Ben Bogart – CV
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Education |
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MSc (In progress) |
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BFA with honours |
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Grants |
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Program |
Description |
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Date |
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School of Interactive Arts and Technology Graduate Program Travel Award |
To perform “Reflex” and present the Pure-Data Documentation Project at piksel festival Bergen, Norway |
$350 |
2006 |
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Canada Council for the Arts - Travel Grants to Media Artists |
To perform “Reflex” and present the Pure-Data Documentation Project at piksel festival Bergen, Norway |
$1,500 |
2006 |
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Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade - Visual and Media Arts |
To perform and teach a workshop at the piksel festival in Bergen, Norway |
$500 |
2005 |
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Canada Council for the Arts - Production Grants to Media Artists |
Production of "Resurfacing" in collaboration with Donna Marie Vakalis |
$16,000 |
2005 |
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Canada Council for the Arts - Travel Grants to Media Artists |
To perform and teach a workshop at the pixelACHE festival in Helsinki, Finland |
$1,500 |
2005 |
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Roles |
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Group |
Role |
Description |
Dates |
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Co-Instructor |
IAT232 - “Prototyping & Human Factors” |
Jan-Apr 2007 |
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Research Partner |
Primary PixelTANGO Developer |
2003-Present |
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Project Manager |
Developing an open curriculum for electronic media |
2005-Present |
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Lab Technician |
Software & Hardware Development |
2005-2006 |
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Board Secretary |
Secretary of the Board of Directors |
2003-2006 |
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Collaborator/Admin |
Artist-Centred GPL Sensor/Actuator Hardware |
2002-2004 |
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Researcher |
Development of Art Systems |
2001-2004 |
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Research Areas |
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Machine Creativity |
Artistic research & development in how machines can be creative & generative systems |
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Responsive Systems |
Artistic research & development of responsive site-specific installations |
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Commercial Projects |
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Media |
Description |
Company |
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DVD / Exhibit |
Graphic/Interface design for Paul Kane Interactive DVD and Museum Exhibit. |
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Interactive TV |
Graphic/Interface design of an ITV prototype for Global News. |
Ryerson University |
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Lectures & Presentations |
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Topic |
Event / Context |
Location |
Date |
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Pure-Data Documentation Project |
Piksel Festival |
Bergen, Noway |
Oct 14 2006 |
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Intro to Open Source Software for Artists |
Vancouver |
Sep 21 2006 |
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“Resurfacing” |
Mar 23 2006 |
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Intro to Open Source Software for Artists |
“Interactivity & Networking” class |
April 6 2006 |
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Intro to Open Source Software for Artists |
Hacktivism: Art Technology & Activism |
YYZ Artist Outlet - Toronto |
Jan 18 2006 |
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Intro to PixelTANGO |
Art Futura Festival |
Oct 13 2004 |
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Publications |
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Title / Topic |
Publisher |
Type |
Date |
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Online Journal |
2006 |
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Workshops & Teaching |
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Topic |
Format |
Location |
Date |
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IAT231 - “Visualizing Interaction” |
Teaching Assistant |
Sep-Dec 2006 |
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Media Integration – Arduino & Pure-Data |
Workshop |
Video In Studios - Vancouver |
Nov 25 2006 |
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Introduction to Visual Media in Pure-Data |
Workshop |
Video In Studios - Vancouver |
Nov 4/5/7 2006 |
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Intro to PD/Gem & Metaphorical Networks |
Workshop |
Feb 18 2006 |
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Intro to PD/Gem & Metaphorical Networks |
Workshop |
2005 |
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Intro to pixelTANGO |
Workshop |
2005 |
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Intro to PD/Gem & Metaphorical Networks |
Workshop |
Oct 8 2005 |
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Intermediate PD/Gem & Metaphorical Networks |
Workshop |
2005 |
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Intro to PD/Gem & Metaphorical Networks |
Workshop |
Apr 22 2005 |
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Intro to pixelTANGO |
Workshop |
Apr 15 2005 |
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Intro to pixelTANGO |
Workshop |
Mar 24 2005 |
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Intro to pixelTANGO |
Workshop |
Oct 13 2004 |
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Intro to PD/Gem & Metaphorical Networks |
Workshop |
2004 |
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Intro to PD/Gem |
Workshop |
2004 |
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Intro to PD/Gem and pixelTANGO |
Workshop |
2004 |
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Introduction to PD/Gem & Networks |
Workshop |
2004 |
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Advanced PD workshop for TOT development team |
Workshop |
2003 |
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Introduction to PD/Gem |
University Course |
2003 |
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Introduction to PD/Gem |
Workshop |
2003 |
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Introduction to PD/Gem |
Workshop |
2002 |
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Introduction to PD/Gem |
