REVERSE
info@reversespace.org
Works in Brooklyn, New York United States of America

BIO
REVERSE is a multidisciplinary workspace and art gallery with an emphasis on new and experimental forms of expression. Run by artists, REVERSE is a platform that supports emerging artists with the production and presentation of new work, as well as a space for dialogue and exchange of ideas through exhibitions, workshops, lectures, screenings, and different events.
Under the rubric of REVERSE Lab, a not for profit project of The Solo Foundation, we seek to met the needs of creative individuals who have bold visions for new aesthetic experiences but do not have the means or the support to create it. By connecting them to necessary resources and offering opportunities to show their work REVERSE Lab serves as a bridge between visionary ideas and the greater public.
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EVENT

THE NAKED EAR: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR SOUND ART 10/10 & 10/11


Dates:
Sat Oct 10, 2015 12:00 - Sun Oct 11, 2015

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10TH, 12PM – 4PM
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11TH, 12PM -4PM


This workshop is for artists and researchers wanting to become more familiar with the potential of sound. Our focus will be on expanding our understanding of sound in an environment. This requires a basic vocabulary for talking about sound as a material, as well as the ability to make and use tools for investigating and manipulating sound for creative purposes. Our frame of reference will be Good Vibrations, a mobile listening kit that allows “acoustic explorers” to find the lesser audible sounds in their environment. By using hand-made microphones and amplifiers, listeners can tune into the subtle vibrations that usually go unnoticed. The project encourages listeners to reimagine their sonic environment by playfully exploring the world through their ears.

The workshop will introduce participants to the world of sound art, while providing techniques for making tools for creating these experiences. This will include the fabrication of hand-made microphones, speakers, and amplifiers for use in installations, performances, and scientific research. The goal of the workshop is to take these tools into the field and use them for artistic investigation and public engagement.

CONTENT

For the first session, students will be introduced to the sound art practice. Examples of seminal and canonical works will be presented, giving students a taste of potential projects. From there we will move onto describing the basic physics and properties of sound. Our introduction will end with an explanation of how sound is received through a microphone, amplified with an amplifier, and sent through a speaker to produce audible sound. The rest of the workshop will consist of building a contact microphone and an amplifier. From there we will take our tools out into nearby McCarren Park and amplify found sounds.

SESSION 1, 10/10

Introduction
Overview of sound art
Overview of physics of sound
Overview of how microphone, speaker, and amplifier work
Contact microphone build
Amplifier build on breadboard
SESSION 2, 10/11

Amplifier build on PCB
Placing amplifier in enclosure
Exploring McCarren Park with listening kits
Presentation of experiments

WHAT YOU WILL BUILD DURING THE WORKSHOP


One contact mic
One amplifier
One custom enclosure with custom pcb
*Instructor will also provide students with reference material (excerpts from Electronic Music Handbook, David Dunn’s microphone PDF etc.)

PREREQUISITES

Students do not need to have any electronic experience. Some soldering experience is a plus but is not required. An expertise knowledge of sound and how it works is also not required. A large part of the workshop is to teach that to you! A strong curiosity and willingness to learn about sound is the only basic requirement.

WHAT TO BRING

Headphones

INSTRUCTOR

Johann Diedrick makes installations, performances, and software that allow people to actively participate in the production of sound. His work has been exhibited internationally in numerous group exhibitions, conferences and festivals, including the New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME) conference in Daejeon and Seoul, Korea, the Invisible Places, Sounding Cities conference in Viseu, Portugal, and the Dumbo Arts Festival in Brooklyn, New York. He received his Masters in Professional Studies at the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, focusing on sound art. During time at ITP he was a researcher at the InterLab at the Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media (YCAM) in Yamaguchi, Japan. Afterwards he worked as an interactive software developer at Qosmo in Tokyo, Japan. He is currently a software developer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Website: http://www.johanndiedrick.com
Github: @jdiedrick
Twitter: @jdiedrick
Instagram: @johanndiedrick

REGISTRATION
Limited to 8 students

Early bird (register by Saturday, October 3rd): $175
Regular (register by Friday, October 9th): $200

REGISTER HERE: http://reversespace.org/the-naked-ear/


EVENT

INTRO TO VR AND VIDEO GAMES 9/26 & 9/27


Dates:
Sat Sep 26, 2015 13:00 - Sun Sep 27, 2015

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 1PM – 5PM
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 1PM – 5PM


This course will introduce Unity, a free game development platform.

