Athens Video Art Festival introduces LPM 2012

Within the project LPM 2012, which provides the organization of LPM promotional events in Europe together with foreign partners, the Athens Video Art Festival and LPM invite you on 18 and 19 February at K44 of Athens, Greece for two days of screenings, workshops, installations, performances, debates and where you can snoop among exihibitors stands and, most of all, attend the presentation of the new edition of Live Performers Meeting 2012. Everything will be accompanied by two evening parties at K44, one of the most interesting venues in the alternative scene in Athens, Greece.

PROGRAMM

Saturday, February 18th

Projections:
Greek Miscellanea video art works: (4:00 - 6:00 pm)

This section of our program is going host a short compilation of video art works provided by Greek artists that have participated in the past editions of Athens Video Art Festival.The curatorial work was inspired by the concept "Origins and Destinations," referring to the development of human societies in relation to contemporary technological innovations.The public will have the opportunity to choose between 2 collections of 20 selected videos and to choose for a traditional view, in a cinematic format, or in individual monitors with headphones to enjoy it in parallel with the other ongoing activities.

Workshop: "Constructing a VJ software with PureData (4:00-09:00 pm) by Servando Barreiro
http://servando.hotglue.me/pdwksh

"Mapping installations" - TOMAKO (7:00 - 9:00 pm)

Presentations (9:00 pm - 9:30 pm)
Live Performers Meeting XI edizione - Rome, May 31 - June 3 2012
http://www.liveperformersmeeting.net

Video Performance:
Athens' Video Art Festival performance ( 9:30 - 10:00 pm)
http://www.athensvideoartfestival.gr  

"Escapism" by Riga (10:00 - 10:30 pm)
http://www.myspace.com/rigasound

Dj/VjSet ((11:30 pm - 4:00 am)
Party dedicated to electronic music, dubstep and d'nb, together with the visuals of Tomake crew (GR)

Sunday, February 19

Expo Area ( 3:00 - 7:00 pm)
The second day is devoted to new technologies and platforms used in contemporary media arts. Brands, research institutes, academies, professionals and enthusiasts will have the opportunity to present their products and ideas to the great Athenian public.

Bonn studio | Korg (Grecia)
Roland
Ableton
Cinema 4D
After Effects
PureData
Ira Media | Vizoo (Grecia) Cheoptics 360
SAE

Dj/VjSet ( h. 15.00 - 19.00)
In parallel with the expo DJ sets will be produced, broadcasted and streamed by the 360 record store space through our social media platforms fully loaded with bass sounds.