Bjørg Taranger’s project Det hvite toget (The White Train) is a video installation projected onto the large windows in Kunstgarasjen. BEK has been consultant during the development of the project, Lars Ove Toft has set up the sound and the media players in the exhibition space, and Stian Remvik has mapped the videos onto the many window surfaces by using MadMapper.
The developers at BEK would agree with the idea that they could be compared to an instrument maker when they develop software for artists; although BEK’s intention is primarily to enable artists to develop the instruments themselves.
A brand new version of music app BITWaves will be launched on Saturday 24th February. BITWaves2 has been designed and programmed by Stian Remvik at BEK. The app was commissioned by BIT20 Ensemble for their composition project Let’s Compose! The launch event will take place at Bergen Public Library, where Remvik will demonstrate the app with BIT20 Ensemble’s Ole André Farstad. The audience…
On the 7th of November a new stage of the Torn Tracks project by Jiska Huizing (NL) will be launched at Visningsrommet USF. With help of BEK, the first version of a digital platform has been developed that offers various ways of searching and organizing the collection of tracks and sounds that form the basis of this project. Note: Performance…
Stian Remvik at BEK has designed and programmed the app Words Images Thoughts Objects, a site specific audio guide made by Vilde Salhus Røed for the Fine Art and Design Library, the University of Bergen Library. From Tuesday October 10th at 12.00, the audio guide will be available on iPads for use in the library, as well as for download at App Store and Google Play.
BEK hosts a developer workshop that focus on authoring of interactive media scenarios. The workshop gathers artists and developers associated with Studio de création et de recherche en informatique et musique électroacoustique – SCRIME at Université de Bordeaux, Verdensteatret and BEK for an intensive learning and development session. i-score is a free and open-source intermedia sequencer used in art and music…
On June 15-16th we are organizing a kickstart workshop in the 3d modelling software Sketchup at BEK. Sketchup is a free 3d modeling software that can be used to draw up spaces for placement of installations and equipment, and it has a wide range of drawing applications. It is specifically very useful for sketching out gallery-, theatre- and concert spaces…
As part of a short term residency at SCRIME Trond Lossius participates in a three day workshop on ambisonics and field recording. The workshop will be used to test out new ambisonic recording gear at SCRIME, field recordings and listening sessions, and offer an introduction to how to work with ambisonics in Reaper using the Ambisonic Toolkit.
BEK offers a one-week introductory workshop to the software Max. Max is an intuitive graphical environment for real-time processing of all kinds of media (sound, video, MIDI, light, sensors and robotics), and can be used for music, sound art, video, installations, works for stage and in interaction design. Instructor is Trond Lossius.