2017
November 27, 2017
SIGGRAPH Asia 2017 - VR Showcase (November 27 - 30)
Creative Migration is curating the Multi-User A-Painter Live VR Painting Room at SIGGRAPH Asia from November 27 - 30 in Bangkok, Thailand!
We will be working with the following artists and students:
Artists
Simona Meesaiyati
Topp Leeaphon
Ugo Li
Eiji Sumi
Soichiro Shimizu
Sakson Rouypirom
Students
Suchonm Prompunya
Kamonkarn Rattanaudomsawatt
Pimpawee Pratumrat
1 student selected from SATI Foundation
We will be working with the following artists and students:
Artists
Simona Meesaiyati
Topp Leeaphon
Ugo Li
Eiji Sumi
Soichiro Shimizu
Sakson Rouypirom
Students
Suchonm Prompunya
Kamonkarn Rattanaudomsawatt
Pimpawee Pratumrat
1 student selected from SATI Foundation
September 26, 2017
Jasmin Blasco live in London with rough music
Jasmin Blasco live in London with rough music
Jasmin Blasco will perform LIVE in London with rough music THIS FRIDAY (September 29) for IKLECTIK Art Lab’s A Can of Worms!
A Can of Worms - A Concert
IKLECTIC Art Lab
Old Paradise Yard, 20 Carlisle Lane
London SE1 7LG
Doors at 8 pm.
“rough music is an improv group using conventional instrumentation and a field kit toproduce a charivari of discordant rhythms and rhymes.”
- @roughmusic1
A Can of Worms - A Concert
IKLECTIC Art Lab
Old Paradise Yard, 20 Carlisle Lane
London SE1 7LG
Doors at 8 pm.
“rough music is an improv group using conventional instrumentation and a field kit toproduce a charivari of discordant rhythms and rhymes.”
- @roughmusic1
September 22, 2017
This Weekend! VVFA LIVE (Jasmin Blasco) in London for Digital Design Weekend at the V&A!
This Weekend! VVFA LIVE (Jasmin Blasco) in London for Digital Design Weekend at the V&A!
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Very Very Far Away will be LIVE this weekend, September 23rd and 24th, at the seventh annual Digital Design Weekend at Victoria and Albert Museum in London. This special VVFA performance and workshop will be the first installment in the Sightseer Project, a speculation about a space tether anchored on an artificial island in the Pacific.
Over the course of the weekend, VVFA will set up as a pop-up radio station broadcasting in-person interviews (Garnet Hertz, David Benqué, Joseph Popper), playing back episodes from VVFA podcasts, conducting performances with members of the audience and presenting improvised music by WORMS and other space-themed musical selections.
Click here to reserve free tickets to Digital Design Weekend 2017 – or if you can't be there, tune in to vvfa.space!
Very Very Far Away (VVFA) is a public facing research project consisting of a podcast, a workshop and a series of special projects, seeking to re-ignite future ideologies. Its method uses Space Exploration as a lens to examine current ideas and values which may pertain to future societies through technological advances.
Over the course of the weekend, VVFA will set up as a pop-up radio station broadcasting in-person interviews (Garnet Hertz, David Benqué, Joseph Popper), playing back episodes from VVFA podcasts, conducting performances with members of the audience and presenting improvised music by WORMS and other space-themed musical selections.
Click here to reserve free tickets to Digital Design Weekend 2017 – or if you can't be there, tune in to vvfa.space!
Very Very Far Away (VVFA) is a public facing research project consisting of a podcast, a workshop and a series of special projects, seeking to re-ignite future ideologies. Its method uses Space Exploration as a lens to examine current ideas and values which may pertain to future societies through technological advances.
July 14, 2017
Les Rochers - Artist Residency (pilot)
Les Rochers - Artist Residency (pilot)
“We were interviewed by the local paper today. The journalist was quite curious about our work and we had a great conversation with her about her thoughts on French society. Being interviewed is such a great way to learn more about our own work through the eyes of others. We are also becoming more articulate when describing our work.”– Jacinta Yelland
During the summer of 2017, Creative Migration launched a pilot artist residency at Les Rochers in Normandy, France. Jacinta Yelland, an Australian actor & theatre-maker, and Ethan Metzner, an American musician and recording artist, were selected to create works influenced by their time in the small town of Cerisy-la-Forêt.
During the summer of 2017, Creative Migration launched a pilot artist residency at Les Rochers in Normandy, France. Jacinta Yelland, an Australian actor & theatre-maker, and Ethan Metzner, an American musician and recording artist, were selected to create works influenced by their time in the small town of Cerisy-la-Forêt.
May 27, 2017
Jasmin Blasco's In From The Cold (review) at the Antarctic Pavilion
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南极洲馆中，站在个人的作品《In From the Cold》前的艺术家 Jasmin Blasco
Artist Jasmin Blasco in front of his piece In From the Cold, at the Antarctica Pavilion
ANTARCTICA PAVILION
The Antarctica Pavilion is hosted in yet another splendid palazzo, on the southern part of the main island of Venice, facing Giudecca. It hosts a number of works by international artists, some of whom had the chance to travel to Antarctica and produce work over there. I enjoy the way works are presented on top of photographic tripods and the overall balance between lyricism and science.
