Houseware Experience 99 (experimentadesign 1999)
Explorations in live mixmedia, 18 September, 1999, Central Tejo, Lisboa.
Nowadays there are no limits to evaluate what is likely to be seen as art. This idea is somewhat controversial because an artistic object and the way it is perceived depends on the position or place from the subject. An event such as Houseware Experience is a fascinating challenge because helps to redefine the notios of what is “central” and “peripheral, experimental and playfull, “high” and “low” culture, reality and simulacrum. The relationships are not always clear. And this is perhaps why that when we see ourselves confronted by an object of design, or a performance by a non-musical like Bernd friedman we feel compelled to re-evaluate the reasons for lending value to that material. That is a way to stimulate both thought and the senses. Vítor Belanciano
Participants: João Paulo Feliciano, Dub Video Connection, Helder Luis, Joe Fossard, Rafael Toral, T.V.T, Luis Miguel, RevDesign, D-Fuse, The Apolloprogram, Nonplace Urban Field, Amon Tobim, David Toop, I’m Sore, Zzzzzzp!, Major Eléctrico, Lisburn, Peterman, Dreamlab.
