ 21 mins, 2013, HD video ~ Courtesy Forma UK
RACHAEL RAKES 13:05
Lunch break14:00
Screening Program 2: Uncontained Energy and Contained Fear
Energie! ~ Thorsten Fleisch ~ 5 mins, 2009, HD video ~ Courtesy of the Artist
Quiet Zone ~ David Bryant & Karl Lemieux ~ 14 mins, 2015, 35mm transferred to video~ Courtesy National Film Board, Canada
In Order Not to Be Here ~ Deborah Stratman ~ 33 mins, 2002, 16mm transferred to video ~ Courtesy of the Artist
Horn Perspective ~ Laurent Grasso ~ 4 min 55 sec, 2009 35 mm film and animation transferred to video ~ Courtesy of the Artist
RACHAEL RAKES 15:30
EXCHANGE 4
A scientific perspective of "visible" and "invisible," Part 2 GABRIEL MOLINA17:05
EXCHANGE 5
Politics of the ImperceptibleLARS BANG LARSEN17:45
EXCHANGE 6
Lecture for the Inner EyeEDUARDO NAVARRO19:10
EXCHANGE 7
Concluding Discussion: REFLECTION/REFRACTION/ABSORPTIONALL PRESENTERS + GUESTS20:10


NOVEMBER 17: THE SPECTRUM AS METHOD

NAME BY TIME
EXCHANGE 8
Welcome + recap + introMATTHEW C. WILSON11:00
Quantum Mechanics: The Tool to Understand the Electromagnetic SpectrumRAUL JIMENEZ11:05
EXCHANGE 9 - INFRARED
11:45
Calorific RaysMATTHEW C. WILSON11:45
EXCHANGE 10 - MICROWAVES / RADIO
The Symphony of CreationLICIA VERDE12:35
Remote Intervention: telesexASHKAN SEPAHVAND13:20
Lunch break14:00
EXCHANGE 11 - ULTRAVIOLET
The Violet RayPÁDRAIC E. MOORE
w/ optics and electronics
by Liz Wendelbo
15:30
EXCHANGE 12 - X-RAY
X-ray InterludeESTHER LESLIE
PÁDRAIC E. MOORE
MATTHEW C. WILSON
17:05
EXCHANGE 13 - GAMMA RAYS
Multiple ExposureESTHER LESLIE
w/ material from 
Susanne Kriemann
17:25
Gamma Rays, Life in the Universe and the MultiverseRAUL JIMENEZ18:20
EXCHANGE 14
Mutations of the SpectrumMARGARIDA MENDES
w/ recordings by
Nuno da Luz
18:45
EXCHANGE 15
Concluding Discussion: REFLECTION/REFRACTION/ABSORPTIONALL PRESENTERS + GUESTS20:10

      THE FUTURE

THE FUTURE

As a platform Spectral Exchange will become visible in various forms at various scales:
further public programs (seminars, workshops, peripatetic events);
exhibitions;
screenings;
publications;
hitherto unknown possibilities...


The inaugural public program has been held at a cultural institution; scientific and educational institutions are equally relevant contexts in which to carry out an exchange.

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Spectral Exchange was initiated by artist Matthew C. Wilson within the framework of Tabakalera's Residency for Artistic Research Projects.

 

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