160 Antworten in diesem Thema

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Dear Friends, "In the future, video game battles will be a matter of life or death." (Tron, 1982) 25 years after the release of the film Tron, Maison d'Ailleurs co-organizes, in partnership with the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) and the Neuchâtel Ethnography Museum (MEN), the "Imaging the Future" symposium, on July 4th and 5th, at the Théâtre du Passage, Neuchâtel. With prestigious guests, the symposium will explore how digital images tend to redesign other worlds, defined by their own rules and values. Are these so called virtual worlds a parallel reality? Or will they even become a subsitute for our old worlds? Full programme and information available here: http://www.imagingthefuture.ch Entry is free. And as the NIFFF (http://www.nifff.ch)has set up a new Open Air cinema this year on the shores of Lake Neuchâtel, we're glad to give 2 free tickets to that cinema on the nights of the symposium (July 4th and 5th), if you're among the first ten people to send an email to <maison@ailleurs.ch>! All best, Patrick Gyger Director Maison d'Ailleurs - http://www.ailleurs.ch

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Soeben ist der aktuelle Newsletter des Maison d'Ailleurs eingetrudelt:

Dear friends,

A few news from Elsewhere,

- Solar art: English artist James Hutchinson (http://www.jameshutchinson.org/) presents his 8-volume flick book "Solar Ball" from 15 September in the museum library. James Hutchinson assembles images which together give a generic impression of something which resembles a strangely familiar object. Whilst not describing the object in a realist manner, the viewer "understands" it, and its constant shifting and evolution, which emphasises the passing of time...

- Media utopia: The museum was recently featured on a whole (impressive) page in Time magazine (European edition). Hurray! Read the article here:
http://www.time.com/...1646044,00.html

- Inner utopias: Our "Mirror Wolrds" exhibition, showing Mario Del Curto's photographs of personal utopias, just opened in the Museum im Lagerhaus in St-Gallen (http://www.museumimlagerhaus.ch).

- Dystopias: With the help of Fox films (http://www.fox.ch) and Warnerbros (http://www.warnerbros.ch) we are happy to allow you to discover the latest Juan Carlos Fresnadillo SF film, "28 Weeks Later" (released in Switzerland next week). A terrible virus has created desolation in England, turning most people into savage beasts. Six months later, everything seems back to normal... But the Rage is not over... Be one of the first twenty people to send an email to <maison@ailleurs.ch> to get a free entry to a screening anywhere in Switzerland!

- Entropia: Finally, please note that the museum will be closed for renovation and the preparation of our next show from Sept. 24th to Oct. 28th. There are only a few days left to (re)discover Entropia (http://www.ailleurs....po_d.php?id=ent).

Hoping to see you soon,
Patrick Gyger
Director
Maison d'Ailleurs - http://www.ailleurs.ch

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Der SFCD unterstützt das Maison d'Ailleurs. Dazu muß es noch keine Einrichtung des SFCD sein, natürlich. Im übrigen sollte man das "Neuigkeiten aus dem Verein" nicht sooo eng sehen, daß hier nur über Neuigkeiten aus dem SFCD berichtet wird. Oder anders: Neuigkeiten, die der SFCD als Verein erfährt, sind ja dann eben auch Neuigkeiten aus dem Verein.My.

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Dear friends,

Some events to celebrate Sputnik:

-> 1st Night of Listening
Sunday October 7, 2007: to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik (on October 4, 1957 by the USSR), Espace 2, the Swiss National cultural radio, organizes the 1st Night of listening: listening to space and listening to others (espionage or extraterrestrial life).
This special broadcast will take place from 8 PM for 4 hours - on the air and in public - at the Studio 15 of the radio in Lausanne. With guests, documentaries, live sound performances....
The Night of listening is presented and produced by David Collin and Anne Gillot, and organized in collaboration with Maison d'Ailleurs.

In public at the Studio 15, Radio Suisse Romande, av. du Temple 40, 1010 Lausanne, and on the air on Espace 2.
Entry is free, but please reserve by calling 0840 222 123 or by email at espace2@rsr.ch.
Program on: http://www.rsr.ch/es...0/2007#dimanche

-> Cosmomania
The Cité de l'Espace (http://www.cite-espace.com/content/gb/) opens a new exhibition to celebrate Sputnik, and will also propose the show created by Maison d'Ailleurs "Back to the Stars" (in collaboration with the European Space Agency). From October 5th in Toulouse!

