With the title After the Net, the Festival Observatori 2008 sees cutting-edge trends brought to Valencia by the most significant Spanish and International creators. In the field of research into sound, we have the 0.5 programme, which investigates the intricate worlds of sound, noise and silence from different social and scientific points of view.
On 14th June, the artist Michael Prime will submerge the festival with his ecological sound, while the resonant universe of Francisco Lopez, one of the leading players in the international experimental and underground music scene, will take centre stage on 21st June. The same day will see the Danish artist Jacob Kirkegaard, one of the musicians most eagerly expected by the Observatori audience, will recreate sounds that are our senses are usually unable to hear.
The exhibitions will include work by the Valencian artist Jose Antonio Orts, whose interactive sculptures react to the spectators with changes in light and sound. No less interesting is Antisocial notworking, and on-line store of projects that explore the role of social networking sites, as well as the special selection of on-line projects contained in the work open.KURATOR.
The latest trends in electronic music, a Reading Room packed with materials for interpretation and critical reflection, virtual art installations that seek out the secrets of Internet, and the documentary The Net, where Luz Dammbeck reveals that hidden side of revolutionary advances, round off the programme of the Festival Observatori 2008.
