This event looks at new spaces and platforms, connecting the two cities through innovation in their scenes, questioning how club culture could be made more inclusive, and how technological advances might help or hinder its evolution.
The line-up features DJs, artists and producers from both cities including DIY Space for London, academic madison moore, Georgia Taglietti (Sonar & Sonar+D and She Said So) and Joe Alexander (Boiler Room). Ikonika presents a special AV set in collaboration with visual artist Mungo plus performances on the night by Siren DJs and Sunny Graves (live).
Nocturnal City programme
16.00 - Welcome by Somerset House Studios Director Marie McPartlin and programme intro by curator Estela Oliva.
16.30 – 19.30 /NEW SPACES/
Breaking down barriers, building new structures, demystifying club culture.
As spaces for artistic experimentation decrease in urban environments, where else can alternative and independent culture can thrive? How can new structures (i.e. DIY) and initiatives support and preserve artistic creation? And how can these new spaces contribute to making club culture more accessible and inclusive? This panel highlights the value of club culture as a necessary source of creativity and experimentation in the urban environment.
Moderator: Madison Moore (LDN)
madison moore is a cultural critic, dj and performance-maker based in London and Berlin. His work touches pop culture, queer studies, nightlife, sound, media, visual culture and contemporary art, and blurs the lines between scholarship and artistic practice.
Panelists include: Georgia Taglietti (BCN), Siren Collective (LDN), DIY Space for London (LDN), Victor Hurtado (BCN).
/CLUBBING FUTURES/
How will technology change the music and art experience?
With the development of new virtual spaces, the way we experience dance music and night activities might change. From virtual dancefloors to algorithmic DJs, new technologies including VR and 3D simulations have the potential to redefine the way we experience culture, connecting people from any location as well as challenging the notions of identity and experience.
Panelists include: Joe Alexander (LDN), Head of Film at Boiler Room, Aleix Fernandez (BCN),Founder at OnionLab and digital artist, and Marija Bozinovska Jones, Artist and Somerset House Studios.
[PERFORMANCES] 19.30-00.30
IKONIKA + Mungo AV (LDN), Siren DJs (LDN), SUNNY GRAVES (Live, London Premiere) (BCN), AWWZ (London Premiere, BCN).
[INSTALLATIONS]
Club Rothko VR, LaTurbo Avedon, The Virtual Dancefloor, Boiler Room & Google, Sun Machine, Onionlab
[SCREENINGS]
Real Scenes: London
Resident Advisor. Directed and edited by Patrick Nation (2017)
Real Scenes: London examines the challenges surrounding club closures, widespread police constraint on venues, the impending threats of gentrification and other challenges faced by London’s artists, promoters and venue owners.
