Interview with Marija Scekic a.k.a. Histeria NOVA, part 2: Climber in Contemporary Dance
This is the second part of the interview with Marija Scekic. Read the first part here: On New Media and Science in Dance
Photo above: Little Tragedy, choreography and dance by Marija Scekic
Photo bellow: Human Error, both photos by Nina Durdevic
Interview with Marija Scekic a.k.a. Histeria NOVA, part 1: On New Media and Science in Dance
Choreographer and dancer Marija Scekic is the founder and Artistic Director of Histeria NOVA Artistic organization. She was professionally trained in classical ballet, contemporary dance and butoh, she studied choreography and contemporary dance at Concordia University in Montréal (Canada).
Her interest in combining movements, science and technology initially triggered this interview since we have spent many, many hours discussing about it…
Photo above by Sandra Vitaljic (c), Marija Scekic in Shadow
Photo bellow by Sandra Vitaljic (c), Marija Scekic in Human Error
Interview with Chris Sugrue, part 2: The EyeWriter
This is the second part of the interview with Chris Sugrue. Read the first part here: Tangible Interfaces
Photo above: Decrypted Reflections by Chris Sugrue (cc)
Photo bellow: Tempt1 wearing The EyeWriter
Taken from urban_data’s flickr
Interview with Chris Sugrue, part 1: Tangible Interfaces
Chris Sugrue is an interaction designer, artist, programer and lecturer. She took part in the team which created one of the most intriguing and awarded wearable technology project in 2010 – The EyeWriter.
It’s a low-cost eye controlled drawing tool for ALS patients (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease), a degenerative neuromuscular disorder that causes paralysis, initially created for cult LA graffiti artist and activist Tempt1.
Chris spent this spring / summer as artist-in-residence in Ljudmila (Ljubljana, Slovenia), presenting her work also in Kibla (Maribor,) and netclub MaMa in Zagreb (Croatia). Her visit to Zagreb was organized by Center for Synergy of Digital and Visual Arts and Upgrade Zagreb! (both founded by Maja Kalogera).
Chris Sugrue: Delicate Boundaries (cc)