All best,
Patrick Gyger
Director
Maison d'Ailleurs - http://www.ailleurs.ch

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Dear friends, Maison d'Ailleurs is pleased to invite you to the opening of "An Exhibition of Unspeakable Things - Works inspired by H. P. Lovecraft's Commonplace Book" on Saturday, October 27, 2007, 6 PM at the museum. Following an invitation from Maison d'Ailleurs to commemorate the 70th anniversary of H. P. Lovecraft's death in an exhibition, one hundred artists (Rick Sardinha, Paul Carrick, Jeff Remmer, Guy Davis...) have used a notebook by this visionnary writer to explore the abysmal depths evoked therein, transforming the museum in a place filled with things better left unspokenŠ Among other things, the exhibit will also present The Call of Cthulhu, a film by the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society and a series of interactive fictions. Bilingual catalogue (128 pages, 90 illustrations) with original texts by Jeffrey Ford, H. H. Løyche, Lucius Shepard, Norman Spinrad, Ian Watson and more.... Be warned! Be there! Patrick Gyger Director Maison d'Ailleurs - http://www.ailleurs.ch

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Dear Friends,

Some news from Maison d'Ailleurs, as nights grow long...

-> Exhibitions here and elsewhere: at the museum, An Exhibition of Unspeakable Things, to help you get over the Christmas spirit! 500 original images based on the work of H. P. Lovecraft (http://www.ailleurs....o_d.php?id=love)... In Japan, Mirror Worlds at No-Ma Borderless Art Museum (http://www.no-ma.jp/...tion/dt_25.html) to expand our horizons...

-> Jules Verne exhibition space: these last few weeks have been sadly marked by the tragic death of our collaborator and friend Stéphane Jaquenoud. Stéphane was our museographer, in charge of almost everything in our Verne project and we will miss him dearly. Today, our thoughts are with his family, and we will strive to make the Jules Verne room in the way he defined it.
So far, we have gathered 900'000.- Swiss Francs for this project and are getting close to the amount we need to complete it as planned (CHF 1'180'000.-); at this stage, your help is essential. Please do not hesitate to contact us for any information you might need on the Jules Verne exhibition space and be generous here: http://www.ailleurs....rne/english.php

-> At the movies: Maison d'Ailleurs, with the help of Fox films (http://www.fox.ch) and Warnerbros (http://www.warnerbros.ch) invites you to discover "Alien vs. Predator - Requiem". Be one of the first twenty people to send your name and address to <maison@ailleurs.ch> to get a free entry to a screening anywhere in Switzerland...

Have a great festive season and a beautiful year 2008. Don't forget to be happy.

Patrick Gyger
director
Maison d'Ailleurs - http://www.ailleurs.ch

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Lovecraftiana

Dear friends,

Some news around "An Exhibition of Unspeakable Things - Works inspired by H. P. Lovecraft's Commonplace Book", still on display at the museum until April 6th, 2008.

-> In collaboration with the museum, the podcast utopod (the best podcast in French for SF short stories) proposes an episode with six short texts written for the catalogue of the show. Original works by: James Morrow, Lucius Shepard, Valerio Evangelisti, Pierre-Yves Lador, Jacques Finné and Eugène. Listen to them here: http://www.utopod.com/ (in French).

-> The Swiss National Television (TSR) has just done a nice report of the exhibit. You can see it online here: http://www.tsr.ch/ts...208;vid=8767356

-> The poster of the exhibit (created by Julien Notter and Sébastien Vigne, http://www.at-elier.net) is a huge success and dozens of copies have been sold all over the world! It has now been selected by the Chaumont International Poster Festival in France, and the Australian Company "People Like Us" (http://www.peoplelikeusstyle.com/) is releasing T-Shirts and iPod accessories with the design very soon...

