Shift Electronic Arts Festival BaselFrom the 22nd to the 25th of October 2009, the electronic arts festival SHIFT took place at the Dreispitzarea and the Schaulager in Basel / Münchenstein. This yearâs theme was âMagic. Tech-Evocations and Assumptions of Paranormal Realitiesâ.
SHIFT 2009 showcased the latest shooting stars and legendary pioneers of electro music, a conference with ten guest lecturers, a video and performance programme, and an exhibition that presented âa diverse range of around 20 international positions on magic channels and the magic powers of artists and their media.â
Participating artists were AIDS-3D, Craig Baldwin, Zoe Beloff, Lindsay Brown, Erik Bünger, Jim Campbell, Center for Tactical Magic, Susan Collins, Bill Domonkos, The Einsteinâs Brain Project, F18, Atelier Hauert / Reichmuth / Boehm, Christoph Keller, Julien Maire, Tatjana Marusic, Jane D. Marsching, Shusha Niederberger, Ruth Sergel, Harm van den Dorpel, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and Patrick Ward. Among the works on display were F18âs Living Kitchen â ...