Do you love videogames? Do you ever wish you could have the ability to create your own universes and play God? Are you ready to get jacked into the Matrix? INTRO TO VR AND VIDEO GAMES will introduce Unity, a free software used by indie and professional developers to make all kinds of interactive Virtual Reality. The course will cover basic engine functions and will teach students how to make a simple first person interactive.

CONTENT

Intro, show examples of artists working in VR.
Body, working with unity, simple interface understanding, and creating a first person interactive.
Outro: Allow for creative time for students with help from instructor.

PREREQUISITES

Download and install Unity’s free version here.
List of system requirements here

WHAT TO BRING

Laptop

INSTRUCTOR

Alfredo Salazar-Caro is a New Media Artist, Curator and Educator from Mexico City, MX. His work has been exhibited internationally in cities like New York, Caracas, Paris, Mexico City, Berlin, Shiraz, London and Amsterdam among others. Alfredo currently lives and works between New York, Chicago and Mexico City.

Website: http://salazarcaro.com
Tumblr: http://tmvrtx.tumblr.com
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/salazarcaro

REGISTRATION

Limited to 12 students

Early bird (register by Saturday, September 19th): $160
Regular (register by Friday, September 25th): $200

REGISTER HERE: http://reversespace.org/intro-to-vr-and-video-games-2/


EVENT

STRESS FREE O1 ARTIST VISA APPLICATION 9/22 & 9/23


Dates:
Tue Sep 22, 2015 18:00 - Wed Sep 23, 2015

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22TH, 6PM – 8PM
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23TH, 6PM – 8PM


STRESS FREE O-1 ARTIST VISA APPLICATION explains to artists, curators, performances, film directors and musicians the complex entertainment visa requirements.

The O-1 work visa is for applicants who possess extraordinary abilities in arts, education, athletics or other entertainment related areas. To initiate the process it is necessary to organize different types of information. In this regard, the O -1 visa can be confusing and stressful, it takes time and a considerable amount of planning.

In this workshop, each participant will learn how prioritize issues and time in order to build a solid case. The goal is to organize and present a solid argument that proves that the participant gathers extraordinary abilities in their field.

The students will learn the many aspects involved in the O -1 visa petition process. The first stage of the workshop focuses on selecting the material and ideas to be presented to the attorney; you will become familiar with key terminology used in the process. For instance, how prepare a CV using the standards required for the application, and how elaborate a solid and organized recollection of experiences and achievements. By the second day, we will learn how to frame these records in order to build a concise press kit; we will learn about the importance of timing, planning and goal settings in the task of avoiding the unexpected. At the end of the workshop, the participants will have the tools to start working on their application for an O-1 visa.

*NOTE: This workshop covers a considerable amount of information but it cannot cover everything! The information is not legal advice and cannot ensure the success on the process. For specific advice on a specific matter, contact a qualified immigration attorney.

CONTENT

How to prepare your case for a first meeting with an immigration attorney
Key words: Knowing the terminology that will accompany you during your 
application process
Who can be your petitioner or sponsor
Artist resume for O-1 visa application
How to elaborate a solid portfolio
How to make a press kit
How to prepare recommendation letters
How to write a cover letter and a petitioner agreement
Contracts and work schedules

PREREQUISITES

All the students must bring a brief biography that explains their background and recent work.

INSTRUCTOR

Helena Acosta is an independent art curator and artist consultant. Founder of Producción Aleatoria, a space for investigates and promote digital culture and social engaged artistic projects. Her work as a researcher has developed in different countries such as Japan, USA, Spain, Colombia, Cuba and Venezuela. The lines of her work focus on the study of photography and media art in relation to contemporary social dynamics and processes. In 2012 she served as curator of the Biennial of Emerging Art : Kinetic legacy held in the spaces of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Caracas. In 2013 she participated as a curator in the first edition of the The Wrong Digital New Digital Art Biennial, created by David Quilles in Brazil. Currently, she is part of the curatorial team of French Project Super Art Modern Museum (SPAMM). Her work has earned two awards from emerging curators: the Generalitat of Catalonia in Spain and the Institute of Contemporary Art Tokyo Wonder Site in Japan.