We hope to see you soon Elsewhere,

Patrick Gyger
Director
Maison d'Ailleurs - http://www.ailleurs.ch

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Dear friends, A few dates when we'd love to see you Elsewhere: -> The Jules Verne exhibition space, an extension of Maison d'Ailleurs devoted to the famous French writer and to extraordinary journeys, will open on Saturday, October 4th, 2008. As you may know, M. Jean-Michel Margot has recently donated his exceptional Jules Verne collection to the City of Yverdon-les-Bains. The Maison d'Ailleurs has been given the mission to create an exhibition space for this collection and to ensure its opening to the general public. The first permanent exhibit space for us will be linked to the main museum building by an impressive footbridge and will allow our visitors to discover rare documents and the world of early science fiction. On October 4th, this new space will open with a series of events including a "20'000 leagues under the sea" play at the Yverdon-les-Bains theater, as well as a new temporary exhibition which will see us return to a favorite island of ours... More on all this soon! -> To mark the end of An Exhibition of Unspeakable Things http://www.ailleurs...._d.php?id=love), Maison d'Ailleurs is organizing a guided tour of the exhibit and a small gathering on Saturday, April 5th, from 5 pm onwards. Some of the artists might drop by and we hope you can join us for a last glance of the show and a few glasses of wine... Free entry! Hoping to see you soon, Patrick Gyger Director Maison d'Ailleurs (The House of Elsewhere) - http://www.ailleurs.ch

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Dear friends,

Maison d'Ailleurs is pleased to invite you to the opening of the exhibition

[polemics] The conquest of the North Pole by air
on Saturday April 26th, 2008 at 6:00 PM

Follow the amazing expeditions to the last terra incognita on Earth: the North Pole... Made possible through centuries of dreams and technological progress, the polar conquest was an international challenge only comparable to the Space adventure today.

As we might be seeing the last of the ice caps, Maison d'Ailleurs welcomes you to a trip between science fiction and a reality almost too incredible to believe when it comes to reaching the North Pole by airships...

[polemics] is a collaboration with http://www.hepta.aero and is made possible with the support of http://www.ylb.ch / http://www.ilford.ch / http://www.payot.ch / http://www.hebdo.ch / http://www.verkehrshaus.ch

Hoping to see you there,
Patrick Gyger
Director
Maison d'Ailleurs (The House of Elsewhere) - http://www.ailleurs.ch

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Dear all,

The exhibition "Swiss Design in Hollywood", produced by Pro Helvetia, the Swiss Arts Council and organized by the Maison d'Ailleurs, the museum of science fiction, utopia and extraordinary journeys in Yverdon-les-Bains, will be shown for the first time during the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (http://nifff.ch/).

Swiss Design in Hollywood retraces the work and impact of Swiss artists in the domains of design and digital imagery in international film productions.

This exhibition also seeks to emphasise the personal influence of certain designers or illustrators - whether independent or employed by the big special effects studios - , on the aesthetics of film and video game production, without forgetting their personal achievements.

The exhibition will open on Wed. July 2nd 2008 at 630 pm at the théâtre du Passage (http://www.theatredupassage.ch/) in Neuchâtel, in the presence of John Howe and Christian Lorenz Scheurer. We hope to see you there!

SDIH will then be available to be shown throughout the world...

See you soon in Neuchâtel or Elsewhere,
Patrick Gyger
Director
Maison d'Ailleurs - http://www.ailleurs.ch

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Espace Jules Verne : Grand opening
4th October 2008, Maison d'Ailleurs, Yverdon-les-Bains

The new extension of Maison d'Ailleurs, devoted to the father of Extraordinary Journeys and his time, is about to open: on October 4th, from 1030 to 2230 for 12 hours of discoveries and amazement. This historical room in the old center of Yverdon-les-Bains will house rare documents, extraordinary models, precious books, films and interactive works, an incredible poster-matic machine and much more! The entry is free for the whole day.

The whole programme is here!

[*]10h30 Official opening with the Yverdon-les-Bains authorities, collector Jean-Michel Margot and Dinotopia artist James Gurney (Pestalozzi plaza)
[*]11h00 Unveiling of the footbridge between the two parts of the museum and visit of the exhibitions: Return to Dinotopia and Espace Jules Verne (Maison d'Ailleurs)
[*]12h00 Opening drinks courtesy of the city of Yverdon-les-Bains (Pestalozzi plaza)
[*]15h00 From the Moon to the Earth, an opera (Espace Jules Verne)
[*]17h00 20'000 Leagues under the Seas, a theater play
[*]19h00 Drinks courtesy of Maison d'Ailleurs, music by LUFT (Yverdon castle cellars)
[*]21h00 20 000 Seers under the Lids (music and performance, Echandole theater)
[/list]The whole day, street performers, musicians and actors will make the day unforgetable. Meet the strange Orbylis aliens, and the emmissaries from distant Yuocland... And enjoy the weird Gramoulinophone, a retro-futiristic wonder (playing at 13h, 14h30, 16h30, 18h - free entry).

