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Mission
Cellphonia explores the social, technological, and creative possibilities of cell phones with bias to encourage new applications for cultural growth.

Projects
Cellphonia in D & G for David Gamper (2011)
An open invitation for individuals that knew and loved esteemed musician David Gamper . Giving them an opportunity to leave a short sounding in his memory. Together all participants create a community memory of an outstanding composer and musician.

Cellphonia 9/11 (2011)
Voices from around the country are heard as they give their heartfelt comments on this American tragedy. The opening musical piece in the marathon concert at Joyse SoHo on 9.11.11, proposed by Music After, co-produced by Eleonor Sandresky and Daniel Felsenfeld.

Cellphonia: Blues (2010)
This dynamic installation version of the Cellphonia concept received favorable reporting in the column Nocturnalist | Taking the Canvas Digital for the New York Times.
For two weekends in June for Analogous Projects at Devotion Gallery, 54 Maujer Street, Brooklyn, NY Award: International Computer Music Conference ICMC2010 AI Selection

Cellphonia 4'33" (2009)
Re-imagining Cage's classic piece using cellphones contributing to an infinite loop 4 min 33 secs long Miller Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University - New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME) Conference - June 3 - 6

Cellphonia: Tempo Variabile (2008) Tempo variabile is Italian for "changeable weather" and a memorial concert for John Cage and David Tudor.
This cellphone interactive sound/video performance installation
Stevens Institute of Technology April 5th.

Cellphonia: WET (2007) is a cellphone interactive sound/video installation at NIME 2007. Visitors will experience a 6-minute looping vocals of naiads lamenting the loss of the world's fresh water with projected video accompaniment.

Cellphonia: In The News (2006) is a locative-based karaoke opera cued and performed by the cell phone with lyrics daily RSS newsfeeds which generate both the score and moving images, available anytime anywhere small groups gather, and also allowing outside users to contribute as a remote chorus. - details -

Conferences
April 4-5, 2008 - E.A.T. 2008 - Cellphonia: Tempo Variabile at Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.) Revisited
June 6-10, 2007 - NIME 2007 - Cellphonia: WET
The Seventh International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, New York, NY
August 7-13, 2006 - ISEA 2006 - Cellphonia: http://2006.01sj.org/content/view/62/49/
ZeroOne San Jose: A Global Festival of Art on the Edge & the Thirteenth International Symposium of Electronic Art, San Jose, CA
March 2-3, 2006 - Mobile Music Technology - Cellphonia: Work-in-Progress at 3rd International Mobile Music Workshop, Brighton UK

Support
Cellphonia was awarded grants from
NYSCA (2005)
Experimental Teleivsion Center (2006)
Harvestworks (2008)