Helena has extensive experience advising artists who have applied for 0-1 visas. She herself currently holds and 0-1 visa in the USA.

Twitter: @helena_acost
Facebook: ProduccionAleatoria

Website:http://produccionaleatoria.com"> http://produccionaleatoria.com/

REGISTRATION
Limited to 15 participants

Early bird (register by Tuesday, September 15th): $160
Regular (register by Monday, September 21rd): $200

REGISTER HERE: http://reversespace.org/stress-free-o-1-visa-application-922-923/


EVENT

THE UNCOMFORTABLE STAGING 9/19 – 9/20


Dates:
Sat Sep 19, 2015 13:00 - Sun Sep 20, 2015

THE UNCOMFORTABLE STAGING is a two-day workshop where students will learn how to conceive urban space scenes as tools to express contemporary issues through photography. Participants will be using humor as a tool for social criticism, contrasting the effects of fantasy into reality – the interference of art within social themes. The objective of the workshop is, on the one hand, to facilitate the definition of a cultural expression based on the relationship with its social context, legitimizing the concerns of the community; Secondly, the workshop aims to produce a creative dialogue.

CONTENT

SESSION 1, 9/19:

Approach to staging, historical perspective
Painting and photography references
Presentation of Violette Bule’s portfolio
Elements of staging
Symbols, color, technique
Discussion and reflection on concerns of social problems in the community
Assignment: Locate possible urban development scenarios for staging
Group work: Development of visual-speech problems

SESSION 2, 9/20:

Pre-tour locations
Storyboard, photo printing in black and white A4 format
Sketching and elements within the composition
Defining production for staging, all groups will attend each other’s staging
Defining shoot day
Day of shoot
Editing and post-production
Printing and urban community intervention
Final showcase of processes and outcomes of the workshop

INSTRUCTOR

Violette Bule studied at the Active School of Photography in Mexico and has a Diploma in General Studies of Photography at The National Center of Photography of Venezuela. Her work has been exhibited in severals art centers and museums such as the Centre of Contemporary Art Tokyo Wonder Site in Japan, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Caracas, Venezuela, the NEGPOS Gallery, University Paris 7 in France and Gallery EspacioMAD in Venezuela. She has also participated in several art fairs such as Iberoamerican Art Fair, Venezuela; PINTA Latin American Art Fair, Gallery Studio 8 in the UK, Artfair Hong Kong PSH Project, Hong Kong, October Salon Art Young, Venezuela; Life in Photography PIP, China, Context International Contemporary, Modern Art Fair Miami, ArtBasel 2013.

Websites: http://www.violettebule.com/
http://imagophotosocial.com/

REGISTRATION
Limited to 12 students
Early bird (Register by Friday, September 11th): $230
Regular (Register by Thursday, September 18th): $260

REGISTER HERE: http://reversespace.org/the-uncomfortable-staging/



EVENT

LUMINARY Opening Reception


Dates:
Fri Jul 17, 2015 18:00 - Wed Aug 05, 2015

We are pleased to invite you to join us for the opening of Luminary on Friday the 17th! Opening reception 6-10pm.

Luminary is a group show featuring work by 8 artists who utilize light as a material (to varied effect). The artwork will be shown with the galleries darkened.

Artists: [dNASAb], CHiKA, Melissa F. Clarke, Lindsay Packer, Christine Sciulli, Oliver Warden, Andrea Wolf, Natalia Zubko.

Luminary closes on Wednesday, August 5th. Gallery hours are Wednesday - Saturday, 12 - 6. Please make an appointment to see the show through creative@brooklynfireproof.com or call Hazel at 646-491-1730. Drop-in guests may have a short wait.

Co-curated by Oliver Warden and Hazel Lee Santino for BFP Creative.