More info on our brand new website here: http://ailleurs.ch/index.php?s=en

We'd be delighted to see you then!

Patrick Gyger
Director
Maison d'Ailleurs (The House of Elsewhere)

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Dear friends, You are warmly invited on October 14, 2008 to the first major event happening in Maison d'Ailleurs after the grand opening of its new wing last weekend, Espace Jules Verne. Organised by Maison d'Ailleurs and the University of Art and Design in Geneva (HEAD), Dark Designs stars at 2 PM with a symposium featuring acclaimed science fiction writer, Norman Spinrad, director of transmediale, Stephen Kovats, philosophers Pierre Lagrange and Daniel Pinkas, scientists Herbert Keppner and Jérôme Charmet, and many others. The symposium takes place in Espace Jules Verne. Dark Designs also includes an exhibition of digital art by students, located in Yverdon-les-Bains' historic 13th century Savoyard castle, and an evening of extraordinary performances by artists Evelina Domnitch & Dmitry Gelfand and Gaspard Buma, hosted by the picturesque theatre, L'Echandole, situated in the caves of the castle. For more info, please visit: http://www.dark-designs.net We hope to see you there! Patrick Gyger Director Maison d'Ailleurs (The House of Elsewhere)

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Soeben reingekommen (Email 20.10.08, 16.59 Uhr):

Dear friends, Sunday 2nd November at 8 PM, as the start of a week of broadcast on the "Target Earth" theme, La Premiere and Espace 2 (Swiss National Radios) welcome you to a Journey to the Center of the Earth, during a "Night of listening." Broadcast live and in public from the Espace Jules Verne (Maison d'Ailleurs), musicians and scientists will plunge deeply at the Earth's core in a travel through science and imagination. This show will be broadcast live on Espace 2, from 8 PM to 12 PM, and La Premiere from 8 PM to 10 PM. More info here (in French): http://www.rsr.ch/es...-de-l2019ecoute Entry is free, but reservation is mandatory (please call + 41 21 318 19 16). See you soon for more adventures! Patrick Gyger Director Maison d'Ailleurs (The House of Elsewhere)

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Dear friends, Some news from Elsewhere: -> We'll be back to the North Pole for a day with a very special lecture by Anibal Jaimes (Sunday, 14th Dec 2008, 430 pm) echoing our Summer exhibition about the imaginary and real conquest of the North Pole, by airships. Free entry, lecture in French. -> The Museum has just presented its exhibit "Swiss Design in Hollywood" in Kiev, Ukraine. Images from this (and more information on our past activities) here: http://www.ailleurs....ex.php?s=fr&m=6 -> Maison d'Ailleurs is open as usual (Wed, Thur, Fri 2pm-6pm and Sat, Sun 11am-6pm) during the festive season except Thursdays 25th December 2008 and 1st January 2009, where the museum will be closed. A great opportunity to (re)discover the fabulous world of Dinotopia and our new permanent exhibition about Jules Verne and extraordinary journeys... The whole museum team wishes you a great festive season! Patrick Gyger Director Maison d'Ailleurs (The House of Elsewhere)

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Nachtrag vom 16.03.09:

Dear friends, Maison d'Ailleurs is pleased to invite you to the opening of the exhibition "Worlds & Journeys: Didier Graffet, from Mysterious Island to Avalon", on Saturday March 28th, 2009 at 6:00 pm. Didier Graffet is the most important contemporary illustrator of Jules Verne and has also recently worked on books like "The Knights of the Round Table" or "The Ring of the Nibelungen" and "The Black Company". Some of his images are on our site http://www.ailleurs....x.php?s=fr&m=10 or his http://www.didiergraffet.com. The latest news about the museum, among which the presentation of our show "Swiss Design in Hollywood" in Valencia (Spain) can be found here: http://ailleurs.ch/i...ex.php?s=fr&m=6 And for those who missed "Return to Dinotopia", the exhibition will open on April 4th in Newcastle (UK) at the Center for Life: http://www.life.org.uk/articles/119 Hoping to see you soon Elsewhere, Patrick Gyger Director Maison d'Ailleurs (The House of Elsewhere)

