LUX LOGIS  was founded in spring 1991 as an union of about 20 artists 
in Berlin in order to progagate a nonchalant cultural use of technology 
and new media. The individual artists are influenced by different areas like
fine arts, film, video art, design, philosophie, communication science, 
information science, computer science, physics and robotics. 

Lux Logis, as a node for electronic arts in Berlin, is interested in 
cooperation and exchange with institutions, autonomous groups and artists 
in the world and realizes  interactive PROJECTS within the Internet. 



	
LUX LOGIS

 
	LUX LOGIS came into existance in Spring 1991 as
	a loose  cooperation of  about 20  artists, all
	with the mutual goal of working in the field of
	media arts  in Berlin.  Since October  1992 LUX
	LOGIS is  a registered  association, which will
	be registered as a non-profit organisation.
	The central  idea  of  the  association  is  to
	create an open forum for cultural and practical
	discussion of  technology and  new  media.  The
	aesthetical evaluation  of key  technologies of
	the  mass   media,  the   media  industry,  the
	military complex,  the economy  and science  is
	placed in  the foreground.  The results of this
	work are  being presented  to the public in the
	form of  festivals ( e.g. the  ELECTRONIC  ARTS
        SYNDROM 1991 and 1992) as well as exhibitions or
        events on a minor scale.

         
	The  composition   of   the   participants   is
	heterogeneous and  defines itself  not only via
	artistic disciplines:  Electronic media  render
	possible an  integration of different areas and
	promote  an   interdisciplinary   communication
	between  personalities,   personal  views   and
	specialized   fields   such   as   fine   arts,
	photography,   video   art,   graphic   design,
	electronics,  informatics,   telecommunication,
	robotics, philosophy or communication sciences,
	etc.
 
 
	Accordingly,  media   are   applied   in   very
	different  ways  by  the  artists  and  project
	groups of LUX LOGIS.
 
 
	
Activities
 
 
	- Presentation and production of TV programs
 
	- Communication  experiments with / in computer
	networks  like   INTERNET:  e.g. 
        HANDSHAKE- interactive communicationsproject,   
        informational networking of artists and institutions,
	or  WELCOME   HOME  at   the   Internationale
	Funkausstellung  Berlin  (IFA)  in  cooperation
	with the public    TV  station  Offener  Kanal
	Berlin (OKB-TV)
 
	-   Exchange    with   other   festivals   e.g.
	Videofestival Edinburgh (Scotland)
 
	- Organisation of symposia
 
	- Organisation of workshops
 
	-  Group   participation  at   Freie   Berliner
	Kunstausstellung (FBK - Berlin)
 
	- Cooperation with PIAZETTA VIRTUALE Berlin for
	VAN GOGH TV
 
	-  Participation   at  other   festivals,  e.g.
	VideoFest   Berlin,    MEDIALE   Hamburg,   ARS
	ELECTRONICA Linz, etc.
 
	- Further  organisation of  the ELECTRONIC ARTS
	SYNDROM  as   public   documentation   of   the
	activities  of   LUX  LOGIS   and  other  media
	artists, groups and institutions.
 
 
	LUX LOGIS, as junction of media arts in Berlin,
	strives for  a (not  only electronic  but  also
	informational) networking,  with  institutions,
	groups and  persons  that  are  active  in  the
	fields  of   media-  and  art-  science,  on  a
	national and international scale.
 
 
 
	
ELECTRONIC ARTS SYNDROM
 
	EAS - Festival of computer aided arts
 
 
	To date,  the  festival  series  EAS  has  been
	realized twice  by LUX LOGIS. It represents one
	of the main activities of the work accomplished
	by LUX LOGIS up to now.
 
	The  computer  arts  festival  ELECTRONIC  ARTS
	SYNDROM  took  place  for  the  first  time  in
	September 1991 at the WMF-Haus in Berlin-Mitte.
	The concern  of the  three-day festival  was to
	present the  local spectrum  of electronic arts
	in Berlin.  30 artists  participated. App. 2500
	visitors.
 
	The 2nd  EAS was  organised in November 1992 at
	the Exhibition  Center  at  Alexanderplatz.  It
	tried to give an overview of current activities
	in the  field of  electronic media, not only in
	Berlin, but also beyond it. 50 artists / groups
	presented their  works.  The  focal  point  was
	placed on installations and objects, that could
	be influenced  by the  presence of the visitor.
	Furthermore a  computer animation  program  was
	presented in  exchange with  the  Videofestival
	Edinburgh.  Over   3000  persons   visited  the
	festival.
 
	Video   documentation    and   catalogues   are
	available.