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Pixelache Helsinki

Pixelache Helsinki is a transdisciplinary platform for experimental art, design, research and activism.

Amongst our fields of interest are: experimental interaction and electronics; renewable energy production/use; bioarts and art-science culture; grassroot organising and networks; politics and economics of media/technology; alternative economic cultures; VJ culture and audiovisual performances; media literacy and engaging environmental issues.

The name of Pixelache was found in an article that predicted new words which we would need in future. The word ‘pixelache’ (similar to ‘headache’) was supposed to describe the feeling that results from an overdose of digital media content. This overdose can happen easily if the content is too monotonic – which is the case if standards, formats, tools and design principles converge to a narrow set of options.

Pixelache wants to challenge mainstream standards and conventions, not only related to media and technology, but in the contemporary society in general.

Pixelache Helsinki is coordinated by non-profit organisation Piknik Frequency.

Pixelache Helsinki Festival

Pixelache Helsinki (‘Pikseliähky’) is a festival of electronic art and subcultures, organised in Helsinki since year 2002. The festival programme consists of seminars, workshops, exhibitions, performances, concerts and club events.

Festival archive: http://wiki.pixelache.ac/archive

Pixelversity

Since year 2006, Pixelache has also been organising educational events around the year in Helsinki. These events offer a meeting point for the local Pixelache scene outside the festival period, and are supporting practice and its development in the region; they consist of artist presentations, workshops, seminars, camps, expeditions and other events.

More information: http://www.pixelache.ac/helsinki/pixelversity

Pixelache network

From a local event in Helsinki, Pixelache has developed into an important hub within an international network of electronic arts festivals. Members of the Pixelache Network are Mal au Pixel (Paris), Pixelvärk (Stockholm), Piksel (Bergen), Pikslaverk (Reykjavik), Pixelazo (Colombia), Afropixel (Dakar) and PixelIST (Istanbul).

Pixelache Network site: http://network.pixelache.ac

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Pixelache Helsinki contact/staff

Contact

e-mail: office ((at)) pixelache dot ac
tel: +358-50-4657929 / Nathalie Aubret (Pixelache Helsinki coordinator)

Address

Tallberginkatu 1 C 23
00180 Helsinki
Finland

Staff

(email firstname.surname ((at)) pixelache.ac)

Executive director: Ville Hyvönen
Coordinator: Nathalie Aubret
Pixelversity coordinator: Andrew Paterson
Publicist: Kati Hurme, tel +358 (0) 44 919 7750

Graphic design: Tuomo Tammenpää / YATTA
Photographer: Antti Ahonen
Website engineering: John Fail

Pixelache Helsinki is organised by Piknik Frequency, a non-profit organisation based in Helsinki, Finland.
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Pixelache Ambassadors

Pixelache ‘Ambassadors’ represent Pixelache Helsinki on travels, residencies & events as a sort of ambassador/special envoy.

More information: http://www.pixelache.ac/helsinki/ambassadors/

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Pixelache -related articles and papers

Halonen, Katri (2007). Open Source and New Media Artists. Human Technology : 2007, Volume 3, Number 1 [9]. URL: http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-200772 [PDF 116kb]

More coming soon!