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Dear friends, Some news from Elsewhere: - Future event: Défricheurs d'imaginaire Book reading (in French), 16th June 2009, 20h30, free entry Public reading in the museum (Espace Jules Verne) of two texts from the book "Défricheurs d'imaginaire", a new and unique historical anthology of Swiss Science Fiction. - Past event: Dark Designs (organised by Maison d'Ailleurs and the University of Art and Design in Geneva - HEAD, in October 2008) questioned the relevance of conspiracy theories and their digital avatars. The event developed this topic in a symposium, an exhibition and an evening of performance work. The symposium talks have just been put online and are available here: http://www.dark-desi.../symposium.html - Current event: Worlds & Journeys, presenting the amazing art of Didier Graffet, goes on through the Summer until September 6th, and shows the work of the most significant contemporary illustrator of Jules Verne's oeuvre: http://ailleurs.ch/i...x.php?s=en&m=10. Sample Didier's talent by winning a free booklet published for the show by the museum. Simply be one of the first five people to email us at <maison@ailleurs.ch>! - And more: Elsewhere is everywhere with exhibitions and presentations in Lviv (Ukraine), Lausanne, Bucarest, Basel, Riverside (California) and Denmark: http://ailleurs.ch/i...ex.php?s=en&m=6 We wish you a wondrous Summer, Patrick Gyger Director Maison d'Ailleurs (The House of Elsewhere)

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Dear friends,

Some news from Elsewhere:

- Last days to visit Worlds and Journeys, by Didier Graffet (until Sept. 6th, 2009): http://www.ailleurs....x.php?s=en&m=10

- Save the date: opening of the exhition "Lines of Flight: Mervyn Peake, The Illustrated Work" on Saturday 3rd October 2009, 6 PM at Maison d'Ailleurs, in the presence of Michael Moorcock! http://www.ailleurs....x.php?s=en&m=12

- Antisocial, us? Of course not, Elsewhere is everywhere online! On Facebook (http://tinyurl.com/facemda), Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/maisondailleurs) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/maisondailleurs).

All the best,

Patrick Gyger
Director
Maison d'Ailleurs (The House of Elsewhere)

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Dear friends,

Maison d'Ailleurs Foundation has the honor of inviting you to the opening of a unique exhibition:

Lines of Flight - Mervyn Peake, the Illustrated Work

on Saturday 3rd October 2009, 6 pm, at the museum
in the presence of the Peake family and Michael Moorcock

Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) is celebrated today as the writer of the extraordinary series of novels about Titus Groan. Yet, during his lifetime he was more known for his graphic work. The illustrations shown at Maison d'Ailleurs are seen for the first time outside the British Isles. More information here: http://www.ailleurs....x.php?s=en&m=10

Limited edition catalogue (hardcover, 160 pages, 74 b/w and 13 color images, afterword by Michael Moorcock) for CHF 35.- (+ post and packing) instead of CHF 42.- until October 1st.

We hope to see you there!

Patrick Gyger
Director
Maison d'Ailleurs (The House of Elsewhere)

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Music and Science Fiction: call for submissions

A new music compilation CD, produced by Maison d'Ailleurs (museum of Science Fiction in Switzerland), is now accepting submissions. The CD will be produced in 5600 copies, distributed for free with the music magazine Vibrations in March 2010, to accompany a Music and Science Fiction exhibition at the museum.

About the exhibition

Maison d'Ailleurs is staging an exhibition about Music and Science Fiction from March 6th to August 1st 2010, which will explore the way that Science Fiction has permeated music genres. Not only has Science Fiction been linked to technological innovation in musical instruments since the theremin, but thanks to its metaphorical potential, Science Fiction narratives and images have been widely used by musicians, from Sun Ra to Magma, Kraftwerk to Carl Craig, Louis and Bebe Barron to Hawkwind...

About the CD

We thought it was high time to reflect on the many contemporary connections between music and Science Fiction, by asking musicians to come up with new projects inspired by the aesthetics, narratives or sounds of the genre. Submissions can relate to the field in many ways, including but not limited to.
- works which use Science Fiction related instruments (such as the theremin, moog, mellotron)
- works which include sonic interpretation of ideas or sounds from Science Fiction
- works which relate to Science Fiction narratives

Notes on the producers

Maison d'Ailleurs (House of Elsewhere) is a museum dedicated to Science Fiction, Utopia and Extraordinary Journeys. It was founded in 1976 in Yverdon-
les-Bains (Switzerland) by French encyclopedist Pierre Versins. It is a non-profit foundation functioning both as a public museum and a specialized research center. -> http://www.ailleurs.ch

Vibrations is an independent Swiss music magazine published in French and widely distributed in Switzerland and France: -> http://vibrationsmusic.com/

This record is curated by Honor Harger (r a d i o q u a l i a), Patrick J. Gyger (Maison d'Ailleurs), Horace Perret (O Musique) and Joel Vacheron (Vibrations).

