Game Gazer India - list of games
As part of the Year of Swiss Architecture, Design and Engineering in India, Pro Helvetia and swissnex India bring Game Gazer to India.
Game Gazer - showcasing excellence in Swiss Game Design.
As part of the Year of Swiss Architecture, Design and Engineering in India, Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council and swissnex India bring the Game Gazer exhibition to India.
Come and explore the latest innovations in gaming and interaction from Switzerland:
OKO (iPad) / Nadezda Suvorova
FOXX KEEDZ (iPad) / Yulia Garcia-Skrebneva
EMPREINTES (iPad) / Empreintes Benjamin Ben Kemoun, Camille Morizot, Marine Sergent
MAGNETICS (iPad) / Fabien Duperrex
HOLLOW GROUNDS (iPad) / Jeremy Spillmann
JOURNEY OF A ROACH (iMac) / Binan Woll and Mischa Geiser
NED & TED (iMac) / Ned & Ted
BINARY LAND "Hello World!!!" (iPhone) / Baptiste Milési
LADYBUG (iPod touch) / Nanaui Amoros Silva and Marion Tamé
USURES (series of artefacts) / Marine Sergent
For more details on the game click here.
Supported by swissnex San Francisco, Game Culture, Pro Helvetia Zurich, Geneva University of Art and Design and the Zurich University of the Arts
Article in SICC Bulletin Dec 2013 (page 20)
Game Gazer, showcasing excellence in Swiss game design.
Game Gazer will showcase the work of students from Geneva University of Art and Design and the Zurich University of the Arts in Goa and Bangalore.
As part of the Year of Swiss Architecture, Design and Engineering in India, Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council and swissnex India bring the Game Gazer exhibition which showcases games and apps that offer a peek into the play of tomorrow.
Nadezda Suvorova and Marine Sergent from Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD – Genève) and Mischa Geiser and Simon Kovatsch from Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) will be visiting India to be part of Game Gazer India and to present the games to Indian game enthusiasts.
Come in, come play, and come explore the latest innovations in gaming and interaction, dive into space with puzzle app, OKO, follow the crazy adventures of Ned and Ted and many more!
This exhibition will showcase games for mobile and desktop platforms at the Kyoorius Design Yatra in Goa from 29 – 31 August, 2013 and later travel to Bangalore where a "Gaming Jam" has also been planned. The Gaming Jam will be a creative - face to face and hands-on event where people of various backgrounds (primarily game players, game developers and game designers) will come together and work on a shared theme. The participants will work together to derive and design new storyboards for games, new user experiences and new game themes/designs, learn new skills and attitudes, and meet new collaborators from India and Switzerland.
Game Gazer is an excellent example of how combined forces create a unique exposure for Swiss games in museums, education, and the industry all at once and create networking opportunities for creators and exhibitors alike.
To view details and list of games that are going to be part of Game Gazer click here.
To view details on game developers visiting India click here.
Game Gazer was previously shown at swissnex San Francisco during the Game Developers Conference (GDC) supported by the Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council, swissnex San Francisco, Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD) and the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK).
Game Gazer in India is part of the larger initiative: Year of Swiss Architecture, Design and Engineering in India 2013. (YSADE)
Swiss List – new books published
Swiss List – Max Frisch’s Drafts for a third Sketchbook and Friedrich Durrenmatt’s Selected Essays translated and published by Seagull Books
With the latest addition to the Swiss List published by Seagull Books, the number of books in English by Swiss writers now on the stands is eleven.
Swiss List – Max Frisch’s Drafts for a third Sketchbook and Friedrich Durrenmatt’s Selected Essays translated and published by Seagull Books
The publication of the Swiss List in partnership with Seagull Books is an effort to bring Swiss literature to readers around the world. An extension of the initiative «Moving Words», the Swiss List has had demonstrable impact. Audiences across the globe now have access to Swiss Literature and literary translators from varying nationalities have had the opportunity to network and engage with Swiss writers. The number of translations of Swiss literature will continue to increase, with Seagull Books looking at publishing another few titles by year end. Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council supports translation.
The Swiss List comprises of the following titles:
‘On Life, Death, and This and That of the Rest’ by Urs Widmer
Translated by Donal McLaughlin
'Death in Persia' by Annemarie Schwarzenbach
Translated by Lucy Renner Jones
Noah by Hugo Loetscher
Translated by Samuel P. Willcocks. Synopsis
My Mother's Lover by Urs Widmer
Translated by Donal Mc Laughlin
My Father's Book by Urs Widmer
Translated by Donal Mc Laughlin
Correspondence by Frisch/Dürrenmatt’s
Translated by Birgit Schreyer Duarte
Invitation to the Bold of Heart by Dorothee Elmiger
Translated by Cathy Derbyshire
Lyric Novella by Annemarie Schwarzenbach
Translated by Lucy Renner Jones
All the Roads are Open by Annemarie Schwarzenbach
Translated by Isabel Fargo Cole
Links www: www.seagullindia.com/books/defaultnew.asp
Partner: Seagull India - www.seagullindia.com
Swiss artists invited to participate at the United Art Fair 2013, New Delhi
Swiss artists, Valentina Pini, Augustin Rebetez and Catherine Leutenegger have been invited to India to show their work at the United Art Fair in New Delhi.
