DIGITAL:CANVAS

Extended Play (EP)
Live performance with David Ellis & Steve Teers
An audio‑video digression through the rebellious years of pop‑punk (1957–1985)

February 7 · 7 PM at DIGITAL:CANVAS\
Free Entrance - event for adults

We invite you to a performative evening shaped by improvised sound, memory, and moving image, created and performed live by British artist David Ellis together with Steve Teers, VJ, dancer, and long‑time collaborator.

Extended Play (EP) is an improvised audio‑visual performance by David Ellis exploring the evolution of pop music and its uncanny influence on contemporary culture. Ellis’s digression begins in 1957, drawing from vivid personal recollections - peroxide blonds, roughneck bikers, the liberating frenzy of Stratocaster guitars - and moves through the pivotal years of punk and post‑punk up to 1985. His rapid, intuitive shifts weave together what critic Edward Kirkson has described as “a live poignant playback of the collective memory of five generations.”

The project’s first “dummy run” took place in Vilnius, Lithuania, in 2024. It later resurfaced in Cluj-Napoca at ZIZ Art & Social Area, a city Ellis knows well from his advocacy for the legendary “King of Records,” tape‑loop experimentalist Rodion Roșca, and Cinema Arta during 2018–2019.

With Steve Teers joining as an integral creative partner, the performance continued its journey to Bucharest and Brașov, aligning with UNESCO’s global program on memory, “captured history,” and the audiovisual archive.

For the Timișoara edition, Teers - still VJ’ing but now also co‑directing - proposed a subtle shift: a “2 or 3‑degree lean” toward the imagined futures of the 1960s and 1970s. This gesture, a cosmic nod to Livia Mateiaș, co‑founder of artouching, infuses the performance with hints of Pop/Op utopian design, Space Age fashion, and the synth‑saturated prog‑rock atmospheres of the artists’ own teenage years. The result is a continuously reworked, living performance that blends personal archive, cultural memory, and speculative nostalgia.

𝑺𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑴𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 { 𝒁𝑶𝑶 } este un proiect interactiv dezvoltat de 𝟏𝟑𝐦𝟏𝟎𝐣 care pornește de la întrebarea dacă platformele de socializare pot fi percepute ca niște grădini zoologice digitale. Într-un spațiu unde informațiile, limbile, culorile, simbolurile și emoji-urile circulă haotic, proiectul evidențiază modul în care ne observăm reciproc, ne expunem și ne construim identități într-un ecosistem artificial. Prin această analogie ludică, lucrarea invită vizitatorii să investigheze felul în care mediile sociale modelează comportamente și relații.

Luni, 15 decembrie de la 15:00, Ioana Barthal va susține un tur ghidat în expoziția 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐓𝐚𝐛. Participare este pe bază de înscriere accesând formularul din primul comentariu. Vă așteăptăm!

Credit foto: Tudor Popa

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐓𝐚𝐛 | 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐂𝐚̂𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐚 – 𝐆𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐮𝐥 𝐝𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞 – 𝟏𝟑𝐦𝟏𝟎𝐣 (𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐬 𝐉𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐚) – 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚 𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐧 – 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐮
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Expoziția face parte din proiect cultural „𝑆𝑐𝑖-𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒!” co-finanțat de 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭̦𝐢𝐚 𝐅𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐢 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐚𝐭̦𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 (𝐀𝐅𝐂𝐍). Proiectul nu reprezintă în mod necesar poziția 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭̦𝐢𝐞𝐢 𝐅𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐢 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐚𝐭̦𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥. 𝐀𝐅𝐂𝐍 nu este responsabilă de conținutul proiectului sau de modul în care rezultatele proiectului pot fi folosite. Acestea sunt în întregime responsabilitatea beneficiarului finanțării.

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫: Universitatea Politehnica Timișoara
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𝑺𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑴𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 { 𝒁𝑶𝑶 } is an interactive project developed by 𝟏𝟑𝐦𝟏𝟎𝐣, built around the question of whether social media platforms function like digital zoological gardens. In an environment where information, languages, colors, symbols, and emojis circulate unpredictably, the project highlights how users observe, display, and shape their identities within an artificial ecosystem. Through this playful analogy, the work encourages visitors to reflect on how social media structures influence behaviors and relationships.

On Monday, December 15, at 15:00 Ioana Bartha will lead a guided tour of the 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐓𝐚𝐛 exhibition. Participation is based on registration via the form linked in the first comment. We look forward to seeing you!

Photo credit: Tudor Popa

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐓𝐚𝐛 | 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐂𝐚̂𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐚 – 𝐆𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐮𝐥 𝐝𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞 – 𝟏𝟑𝐦𝟏𝟎𝐣 (𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐬 𝐉𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐚) – 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚 𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐧 – 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐮
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The exhibition is part of the cultural project “𝑆𝑐𝑖-𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒!” co-financed by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund (AFCN). The project does not necessarily represent the position of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or the way its results may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the funding beneficiary.

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫: Universitatea Politehnica Timișoara