For Immediate Release: Over 80 artists, groups and scholars represent more than 20 countries in Russia’s largest annual New Media Festival, “CYBERFEST”… Event: Held at: Venues throughout St Petersburg, Russia including: The State Hermitage Museum St. Petersburg State University Creative Space Tkachi Art re.FLEX Gallery Frants Gallery Space Date: November 23‐28, 2012 Organized by: CYLAND, St Petersburg Project, PACT Charitable Foundation Curated by: Anna Frants, Marina Koldobskaya, Sophia Kudriavceva, Victoria Ilyushkina, Sergey Komarov Support from: OneMarketData, MATRIXSYNTH Online: www.cylandfest.ru Contact: Russian: Pavel Ivanov /
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[email protected] CYBERFEST's 2012 curatorial committee announces CYBERFEST 2012’s program. For the 6th Annual Edition, CYBERFEST 2012 explores the impacts of art and technology on society’s future through a 6 day multidisciplinary event titled “AT HEAVEN’S DOOR”. Exhibits, events and performances across St Petersburg’s top cultural venues present varied perspectives on the physical state of international New Media and the metaphysical directions it leads society. (Read Curatorial Statement >) CYBERFEST 2012’s exhibition program: Artwork by: Alexandra Dementieva (Belgium‐Russia), Koen Theys (Belgium), Leo Nunez (Argentina), Mariela Yeregui & Miguels Grassi (Argentina), Fran & Jim (France), Maria Theresa Sartori (Italy), Elena Gubanova, Ivan Govorkov (Russia), Anna Frants (USA‐Russia), Oleg Melnik (Belarus), Alice Eggert (USA), Natalya Lyakh (France) Screenings of Videos by: Maria Theresa Sartori (Italy), Francesca Fini (Italy), Anna Yermolaewa (Austria), Tina Willgren (Sweden), Joaquin Palencia (Philippines), Rimas Sakalauskas (Lithvania), Heini Aho "Eternity" by Alice Eggert. Documentation by Mike Fleming. (Finland), Pink Twins (Finland), Lisa Strömbeck (Sweden), AUJIK, 36 clock hands align to spell “ETERNITY” every 12 hours.