Upgrade! Johannesburg: Christaan Hattingh :: May 19, 2009; 1:15 - 2:00 pm :: Digital Arts Seminar Room – Digital Convent (opposite the WSOA, Map), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Award winning Digital Artists Christaan Hattingh will be speaking about his work. His focus will be on his artistic use of signal processing. He is qualified as a metallurgical engineer and multimedia artist. His main interests lie in the fields of interactive audio-visual synchronisation, artificial intelligence, 3D animation and technologically advanced media.

About Upgrade!: The Digital Arts Division of the Wits School of Arts acts as the Johannesburg Node of the Upgrade! International network of Digital Artists and Digital Art Oganisers. Upgrade! International is an ever-growing network, upwards of 30 nodes at present time, started in 1999 in NYC.

Upgrade! is an international, emerging network of autonomous nodes united by art, technology, and a commitment to bridging cultural divides. Its decentralized, non-hierarchical structure ensures that Upgrade! operates according to local interests and available resources. While individual nodes present new media projects, engage in informal critique, and foster dialogue and collaboration between individual artists, Upgrade! International functions as an online, global network that gathers bi-annually in different cities to meet one another, showcase local art.