> artist:: 8081
> project name:: "wood'
> project URL:: http://www.8081.com/wood/
> Date Created:: July 2001
> Viewing Requirements:: flash 5
> Artist Biography::
 
  CURRICULUM
:: 1997 - 99
80/81 is a multi-discipline group constituted after formative experiences done with Interscena, a project managed by
Paolo Atzori, teaching at the Kunsthocschule fur medien of Koln ( http://www.khm.de ), structured in intensiveworkshops on the creative use of the new technologies, and Accademia internazionale arti e media
that gave the opportunity to 80/81 to meet and work with very qualified teachers and artists
After the formative experiences 80/81 starts to work as a group in 1997 in a merely scientific way, on multimedial shows and internet sites such as:
-Ascensore (1998)
-ReMida (1998)
-Minotauro (1998)
:: 2000 - 01
At the end of 1999, 80/81 starts to work at the Island.8081 project (www.8081.com), free project, the duration of which is estimated around two years.
The most important between the reviews have been;
www.thebitscreen.com - on-line digital cinema festival of Philadelphia
www.britannica.com - gateway of the eminent british encyclopidea
www.infobeat.com - cult newspaper on new technologies in the States
www.coolsitesoftheday.com
http://www.aol.fr
http://www.multimedia.netscape.fr
The bitscreens ( a site dedicated to digital cinema) supervisor, Nora Berry, is introdudig gradually Island.8081 in the
digital cinemas field (in the festivals of Osaka, Rotterdam, Berlin, Montreal).
Thanks to the project Island.8081, 8081 is present in the worlds most important net-art gallery site, www.hell.com ( now www.no-such.com ), a reference in the visual art and experimentation projects.
With No-such 8081 realizes http://chaos.no-such.com, one of the three projects realized by hell during years of activity, and participates to the FIB ( Festival Internacional de Benicassim), held between the 4 and 6 august 2000 in
Benicassim in Spain; FIB is the most important festival of commercial music in Spain.
80/81 is currently working on the projects of a festival of digital art and media: LIMANORA. That festival will be in Tourin during november. Whit this festival 80/81 wish to examine the relationship beetwen art and techologies.
80/81 is now working also on a new project of a live show of live music and video.
80/81 is composed by 4 persons:
Francesca Pellion di Persano born in Torino, 26/3/1975.
Sebastiano Vitale Brovarone born in Torino, 9/3/1975
Antonio Rollo born in Lizzanello (LE), 28/4/1971
Luca Barbeni born in Torino, 1/10/76
> comments:: "integration of environment and technology."
links to all project by 8081:: http://www.8081.com
> email:: island@8081.com