My favorite work is by LA-based artist Jasmin Blasco, a sound piece you can listen to on portable FM radios out in the garden. At a short distance from the solar powered radio transmitter and antenna that feed my radio, I sit near the canal and listen to about fifteen minutes (the total duration is an hour and a quarter) of Blasco’s improvised narration. The artist recounts a story of South Pole exploration in the early 20th Century from the perspective of the leader of the mission, but also from that of bacteria and other life forms trapped in the ice since millennia ago. The work is eerie; sentences find their way through long moments of silence, when one can hear the interference in the radio signal as well as ethereal synth chords. There are many references I connect with, from the short stories of H.P. Lovecraft to John Carpenter’s The Thing and the music of Vangelis. The piece is immersive, and I lose all sense of time and place very quickly; it’s only that annoying feeling I get in Venice, urging me to see more art and meet more people, that pushes me to come back from the Pole.
Excerpt from VIVA ARTICLE VIVA
2017.05.26 Fri, by Girolamo Marri Translated by: 王丹艺
The Antarctica Pavilion is hosted in yet another splendid palazzo, on the southern part of the main island of Venice, facing Giudecca. It hosts a number of works by international artists, some of whom had the chance to travel to Antarctica and produce work over there. I enjoy the way works are presented on top of photographic tripods and the overall balance between lyricism and science.
My favorite work is by LA-based artist Jasmin Blasco, a sound piece you can listen to on portable FM radios out in the garden. At a short distance from the solar powered radio transmitter and antenna that feed my radio, I sit near the canal and listen to about fifteen minutes (the total duration is an hour and a quarter) of Blasco’s improvised narration. The artist recounts a story of South Pole exploration in the early 20th Century from the perspective of the leader of the mission, but also from that of bacteria and other life forms trapped in the ice since millennia ago. The work is eerie; sentences find their way through long moments of silence, when one can hear the interference in the radio signal as well as ethereal synth chords. There are many references I connect with, from the short stories of H.P. Lovecraft to John Carpenter’s The Thing and the music of Vangelis. The piece is immersive, and I lose all sense of time and place very quickly; it’s only that annoying feeling I get in Venice, urging me to see more art and meet more people, that pushes me to come back from the Pole.
Excerpt from VIVA ARTICLE VIVA
2017.05.26 Fri, by Girolamo Marri Translated by: 王丹艺
May 18, 2017
In From the Cold
Antennae, FM transmitter, car battery, solar panel, power inverter, media player (MP3), Memorex portable handheld radios, earbuds, looping audio file (75m4s).
Through the lens of the ice continent, In From The Cold focuses on environmental shifts, our limited perception of time, and life in extreme environments. A speculation about systemic changes over millennia, the piece contrasts human existence with geological timescales. Antarctica contains a stratigraphic index of geological epochs and preserves bacteria in cryostasis over millions of years. With rapidly rising temperatures caused by climate change, the Antarctic ice sheet is a time-bomb, releasing ancient life forms into a post-human primal ooze.
In From The Cold features Anna Kleiva and was inspired by interviews with D. Graham Burnett, Christina Agapakis, Jana Winderen, Mike Harding and Stephanie Roland.
Listen to the interviews here:
In From the Cold
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Antennae, FM transmitter, car battery, solar panel, power inverter, media player (MP3), Memorex portable handheld radios, earbuds, looping audio file (75m4s).
In From The Cold is a radiophonic piece in 6 +1 parts, intended for continuous transmission:
0. The Ice
1. The Ship
2. The Thaw
3. The Deluge & The Storm
4. The Drowned World
5. The New Ooze
6. Frost.
With each section, the piece maps a myth of the world's origin with Antarctica at its center.
0. The Ice
1. The Ship
2. The Thaw
3. The Deluge & The Storm
4. The Drowned World
5. The New Ooze
6. Frost.
With each section, the piece maps a myth of the world's origin with Antarctica at its center.
Through the lens of the ice continent, In From The Cold focuses on environmental shifts, our limited perception of time, and life in extreme environments. A speculation about systemic changes over millennia, the piece contrasts human existence with geological timescales. Antarctica contains a stratigraphic index of geological epochs and preserves bacteria in cryostasis over millions of years. With rapidly rising temperatures caused by climate change, the Antarctic ice sheet is a time-bomb, releasing ancient life forms into a post-human primal ooze.
In From The Cold features Anna Kleiva and was inspired by interviews with D. Graham Burnett, Christina Agapakis, Jana Winderen, Mike Harding and Stephanie Roland.
Listen to the interviews here:
In From The Cold was presented at the Antarctic Pavilion during the 57th International Art Exhibition in Venice, Italy.
Credits:
Concept, Performance, Music and Sound: Jasmin Blasco
Engineering: Jeremy Emery
Project Coordinator: Sierra Feldner-Shaw
Credits:
Concept, Performance, Music and Sound: Jasmin Blasco
Engineering: Jeremy Emery
Project Coordinator: Sierra Feldner-Shaw
May 14, 2017
Telluris
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During the spring, Creative Migration worked with French artist Noémie Goudal and an amazing crew to produce Telluris in the Mojave Desert. 
