New Media AiR 2003 Awarded Residencies

A residency program dedicated to new media artists

Themes for the residency program

1. Software art and software tools for artists
- Art projects implemented as software, or art projects that have an essential software component
- Projects dealing with the concept of software
- Creative tools for artists

2. Sound/audiovisual performances and installations
- New media art that manifests itself as a performance / event / installation and extends beyond the screen.

New Media Air 2003 is a NIFCA program designed by Juha Huuskonen.



Awarded Residencies


The selections to New media Air 2003 were made by an invited international selection panel:

Atle Barcley, Atelier Nord (NO)
Alain Mongeau, MUTEK (CAN)
Casey Reas, Interaction Design Institute IVREA (IT)
Olle Huge, Beeoff (SE)
The local organizations also participated in the selection process. NIFCA thanks all involved in the selection process for their valuable contribution.


Through the New Media Air 2003 scheme, the following artists have been awarded residencies:


Canada, Montreal: SAT
Jaanis Garancs (LV)

Estonia, Tallinn: E-Media Centre + Estonian Artists' Association
Martin Parker (UK)

Finland, Helsinki: Sibelius Academy CM&T + NIFCA
Stuart McGregor (UK)

Lativa, Riga: RIXC + Artists' Union of Latvia
Paulo Raposo (PT)

Norway, Bergen: BEK + Hordaland Kunstsenter
Peter Fleming (CAN)

Russia, St Petersburg: Pro Arte Institute
Hanna Haaslahti (FI)

Sweden, Gothenburg: Nätverkstan Kultur i Väst + Konstepidemin
Marit Følstad (NO)

Sweden, Stockholm: Splintermind + Studio House Malongen
Marius Watz (NO)

UK, Huddersfield: The Media Centre
Lisa Jevbratt (SE)



For further information or questions, please contact Mitro Kaurinkoski at NIFCA.