Workshop |
2002 |
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Teaching Assistant for “Media with Flash” |
University Course |
2001 |
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Permanent Installations |
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Artwork |
Location |
Date |
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Video Post Production - Rogers Communications Centre - Ryerson University |
2003 |
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Exhibition |
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Artwork |
Show |
Gallery |
Date |
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Interaccess - Toronto |
2006 |
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Design Exchange - Toronto |
2006 |
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Floatscript |
Maximum Exposure |
Ryerson University - Toronto |
2006 |
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Artengine & Mercury Lounge - Ottawa |
2005 |
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AID Launch Party with asciipr0.com IRQ11 |
Funhaus - Toronto |
2004 |
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Territoires Ouverts - journées de démonstrations |
Société des arts technologiques - Montréal |
2003 |
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(e)merge // (dis)seperate |
Interaccess - Toronto |
2003 |
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"6 Telephones, Rewired." |
Up To Code |
Ryerson Gallery - Toronto |
2001 |
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Maximum Exposure |
Ryerson University - Toronto |
2001 |
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Maximum Exposure |
Ryerson University - Toronto |
2001 |
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Second Year Show |
Ryerson Gallery - Toronto |
2001 |
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Maximum Exposure |
Ryerson University - Toronto |
2000 |
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Social Abstract |
First Year Show |
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design - Vancouver |
1999 |
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Performances |
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Artwork |
Venue |
Media |
Date |
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Reflex |
Piksel Festival – Bergen, Norway |
Audio-Visual Improvisation |
2006 |
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Drake Hotel - Toronto, Canada |
Improvisational Animation |
2006 |
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Reflex for The Ambient Ping |
Hacienda Lounge - Toronto, Canada |
Audio-Visual Improvisation |
2006 |
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Reflex for iomedia |
Interaccess Electronic Media Arts Centre - Toronto, Canada |
Audio-Visual Improvisation |
2006 |
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Vector for piksel |
Teknikerkroen - Bergen, Norway |
Improvisational Animation |
2005 |
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Vector for Artengine |
Improvisational Animation |
2005 |
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Vector for kerplunk w/ 0@∞ |
The Tranzac - Toronto |
Improvisational Animation |
2005 |
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Vector for pixelACHE |
Kiasma Museum - Helsinki, Finland |
Improvisational Animation |
2005 |
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Société des arts technologiques - Montréal |
Improvisational Animation |
2005 |
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Techgnosis - Dorkbot, People Doing Strange Things with Electricity II |
Consolidated Works - Seattle |
Improvisational Animation |
2005 |
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Artist Run Centre Holiday Party |
The Gladstone - Toronto |
Improvisational Animation |
2004 |
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The Machine Shed Issue #4 Release Party w/ Convertible Robots |
Holy Joe's - Toronto |
Improvisational Animation |
2004 |
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Self-Similar for Altered Beats |
I.V. Lounge - Toronto |
Improvisational Animation |
2004 |
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Self-Similar for PHÉROMONES |
Mercat de les Flors (Art Futura) - Barcelona, Spain |
Improvisational Animation |
2004 |
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The Machine Shed Issue #3 Release Party w/ Convertible Robots |
Holy Joe's - Toronto |
Improvisational Animation |
2004 |
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Streamed from Toronto to NYC |
Improvisational Animation |
2004 |
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Ekran+Rotsztain for CANARIE |
Streamed from Toronto to Montréal |
Live Visuals |
2003 |
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Run-Time Environment #1 |
CANet Network |
International Collaborative Poetics |
2002 |
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Untitled Ekran Piece |
Ersatz - Toronto |
Live Visuals & Music |
2002 |
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Untitled Ekran Piece |
Selective Universe - Toronto |
Live Visuals & Music |
2001 |
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Untitled Ekran Piece |
Ersatz - Toronto |
Live Visuals & Music |
2001 |
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Development |
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Tool |
Research Project |
Language(s) |
For Release |
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PD API, tcl/tk, C |
Pre-release |
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PD API, tcl/tk, C |
Yes |
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Responsive Systems |
C++/Flext |
Yes |
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Rewrite of uclVIC user interface to allow fullscreen video (BETA) |
tcl/tk |
Yes |
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"Drawing Icebergs" |
PD, tcl/tk, sql |
No |
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Personal |
PD API, C |
Yes |
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Technical Assistance |
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Artist(s) |
Artwork |
Gallery/Installation Location |
Responsibility |
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Nell Tenhaaf |
"glo" & "flo" |
Living Machine Bioshelter St. Norbert Arts Centre, Manitoba |
PSO Programing |
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Bill Vorn & Simon Penny |
"Bedlam" |
Technical Assistance |
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Stelarc |
"Prosthetic Head" |
Sensor System |
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Arnaud Dejeammes |
"Drawing Icebergs" |
Ryerson Gallery |
System Design |
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Curation |
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Show |
Gallery |
Date |
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"Myselves Ourself" |
2002 |
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