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

CHOOSY ARTISTS CHOOSE GIFS 10/14


Dates:
Wed Oct 14, 2015 18:00 - Wed Oct 14, 2015

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, 6PM – 9PM

This crash course introduction to the GIF will go over Photoshop-based techniques for GIF creation including animating, masking, collaging, exporting, and best workflow practices. The course will also discuss presenting GIF work online and IRL as well as look at a brief history of GIFs and the works of contemporary GIF artists. Students will see what others have done with the medium, absorb new techniques, and then deploy them with facilitated lab time.

PREREQUISITES

Students should be familiar with Photoshop.
Recommended that students bring images, GIFs, and videos to work with.

INSTRUCTOR

Faith Holland is an artist and curator whose practice focuses on gender and sexuality’s relationship to the Internet. She received her BA in Media Studies at Vassar College and her MFA in Photography, Video, and Related Media at the School of Visual Arts. Her work has been exhibited at Elga Wimmer (New York), Axiom Gallery (Boston), the Philips Collection (Washington, D.C.), Xpo Gallery (Paris), and File Festival (São Paulo). Her work has been written about in Artforum, The Sunday Times UK, Art F City, Hyperallergic, Animal New York, Artnet, The Creator’s Project, and Dazed Digital. She was a 2014 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship Finalist in Digital/Electronic Art. She had her first solo show at Transfer Gallery in 2015.

Website: http://www.faithholland.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/asugarhigh

REGISTRATION

Early bird (register by Wednesday, October 7th): $75
Regular (register by Tuesday, October 13th): $90

REGISTER HERE: http://reversespace.org/choosy-artists-choose-gifs-1014/


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.

*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.

REGISTRATION
Limited to 15 participants

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

MORE INFO: http://reversespace.org/stress-free-o-1-visa-application-922-923/


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

Photography:THE UNCOMFORTABLE STAGING 9/19 – 9/20


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

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 1PM – 7PM
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 1PM -7PM


THE UNCOMFORTABLE STAGING is a two-day workshop where students will learn to build 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/

Limited to 12 students
REGISTER HERE http://reversespace.org/the-uncomfortable-staging/



EVENT

OPENING UNCANNY


Dates:
Sat Sep 12, 2015 19:00 - Sat Sep 12, 2015

OPENING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 7PM – 9PM

Featuring work by Alfredo Salazar-Caro, Giselle Zatonyl, Leo Castaneda, Eva Papamargariti and Sebastian Schmieg. Curated by Helena Acosta.

UNCANNY explores 3D virtual environments where the dialectic relation between the viewer and the image creates immersive experiences that oscillate between real and virtual space. As Lev Manovich states, “the visual language in our modern period is characterized by the existence of another virtual space, another three-dimensional world enclosed by a frame and situated inside our normal space”. Through the work of five artistic approaches involving worlds of futuristic fiction, UNCANNY progressively takes us from the idea of visual environments to the physical sensorial experience of them – in Manovich’s words, from the screen to screenless.