Specifications and info

* The submission deadline is 25 November, 2009.
* All genres accepted.
* We ask each band/performer to submit 1 song only for review. Only finalized tracks, please (no demos, unfinished, work in progress, etc.).
* Only previously unreleased tracks.
* If your submission is accepted, we'll send you a contract granting us the use of the track for the 5600 CD print run. Once the CD is no longer available (probably around the end of the exhibition, in August 2010), all rights of the tracks revert to you.
* The CD will be distributed free with 4600 copies of the Vibrations Magazine in Switzerland. A further 1000 copies of the magazine with the CDs will be produced to be sold in the museum during the show.
* Each band/performer appearing on the CD will receive 20 copies of the CD to sell or distribute free.
* Each band/performer appearing on the CD will be paid 100 Euros for their track. No other royalties will be paid on the sale of the CD.
* If your submission is accepted, you'll be asked to send us an AIF file of the tracks and all the relevant information (title, composer, etc.) before January 10th, 2010. If you fail to do so, we won't be able to include your contribution.

Timeline

7th October 2009: call for submission launched
25 November 2009: deadline for submissions
10 December 2009: notification from selection panel sent to accepted musicians
10 January 2010: final deadline to receive mastered tracks and all relevant information, as well as signed contract.
15 January 2010: CD production launched
6th March 2010: opening of the exhibition and release of the CD with the magazine

How To Submit Your Entries

* We will only accept submission via the internet. The email address to send your submission to is: science.fiction.music.cd@gmail.com
* Please put the word "Submission" in your email header, along with your last name and the title of your song.
* We prefer submissions in the MP3 audio format
* If you have MP3 files which are too large to send by email, we suggest starting a free MP3 hosting account at: http://last.fm and email us the link to your file.
* No hard copies (CDs, etc.), please.

Contact

MAISON D'AILLEURS
Museum of science fiction, utopia
and extraordinary journeys
PO Box, CH-1401 Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
ph: +41 24.425.64.38, fax: +41 24.425.65.75
www.ailleurs.ch
maison@ailleurs.ch

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Dear friends,

Some news from Elsewhere:

* The "Lines of Flight" show on Mervyn Peake
(http://www.ailleurs....x.php?s=en&m=10) has been praised by the international press:

"The most spectacular exhibition of Mervyn Peake drawings to be shown on the continent" (Michael Moorcock in Financial Times) "A very beautiful show, run and see it!" (France Culture)

Now is the time to come and see the exhibit by yourself!

* Tales and workshops around Mervyn Peake:
On Saturday December 19th (3 pm), storyteller extraordinaire Nasma Al'Amir
(http://www.unelucioledansloreille.ch) will take you on a journey through Mervyn Peake's world (45 minutes, in French, included in the normal entry
price) and on December 12th and January 23rd (10 am), kids can learn more about Peake while creating their own artworks (info at maison@ailleurs.ch).

* Friends of the Museum: give us a Christmas present!
Help Maison d'Ailleurs, the one and only Museum of Science Fiction, Utopia and Extraordinary Journeys in its activities by becoming a friend of the museum, for just 30 Swiss Francs (or 20
Euros) a year (you can give more of course). We need your support!
The five first people contacting
"amda@ailleurs.ch" to pledge (or paying directly to this address by PayPal) will be offered the "Lines of Flight" catalogue (to be retrieved at the museum).

* And many more news about what we do (exhibits, conferences, strange deambulations in Budapest with the Blue Man), in our blog:
http://www.ailleurs....ex.php?s=en&m=6 and you can follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Myspace...

All the very best and have a great festive season!

Patrick Gyger
Director
Maison d'Ailleurs (The House of Elsewhere)

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04.02.2010, 14.15 Uhr:

Dear friends,

A few days before the end of the Mervyn Peake show at the museum, we're glad to invite you to an event announcing the opening of our new exhibit (Galactic Hits, on March 6th - save the date!):

Intergalactic Party!
Saturday 13th February 2010 - Le Romandie, Lausanne, from 10 pm

Come and shake your logic boards with the cosmics beats and scifidelic disco courtesy of DJs Prof. Ape & Dr. Adder (straight from Maison d'Ailleurs) and DJ Voight-Kampff (Romandie resident), in a very spacy atmosphere!

