{"39609":{"#nid":"39609","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Zombies vs. Robots at Le Flash 2009","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECarl DiSalvo, assistant professor of Digital Media in Georgia Tech\u0027s Ivan Allen College, and David Holstius are debuting their work \u003Cem\u003EWe Are Survival Machines\u003C\/em\u003E at Le Flash 2009 on October 2.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELe Flash 2009 is the opening event of the Atlanta Celebrates Photography festival. It takes place from dusk to midnight on Walker and Peters streets, taking over Atlanta\u0027s historic Castleberry Hill neighborhood for one night. The event features photography, video and performance. For a sneak peek of \u003Cem\u003EWe Are Survival Machines\u003C\/em\u003E, see the video at left. For the curatorial statement and directions, see below.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWe Are Survival Machines\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E Carl DiSalvo and David Holstius\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe future is now: Zombies vs. robots. The battle for humanity between the undead and sentient machines has commenced with humans as collateral.\u003Cbr \/\u003E Part Hollywood, part cultural commentary, \u003Cem\u003EWe Are Survival Machines\u003C\/em\u003E melds two potent symbols of popular culture--both with contemporary sub-texts--into a pulsating Cinemax-inspired immersive installation. Commissioned by The Andy Warhol Museum in 2008, \u003Cem\u003EWe Are Survival Machines\u003C\/em\u003E uses actors, academic robots and cutting-edge Gigapan technology to emulate the rich and, at times, gross-out traditions of both Zombie and robot films. And yes, the ultimate purveyor of popular culture--Andy Warhol himself--had his own fascination with both the living undead and those task-driven, often anthropomorphic machines that are meant to serve us.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis work is particularly relevant in 2009. Zombie culture is everywhere, with Zombies as stand-ins for bereft, out-of-control systems that survive in a suspended reality of the undead, i.e. global financial systems. The field of robotics is a serious one, and robots have been doing a lot of our business for decades. But, there can be uneasiness about them, captured by both science fiction and horror writers, fueled by fears that we humans can lose control when robots surpass both our intelligence and skill levels. In fact, the title of this installation--\u003Cem\u003EWe Are Survival Machines\u003C\/em\u003E--is appropriated from the work of scientist Richard Dawkins in his description of humans. In DiSalvo\u0027s and Holstius\u0027 world-view, it is the Darwinian survival skills of robots and Zombies that fight for humanity. The battle has just begun.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe exhibit is curated by Louise. E. Shaw.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMARTA\/Parking and Shuttle Information:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cem\u003EThe Green Solution: Park @ Lindbergh, Inman Park or Avondale MARTA stations. Take the train south to Garnet Station. Exit Trinity side.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPublic parking is available in lots at the intersection of Trinity Avenue and Spring Street.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELe Flash Shuttle service is provided every 10 minutes. The route loops from Peters Street at Castleberry Street to Garnett Station, with one stop each way at the Trinity Avenue public parking lot.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELook for Le Flash Shuttle signs or ask volunteers in pink Le Flash t-shirts for directions to Castleberry Hill. From Garnett station, the walk to Castleberry Hill takes 10 minutes.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECarl DiSalvo, assistant professor of Digital Media in Georgia Tech\u0027s Ivan Allen College, and David Holstius are debuting their work \u003Cem\u003EWe Are Survival Machines\u003C\/em\u003E at Le Flash 2009 on October 2.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Carl DiSalvo shows his piece, \u003Ci\u003EWe Are Survival Machines\u003C\/i\u003E"}],"uid":"27310","created_gmt":"2009-09-30 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:25","author":"David Terraso","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-09-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-09-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"52938":{"id":"52938","type":"image","title":"Zombies vs. Robots at Le Flash 2009","body":null,"created":"1449175459","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:19","changed":"1475894476","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:16","alt":"Zombies vs. Robots at Le Flash 2009","file":{"fid":"190172","name":"vlcsnap-9969718.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/vlcsnap-9969718.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/vlcsnap-9969718.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":317441,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/vlcsnap-9969718.jpg?itok=UEg7evpQ"}}},"media_ids":["52938"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/leflash-atlanta.com\/","title":"Le Flash  Atlanta 2009"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.digitallounge.gatech.edu\/faculty\/index.html?id=11","title":"Carl DiSalvo\\\u0027s biography page"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"143","name":"Digital Media and Entertainment"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"152","name":"Robotics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"121","name":"DiSalvo"},{"id":"3491","name":"le flash"},{"id":"2352","name":"robots"},{"id":"3492","name":"zombie"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["david.terraso@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}