ctrl_alt_del

ctrl_alt_del was the first sound-art festival realized in Turkey, in September 2003. It was a collaboration between NOMAD, Marres, Hedah, and Istanbul Technical University Center for Advanced Musical Studies (MIAM). All through the month of September 2003, several events were realized in two cities, Istanbul and Maastricht: (i) an introductory presentation, a CD launch, performances by two artists from the Netherlands and Turkey in Marres (Maastricht); (ii) a panel and workshop series at Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture and MIAM; (iii) a series of performances in Babylon, Istanbul during the opening of the 8th International Istanbul Biennial; (iv) a panel, and performance series at Marres.; (v) an exhibition at Marres; (vi) an audio CD which was distributed in Europe through Lowlands, and the international distribution of the CD-ROM was carried out by NOMAD. ctrl_alt_del aimed at introducing Turkey to sound-art via sound-art’s pioneering names, together with panels and workshops. More then 30 people from 16 different countries contributed to the project in 2003.

ctrl_alt_del will take place in the “positionings” section of the 9th International Istanbul Biennial. The project will launch on September 16th, 2005 with an opening night performance in the city at Balans Musichall, then will continue on the Bosphorus, the Golden Horn, Istanbul Technical University’s MIAM studios, laboratories, library and concert hall till September 22nd.

The 2005 programme for the ctrl_alt_del project has been developed by Başak Şenova, Emre Erkal, Pieter Snapper, Erhan Muratoglu and Paul Devens. The festival’s three-folded conceptual frame - “the city”, “noise” and “open source”- will be worked into performances, a boat tour, sonic mapping, workshops, and presentations The project has received support from NOMAD Project Channel, Istanbul Technical University MIAM (Center for Advanced Musical Studies), Goethe Institut, Istanbul, Mondriaan Foundation, Consulate-General of the Netherlands, MOAB Foundation, Amsterdam, Radio Helsinki, Graz, EKW 14.90, Israel National Lottery Council for the Arts, Israeli Center for Digital Art, Holon, STEIM, Studio for Electro-Instrumental Music, Interspace-Sofia, Sabreen Studio, Ford Foundation, Middle East and North Africa, Kadir Has University, REC Magazine, Bant Magazine, e-tasarım and Senkron Publishing.

ctrl_alt_del’s 2005 participants are: Sakir Oguz Büyükberber (NL), DJ Selim Cenkel (TR), Banu Cennetoglu (TR), Eyal Danon (IL), Paul Devens (NL), every kid on speed - Antonio Dimitrov (MK), Galia Dimitrova (BG), EKW 14.90 (AT), Emre Erkal (TR), Tal Hadad (FR), Radio Helsinki (AT), Boris Hegenbart (DE), Robert van Heuman (NL). Petko Dourmana (BG), Can Karadogan (TR), Uri Katzenstein (IL), Sarp Keskiner (TR), REC (TR), Reuben De Lautour (NZ), MIAM: Kerem Aksoy, Deniz Arat, Barkin Engin, Erdem Helvacioglu, Burak Tamer, Tolga Tüzün, Murat Yakin (TR), Phillip Misselwitz (DE), Wissam Murad (Palestine), Erhan Muratoglu (TR), DJ Negma (TR), Klaus Obermeyer (DE), Matthieu Prat (FR), Wassim Qassis (Palestine), REC: Orçun Bastürk, Liz Fando, Tonguç Gökalp, Randiman Kakara, Saska (TR), Binya Reches (IL), Florian Schneider (DE), Sabreen Studio (Filistin), SFR (Zafer Aracagök) (TR), Ran Slavin (IL), Basak Senova (TR), Pieter Snapper (US/TR), Can Turkinan (TR) and open call: Muni Monde, Özdemir Bayrak, Kerem Güzel, Koray Kantarcioglu and Solar Duo.

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