Dates: 14 - 17 September 2013
Venue: ITPO, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
Entry: As per fair rules
Swiss artists, Valentina Pini, Augustin Rebetez and Catherine Leutenegger have been invited to the United Art Fair in New Delhi. Scheduled to be held from 14-17 September 2013, the United Art Fair will show the work of nearly 300 artists from India and abroad.
The work of Valentina, Augustin and Catherine has been selected by the curator, Dr Alka Pande. The fair will display three works each of the three Swiss artists. Pro Helvetia will arrange for a professional programme for them while they are in Delhi.
United Art Fair is an artist driven event, which is expected to draw 1,50,000 footfalls during the four days of the fair. This event will bring together museum directors, foundations, curators, critics, artists and art professionals from around the world.
Partners and organiser:
United Art Fair: www.unitedartfair.com
Swiss graphic novelists invited to Mountain Echoes in Bhutan
Swiss graphic novelists Christoph Schuler and Andrea Caprez to participate in the literary and cultural festival in Bhutan.
Swiss graphic novelists Christoph Schuler and Andrea Caprez have been invited to participate in the literary and cultural festival in Bhutan called Mountain Echoes.
Following their participation at Mountain Echoes, the duo will present their recent works in New Delhi to a select audience.
Session: Speaking Graphics
Date: 11 August 2013
Venue: Tarayana Centre, Thimphu
Time: 12:30 pm - 01:10 pm
Speakers: Christoph Schuler and Andrea Caprez in conversation with Amruta Patil, one of India's popular Graphic Novelist for the session.
About the Swiss graphic novelists:
Christoph Schuler - Born 1954 in Zurich, Switzerland, 1970-73 apprenticeship as bookseller, 1973-77 odd jobs as theatre actor, painter, carpenter, house cleaner, removal worker, construction worker, archivist, extra in films, graphic designer. 1976-78 F+F School of Art and Media Design. 1978-87 co-founder and editor of several underground and alternative papers and magazines ("Stilett", Strapazin, "Nizza").Since 1985 editor at Strapazin Comic Magazine, comics scriptwriter; author of short stories and children's books. Teacher at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
Andrea Caprez - Born 1954 in Chur, Switzerland. Apprenticeship as draftsman. 1977 move to Zurich. 1983-88 F+F School of Art and Media Design. Singer and composer of rock band The Jellyfish Kiss. Since 1988 illustrator and cartoonist for Swiss and international papers and magazines, designer of books and cd's, children's books, animated movies etc. Teacher at the Zurich University of the Arts.
About the festival
Mountain Echoes is a unique literary and cultural festival set in the serene surroundings of Bhutan. The festival is an initiative by the India-Bhutan Foundation in association with Siyahi, a literary consultancy, to share the rich culture and the many myths, legends and folklore of the Himalayan region. The focus of the festival is to explore and celebrate the literary traditions and cultural nuances of India and Bhutan.
Festival dates: 9 to 12 August 2013
Partners:
India- Bhutan Foundation http://mountainechoes.org/
Siyahi http://siyahi.in/
Mountain Echoes Festival http://mountainechoes.org/
Surjit Nongmeikapam invited to perform at Theater Spektakel
Indian choreographer and contemporary dancer, Surjit Nongmeikapam invited to perform at the Zürcher Theater Spektakel.
Sandro Lunin, Festival Director and Artistic Director, Zürcher Theater Spektakel (Theater Spektakel, Zurich) is pleased to invite Indian chreographer and contemporary dancer, Surjit Nongmeikapam to perform at the 34th edition of the Zürcher Theater Spektakel.
Date: 22 / 23/ 24 August 2013
Time: 7:00 - 7:45 pm
Venue: Rote Fabrik, Zürich
Surjit's participation at the festival is being supported by Pro Helvetia New Delhi. Surjit Nongmeikapam will present One Voice / Black Pottery Dance & Video | 45 mins The dancer and choreographer Surjit Nongmeikapam comes from the Indian province of Manipur near the border of Myanmar. He masters Kathak, a classical Indian dance, as well as contemporary dance forms. His dense, expressive solo is a reflection on torture and on the trauma that can lead to a lifelong bond between victim and torturer.
Surjit Nongmeikapam has also been nominated for the Zürcher Kantonalbank Acknowledgement Prize. The list of nominations include:
Surjit Nongmeikapam / India : One Voice
Sung-Im Her & Su-Mi Jang / South Korea: Philia
Venuri Perera / Sri Lanka : Thalattu
Moe Satt Myanmar : Face and Fingers
Chuma Sopotela / South Africa: Inkukhu ibeke iqanda
Mamela Nyamza / South Africa: Isingqala
Ali Moini / Iran : My Paradoxical Knives
Eisa Jocson / Philippines : Macho Dancer
Sonya Levin / Russia : The Day Before
A clip from Surjit Nongmeikapam performance One Voice can be viewed at:
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AsDEEb7x00w
Surjit has on a previous occasion worked with Swiss artist Frédéric Lombard as part of the The Yellow Line Project (YLP) residency organized by GATI, that brought together dancers and media artists to make 5 films in different public sites around New Delhi in 2011.
The programme of this year's festival can be downloaded at www.theaterspektakel.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2013/Pocket_PDF/ZTS_2013_Pocket_engl.pdf
Photo credit: Soumita & Soumit Bhattacharya
