POLAR IDENTITY

- An international exhibition

 

Can’t make it to downtown San Jose? Join us virtually at SWITCH. We will have live streaming of the opening. See the opening LIVE! go to for First Friday action.

Global climate change has far reaching ramifications, and as a result the world as we know it will not be the world of 100 or perhaps even 10 years. Armed with an awareness of how our actions impact the environment, how will this affect our ideas about who we are? This was the question posed by CADRE New Media Lab at San Jose State University in an open call to artists earlier this summer.

From entries all over the world, six finalists were chosen. Leading artist Andrea Polli, seen at 01SJ 2008, will be exhibiting her work Sonic Antarctica We are also excited to feature the work Markers and 100,000-year journey by Xavier Cortada. Other works exploring the poles include Jerome Gueneau and Catherine Rannou, Phil Boissonnet, Andrea Juan, and Erika Blumenfeld. The jurors for the exhibit include surveillance artist Hasan Elahi, new media artist Robin Lasser and writer/curator Annick Bureaud.

SPONSORS: Zero1, SWITCH, CADRE New Media Lab, WORKS San Jose.

EXHIBITION DETAILS:
Opening: August 7, 2009, during South First Friday Art Walk
7pm-11pm.
Location: WORKS/SJ 451 S. First St. , San Jose, CA 95113
www.workssanjose.org

ARTIST CHAT: with French artist Phil Boissonnet and see his work CP Toms. 

AUGUST 9TH: POLAR IDENTITY Family day. Bring your family in for an art workshop on Polar Identity. See SWITCH.SJSU.EDU or workssanjose.org
ONGOING: All art POLAR IDENITITY will also be exhibited virtually at SWITCH.SJSU.EDU
SEPTEMBER: Panel on Polar Identity and Global Warming. If you are interested in being on the panel please contact us@switch.sjsu.edu
CLOSING:
 September 11, 2009, 7pm
 WORKS/San Jose 
451 S. 1st St., San Jose, CA 95113

Further questions please contact:
Danielle Siembieda
dsiembieda at wildmail dot com