pikseliÄHKY 2004
festival of DIY electronic art
1-4 April 2004, Helsinki


THEME : Audiovisual architecture

PikseliÄHKY // pixelACHE audiovisual laboratory is coming to its third edition with the theme audiovisual architecture : projects which combine digital and architectural design. Interactive furniture, installations in public spaces, sculptures and graffiti, ambient sound projects, audiovisual experiments and creative misuse of technology.

The event will consist of 4 days of performances, screenings, workshops, presentations and club events. PikseliÄHKY 2004 main venue is Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki.

PikseliÄHKY 2003 with the theme VIDEOJUKKA (the art of vj'ing) gathered around 100 artists to Helsinki and the event was also organised in New York and Montreal. PikseliÄHKY 2004 will also travel around the world to destinations which will be announced later this year. We are especially encouraging interested artists and organisations to contact us from Brazil, Italy and UK.

Call for proposals

We are searching for existing work but also prototypes and ideas of new work to be included in the pikseliÄHKY program. We are especially looking for people who are also willing to share their knowledge in the form of public presentations and/or workshops. Send short information about you and your work to proposals@pixelache.ac before 30 September 2003!! Please include full contact information: name, e-mail, phone, address.

You can also send us material to address: pikseliÄHKY audiovisual laboratory, Vaasankatu 7, 00500 Helsinki, Finland. Please note that we unfortunately cannot return the material.

PikseliÄHKY program will be designed during autumn 2003 and we will keep all artists informed of the process. For any questions, please contact info@pixelache.ac. PikseliÄHKY 2004 is organised by Piknik Frequency together with Kiasma Theatre.

pikseliÄHKY // pixelACHE previous editions:

2003 Helsinki :: website + photos
2003 NYC :: website + photos
2003 Montreal :: website + photos
2002 Helsinki :: website + pdf

Notice: NYC & MTL photos now online!