Super Human Volunteer?

[Incognita Nom de Plume]

www.superhuman.org.au
www.anat.org.au

Super Human: Revolution of the species is an international event from the Australian Network for Art and Technology, that turns the spotlight on collaborations between artists and scientists and the impact these investigations have on what it means to be human, now and into the future.

Taking place in Melbourne in November this year, Super Human comprises of an exhibition (RMIT Gallery, 5 Nov-5 Dec with the Artists' Reception 22 Nov), an international symposium (BMW Edge, 23 - 24 Nov) and a curating masterclass (ACMI, 25 - 26 Nov). RMIT is a major partner.

We are looking for interested and dedicated VOLUNTEERS to fill the following roles:

Symposium Assistants
Time: 8 am - 6 pm
Date: Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th November 2009
Location: BMW Edge Theatre, Fed Square, cnr Swanston and Flinders Sts, Melbourne

Duties as required:
- assisting registration of delegates
- directing delegates
- assisting Speakers
- handing around microphones during question times
- assisting with chair placements at times
- 'Runner' for forgotten items
- general support to ANAT organising staff

Benefits;
- attending the symposium free
- attending the Networking Drinks at Feddish free
- thank you letter from ANAT acknowledging your role
- networking opportunities with speakers, delegates and organisers
- happy feelings knowing you are contributing to your community

CONTACT: [e-mail] or Gillian Morrison on 9925 1741


Exhibition Artist Collaborators
Time: 1 - 5 pm
Date: Thursday 5th November thru to Sat 5th December 2009
Location: RMIT Gallery, 344 Swanston St, Melbourne
Training Session: 2/3 hrs on 29th or 30th October 2009 (TBC)

We are looking for particular volunteers to work with the interactive
artpiece "Heart Library" by George Khut - http://georgekhut.com/heartlibrary and
http://georgekhut.com/archives/368 at the Gallery throughout November.

The Heart Library Project invites people to spend some time observing and reflecting on interactions between their heart, nervous system and mental/emotional focus via sounds and visuals that respond to subtle changes in heart rhythm.

There's two components to the work. One a bio-feedbackmechanism that projects images
in tone and rate to match a participants heartrate - they can control this by relaxation and
concentration and Two, to quote the artist

"After their interaction with the biofeedback part of the work, participants are invited to share their experience inside this work with other visitors, through the creation of a personalized experience-map
and interview."

George Khut is keen to teach volunteers how to engage with the public through the interview process and experience map and is asking for a fairly substantial time commitment of 5 weeks of afternoon supervision and operation of the work. Currently there is a thought that 2 or 3 people may do a week of afternoons on a rotation basis. All suggestions of interest welcome.

Benefits;
- engaging with the public through a specific artpiece (very useful for curatorial practice)
- meeting artists, organisers and curators associated with the event
- letter of reference from the Australian Network of Art and Technology acknowledging your contribution
- invitation to Artists' reception and dinner on Sunday 22nd November

CONTACT: [e-mail] or Gillian Morrison on 9925 1741