We hope to see you there,

Patrick Gyger
Director
Maison d'Ailleurs (The House of Elsewhere)

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Dear friends,

Maison d'Ailleurs and Ô Musique are pleased to invite you to the opening of

Galactic Hits - Music and Science Fiction

Saturday 6th March 2010, 6 pm

Theremin preformance by Chloé Stalder and Coralie Ehinger, and launch of the Galactic Hits CD
curated for the show in partnership with Vibrations magazine.

The opening will be followed by an unplugged concert by The Young Gods at Echandole (930 pm - booking: http://www.echandole.ch).

Space rock, cosmic jazz, scifidelic, futurepop: many musicians have used the metaphorical potential of SF to express their worldview, resulting in an original synthesis of these two major forms of expression of 20th century popular culture. Through 324 LPs, music videos, strange instruments and old posters, Maison d'Ailleurs invites you to explore the close links between music and science fiction...

We hope to see you Elsewhere!

Patrick Gyger
Director
Maison d'Ailleurs (The House of Elsewhere)

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Dear friends,

Two events around the newly opened "Galactic Hits" exhibition:

-> An exclusive meeting with Yves Blanc
17th March 2010, Maison d'Ailleurs, Espace Jules Verne, 18h30
Launch of the book "Les Guetteurs du Passé" written by Yves Blanc, the producer of the cult radio show "La Planète Bleue" (http://www.laplanetebleue.com/).

-> Psych Beat from Outerspace
18th March 2010, 19h to 23h
Agent Double, Espace d'Art Contemporain, Bd. du Pont d'Arve 23, Genève
http://www.elvisss.c...TERSPACE/?p=174

A special evening for Maison d'Ailleurs and its recent "Galactic Hits" compilation (http://www.ailleurs....=en&m=6&blid=81). With the DJnauts : Cosmostigmate & UFO La Menace!

All the best,

Patrick Gyger
Director
Maison d'Ailleurs (The House of Elsewhere)

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Dear friends,

Mixing Jules Verne and Synth Pop? Nowhere but Elsewhere!

* Space Age to Synth Pop!
Le Bourg (Lausanne), Saturday 8th May

Sound And Vision welcomes Maison d'Ailleurs at the Bourg for an exporation of dystopian british Synth Pop! Screening of the film Synth Britannia followed by a DJ Set from the infamous duo Prof. Ape et Dr. Adder that will take you from early space age pop to scifidelik disco!

Bar: 20h30 / Screening: 21h30 / DJ set by Prof. Ape & Dr. Adder from 23h
Price 8.- / Dj set 5.-
http://www.le-bourg....f-ape-dr-adder/

* Night of the Museums in Yverdon
Saturday 15th May

At 6 pm, a 40-minute theater performance by Nathalie Pfeiffer will take you around the World on the steps of Phileas Fogg (in French) and at 730 pm, you will be able to (re)discovers the gems of krautrock, scifi disco and space age pop on a guided tour of the Galactic Hits exhibition!
Entry and events are free!

Hoping to see you soon,

Patrick Gyger
Director
Maison d'Ailleurs (The House of Elsewhere)

[My.]

Dear friends,

Some events here and Elsewhere:

* Eugène at Maison d'Ailleurs
3rd June 2010 730 pm

The museum presents a talk (in French) by Swiss writer Eugène, on his wandering around the architectures of the world.

* Reverse Engineering & Miss Ing
at Amalgame Club (Yverdon)
4th June, 2010, from 9 pm
http://www.amalgameclub.ch/

In association with Amalgame Club, Maison d'Ailleurs is proud to present abstract hip-hop band Reverse Engineering (from our Galctic Hits CD compilation) in a dark and science fictionny gig!
-> http://www.myspace.com/lereproducteur
Opening for them is Miss Ing (who obvisouly comes from a parallel universe): http://www.myspace.com/jaskro

* Simon Otto and Swiss Design in Hollywood
at EPAC (Saxon)
10th June 2010, from 2 pm

Swiss Design in Hollywood, produced by Pro Helvetia and created by Maison d'Ailleurs, retraces the work and impact of Swiss artists in the domains of design and digital imagery in international film productions, as well as in video games.