Check out our project page for more details.
April 27, 2017
Jasmin Blasco at the Antarctic Pavilion during the 57th Venice Biennale (Opening)
Jasmin Blasco presents In From The Cold at the Antarctic Pavilion during the 57th Venice Biennale of Art 2017.
Through the lens of the ice continent, In From The Cold focuses on themes of environmental shifts, our limited perception of time, and forms of life in extreme environments. The project is a narrative sound piece for radio featuring Anna Kleiva and inspired by interviews with D. Graham Burnett, Christina Agapakis, Jana Winderen, Mike Harding and Stéphanie Roland.
RSVP for the opening and/or visit Jasmin Blasco at the Antarctic Pavilion from May 11-15, 2017.
March 24, 2017
VVFA broadcast - Night at the Getty with KCHUNG News Radio
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A conversation between Susannah Tantemsapya and Jasmin Blasco about Very Very Far Away— an international, collaborative project initiated in early 2015 that takes various forms: a podcast series, spatial installations and performance, and public facing co-enquiries.
VVFA uses space exploration as a lens to examine and critique the collective idealism and aspirations derived from new and emerging technological advances, and the impacts that these may have upon our future society. A discussion will follow the airing of Episode 0 of the VVFA podcast.
Night at the Getty with KCHUNG News Radio
Garden Terrace, Getty Center
Free; no reservations required. Parking $10 (after 3pm)
Live stream / archive available at getty.kchung.news
Facebook event
VVFA uses space exploration as a lens to examine and critique the collective idealism and aspirations derived from new and emerging technological advances, and the impacts that these may have upon our future society. A discussion will follow the airing of Episode 0 of the VVFA podcast.
Night at the Getty with KCHUNG News Radio
Garden Terrace, Getty Center
Free; no reservations required. Parking $10 (after 3pm)
Live stream / archive available at getty.kchung.news
Facebook event
February 23, 2017
Welcome To You at Tappan Atelier on March 5th
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WELCOME TO YOU
A Guided Meditation led by The First Human Born In Space
Presented by Tappan with the artists Jasmin Blasco and Jordan Rountree in collaboration with Creative Migration.
Classes are scheduled at the Tappan Atelier for 4:00 and 6:00 pm on Sunday, March 5th. Please wear comfortable clothes, and bring a yoga mat or pillow/cushion to sit on the floor. Free street parking is available on Wall Street, one block away.
RSVP by selecting a time and then clicking on 'Register' button.
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Through the process of meditation and awareness, The First Human Born In Space would like to offer his extra planetary perspective to help foster the development of new forms of empathy.
The First Human Born In Space is a transmedia project primarily composed of short films written and directed by Jasmin Blasco and performed by Jordan Rountree, produced by Pico Studio in partnership with Creative Migration.
In a series of transmissions, The First Human Born in Space examines the long term effects of the conditions in outer space on the human subject, both mind and body. The orbital perspective of the native astronaut provides an alien vantage point of Earth from an environment of pure technological mediation.
Through the process of meditation and awareness, The First Human Born In Space would like to offer his extra planetary perspective to help foster the development of new forms of empathy.
RSVP here.
A Guided Meditation led by The First Human Born In Space
Presented by Tappan with the artists Jasmin Blasco and Jordan Rountree in collaboration with Creative Migration.
Classes are scheduled at the Tappan Atelier for 4:00 and 6:00 pm on Sunday, March 5th. Please wear comfortable clothes, and bring a yoga mat or pillow/cushion to sit on the floor. Free street parking is available on Wall Street, one block away.
RSVP by selecting a time and then clicking on 'Register' button.
The First Human Born In Space is a transmedia project primarily composed of short films written and directed by Jasmin Blasco and performed by Jordan Rountree, produced by Pico Studio in partnership with Creative Migration.
In a series of transmissions, The First Human Born in Space examines the long term effects of the conditions in outer space on the human subject, both mind and body. The orbital perspective of the native astronaut provides an alien vantage point of Earth from an environment of pure technological mediation.
Through the process of meditation and awareness, The First Human Born In Space would like to offer his extra planetary perspective to help foster the development of new forms of empathy.
RSVP here.
February 6, 2017
Very Very Far Away on Jasmin Blasco's Speak My Language
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Tune in TODAY between 2-4pm PST on dublab.com to hear the first installment of this narrative audio project and a conversation with Very Very Far Away project initiator Sitraka Rakotoniaina.
"What does it mean to venture into the Very Very Far Away? VVFA charts a journey into this unknown, an exploration through a web of entangled narratives, tales from a possible future. VVFA uses space exploration as a lens to examine and critique the collective idealism and aspirations derived from new and emerging technological advances, and the impacts that these may have upon our future society."
The VVFA podcast is produced by Andrew Friend, Jasmin Blasco and Sitraka Rakotoniaina.
Web: vvfa.space
On Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/veryveryfaraway
Listen live on dublab.com