Exhibition at EPAC (Saxon, Wallis, http://www.epac.ch/index_F.php) opening at 630 pm, with a talk by Simon Otto, Head of Character Animation on "How to train your Dragon" (Dreamworks) at 2pm.

Poster: http://www.imaginary...C/SDIH_EPAC.pdf
Access: http://www.imaginary...C/plan_epac.pdf

All the best,

Patrick Gyger
Director
Maison d'Ailleurs (The House of Elsewhere)

[My.]

15.06.2010, 15.34 Uhr:


Dear friends,

Soon at Maison d'Ailleurs, the 4th Night of Listening, a radio space opera

Wednesday 23th June 2010 at 8 PM, Espace 2 (Swiss National Radio) and Maison d'Ailleurs welcome you to a radio space opera, a live recording to be broadcast on Sunday 27th June.

Recorded in public from the Espace Jules Verne (Maison d'Ailleurs), musicians and guests will travel through music and science fiction to celebrate our Galactic Hits exhibition, recreating the strangest of spaceships!

With the participation of Nasma al-Amir, Christoph Bollmann, Mauro Bozzi, Catherine Fattebert, Laurent Guido, Patrick Gyger, Antoine Jaccoud, Laurent Mousson, Adrien Zerbini...

More info here (in French):
http://www.rsr.ch/#/...iophonique.html

Entry is free, but reservation is mandatory (please call + 41 21 318 19 16).

All the best,

Patrick Gyger
Director
Maison d'Ailleurs (The House of Elsewhere)

[My.]

23.06.2010, 14.14 Uhr:


Dear friends,

Saturday, July 10th 2010, Maison d'Ailleurs is at the Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival to think about new areas of fantasy and science-fiction. Three round tables will take place on the developments of the genre.

With (among others): Stan Nicholls, Pierre Pevel (David Gemmell Award 2010), Serge Le Tendre, Richard Marazano, Serge Lehman...

Location: Restaurant Max-et-Meuron, Théâtre du Passage, Passage Max-de-Meuron 4, Beuchâtel
Also, Maison d'Ailleurs and the NIFFF are offering a free tour of the Galactic Hits: Music and Science Fiction exhibition in Yverdon-les-Bains on Friday the 9th and Saturday the 10th of July. Departure at 13:30 from the Jardin Anglais (next to the festival tent in Neuchâtel). The bus, entry and guided tour are free! Yeah!

-> http://www.nifff.ch/...p?a=293,297,375 and http://www.ailleurs....ex.php?s=en&m=0


All the best,

Patrick Gyger
Director
Maison d'Ailleurs (The House of Elsewhere)

[My.]

08.09.2010, 14:56 Uhr


Dear friends,

Maison d'Ailleurs Foundation has the honor of inviting you to the opening of the exhibition
Do Robots Dream of Spring ?
The Art of Ken Rinaldo

on Saturday 18th September 2010, 6 pm, in the presence of the artist

Maison d'Ailleurs is proud to present an exhibition of the works of american artist Ken Rinaldo.

New media artist, author and theorist Ken Rinaldo creates robotic, bioart and transpecies installations. His works have been commissioned and presented internationally and have received major awards. Rinaldo is currently an associate professor in the Art & Technology program at the Ohio State University, USA.

By creating immersive environments, Ken Rinaldo presents works to be experienced. Using technologies which surround us and questionning them in a poetic way, he goes beyond the clichés usually associated with robots and sets our imagination in motion...

The opening will be followed by Mécanologie, a concert by Pierre Bastien
at Echandole (21h30)

Pierre Bastien performs with his own orchestra called Mecanium : an ensemble of musical automatons constructed from meccano parts and activated by electro-motors, that are playing on acoustic instruments from all over the world...


We hope to see you in the House!

Patrick Gyger
Director
Maison d'Ailleurs (The House of Elsewhere)

[My.]

Mail vom 17.09.2010, 09.39 Uhr: --- Dear friends, A last minute information: American writer Bruce Sterling will do us the honor of taking part in the opening of Ken Rinaldo's exhibition "Do Robots dream of Spring?" this Saturday September 18th at 6 pm! A perfect occasion to meet a contemporary science fiction master... We hope to see you there! Patrick Gyger Director Maison d'Ailleurs (The House of Elsewhere)